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The FIFA 12 revolution? June 13, 2011: Our man in Zurich: If you didn’t already know, money makes the football world go round... |
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Peter Molyneux finally reveals the real Milo and Kate – Dimitri? June 7, 2011: Kinect was an E3 Microsoft highlight for the third year running – this time, thanks to software we might actually care about, including a new title from Lionhead. |
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Wii U – that’s not all! More details coming tomorrow – including online June 7, 2011: Reggie also confirms 1080p HD and "proprietary" new storage media - not Blu-ray. |
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Ninja Gaiden 3 is set in London June 1, 2011: ...and probably other places too. But definitely London. |
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Man uses PS3 game to produce this awesome music video – but how? May 20, 2011: Former games journo Chandra Nair explains how he used LBP2 to create a unique music video for his catchy pop song. |
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Man makes PSN disaster song in theme of Portal’s “Still Alive” April 28, 2011: And it's not as awful as you'd think... |
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Is Duke Nukem invited to the Royal Wedding? April 27, 2011: Come Get One. |
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RANT: Should you boycott Portal 2? Only if you’re a moron April 20, 2011: Fans upset about the PC game being a console port, having short run time, day-one DLC and, uh, a marketing campaign. Come again? |
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What’s so great about working for Video Games Daily? Find out here – we’re hiring! March 22, 2011: Former staff reveal how Kikizo didn't destroy their lives! |
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VIDEO: UK media speaks out on Nintendo 3DS January 23, 2011: Hacks including one of our own say if it's good or not. |
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What if Dungeon Keeper were an MMO? Hint: it soon will be December 3, 2010: The free-to-play scene gets nasty in the best possible way. |
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PlayStation Move hits 4.1 million shipped (not sold) worldwide November 30, 2010: PS3 peripheral steams ahead of Kinect. |
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LA Noire in-engine trailer hits – watch now November 11, 2010: "It's the case that makes you. It's the case that breaks you." |
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Win Call of Duty: Black Ops, courtesy of Argos November 9, 2010: Copies of the game for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii up for grabs. |
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The Sims: Medieval is for RPG and strategy game fans too November 5, 2010: EA not worried about new choice of setting shrinking Sims franchise's appeal. |
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Visceral: Dead Space’s “brown spaceship” setting got “a bit samey” November 5, 2010: Sequel to offer "a lot more new spaces", but "classic Dead Space fans will be very happy with what’s in the game". |
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Sonic the Hedgehog – Sega finally “gets it”? October 5, 2010: Sega's Takashi Iizuka on making a Sonic game Sonic fans might actually want to play. |
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Darkstalkers may be too hardcore for 3D August 20, 2010: Marvel Vs Capcom 3 producer on why certain sex-changing super moves didn't make the cut, and the terrible 'memory hunger' of the Darkstalkers cast. |
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Is DICE’s ‘something great’ Mirror’s Edge 2? And is it the sequel we want it to be? August 17, 2010: EA's premiere shooter developer has something cooking. What could it be? |
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Green Man Gaming reveals PC summer offers August 4, 2010: Metacritic "Sizzling 70s" and more up for grabs. |
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Interview: Ed Fries reveals Halo 2600 August 3, 2010: Exclusive catch-up with the Microsoft Game Studios vet as he surprises fans with a Halo title that's straight out of left field. |
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Bungie’s multi-platform project may not be a shooter July 30, 2010: 'We're not quite ready to pin down a genre yet.' |
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Bungie: we will never charge for full online experience July 30, 2010: Halo Reach Campaign Director: 'I think our philosophy is probably always going to be you should never have to pay for core entertainment, for core enjoyment.' |
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GoldenEye remakers not worried by middling Wii shooter sales July 22, 2010: Activision Producer doesn't see platform as a 'challenge', hints at possible PlayStation Move port. |
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Ubisoft did not ‘sacrifice depth’ to put R.U.S.E. on console July 20, 2010: Producer: 'we basically solved the remaining issue in console strategy gaming'. |
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Dead Rising films to get console exclusivity on Xbox Live July 15, 2010: Microsoft's money-hat cannon works its magic once again. |
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Ubisoft: play co-op if you want the ‘real’ Future Soldier experience July 13, 2010: New Ghost Recon sets sights on 'the experience or feeling of being a Spec Ops, with a team of friends.' |
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Assassin’s Creed franchise is ‘not going to be one a year’ July 8, 2010: Brotherhood developer: 'there's definitely going to be a gap between this opus of Assassin's Creed and the next.' |
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Ubisoft: Assassin’s Creed co-op is ‘super-interesting’, but doesn’t make sense July 8, 2010: The idea could work from a 'pure mechanical angle', but would be hard to reconcile with the narrative. |
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Black Ops ‘Slaughterhouse’ level was originally for multiplayer May 29, 2010: As was the crossbow. Treyarch's Mark Lamia talks up 'aggressive' approach to new Call of Duty online. |
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Treyarch: 60 FPS is a ‘critical component’ of Call of Duty experience May 28, 2010: Studio head: sky-high frame rate is the reason Call of Duty 'feels so good in your hand'. |
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SFIV producer ‘desperate’ to make Darkstalkers sequel – and you can help April 24, 2010: Yoshinori Ono wants you to tell Capcom that you want Darkstalkers. After SFIV, you owe him that much. |
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Conviction to get Spies vs Mercs after all? April 12, 2010: Game Director reveals that while bringing the legendary multiplayer mode back would be difficult, it's still a post-launch possibility. |
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Ubisoft – Forgotten Sands isn’t “ground-breaking” March 25, 2010: Prince of Persia 2008 was "a really good experiment", but latest game will go "back to the normal way of doing things". |
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Japanese devs struggle with “real-feeling RPGs” – InXile March 15, 2010: "Cultural nuances" to blame. |
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Watch us play Red Steel 2! (plus other, more important people) March 12, 2010: Would. |
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Splinter Cell Conviction to last “30-35 hours” altogether March 12, 2010: "Systemic" AI allows for easy mode creation. |
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Conviction dev “hungry” for Splinter Cell movie March 2, 2010: The 'biggest question' is who would play Sam Fisher. |
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Red Steel 2 “could work fantastically” on Sony wand – Ubisoft Paris February 22, 2010: But wouldn't be a "natural fit" for Project Natal at present. |
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“Big and simple” Halo Wars learned from C&C3 – EA February 18, 2010: EA producer feels Ensemble Studios worked well within the limitations of console play. |
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EA Producer: C&C4 is more like an FPS February 17, 2010: But "not a casual game by any stretch of the imagination". |
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Climax: Wii owners more receptive to “bold” ideas February 11, 2010: Silent Hill: Shattered Memories "wouldn't exist if it wasn't for the Wii". |
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Difficulty for the sake of it is “insanity” – Capcom UK February 5, 2010: "It's more about things in the right place." |
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Monster Hunter is a “platform”, not a game – Capcom UK February 1, 2010: PSP's success is "more about Monster Hunter players than it is PSP players". |
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Spock lends voice to Star Trek Online January 5, 2010: Who's this Leonard Nimoy fellah then? |
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Half-Life 2 up and running on Project Natal? January 4, 2010: Leaked footage suggests as much. |
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Mass Effect 2: Gamestop ad shows off badass gun December 10, 2009: This is my BOOMSTICK. For preorders only. |
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New IP can take “years of iteration” to get right – Singularity producer December 8, 2009: Don't count your chickens before they've been blown to bits with plasma grenades. |
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Mass Effect 2 producer: devs “pamper” gamers December 4, 2009: Bioware's second sci-fi shooter will have "serious", "delicious" consequences, like in Demon's Souls. |
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The secret to Mass Effect 2′s textures? Beer December 3, 2009: Game producer to get lead cinematic animator wasted if technical issues are overcome. |
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Killer Instinct 3 fights for Natal outing November 26, 2009: New chat with Rare chief suggests Killer Instinct could make a return - but not with a traditional controller. |
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PSN Video Delivery Service goes live in UK November 19, 2009: Complete with the following promotional deal: get Transformers free if you register in November. |
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PSN Video Delivery Service goes live in UK and Europe November 18, 2009: Complete with the following promotional deal: get Transformers free if you register in November. |
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Last week’s hottest headlines – 6th November November 6, 2009: Don't mention the (Modern) War(fare 2). |
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And the best part of Modern Warfare 2 is… November 2, 2009: Infinity Ward studio boss spills the beans. |
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It’s the all-new Kikizo October 28, 2009: We're back with an improved look, a new name, loads of new content, as well as four ALL-NEW game sites and a new business site too! Full details... |
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Assassin’s Creed 2 has “Batman-like” bits October 18, 2009: Game director discloses 5-7 hours of linear "secret maps". |
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Sixaxis upgraded to breast-wobbling tool September 17, 2009: We have seen the future, and it contains b008i3s. |
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DJ Hero puts Queen through the mixer September 14, 2009: Features some punk who's apparently a bit daft. |
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New MAG trailer scripted by PS Blog members September 4, 2009: Because SCEE couldn't be arsed to write it themselves. |
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Section 8′s out, watch the trailer September 2, 2009: Kicks eight shades of armor-plating out of Halo, or so it probably wishes. |
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Satoru Iwata Video Interview - the late Nintendo president spoke with Kikizo in 2004 as 'Nintendo Revolution' loomed.
Kaz Hirai Video Interview - the first of Kikizo's interviews with the man who went on to become global head of Sony.
Ed Fries Video Interview - one of Xbox's founders discusses an epic journey from Excel to Xbox.
Yu Suzuki, the Kikizo Interview - we spend time with one of gaming's most revered creators.
Tetris - The Making of an Icon: Alexey Pajitnov and Henk Rogers reveal the fascinating story behind Tetris
Rare founders, Chris and Tim Stamper - their only interview? Genuinely 'rare' sit down with founders of the legendary studio.
The History of First-Person Shooters - a retrospective, from Maze War to Modern Warfare