December, 2011

• 12 December

  Kart-riding Miyamoto clarifies his position in characteristically whimsical fashion

  

  Hey, remember how last week we heard that Shigeru Miyamoto was stepping down? And how that probably turned out to have been a bit of a misunderstanding (though Wired is sticking to the story)? Having clarified that Miyamoto “will continue to be a driving force in Nintendo’s development efforts,” Nintendo …

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• 11 December

  Hitman: Absolution VGA trailer sneaks up, strangles us with piano wire

  

  Agent 47 is back in this new trailer for Hitman: Absolution, which just debuted during the pre-show festivities for the VGAs. It features 47 doing what he does best: killing lots of people without giving them a chance to shoot back with silenced pistols. Take a look: Interesting that the …

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• 11 December

  Diablo IIIs full opening cinematic revealed at the VGAs

  

  When you think of Blizzard games, several things come to mind: far off release dates, addictive gameplay, and stellar opening cinematics. We still have little clue when exactly the game will finally be put on PCs, but now that we’ve seen this new opening video, the wait feels longer than …

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• 11 December

  Cliff Bleszinski hints at more Gears of War at VGAs

  

  Later tonight Cliff Bleszinski will announce a new franchise for Epic Games, but on the Spike VGA online preshow, he had a chance to answer questions about his games in general. When asked by the nice looking hosts of the stream about the future of Gears of War after the …

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• 10 December

  BLOG Dear Santa

  

  If Santa could make any Christmas wish come true, what would you wish for? Bloggers Steven Ellis and Kell Harker team up and discuss their top geeky wish list items

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• 9 December

  50 Greatest Movie Swimsuits

  

  Piranha 3D (2010) The Models: Kelly Brook and Riley Steele, a former Page 3 girl and a porn star. All the ingredients are there… The Swimsuits: Dental floss bikinis ahoy! Nice, primary colours too. Not that this one was aiming for the lowest common denominator or anything. Blue Crush (2002) …

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• 9 December

  The SFX Factor: Round Seven

  It’s double elmination time! Who’ll be leaving the building? And voting for the final seven commences

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• 8 December

  Miyamoto update: Nintendo denies reports of him stepping down, says his job is unchanged

  

  Late yesterday US time, we reported (opens in new tab) on an article posted on Wired.com (opens in new tab) that had some big news pertaining to Shigeru Miyamoto, the man most associated with Mario, Zelda, and almost every other thing Nintendo does. The article quoted the 59 year-old detailing …

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• 8 December

  Massive Black interview from making art to making games

  

  You may not have heard of Massive Black, but you’ve heard of its clients. Since 2003, the collective has grown from a handful of concept artists, animators, and 3D models to a full-on commercial art house supported by an international team of digital artists. The studio’s done work for Blizzard, …

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• 8 December

  The Uncharted series has sold over 13 million units globally

  

  (opens in new tab) Uncharted 3 looks like it’s on its way to be the biggest game in the series yet, putting up impressive sales numbers since it launched last month. In an interview with IndustryGamers, Asad Quizilbash, product marketing manager for Uncharted 3, went into some details about the …

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