timtamever: November 2011

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Classic Game Hero Dizzy Comes Out of Retirement

The long-lost retrogame character Dizzy is about to make his long-awaited return, if a teaser image released on Tuesday by Codemasters is anything to go by. Dizzy was a series of 2-D platforming games released for several old-school computer systems, including the Amiga, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum in the late 80s and early 90s. [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/11/dizzy/

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Study Finds Frequent Gaming Changes Your Brain

Coolhand2120 writes "Gamers always felt they had more grey matter. The LA Times reports there is now proof: 'Fourteen-year-olds who were frequent video gamers had more gray matter in the rewards center of the brain than peers who didn't play video games as much — suggesting that gaming may be correlated to changes in the brain much as addictions are. European scientists reported the discovery Tuesday in the journal Translational Psychiatry. Psychologist Simone Kuhn of Ghent University in Belgium and colleagues recruited 154 healthy 14-year-olds in Berlin and divided them into two groups. Twenty-four girls and 52 boys were frequent gamers who played at least nine hours of video games each week. Fifty-eight girls and 20 boys were infrequent gamers, who played less than nine hours a week. Structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed differences in the test subjects' brains. Frequent gamers had more gray matter in a portion of the brain known as the left ventral striatum, which affects the interplay of emotions and behavior. Previous research identified striatal function as a 'core candidate promoting addictive behavior.'"

Dead Space to get FPS, ?Uncharted-like? additions; DS3 has co-op ? rumor

Considering EA’s success with its still-young Dead Space franchise, it doesn’t come as a surprise the publisher would want to add to it with new products. How does a Dead Space first-person shooter …

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Darksiders devs say Wii U development is ?easy?

The difference in developing games for the PS3 and 360 has called into question the difficulties of game development this generation. Sony themselves seem to have�realized�the importance of an accessible system in the …

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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Batman: Arkham City Robin DLC trailered

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Nintendo Bundles Mario, Zelda With 3DS

Nintendo is selling two new bundles for its 3DS handheld system, the publisher said Monday. One package includes The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D as well as a black-and-gold, Zelda-themed 3DS. The other features a red 3DS and a copy of critically-acclaimed platformer Super Mario 3D Land. Both bundles will retail for $200 [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/11/mario-zelda-3ds/

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Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 Review

Harry Potter's latest adventure in colourful block land is a fun and varied way to end the series.

Score: 8.0 / great

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"Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 Review" was posted by Laura Parker on Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:02:34 -0800

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If a Final Fantasy VII Remake Ever Happens, Changes Could be Made

Final Fantasy VII is one of the most oft-requested remakes whether you're talking about Final Fantasy or games in general, but be careful what you wish for: should it ever happen, the game may not end up being just like fans remember it.

Square Enix's Yoshinori Kitase, who is currently serving as a producer on the upcoming Final Fantasy XIII-2 and was the director of Final Fantasy VII, recently spoke about how he would personally like to approach a remake of VII, should it ever happen. He's not keen on leaving things just as they are, a stance that could upset diehard fans.

Source: http://www.1up.com/news/if-final-fantasy-vii-remake-happens-changes-made

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Monday, November 28, 2011

2K Australia working with Irrational on BioShock Infinite

Canberra-based 2K Australia is reportedly lending Irrational Games a helping hand in bringing Ken Levine’s floating city of Columbia to life in BioShock Infinite. Any details as to what kind of collaboration we’re …

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Modern Warfare 3 invades the Legoverse

We interrupt your cold turkey sandwiches and awkward Thanksgiving brunches to bring you a Lego-ized recreation of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 reveal trailer. Why? Because for some of us it's a holiday, and for others it's just Friday--and those are two fine reasons to slack off for a few minutes and enjoy a highly entertaining piece of fan tribute...

Source: http://www.gamesradar.com/modern-warfare-3-invades-legoverse/

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Rockstar Hints At Bully Sequel

Speaking in an interview posted by Gamasutra on Friday, Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser said the publisher may be working on a sequel to the schoolhouse sandbox game Bully. “Contrary to a lot of people, we like to take a little bit of time at the end of a game before starting a sequel,” he said, [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/11/bully-sequel/

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Sunday, November 27, 2011

New Call of Juarez in the works ? report

Techland appears to be crafting another Call of Juarez game. Players who’ve synced the series’ latest, Call of Juarez: The Cartel, with their Uplay accounts have reportedly received a list of scenarios the …

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Magneto?s Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Suit Is Again A Royal Pain For Spain

About six years ago, Marvel needed to give Magneto a uniform befitting a head of state for his appearance in The Pulse: House of M Special. It was, as that image above suggests, a straight copy of the duds King Juan Carlos wears as World’s Most Interesting Man Captain General of the Armies. The royal house protested to Marvel, there was an apology and a resolution, and that was alle ...

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Xbox Singapore hosting bargains for SITEX

Singapore's year-end electronics fair held from Nov. 24 to 27.

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"Xbox Singapore hosting bargains for SITEX" was posted by Jonathan Leo Toyad on Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:42:46 -0800

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Minecraft Is Finished

SharkLaser writes "Minecraft, the most widely known and best selling indie game in the history, is now finished. Minecraft creator Notch tweeted yesterday that Minecraft has gone gold and will be released at the end of the week at the first Minecon, a gathering of Minecraft fans. So far over 4 million people have bought the game, generating over 50 million dollars in revenue. Minecraft has also had a rapid modding community around the game, developing gems like the Millenaire mod, Builders and Tornadoes. Minecraft also brought back the interest in voxel based engines, introducing games like Ace of Spades (build, make tunnels, capture the flag FPS) and Voxatron [note: you might want to turn down your volume for this video]. It also opened up many ways for new indie developers, as Minecraft showed development can be funded solely by making something new and giving out early access to the game for those who are interested in the project. The upcoming Steam-like IndieCity-platform will also employ similar feature where, in addition to normal indie game store, players can look at unfinished projects and choose to support their development."

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Writer?s bio hints at Dante?s Inferno 2

It’s been well over a year since the last Dante’s Inferno 2 rumor. Back in May of 2010, Visceral was hiring for a project called “the sequel to a major new IP,” which, …

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What's behind Skyrim's invisible walls? All of Tamriel, apparently

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Should You Buy Minecraft? Yes.

It’s been playable for years, and has captured the imagination of millions of gamers around the world, but it’s only now, in November 2011, that indie world-building sensation Minecraft has been officially “released”. So it’s only now, with a v1.0 after its name, that we feel safe enough to have this informal little pow-wow. A lot has changed since the game ...

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Modern Warfare 3 invades the Legoverse

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Friday, November 25, 2011

Video: 100 ways to die in Skyrim

Shouting at a priest, attempting parkour and many other ways to get yourself killed...
There are a lot of methods to get your character killed in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Some more entertaining than others.

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The Humble Introversion Bundle launches

There’s barely a break in the Humble Bundles these days with yet another having kicked off. The Humble Introversion Bundle is on offer right now, with four games from developer Introversion included: Uplink, …

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Black Friday Videogame Deals - 2011 Edition

Black Friday is just a few days away, and for many shoppers in the United States it's even an more exciting day than Thanksgiving. This year features no shortage of deals on videogames and videogame systems; the struggling economy has resulted in retailers going all-out to get people into their stores (or onto their websites), as evidenced by a number of stores opening on Thursday as opposed to waiting for midnight or early Friday morning.

Below you'll find the highlights of this year's videogame sales from many of the nation's top outlets like Best Buy, GameStop, and Walmart -- even the Xbox Live Marketplace is having a big sale. Amazon is currently in the middle of a Black Friday week special, but its deals set to launch on Friday are currently unknown. Steam, meanwhile, currently has an autumn sale going on.

Source: http://www.1up.com/news/black-friday-videogame-deals-11

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Gears of War, FEAR 2 devs form indie start-up

Folks who’ve worked on Gears of War, FEAR 2, Condemned 2 and the yet-to-be-released Spec Ops: The Line have decided to leave their AAA ways behind and take a step towards mobile development. …

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Thursday, November 24, 2011

Infinity Ward not shy with MW3 bans

Modern Warfare 3 has been cleansed of over 1600 naughty players; Infinity Ward creative strategist Robert Bowling has informed via Twitter that “any attempt to cheat, hack, or glitch in #MW3 will not …

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LittleBigPlanet Vita screenshots get touchy-feely

Sony shows off the new touch-screen controls.
LittleBigPlanet on PS Vita will benefit from the machine's touch-screen panel, which is what these new shots focus on.

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The King of Fighters XIII Review

From the ashes of its predecessor, The King of Fighters XIII rises to restore the series to its rightful place in the fighting genre spotlight.

Score: 8.5 / great

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"The King of Fighters XIII Review" was posted by Maxwell McGee on Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:41:02 -0800

Source: http://www.gamespot.com/the-king-of-fighters-xiii/reviews/the-king-of-fighters-xiii-review-6346659

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The Sounds Of The Show Come From The Minor Leagues

When Sony San Diego Studio needs to build a new major league ballpark for MLB The Show, they go to that ballpark, take hundreds of measurements and images, and spend about four months constructing it in the game. When they need new sounds you hear at that ballpark, they go to a minor league field. In search of “quality-sounding hits” and “thwacky, meaty catches,” t ...

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