Music industry on game devs fighting illegal file-sharers: you're on your own (via QJ) - Earlier this morning, news came out that five British game companies are taking 25,000 pirates to court for illegally downloading their software from file-sharing services. The big five are Codemasters, Atari, Reality Pump, Topware and Techland.The Times reports that they are seeking 3,000 (about US 5, 600) in payment, apart from demanding contact details from ISPs and preparing to take to court the first 500 of those who refuse to pay.
Music industry on game devs fighting illegal file-sharers: you're on your own (via QJ) - Earlier this morning, news came out that five British game companies are taking 25,000 pirates to court for illegally downloading their software from file-sharing services. The big five are Codemasters, Atari, Reality Pump, Topware and Techland.The Times reports that they are seeking 3,000 (about US 5, 600) in payment, apart from demanding contact details from ISPs and preparing to take to court the first 500 of those who refuse to pay.
Music industry on game devs fighting illegal file-sharers: you're on your own (via QJ) - Earlier this morning, news came out that five British game companies are taking 25,000 pirates to court for illegally downloading their software from file-sharing services. The big five are Codemasters, Atari, Reality Pump, Topware and Techland.The Times reports that they are seeking 3,000 (about US 5, 600) in payment, apart from demanding contact details from ISPs and preparing to take to court the first 500 of those who refuse to pay.
Tales of Hearts to come in CG and Anime versions (via QJ) - Namco Bandai's upcoming DS game Tales of Hearts may or may not blaze a trail in the gameplay department, but we're certain of one thing. Tales of Hearts intends to innovate in the marketing department. How? By having two versions of the same game packaged with different kinds of cutscenes.
Leipzig: Konami unleashes Lords of Shadow, brings out trailer and website (via QJ) - Near the end of their press conference at Leipzig, Konami unveiled a new game that promises tons of 3D action for everyone. The game, called Lords of Shadow, is the long-awaited collaboration between Konami and Mercury Steam, and is billed as a dark fairy tale starring a mysterious man in red named Gabriel.
Leipzig: Konami unleashes Lords of Shadow, brings out trailer and website (via QJ) - Near the end of their press conference at Leipzig, Konami unveiled a new game that promises tons of 3D action for everyone. The game, called Lords of Shadow, is the long-awaited collaboration between Konami and Mercury Steam, and is billed as a dark fairy tale starring a mysterious man in red named Gabriel.
Leipzig: Sacred 2: Fallen Angel's GC trailer (via QJ) - Sacred was a good hack-and-slash game in its own right, so we're actually quite excited to see what the sequel has in store for people. That said, CDV Software Entertainment has released a new trailer for Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (PC, Xbox 360, PS3) that should be of interest to you.
Leipzig: Sacred 2: Fallen Angel's GC trailer (via QJ) - Sacred was a good hack-and-slash game in its own right, so we're actually quite excited to see what the sequel has in store for people. That said, CDV Software Entertainment has released a new trailer for Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (PC, Xbox 360, PS3) that should be of interest to you.
Rumor: PSN Cards not coming to Gamestop until 2009 (via QJ) - Tipster StormShatter wrote to us here at QJ tipping us about the PSN cards not coming to GameStop until 2009. He says he's a GameStop employee, and even sent us a picture of the memo (click on the image above to enlarge, and take note of the clause enclosed in a red box) that was circulated in their office regarding this bit.
Leipzig: News on GTA IV XBL DLC slated for this fall (via QJ) - Ever since it was announced that GTA IV (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) DLC on XBL, a lot of speculations and rumors have gone around gaming town, ranging from the install times, new cities available, and exclusivity of content.While Microsoft has been pretty good at keeping mum on this the past months, Leipzig proved to be a relative breakthrough.
Fallout 3 heading to stores in October (via QJ) - Well, it looks like the end of the world is coming, and it's going to be an exciting time for everyone. Not the literal end of the world, mind you, but the videogame world of Fallout 3 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC). Bethesda has announced that the game will be coming out in North America on October 28, 2008 with a European release to follow on October 31.
Fallout 3 heading to stores in October (via QJ) - Well, it looks like the end of the world is coming, and it's going to be an exciting time for everyone. Not the literal end of the world, mind you, but the videogame world of Fallout 3 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC). Bethesda has announced that the game will be coming out in North America on October 28, 2008 with a European release to follow on October 31.
Leipzig: Lionsgate's Conan movie and Age of Conan MMORPG to have close ties (via QJ) - It looks like Lionsgate is going full throttle with their upcoming Conan movie. While it's already been noted before (check related articles below), Funcom product manager Erling Ellingsen in the Leipzig Games Convention reaffirmed that the movie and their game will be going hand-in-hand with each other.
Leipzig: new 160GB PS3-Uncharted bundle, Wireless Keypad announced (via QJ) - More news from Leipzig, and coming from the Sony front, we finally hear from John Koller about the North American announcements to coincide those coming in from Germany.First up: the Uncharted: Drake's Fortune PS3 Bundle. It comes with the 160GB PS3 unit (yeowza!), a copy of Uncharted, a PSN coupon for PAIN, and a DualShock 3 controller.
Leipzig: Heavy Rain trailer, QTE gameplay footage, release date (via QJ) - Hey! And just earlier, someone in the comments section was asking about Heavy Rain's gameplay! Now, we finally see it in action! Here's the trailer from Leipzig 2008. And yes, 100 of what you see is in-game footage. Not a cutscene, not pre-rendered CGI clips. Just pure real-time rendering.
Leipzig: new Xbox 360 controller redesign spotted (via QJ) - Over at the Leipzig Games Convention, a new controller for the Xbox 360 has been spotted. Reports say that the redesign isn't all that substantial. No waggling components or some such. The change mostly lies in the D-Pad, supposedly making it more responsive than before.
PlayStation 3 homebrew gets NES emulator: Filer v0.0.3 UPDATE (via QJ) - PlayStation3 homebrew seems to be picking up some tempo. A Japanese coder recently released a NES emulator for the console using BD-J. Aside from being an emulator, the program also acts as a filer that displays certain kinds of images (PNG, GIF, JPG).Check out our forums for more information on the program courtesy of Cooguy1212.
Final Fantasy XIII: new style, demo will have lots of volume, more (via QJ) - Let's draw away from the Leipzig Games Convention for a while, with news coming out for Final Fantasy XIII (PS3, 360), courtesy of Famitsu. The news piece from the Japanese mag talks about the game's "new style" of telling its story through the main character (or lack of it), the new battle system, and what we can expect from the game's demo.
Final Fantasy XIII: new style, demo will have lots of volume, more (via QJ) - Let's draw away from the Leipzig Games Convention for a while, with news coming out for Final Fantasy XIII (PS3, 360), courtesy of Famitsu. The news piece from the Japanese mag talks about the game's "new style" of telling its story through the main character (or lack of it), the new battle system, and what we can expect from the game's demo.
PlayStation 3 homebrew gets NES emulator: Filer v0.0.3 (via QJ) - PlayStation3 homebrew seems to be picking up some tempo. A Japanese coder recently released a NES emulator for the console using BD-J. Aside from being an emulator, the program also acts as a filer that displays certain kinds of images (PNG, GIF, JPG).Check out our forums for more information on the program courtesy of Cooguy1212.
Heavy Rain dated, new LBP footage at Leipzig? (via QJ) - Heavy Rain in 2009? That's what reports from Gamekyo say. Apparently, the Gamekyo team managed to get a glimpse of Sony's conference rehearsal at Leipzig and have come away with a few juicy bits of info.According to Gamekyo, it looks like a new Heavy Rain trailer will be shown during the Sony press conference along with some new footage of LittleBigPlanet.
Konami's Games Convention 2008 lineup: Kojima, Igarashi, playable demos, more (via QJ) - Konami's pulling out all the stops for their appearance at this year's Games Convention at Leipzig. The company's bringing along a handful of new titles to the event, some of which will be available as actual playable demos.Leading developers such as Hideo Kojima and Koji Igarashi will also be on hand to deliver presentations and sign autographs.
Konami's Games Convention 2008 lineup: Kojima, Igarashi, playable demos, more (via QJ) - Konami's pulling out all the stops for their appearance at this year's Games Convention at Leipzig. The company's bringing along a handful of new titles to the event, some of which will be available as actual playable demos.Leading developers such as Hideo Kojima and Koji Igarashi will also be on hand to deliver presentations and sign autographs.
Konami's Games Convention 2008 lineup: Kojima, Igarashi, playable demos, more (via QJ) - Konami's pulling out all the stops for their appearance at this year's Games Convention at Leipzig. The company's bringing along a handful of new titles to the event, some of which will be available as actual playable demos.Leading developers such as Hideo Kojima and Koji Igarashi will also be on hand to deliver presentations and sign autographs.
