Monthly Archives: October 2011

PlayStation 3 News

Battlefield 3 Shipped Over 10 Million Units Globally

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EA announced during its Q2 earnings call last night that Battlefield3 has shipped 10 million units globally.

“Battlefield 3 was launched on Tuesday and has opened very strong,” commented EA’s CEO and executive director, John Riccitiello. “We shipped 10 million units to retail and we are already receiving reorders. The data is still early but sell-through is strong.”

COO of EA, Peter Moore added, “As you know, we launched this title earlier this week, and the results have been tremendous, thanks to the superb quality of the title produced by our DICE Studio in Stockholm, and the world-class marketing executed by our teams globally.”

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Sonic Generations Breaks Pre-Order Sales Record For Franchise

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SEGA confirmed that their newest title Sonic Generations has broken the pre-order sales record for the 20-year franchise.

No sales figures were released, though marketing executive, Alan Pritchard, said pre-orders made the platformer “the most anticipated title in Sonic the Hedgehog’s iconic history.”

“Sonic Generations is the ultimate title to cap off Sonic’s 20th anniversary,” said Pritchard. “This year is a milestone for Sonic and we want to make sure this is the best title that Sonic fans, old and new, have been waiting for.”

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Uncharted 4 Will Be Made If Fans Want It

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In speaking with PSM UK, Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception game director Justin Richmond said Naughty Dog will continue to put out new Uncharted games as long as there’s a demand for them.

“There are a ton of Drake adventures out there and we haven’t told all of them yet, and as long as fans want the games and as long as we find something that’s interesting and will push the medium forward, we’ll continue to make them,” he commented.

Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception will be available on November 1.

PS4 News

Sony PS4 To Be Released Before Xbox 720 Analyst Claims

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Gaming analyst Colin Sebastian believes Sony PS4 will see an earlier release date than Xbox 720.

In an interview with IndustryGamers, Sebastian commented, “I doubt they will be ready for launch in 2013. Between Sony and Microsoft, we expect Sony to be first to market perhaps as early as 2013, but more likely in 2014. There is still a lot of investment for both companies to recoup in the current generation.”

Sony has not publicly mentioned the PS4, and has made it clear the company is focused on supporting the PS3 and the upcoming next-gen handheld PlayStation Vita.

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Sony PS4 Games Already Under Development?

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Develop is claiming that Sony has started work on PS4 game concepts.

They noted that various titles are at very early stages of development, and Sony’s first-party studios would go in full production once given the green light.

In February, SCE chairman Kaz Hirai said Sony was “not deliberating on PS4”.

In May, Sony’s CFO Masaru Kato explained to investors that “future platform” development work has caused a spike in R&D costs.

A spokesperson for Sony has declined to comment on this PS4 story.

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Uncharated 3 Game Director Explains Why No Co-Op

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Uncharated 3′s game director, Justin Richmond, explained in a interview with IncGamers why there will be no campaign co-op in this years game, citing that “it makes it hard to tell a serious story.”

“The reason we haven’t included [co-op] so far is that, as far as the story is concerned, we want to be with Drake all of the time. We want to tell Drake’s story and we want to make players feel a certain way.”

Richmond acknowledges that co-op would bring a different vibe to the game but does not rule it out for future titles.

“Co-op, in general, tends to mess that up; it gives a totally different vibe. You know, it’s hard to tell a serious story when some other player is constantly chucking grenades at your feet. We’ve always had a story to tell and a way that we want to tell it. [Co-op] is something that I’m personally interested, and we’re not ruling it out for the future, but for these games so far we haven’t really wanted to do it.”

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Battlefield 3 Receives a Couple Million Pre-Orders

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EA revealed that pre-orders for Battlefield 3 have reached “a couple of million.”

Product manager Kevin O’ Leary, told Fox Business that the shooter was “doing very, very well” in terms of pre-orders.

military shooter was “doing very, very well” in terms of pre-orders.

“A couple million out there. We already announced some great numbers so far. A couple more weeks to go, and we’re very excited.”

“We’re getting out in a great window. Obviously, holiday season is a great time to get the games out there,” he added. “New thing for Battlefield, too, coming out in this holiday window, so we’re excited about it, to get it out there, get it in people’s hands.”

It was announced in September that Battlefield 3 pre-orders have topped 1.25 million.

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New Dead Rising 2 DLC Confirmed

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Capcom confirmed it will release the Dead Rising 2: Off the Record DLC next week.

The new DLC will turn Frank West into a cyborg, giving him increased melee damage, electric damage to all his regular attacks, as well as increasing the potency of all electrical appliance damage.

The Cyborg Skills DLC pack will be available on October 26 via PlayStation Network.