A New Yorker who apparently doesn’t have anything else to do has become the first person to wait outside Best Buy for the Sunday launch of the 3DS. It had to be someone, but there’s one problem – he got there so early, the NYPD made him leave for loitering. …
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March, 2011
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24 March
Former Bizarre Creations devs open new micro-studio, Hogrocket
The new studio is based out of North-West England and headed by Stephen Cakebread, father of Geometry Wars; Ben Ward, Bizarre’s former community manager; and Peter Collier, the senior level designer who worked onThe Club and James Bond 007: Blood Stone. As announced in arecent studio tweet, (opens in new …
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23 March
Nintendo admits Wii Shop, DSiWare Shop arent great
Unlike the Wii and DSi, when the 3DS goes on sale in a few days, it will not launch with a full-fledged digital content store. The 3DS eShop won’t come out until late spring, because as Nintendo admits, it still has work to do in order to compete with Sony …
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23 March
Quantic Dreams founder hints at future projects, internet rumor mill starts spinning
Heavy Rain was a critical hit for Quantic Dreams, but with no plans for a sequel or any announcements otherwise, the studio’s next move is anyone’s guess. Lucky for our insatiable desire for speculation, the internet is full of guessers, and thanks to a mix of online clues and quotes …
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23 March
New Dune adaptation is dead
Paramount Pictures have spent the past four years trying to figure out how to adapt Frank Herbert’s sci-fi novel Dune , but they’ve finally thrown in the towel. Despite first signing Hancock director Peter Berg and then Taken ’s Pierre Morel to helm the adaptation, the studio have decided to …
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