http://www.simplygaming.info Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:19:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   Sony's Tretton: 'Disappointed' In Multiplatform FFXIII Through MS' 'Currying Favor' Speaking at a roundtable Q&A attended by Gamasutra, Sony's Jack Tretton has been discussing Final Fantasy XIII's move from a PlayStation 3 exclusive to a multiplatform title, suggesting Microsoft has spent most of their money "trying to curry favor with ... http://www.simplygaming.info/2008/07/17/sonys-tretton-disappointed-in-multiplatform-ffxiii-through-ms-currying-favor/ "To see that a company like Microsoft has taken something we've done and kind of looked at it in a way and brought it out on their platform to kind of show that we've done has become the standard, I find quite flattering," Miyamoto told IGN. Miyamoto is confident that each ... http://www.simplygaming.info/2008/07/16/miyamoto-finds-xbox-avatars-flattering/ CEO of SCEA Jack Tretton talks up PS3’s power as he shoots down this week’s big rumour. Following fervent speculation that Metal Gear Solid 4 would follow Final Fantasy in becoming a PlayStation-associated brand that moves onto Xbox 360, SCEA CEO Jack Tretton has argued no other console could handle the ... http://www.simplygaming.info/2008/07/16/e3-08-mgs4-on-360-%e2%80%98impossible%e2%80%99/ Nicely done. http://www.simplygaming.info/2008/07/16/penny-arcade-sums-up-the-e3-conferences/ First details of the upcoming Eve Online Expansion "The Empyrean Age" have emerged. After providing a graphical upgrade, some new ships and a smoother introduction in the last update, Trinity, developer CCP is now concentrating on fleshing out the narrative side of the EVE universe. Empyrean Age's centrepiece will be a ... http://www.simplygaming.info/2008/04/28/next-eve-expansion-detailed/ MG Online has been delayed in the U.S according to the official Konami website. The site indicates that this was conducted due to a recent string login errors being reported by the players; the game appears to be back online. Quoting Konami's official statement regarding the maintenance: We would like to thank ... http://www.simplygaming.info/2008/04/21/metal-gear-online-beta-update-server-downtime/ Say so long to those delay rumors. While word has yet to come on whether Take-Two will accede to Electronic Arts' $2 billion acquisition offer, one scenario that will not occur is analysts' speculated delay of Grand Theft Auto IV. During Take-Two's shareholders' meeting today, the publisher said that GTAIV has ... http://www.simplygaming.info/2008/04/18/304/ Midway has revealed its long talked-up, "re-imagined" Mortal Kombat game... and Batman's in it. The artwork above was leaked to MK fansite Mortal Kombat Online, and is looking very likely to be the first look at Midway's Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe game. Our Mike's in Vegas right now at a ... http://www.simplygaming.info/2008/04/18/new-mortal-kombat-no-fatalities-no-blood-will-featurebatman/ You no longer will have to use the syringe and bonesaw because the two have already been replaced by The Blutsaugher and The Ubersaw. The third gun is the crit-increasing gun known as The Critzcrieg. The Blutsaugher For players that earn one third of the 36 new medic achievements, they will be ... http://www.simplygaming.info/2008/04/16/final-team-fortress-2-medic-weapons-revealed-by-valve/ Head of title’s studio Kazunori Yamauchi says that the Chinese market may require a home computer version. The boss of the studio behind the Gran Turismo series has said that the franchise may expand beyond the PlayStation format for the first time in its history – with a PC version in ... http://www.simplygaming.info/2008/04/15/gran-turismo-on-its-way-to-pc-other-consoles/