No Game No Talk

Bf.Nut wins Gigabyte Battlefield 3 Cup Asia Season 1

Wei-Meng Lee — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:00:32 +0000

Teams Bf.Nut and Crysis received their prizes for placing first and fourth respectively at the inaugural Gigabyte Battlefield 3 Cup Asia during a lunch reception hosted by Gigabyte at the ibis Hotel on Saturday. The two Singaporean teams placed top four in the 8-on-8 Battlefield 3 tournament after nearly a month of matches against teams from [...]

Mass Effect 3 achievements list leaked

Wei-Meng Lee — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:55:08 +0000

The list of Mass Effect 3 achievements for the Xbox 360 have been revealed, courtesy of Xbox360Achievements. There are 50 achievements for a total of 1,000 points. Light spoilers ahead, so be warned. Besides what appears to be plot-related achievement, most of them are similar to Mass Effect 2, including a “Long Service Medal” granted for [...]

Sony renames the PlayStation Network to Sony Entertainment Network

Lee Zhan Wei — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:33:47 +0000

The PlayStation Network will be renamed to the Sony Entertainment Network on 8 February (US time), according an email detailing changes in terms of service sent by Sony Network Entertainment International to users with US PSN accounts. In the email, Sony mentioned that the change will help them “get closer to [their] goal of establishing [...]

Steam mobile client now available for iOS and Android devices

Wei-Meng Lee — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:24:57 +0000

In case you haven’t heard yet, the Steam mobile app for iOS and Android devices was released to the public last week after a short closed beta test. Built natively for both iPhones/iPads and Android devices, the Steam app allows you to chat with your Steam friends, browse community groups and user profiles and stay up-to-date [...]

THQ in trouble: 240 employees axed, CEO takes pay cut

Lee Zhan Wei — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:16:55 +0000

It seems that THQ is in deep trouble. The game publisher recently confirmed that “up to 240 jobs” will be cut from various departments in their SEC filing, in accordance with their new “restructuring plan”. However, THQ revealed that none of its five internal studios will be affected by this. Whether this will affect any [...]

Capcom announces Ace Attorney 5, first three games to appear on iOS and Android

Edward Pang — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:23:36 +0000

Capcom has confirmed that the fifth game in the Ace Attorney series is currently in development, announcing it during the series’ 10th anniversary event on 30 January. Apart from the Ace Attorney 5 logo, no further details on the release date or the platform were announced. Most likely, it will be released on the 3DS [...]

$10,000 prize pool Soulcalibur Impact 2012 tournament coming 3 March

Wei-Meng Lee — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:32:25 +0000

Remember the S$10,000 prize pool Soulcalibur V tournament we reported two weeks ago? Well, the event — titled Soulcalibur Impact 2012 Feat. Soul Singapore — has been confirmed for 3 March and will be held at the E2Max@Cine-L9 entertainment centre. The tournament is actually part of an international series of tournaments held under the auspices [...]

Final Fantasy XIII-2 released today in Singapore

Lee Zhan Wei — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:06:22 +0000

The PlayStation 3 version of Final Fantasy XIII-2 , a direct sequel to Final Fantasy XIII, was made available for purchase at local retailers today. The game comes in three different editions, including one bundled with the PlayStation 3 console. 1. Final Fantasy XIII-2 English Version SRP : $74.90 Voices are in ENGLISH Text and [...]

The next Xbox may ship in 2013, up to six times more powerful than Xbox 360

Lee Zhan Wei — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:13:20 +0000

The chipset for the next iteration of the Xbox has been in production since last December and will head towards full-scale production by the end of the year, according to tech enthusiast blogs Semiaccurate and Fudzilla. Citing unnamed sources, IGN confirmed that the chip — codenamed Oban — is powered by a PowerPC CPU along with a modified [...]

No BlizzCon in 2012, Battle.net World Championships spin-off to be held instead

Edward Pang — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:35:41 +0000

Blizzard’s highly popular annual convention, BlizzCon, will be taking taking a break in 2012, the company announced on its Battle.net website. Blizzard highlighted its “jam-packed schedule” as the reason why, with three of its games, Diablo III, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, and World of WarCraft: Mists of Panderia, all currently in simultaneous development. [...]