Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol: flying strategy to new heights
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 14:14 BST
Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol developer Firaxis has taken an accessible yet challenging approach to flight combat. VG247′s Dave Cook speaks with lead producer Lena Brenk to discuss its development.
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Posted in: Mobile, Strategy, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iTunes
Tags: Ace Patrol, firaxis, Lina Brenk, XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 14:14 BST
Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol: flying strategy to new heights
Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol developer Firaxis has taken an accessible yet challenging approach to flight combat. VG247′s Dave Cook speaks with lead producer Lena Brenk to discuss its development.
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Posted in: Mobile, Strategy, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iTunes
Tags: Ace Patrol, firaxis, Lina Brenk, XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 13:54 BST
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes launches today on Wii U
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes is now available for Wii. The game was released last year on other platforms and sales reached over 3.5 million. The game can be purchased through retail or through the eShop for €49.99 / £39.99. Check out the launch trailer below showing off all sorts of neat Wii U features and cuteness.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Videos, Warner Bros., Wii U
Tags: DC Super Heroes, Lego Batman 2, LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 13:14 BST
Fightback: Ninja Theory announces free-to-play mobile brawler
Fightback is the new free-to-play fighting game from DmC: Devil May Cry developer Ninja Theory. It’s heading to iOS and Android formats courtesy of publisher Chillingo this summer.
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Posted in: Android, App Store, Fighter, Free-to-Play, iOS
Tags: Fightback, ninja theory
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 13:00 BST
Ninja Theory trademarks ‘Fightback’ ahead of today’s reveal
Ninja Theory filed a trademark for something called ‘Fightback’ back on May 2. The filing was unearthed ahead of the studio announcing something big later today.
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Posted in: Fighter
Tags: Fightback, ninja theory
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 12:45 BST
Xbox One: “Europe is critical” says Microsoft’s Spencer
Xbox One is not a US-centric console, Microsoft Games Studio’s vice-president Phil Spencer has stressed, and has called Europe ‘critical’ to the company’s success moving forward.
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Posted in: Europe, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, Xbox One
Tags: Phil Harrison, Phil Spencer
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 12:34 BST
PS4: Mark Cerny to discuss console’s creation at GameLab conference
PlayStation 4′s creation will be detailed by the console’s architect Mark Cerny at this year’s GameLab conference, taking place between June 26-28 in Barcelona.
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Posted in: PS4, Sony, Spain
Tags: Gamelab, mark cerny, playstation 4
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 12:25 BST
Joe Danger team working on new, next-gen IP
Joe Danger studio Hello Games has confirmed it is working on a new IP for undisclosed next-gen formats.
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Posted in: PC, indie
Tags: Hello Games, Joe Danger, Sean Murray
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 12:10 BST
Chemical Spillage Simulation announced: releasing June, is not a joke
Chemical Spillage Simulation is a thing that is coming to PC on June 14. It’s from Excalibur Publishing, the same types who brought you game like City Bus Simulator: New York, Train Simulator 2013 and Camping Manager.
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Posted in: PC, Simulation
Tags: Chemical Spillage Simulation, Excalibur Publishing, Rondomedia
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 11:59 BST
Black Ops 2 DLC 3 & 4 release dates found in CoD: Elite code – rumour
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2′s third and fourth DLC map packs may be coming to Xbox Live in July and August, according to source code found among the bowels of Call of Duty: Elite.
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 11:49 BST
Xbox One: Call of Duty Ghosts to support Kinect voice commands
Call of Duty: Ghosts will support Kinect voice commands on Xbox One, Activision’s Eric Hirshberg has confirmed. It’s not yet clear if you can ‘bark’ orders at the dog, but we can hope.
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Posted in: Shooter, Xbox One
Tags: Call of Duty: Ghosts, Eric Hirshberg, kinect
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 11:37 BST
Destiny may release on PC, considering cross-platform saves
Destiny developer Bungie has assured PC gamers that it is looking at the format and that it is also considering the possibility of cross-platform saves for its MMO shooter. Don’t get too excited, as nothing is concrete yet.
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 11:24 BST
Xbox One: Microsoft aims for 1 billion lifetime sales, 100 million Xbox 360 units
Microsoft’s senior vice president of Interactive Entertainment Business Yusuf Mehdi has stated that given the broad multimedia focus of Xbox One, there’s no reason why it can’t shift between 400 million and 1 billion consoles in its lifetime. He said the company is also angling for 100 million Xbox 360 console sales in the next five years.
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 13:49 BST
Xbox One: Kinect 2′s visual DRM functions found in patent file – report
Xbox One will come bundled with Microsoft’s new Kinect sensor bar, and a new patent filed by the company suggests the device will impose certain DRM restrictions based on who it sees in the room, and more.
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 12:56 BST
Battlefield 4: deluxe edition detailed, contents inside
Battlefield 4 will get a deluxe edition on PS3 and Xbox 360, UK retailer GAME has confirmed. It’s getting a limited run and comes with bonus goodies inside.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 4, Battlefield 4: China Rising, dice
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 10:46 BST
Xbox One: pre-owned game activation to cost around £35 – report
Xbox One has already caused a deal of confusion surrounding the use of pre-owned games, and on top of having to pay a fee to play used games, it seems that Microsoft and publishers will get a cut of each used sale at retail too.
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 10:27 BST
Joe Danger & Joe Danger 2: The Movie coming to Steam, first pics inside
Joe Danger developer Hello Games is bringing its original stunt racer and the sequel to Steam. We’ve got the first details and screens inside.
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Posted in: PC, Racing, Steam
Tags: Hello Games, Joe Danger, joe danger 2: the movie, Sean Murray
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 10:16 BST
Ninja Theory revealing ‘something new’ today
Ninja Theory has teased that it’s going to reveal something new today, and while the logical assumption is a DmC: Devil May Cry sequel, it could literally be anything.
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Posted in: Fighter
Tags: ninja theory
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 14:16 BST
Project X Zone: ‘A lethal surprise’ demo on 3DS now, second demo coming June 27
Project X Zone developer Namco Bandai has launched a European demo for its Sega and Capcom crossover brawler. The demo, which we told you about overnight, has been detailed a bit more this morning, along with confirmation that a second demo is coming next month.
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Posted in: 3DS, 3DS XL, Capcom, Fighter, Namco Bandai, Nintendo, Sega
Tags: Project X Zone
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 10:25 BST
GRID 2: £125,000 Mono Edition comes with an actual car
GRID 2 developer Codemasters has unveiled a one-off ‘Mono Edition’ for its incoming racer. It costs £125,000, includes a copy of the game and, well, an actual honest-to-god car.
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Posted in: Codemasters, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: GRID 2, GRID 2: Mono Edition
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 10:01 BST
Wii U sales jump on Amazon UK following Xbox One reveal
Wii U sales have rocketed on Amazon UK following Microsoft’s unveiling of the Xbox One.
PS4: 2013 launch confirmed by newspaper ad