Deciphering Dark Souls 2′s ‘accessibility’
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 08:29 BST
Dark Souls 2′s very existence has Stace Harman rather delighted, but he questions whether making the game more accessible might rob it of its appeal.
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Posted in: Namco Bandai, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Dark Souls 2, From Software
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 09:59 BST
GRID 2: £150,000 Mono Edition comes with an actual car
GRID 2 developer Codemasters has unveiled a one-off ‘Mono Edition’ for its incoming racer. It costs £150,000, 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.
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 09:52 BST
GRID 2 footage shows Okutama ‘Face-Off’ event
GRID 2 developer Codemasters has release more gameplay footage for its incoming racer. This time the clip shows a high-speed ‘Face-Off’ event in Okutama. The game hits PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 across North America from May 28, and across Europe from May 31.
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 09:48 BST
PS4: 2013 launch confirmed by newspaper ad
PlayStation 4 will indeed launch in 2013, according to a newspaper advert published today.
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 08:51 BST
Star Wars: Visceral Games hiring senior producer for next-gen project
EA is currently hiring for a senior producer to work on the Star Wars IP at Visceral Games. Whatever the studio is working on, it has been confirmed as a next-gen title.
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Posted in: EA
Tags: star wars, visceral games
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 08:40 BST
Forza 5: official Xbox One box-art revealed, Top Gear to return
Forza Motorsport 5′s pack-art has been revealed by Microsoft, and with it, the design of Xbox One’s packaging. Check out the shot here.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Platform holders, Racing, Xbox One
Tags: Forza Motorsport 5, Top Gear, turn 10
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 08:29 BST
Deciphering Dark Souls 2′s ‘accessibility’
Dark Souls 2′s very existence has Stace Harman rather delighted, but he questions whether making the game more accessible might rob it of its appeal.
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Posted in: Namco Bandai, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Dark Souls 2, From Software
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 08:12 BST
EA plans to publish on current generation consoles through to 2017
CFO of EA, Blake Jorgensen, has said that the publisher plans to release games on the current generation of consoles at least through to 2017.
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Posted in: EA
Tags: Blake Jorgensen
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 07:58 BST
Kinect for Windows will be available in 2014
Another versions of Microsoft’s Kinect is in development for Windows and has been announced to release next year.
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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 07:38 BST
Want your name and profile in Watch Dogs?
Ubisoft is offering fans a chance to have their profile featured as a pedestrian in its upcoming Watch Dogs game.
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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 07:18 BST
Unity will be available on open-source platform Tizen
Unity Technologies have announces that its multi-platform engine will be available for the Linux-based Tizen OS which launches on devices later in the year.
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Posted in: Platform holders
Tags: Tizen OS, unity
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 06:37 BST
XSEED announce E3 games lineup
XSEED Games has announced its lineup for E3 next month. Grasshopper Manufacture’s Killer is Dead and GungHo Online’s Ragnarok Odyssey Ace are included in the publishers list.
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Posted in: Platform holders
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 06:25 BST
Arguments begin for 38 Studios collapse
A year after the closure of 38 Studios, A Rhode Island Superior Court judge has begun hearing arguments over a motion to have the case dismissed by the defendants.
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Posted in: Platform holders
Tags: 38 studios, curt schilling
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 06:00 BST
Ragnarok Odyssey Ace heading to Europe and North America
GungHo Online Entertainment announced that it will be publishing Ragnarok Oddyssey Ace in Europe for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. The game will be out this winter in Europe and in the US, published by Xseed.
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Posted in: PS3, Sony, Vita
Tags: GungHo Online Entertainment, Ragnarok Odyssey Ace, XSEED
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 05:29 BST
Disney Infinity Monsters University play set trailer
Disney has released the trailer for the Monsters University play set that will be available in the Disney Infinity starter pack along with the Pirates of the Caribbean and The Incredibles play sets.
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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 03:58 BST
How the new “whales” are spending in games
33% of total in game spending for mobile and web games is done by the top 1% of new players with 90% of total in game spending done by the top 20% of new players, according to a recent report on spending behaviour.
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Posted in: Platform holders
Tags: Playnomics
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 03:34 BST
Microsoft is commited to Japan
Despite low lifetime Xbox 360 sales in Japan and the regions loyalty to Nintendo and PlayStation, Xbox One will be launched in Japan.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox One
Tags: Don Mattrick
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 03:00 BST
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy HD heading to iOS
CapCom’s first three Phoenix Wright games have been remastered and are heading to iOS on May 30.
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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 02:22 BST
Microsoft’s Kinect patent suggest they will be always be watching
A patent filed by Microsoft for Kinect describes a camera system that monitors the number of viewers in a room. Content providers will be able to set a threshold which if exceeded would trigger a prompt for the device owner to purchase a license for more viewers.
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Fri, May 24, 2013 | 01:57 BST
Project X Zone demo released in Europe, second one to follow next month
Namco Bandai has released a demo for Project X Zone in Europe today through the Nintendo eShope. Titled Lethal Surprise, it features characters from Sakura Wars, Cyberbots, Space Channel 5 and Valkria Chronicles.
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Posted in: Nintendo, eShop
Tags: Namco Bandai, Project X Zone
Wii U sales jump on Amazon UK following Xbox One reveal