Author Archives: Brenna Hillier
Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 01:24 BST
Star Wars: The Old Republic hosting double XP weekends
BioWare has announced a number of double XP weekends for Star Wars: The Old Republic to be held over northern summer.
Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 01:17 BST
Gunpoint recovered development costs in 64 seconds
Gunpoint developer Tom Francis has quit his job because he suddenly has an enormous pile of money and plenty of ideas of what to do with it.
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Posted in: PC, Strategy
Tags: gunpoint, tom francis
Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 01:02 BST
Pinball FX2 offers free table to Steam users
Zen Studios will give away its new Pinball FX2 table Sorcerer’s Lair to all Steam users from June 21. Destructoid reports the table will be free indefinitely rather than as a timed promotion. If the new table puts you back in the Wizard mindset, a couple of new premium tables will arrive on the same day – Marvel Civil War, Fantastic Four and Paranormal will be $3 each.
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Posted in: Arcade, PC, Steam, indie
Tags: dlc, pinball fx2, zen studios
Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 00:40 BST
Battlefield 4 PC will be optimised for AMD components
Thanks to the PC-like architecture found in next-gen consoles, the PC version Battlefield 4 will ship optimised for AMD components.
Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 00:34 BST
Nvidia to license GPU tech to other companies
Nvidia is planning to make its graphics tech available to smartphone and tablet manufacturers, putting it in competition with Qualcomm and opening the door to deals with Apple and Samsung.
Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 00:24 BST
Max Payne 3 arrives on Mac this week
Install Max Payne 3 on your office’s designated PhotoShop box and shoot faces while pretending to be designing logos.
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Posted in: Mac, Rockstar, Shooter
Tags: max payne 3
Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 00:17 BST
PS4 first-party games to RRP at $59.99
Sony has confirmed that first-party PlayStation 4 games will retail at $59.99, the same price as new PlayStation 3 releases.
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 23:59 BST
EverQuest Next confirmed as official title of new MMORPG
EverQuest franchise diector Dave Georgeson has confirmed on Twitter that the next EverQuest game is officially titled EverQuest Next. The game was announced under the same moniker way back in 2010, but it was described as a working title only. We’ve heard very little since, although Massively reports development was completely rebooted at least once, so don’t hold your breath; that said, there are hints we may see it this year.
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Posted in: MMO, PC, RPG, Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: Dave Georgeson, everquest next
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 23:52 BST
Space Nomads alpha demo available now
Loading Studios has released an early demo of its in-development, first-person tower defence effort, Space Nomads. You can download the demo from the game’s newly launched Indiegogo campaign, which is after CAD $60,000. Be aware that it is probably far from representative of the finished product, but if it takes your fancy the indie is offering a number of incentives to help out with the Linux, Mac and PC title.
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Posted in: Linux, Mac, PC, Strategy, indie
Tags: demo, Loading Studios, Space Nomads
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 23:46 BST
AI War fifth expansion out now, four year anniversary edition available
Arcen Games is celebrating the fourth anniversay of its cult classic AI War: Fleet Command with an all-new DLC expansion and a special bundle edition with all the content release to date.
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Posted in: Mac, PC, Steam, Strategy, indie
Tags: AI War: Fleet Command, Arcen Games, dlc
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 23:35 BST
Steel Diver to be resurrected as Nintendo’s first F2P release
Nintendo’s very first free-to-play title will be a multiplayer affair based on Steel Diver, the 3DS submarine sim.
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Posted in: 3DS, Free-to-Play, Nintendo, Strategy, Wii U
Tags: shigeru miyamoto, Steel Diver
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 23:17 BST
Activision has doubled its licensees list in one year
Activision has signed up with so many licensees that it now has double the partnerships it had last year, so expect Skylanders and Call of Duty merchandise in every store.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Trade
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 23:05 BST
Humble Bundle for Android 6 includes Stealth Bastard Deluxe
Pay what you want for a collection of excellent indies available cross-platform with no DRM, and playable on your Android device.
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Posted in: Android, Linux, Mac, PC, indie
Tags: Aquaria, Fractal, humble bundle, Organ Trail, pulse, Stealth Bastard Deluxe
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 22:55 BST
Deep Down is not a sequel to Dragon’s Dogma
Capcom has confirmed that its Panta Rhei demo Deep Down is not part of the Dragon’s Dogma franchise.
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Posted in: Capcom, Development, PS4, RPG, Xbox One
Tags: christian svensson, Deep Down, dragons dogma, Panta Rhei
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 22:44 BST
The Wonderful 101 is about 20 hours long
After much controversial discusson on just how long The Wonderful 101 will last, director Hideki Kamiya has said an average first play session could be about 20 hours.
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Posted in: Action, Wii U
Tags: Hideki Kamiya, platinum games, The Wonderful 101
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 08:28 BST
Australian development population has more than halved
The latest data on Australia’s game development community suggests the number of staff employed locally has dropped dramatically in recent years.
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Posted in: Australia, Trade
Tags: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 08:09 BST
Mad Max petition calls for Australian voice actor
Avalanche Studios’ Mad Max utilises an actor with an American accent, something which has disappointed fans of the Australian-grown film franchise. Ausgamers asked the developer about the choice and was told that the team wanted someone “generic”, so it has opened a petition to request an Australian actor be brought on board. You know what to do. Mad Max is coming to PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One in 2014.
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 08:03 BST
Train Conductor dev among first Screen Australia Enterprise Fund recipients
Train Conductor developer The Voxel Agents is one of nine Australian developers awarded a piece of the $20 million Interactive Games Fund.
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Posted in: Australia, Trade
Tags: Screen Australia
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 07:04 BST
Crytek shows off iOS tactics game at WWDC – report
Crysis developer Crytek seems set to make another foray onto iOS with a tactics title called The Collectibles.
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Posted in: Strategy, iPad
Tags: crytek, Crytek Budapest, The Collectibles
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 06:26 BST
Dark Souls 2 engine upgrade allows for fancy graphics tricks
Dark Souls 2 director Yui Tanimura is pleased with the new graphical flourishes From Software is able to implement now that it has upgraded the RPG’s engine.
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Posted in: Horror, Namco Bandai, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Dark Souls 2, From Software, Yui Tanimura
Gunpoint recovered development costs in 64 seconds