Author Archives: Brenna Hillier
Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 02:12 BST
Super Smash Bros. unlikely to have more third-party characters
Super Smash Bros. 3DS and Wii U probably won’t have many third-party characters, director Masahiro Sakurai has confirmed, despite development assistance from Namco Bandai.
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Posted in: 3DS, Fighter, Namco Bandai, Nintendo, Wii U
Tags: Super Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. 3DS, Super Smash Bros. Wii U
Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 01:46 BST
DayZ more likely on PS4 than Xbox One
Both Microsoft and Sony have approached Bohemia Interactive about porting DayZ to new hardware, but creator Dean “Rocket” Hall is more in favour of the PlayStation 4 than Xbox One.
Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 01:32 BST
Xbox One has “infinite” cloud grunt, power of ten Xbox 360′s – Microsoft
Xbox One engineering manager Jeff Henshaw has said the processing power of the new console is literally limitless.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox One
Tags: Jeff Henshaw
Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 01:23 BST
Killer Instinct reboot was Microsoft’s idea, says dev
Killer Instinct developer Double Helix said it jumped at the chance to work on the franchise, but it was Microsoft who initiated the reboot.
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Posted in: Fighter, Free-to-Play, Microsoft, Xbox One
Tags: David Verfaillie, double helix games, Killer Instinct
Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 01:03 BST
Super Smash Bros. 3DS and Wii U will not have crossplay
Director Masahiro Sakurai has confirmed that 3DS and Wii U owners will not be able to play Super Smash Bros. against each other.
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Posted in: 3DS, Fighter, Nintendo, Wii U
Tags: Masahiro Sakurai, Super Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. 3DS, Super Smash Bros. Wii U
Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 00:41 BST
Wind Waker’s missing dungeons were recycled for later Zeldas
Several dungeons were cut from The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, but they won’t be turning up in the HD remake, because Nintendo has already used them in later games.
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Posted in: Nintendo, RPG, Wii U
Tags: Eiji Aonuma, The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 00:14 BST
Battlefield 4 will not have mod support
DICE has confirmed what many of you no doubt predicted; the PC version of Battlefield 4 will not offer mod support.
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Posted in: EA, Mods, PC, Shooter
Tags: battlefield 4, dice, Karl Magnus Troedsson
Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 00:07 BST
Earth Defense Force 2025 E3 trailer counts down to carnage
Earth Defense Force, assemble! Somehow or other we are under attack by giant insect aliens again, and as usual everyone else is uselessly dying. Cue the arrival of Air Raider, who appears with a Metal Gear Solid homage to save the day. The recently delayed Earth Defense Force 2025 is headed to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in early 2014.
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Posted in: D3 Publisher, E3 2013, PS3, Shooter, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: Earth Defence Force 2025, Earth Defense Force 2025
Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 23:58 BST
Planetary Annihilation alpha access costs more than the full game
As promised, Planetary Annihilation has opened itself to Steam Early Access – but at what cost? Actually, I’ll just tell you what cost: $90.
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Posted in: PC, Steam, Strategy, indie
Tags: Kickstarter, planetary annihilation, steam early access, Uber Entertainment
Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 23:49 BST
Anomaly: Warzone Earth headlines Humble Weekly Sale
This week’s Humble Bundle sale stars 11 bit Studios, developer of Anomaly Warzone Earth, which also happens to be the headline game. The DRM-free, cross-platform, pay-what-you-want package also includes Anomaly Warzone Earth: Mobile Campaign, Sleepwalker’s Journey, Funky Smugglers and – for those who pay more than average – a bonus copy of Anomaly Korea and a pile of digital content. As ever, you decide where you money goes – charities, indie devs, the organisers or a split between all three.
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Posted in: Linux, Mac, PC, Strategy, indie
Tags: 11 bit Studios, Humble Weekly Sale
Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 23:31 BST
Nintendo’s anti-used games policy: make games people don’t trade
If game makers feel used game sales are eating into their profit margins maybe they should think about making games people want to keep, Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime reasons.
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Posted in: Nintendo
Tags: reggie fils-aime
Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 23:21 BST
Katamari creator, Journey producer team up for new project
Keita Takahashi and Robin Hunicke are working together again, reuniting one of the industry’s most awesome bromances.
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Posted in: indie
Tags: Funomena Games, Keita Takahashi, Martin Middleton, Robin Hunicke
Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 23:10 BST
PS4 Remote Play “just happens”, no dev support required
PlayStation 4 natively supports Vita Remote Play at a system level, meaning almost every game will support the feature.
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Posted in: PS4, Sony, Vita
Tags: Remote Play, Shuhei Yoshida
Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 22:51 BST
Star Wars: Battlefront is not Battlefront 3
The DICE-developed Star Wars game isn’t a sequel to previous games in the series – it’s something new.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS4, Shooter, Xbox One
Tags: dice, Patrick Soderlund, Star Wars Battlefront
Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 22:46 BST
Medal of Honor dev Danger Close “doesn’t exist any more”
Medal of Honor developer Danger Close has been disbanded, EA has confirmed, with DICE LA taking its place and serving a support role for the main Swedish studio.
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Posted in: EA, Trade
Tags: Danger Close Games, DICE LA, Patrick Soderlund
Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 22:25 BST
Floating Cloud God Saves the Pilgrims in HD headed to Vita soon
I just woke up and there’s a report on a Vita game called Floating Cloud God Saves the Pilgrims in HD in my in tray. Grab a timezone-appropriate beverage and let’s figure this out together.
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Posted in: Shooter, Vita, indie
Tags: Dakko Dakko, Floating Cloud God Saves the Pilgrims in HD
Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 10:05 BST
Star Citizen crowdfunding tally tops $10 million
Roberts Space Industries has broken $10 million in its campaign to pay for massive space sim Star Citizen without interference from pesky traditional publishers
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Posted in: PC, Simulation
Tags: crowdfunding, Kickstarter, Roberts Space Industries, Star Citizen
Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 09:51 BST
Valhalla Knights 3 trailer brings both slash and stab to the party
If there are few games on Vita it is certainly not XSEED’s fault. The publisher intends to deliver Valhalla Knights later this year, and to remind you why this is a pleasing prospect, offers an E3 2013 trailer. The players takes on the role of a hardened crim with a past full of nefarious deeds – or are you actually in this jail under false pretences? I don’t care, I just want to level up and kill monsters. Bam. Outta my way.
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Posted in: E3 2013, RPG, Videos, Vita, XSEED
Tags: K2 Studios, valhalla knights 3
Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 09:44 BST
Ys: Memories of Celceta E3 trailer introduces the titular forest
The latets YS game to head west courtesy of the diligent team at XSEED is Ys: Memories of Celceta. The Vita RPG drops in September, and tells a familiar JRPG story of a young amnesiac man searching for his identity. This one’s all set in a spooky forest, though, which is pretty rad. gaze upon the pure Nihon Falcom goodess in the E3 2013 trailer within.
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Posted in: E3 2013, RPG, Videos, Vita, XSEED
Tags: nihon falcom, Ys: Memories of Celceta
Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 09:26 BST
The Secret World Black Weekend offers double XP, other goodies
The Secret World is having a double XP weekend, and my housemate-slash-guildie was just diagnosed with a fractured fibula. It’s all coming up Milhouse.
“You’re all being played”: Bleszinski slams Sony’s lack of used game blockers as a PR tactic