Author Archives: Debabrata Nath
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 21:34 BST
Titanfall unlikely to feature cross-platform play
Respawn Entertainment co-founder Vince Zampella has told Gamespot that its upcoming mmo shooter Titanfall ”most likely” won’t feature cross-platform play between Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC.
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 20:45 BST
Justin Beiber to play Drake in Uncharted movie, according to The Last of US
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Posted in: Sony
Tags: Justin Bieber, The Last of Us, Uncharted Movie ad
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 20:16 BST
Beyonce settles $100m dance game lawsuit
The long-running $100m dance game lawsuit against pop singing sensation Beyonce has finally been settled, a report published on the New York Post reveals.
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Posted in: Development
Tags: beyonce, Dance game lawsuit, gate five
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 21:52 BST
Hitman studio face lay-offs, nearly half of the staff lose jobs
IO Interactive has announced today that it has laid off nearly half of its current workforce as part of a refocus on the Hitman series.
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Posted in: Jobs, Square Enix, Trade
Tags: io interactive, lay-offs, Square Enix
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 19:07 BST
Microsoft – “No point winning a show, Xbox One will win in the long run”
Yusuf Mehdi, CVP, Marketing & Strategy, Xbox One, has said during an interview with a leading Spanish daily that Sony might have put up a good show at E3, but it’ll be Microsoft with its Xbox One who’ll win in the long run.
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 15:53 BST
Square Enix sets up new mobile studio in Indonesia
Square Enix has started a brand new development studio in Indonesia, and it’ll be making games for mobile devices.
The studio, Square Enix Smileworks, is a joint venture by Square Enix Holdings, Smile-Lab and Japanese firm Gotanda Denshi.
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Posted in: Development, Square Enix
Tags: Indonesia, new studio, Square Enix
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 05:36 BST
New Thief details emerge out of E3 showing
Thief has received a plethora of new information thanks to its recent closed door E3 showing.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Square Enix
Tags: eidos montreal, Square Enix, thief
Tue, Jun 04, 2013 | 10:06 BST
India rising: games going up on the sub-continent
Recent years have seen Indian gaming rise from virtual non-existence to specialist retail, midnight launches and local PS3 game production. Debabrata Nath finds a trade enjoying steep growth but facing tough challenges.
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Posted in: India
Tags: e-Xpress Interactive, GTA 5
Mon, Jun 03, 2013 | 21:46 BST
State of Decay marches into Xbox Live on June 5
State of Decay, the open-world zombie survival game by Undead Labs, will be releasing on June 5 for XBLA, the studio’s announced today.
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Posted in: Horror, Shooter, Xbox Live
Tags: release date, State of Decay, Undead Labs, Xbox Live
Mon, Jun 03, 2013 | 20:58 BST
Harmonix to announce new game tomorrow
Harmonix, creator of popular franchises such as Rock Band and Dance Central, is going to announce a brand new game tomorrow. The twist? It’s not going to be a new Rock Band or Dance Central title.
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Posted in: Development
Tags: game announcement, harmonix
Tue, Jun 04, 2013 | 09:41 BST
Zynga shutters four studios, more than 500 employees lose jobs
Massive lay offs have hit social game studio Zynga, with AllThings D reporting that the studio is closing down its Los Angeles, New York, Austin and Dallas studios; it’ll also lay off more than 520 of its employees.
Mon, Jun 03, 2013 | 19:27 BST
More details emerge about Ubisoft Reflections’ The Crew
More details have emerged regarding Ubisoft Reflections’ next game, a racing title known as “The Crew”.
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Posted in: Development, Ubisoft
Tags: new details, The Crew, Ubisoft
Mon, Jun 03, 2013 | 17:27 BST
Agni’s Philosophy pre-order listing spotted on Amazon UK & FR
Amazon UK and Amazon France has put up a listing for Agni’s Philosophy which it claims is releasing for PlayStation 4.
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Posted in: Development, PS4
Tags: Agni's Philosophy, pre-order listing, PS4, Square Enix
Mon, Jun 03, 2013 | 16:31 BST
Lionhead launches new Fable forum, announcement incoming
Lionhead Studios has launched a brand new forum for its Fable series suggesting that a new Fable related announcement is on the horizon. Microsoft’s E3 press conference anyone?
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Posted in: Microsoft, RPG, Xbox One
Tags: Fable series, forums, lionhead studios
Mon, Jun 03, 2013 | 15:46 BST
EU video store update live, four new releases announced
The EU PSN video store update for this week is live, and it has bought four brand new blockbuster movies with it. Lincoln, Bullet to the Head, Silver Linings Playbook and Stolen. You can get the complete release and pricing details after the break.
Mon, Jun 03, 2013 | 15:28 BST
ARAIG virtual reality suit takes the Kickstarter route
A new Kickstarter project called ARAIG (As Real As It Gets) promises to create a bodysuit which will allow gamers to feel in-game effects such as the rumble of tanks, and rain falling on your shoulders.
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Posted in: Development
Tags: ARAG, Kickstarter, project
Mon, May 27, 2013 | 23:16 BST
Rayman Legends announced for PS Vita
Rayman Legends is coming to PS Vita and will be releasing day and date with other platforms, Ubisoft announced today.
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Posted in: Platformer, Ubisoft, Vita
Tags: Rayman Legends, Ubisoft Montpellier
Tue, May 28, 2013 | 10:13 BST
“Stay away from DRM” – campaign targets Sony
Fearing Sony might implement similar policies concerning used games sales and DRM to those Microsoft is rumored to be using for the Xbox One, fans have kicked off a Twitter campaign to reach out to key PlayStation employees, urging them to steer clear of such policies for the PlayStation 4.
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Posted in: PS4, Sony
Tags: #NODRM, #PS$USEDGAMES
Mon, May 27, 2013 | 19:08 BST
Slide reveals Words with Friends coming to Xbox One
A slide on the Xbox 360 dashboard seems to have revealed that Zynga’s tile-based word game, Words with Friends, is going to release on Microsoft’ next-gen console: Xbox One.
Mon, May 27, 2013 | 17:41 BST
AMD-Microsoft deal for Xbox One cost over $3 billion
An ex AMD employee has revealed that the deal between AMD and Microsoft for the Xbox One is worth more than $3 billion.
Nvidia to license GPU tech to other companies