Author Archives: Staff
Tue, Jun 11, 2013 | 23:16 BST
The Last Guardian: Sony retracts “on hiatus” comment
SCE Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has said that it’s “misleading” to describe The Last Guardian as “on hiatus”, as it’s still in active development.
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Posted in: E3 2013, PS3, PS4, RPG, Sony
Tags: Fumito Ueda, jack tretton, team ico, the last guardian
Mon, Jun 10, 2013 | 15:15 BST
Watch Dogs E3 2013 exposes Aiden’s world
Watch Dogs has received a long trailer ahead of Ubioft’s pre-E3 conference tonight. It dives deep into the world of Aiden Pearce and his hacking chums.
Sat, Jun 08, 2013 | 16:33 BST
Destiny of Spirits trademarked by Sony
Destiny of Spirits has been trademarked by Sony, and it’s anyone’s guess as to what it is.
Mon, Jun 03, 2013 | 12:26 BST
EVE Online & DUST 514 back online after DDOS attacks
EVE Online and DUST 514 have been brought back online following a string of DDOS attacks, and developer CCP Games has issued a statement on the matter to put subscribers at ease.
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Posted in: CCP, Free-to-Play, MMO, PC, PS3, Sandbox, Shooter, Simulation
Tags: dust 514, eve online
Mon, Apr 22, 2013 | 15:45 BST
Project Zwei revealed as The Evil Within, out 2014
Bethesda has announced Shinji Mikami’s survival-horror title, The Evil Within. IGN has unveiled a live-action teaser trailer, which can be found right through the break.
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Posted in: Bethesda, Horror, PC, PS3, PS4, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: Project Zwei, resident evil, Shinji Mikami, The Evil Within
Tue, Apr 16, 2013 | 16:25 BST
Updated: Burnout, Need for Speed dev no longer making racers
Further to news that Criterion Games is not, in fact, making a Need for Speed Underground reboot, studio boss Alex Ward has revealed while he, personally won’t be making another racing game, that he wasn’t speaking on behalf of the whole team.
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Posted in: EA, Racing
Tags: alex ward, burnout, criterion games, need for speed
Sun, Apr 14, 2013 | 23:13 BST
Xbox Live sign-in issues in UK and US declared resolved
Microsoft has resolved a support issue regarding ing-ins, across both Europe and North America. The Xbox Live service status page no longer even shows a record of this weekend’s trouble, although problems with messaging, managing friends lists, Minecraft saves and daily challenges are sitll giving the platform holder some trouble.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: xbl issues, Xbox Live sign-in issues
Mon, Apr 08, 2013 | 10:36 BST
Make Something Unreal Live prize goes to “potential eSport” Epigenesis
Epic Games’ annual make Something Unreal competition has drawn to a close, awarding the grand prize to Dead Shark Triplepunch for its unusual first-person ball game, Epigenesis.
Wed, Apr 03, 2013 | 06:02 BST
The Last of Us gets two new trailers, watch them inside
Naughty Dog has put together an extended cut of a trailer for The Last of Us shown on US television during The Walking Dead season finale this weekend, packing in a bunch of new in-game footage. A second trailer has now been made available. Watch them both here.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Sony
Tags: naughty dog, The Last of Us
Wed, Mar 27, 2013 | 09:35 GMT
Battlefield 4: the first trailer is in, watch it here
Here it is, guys; your first look at the next-generation almost incredibly shiny but apparently current generation Battlefield, fresh from GDC.
Tue, Mar 19, 2013 | 11:56 GMT
PS4 support added to Enlighten, new tech demo looks great – part 2 out now
Geomerics has announced PlayStation 4 support for its next-gen lighting engine, Enlighten. Check out a spectacular tech demo through the break.
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Posted in: Development, PS4
Tags: Durango, enlighten, Geomerics, middleware
Wed, Mar 20, 2013 | 02:38 GMT
“Accountable” Riccitiello steps down as EA CEO
EA CEO John Riccitiello has resigned, effective March 30, citing personal responsibility for the publisher’s lowered guidance and missed financial targets.
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Posted in: EA
Tags: John Riccitiello
Mon, Mar 18, 2013 | 23:07 GMT
Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two confirmed for PS Vita
Disney has confirmed the release of Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two on PS Vita. The game will launch later this year.
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Posted in: Disney, Platformer, Vita
Tags: Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
Thu, Mar 14, 2013 | 23:05 GMT
Sniper Elite 3 detailed for current, next-gen
Sniper Elite 3 is headed to PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and next-generation platforms in 2014.
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Posted in: 505 Games, PC, PS3, PS4, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Rebellion Developments, Sniper Elite 3
Thu, Mar 07, 2013 | 09:09 GMT
Dead Space 4 cancellation rumour turns ugly following Moore rebuttal
Dead Space 4 has not been canned, according to EA. Earlier today, rumored surrounding the future of the series were questioned after a source of VideoGamer’s said sales of Dead Space 3 were poor, causing the firm to pull the plug on Visceral Games’ franchise.
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Posted in: Horror, Shooter
Tags: dead space 3, Dead Space 4, visceral games, Visceral Montreal
Thu, Feb 21, 2013 | 11:49 GMT
PS4 has 8GB of RAM, almost 2 teraflops of computational performance
PlayStation 4 has just been revealed at Sony’s PlayStation Meeting event in New York, confirming 8GB of RAM under the hood that will make for a slicker, more power-friendly experience.
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Posted in: PS4
Tags: playstation 4
Thu, Feb 21, 2013 | 11:49 GMT
PlayStation 4 coming Holiday 2013: all the info from NYC
PlayStation 4 was announced in New York today, and is due by the end of the year. Get all the details and the scoop on next-gen games.
Thu, Feb 14, 2013 | 00:13 GMT
Aliens: Colonial Marines developer takes to Reddit to shed light on its development – rumor
A person claiming to have worked on Aliens: Colonial Marines’ development has posted on Reddit a rumored history of the game’s development woes.
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Posted in: Development, PC, PS3, Rumour, Sega, Shooter, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tags: aliens, Aliens Colonial Marines, colonial marines, gearbox
Thu, Feb 14, 2013 | 00:56 GMT
Valve ‘fires’ prototype engineer, 25 laid off, Holtman exits – report
Valve has fired hardware engineer Jeri Ellsworth, according to a tweet on her personal feed. Also, further sources indicate a total of 25 employees have been laid off, and another report states Valve’s director of business, Jason Holtman has left, but neither of these two reports can be confirmed by Valve as of press time.
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Posted in: Rumour, Valve
Tags: Jeri Ellsworth, Steam Big Picture Mode
Tue, Feb 12, 2013 | 20:56 GMT
Aliens: Colonial Marines development “absolutely not” outsourced, says SEGA
Aliens: Colonial Marines is the talk of the town today, thanks to a run of poor review scores, and an ex-Gearbox employee claiming that the lion’s share of the game wasn’t developed by Gearbox Studios, but Section 8 team TimeGate Studios. SEGA has emphatically denied the claim, and during a DICE talk, Gearbox president Randy Pitchford even revealed the studios which helped the firm develop the game.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Aliens Colonial Marines, gearbox software, TimeGate Studios
Microsoft dropping Xbox One DRM, announcement today – report