Category Archives: Development

Bethesda has not set a deadline for when it will unveil the next project from Todd Howard’s core development team at Bethesda Game Studios.

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Microsoft has confirmed “certain polices” pertaining to its DRM control with Xbox One have been changed, such as 24-hour check-ins, “no limitations” to using and sharing disc-based games, and more. Full report below.

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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe is to invest in Gamer Camp, a Masters degree run by Birmingham City University.

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PS4 lead system architect, Mark Cerny, will deliver the keynote address at Develop in Brighton.

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Capcom has confirmed that its Panta Rhei demo Deep Down is not part of the Dragon’s Dogma franchise.

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Bethesda’s Pete Hines has said the lack of news on Prey 2 is still due to the game not being “good enough” at this point.

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Deadline has reported that BioShock creator Ken Levine has taken over writing the script for Warner Bros. Pictures’ remake of Logan’s Run.

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Sucker Punch co-founder and producer Brian Fleming has said even through the firm is a Sony studio, the firm prefers to work on one project at a time. In other news, Infamous: Second Son may contain multiplayer if new rumors prove true.

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The majority of PC gamers interested in playing FIFA games aren’t running high-end machines, according to EA Sports boss Andrew Wilson.

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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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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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The Legend of Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma has said to expect the new Wii U entry in the series to look a bit “new” compared to previous versions.

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EA games label EVP Patrick Söderlund has said the Dead Space franchise hasn’t be cancelled, as a March report stated, but then again Visceral Games isn’t working on Dead Space 4 at the moment either.

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Console wars may be fun for fanboys and girls, and annoying to some; but in all it’s good for the industry, thinks EA’s Peter Moore. So much so, that if Microsoft and Sony weren’t duking it out at retail, there would only be one console powerhouse – which would not be a good thing for EA.

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Nordic Games has said it’s received the most feedback from the community on franchises Darksiders, MX vs. ATV, Red Faction and Titan Quest since picking up the properties from THQ in April.

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Ubisoft has three Assassin’s Creed games in development, all part of its annual release plan for the franchise.

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Hirō Isono, and artist and painter responsible for the lovely look of the Secret of Mana series, passed away on May 28 due to heart failure. Born in 1945, Isono graduated from the Aichi University of Education’s fine arts department in 1968, and worked as an illustrator and painter since the 1970s. In 1991, he provided the main visual for Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden, worked on the aforementioned Secret of Mana series and Heroes of Mana in 2007. Our condolences go out to his family, fans and friends. Thanks, Anime News Network.

Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death has leaked, apparently. The game first popped up in January through a trademark listing. Shots of the leaked images can be found on NeoGAF which lists it as an XBLA title. Sadly, all we know about it at the moment can be found through the leaked images. Once we know more we will let you know.

Fez 2 is in development at Polytron, according to an announcement made at the end of the Horizon Indie Game Conference at E3. While Phil Fish wasn’t there to make the announcement, the logo for the in-development title was shown, according to our newshound on the round Catherine Cai. No other details were provided, but once we know more, we will be sure to pass it along. You can watch the teaser shown below.

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Just because The Elder Scrolls Online is coming to consoles, doesn’t mean Todd Howard’s team at Bethesda is involved: so don’t worry – he hasn’t stopped working on what he’s doing to help out with the MMO.

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