Category Archives: Development
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 21:17 BST
EA confirms Frostbite Engine for mobile, announces Frostbite Go initiative
EA has launched a website all about the Frostbite engine, and with it comes further confirmation that the Frostbite engine will be used to create mobile titles.
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Posted in: Development, EA, Mobile
Tags: dice, Frostbite 3, Frostbite Engine
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 21:01 BST
Windows Blue codename dumped for Windows 8.1, will be a free update
For those who have switched their OS over to Windows 8, Microsoft announced today during the JP Morgan’s Technology, Media, & Telcom Conference that Windows Blue will be a free update, and it has been officially dubbed Windows 8.1. There still isn’t an exact release date for it, and details on its contents are still scarce, but CMO and CFO Tami Reller said it will be free and a public preview is slated for June 26 during Microsoft’s Build conference. Surely there is a gaming update of sorts in it, but if not, some of you play games on PCs running W8, so hopefully this is good news. Thanks, Engadget.
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Posted in: Development, Microsoft, PC
Tags: Tami Reller, Windows 8.1, Windows Blue
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 21:50 BST
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures headed to consoles this winter
Namco has announced Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures for PS3, Wii U, and Xbox 360.
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Posted in: 3DS, 3DS XL, Action, Adventure, Development, Namco Bandai, PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tags: Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 17:25 BST
Sony Japan countdown site is rather odd, ends on Thursday
Sony Japan has a strange countdown site with a streaming look at a room with a bunch of monitors on it. In the URL, the user name is panopticon, which is a type of circular prison in which a watchman can observe all of the inmates housed. The design makes it so the inmates don’t know whether they are being watched or not. Whether that has anything to do with the countdown is beyond me.Any ideas? At any rate, it looks to be set for a reveal on Thursday, May 16. Thanks, KyleB.
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Posted in: Development, Sony
Tags: panopticon, Sony Japan countdown
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 21:04 BST
Konami’s pre-E3 presentation to contain news on Metal Gear Solid 5, Lords of Shadow 2
Konami has announced it will stream its pre-E3 presenataion, in which Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, Metal Gear Solid 5, Pro Evolution Soccer, and a number of “additional key announcements” will be highlighted.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Development, E3 2013, Konami, RPG, Sports
Tags: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, Lords of Shadow 2, Metal Gear Solid 5, Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, pes, pro evo
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 14:45 BST
LEGO Friends out this fall on 3DS, DS
LEGO Friends has been announced for 3DS and DS by Warner Bros. and is in development at TT Games, in partnership with Hellbent Games.
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Posted in: 3DS, 3DS XL, Action, Adventure, DS, DSi, DSiLL/XL, Development, Warner Bros.
Tags: Hellbent Games, LEGO Friends, tt games
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 14:32 BST
New Adventure Time and Regular Show titles in the works at WayForward
A new Adventure Time game is heading to 3DS, PC, PS3, Wii U and Xbxo 360 courtesy of D3 Publisher and WayForward. The developers is also working on a Regular Show game for 3DS.
Mon, May 13, 2013 | 22:53 BST
Bioshock: Infinite ships more than 3.7 million units
Irrational’s Bioshock: Infinite has shipped more than 3.7 million units to date, publisher Take-Two Interactive revealed in its year-end financials released today.
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Posted in: 2K, Development
Tags: 2k Games, bioshock: infinite, sales
Mon, May 13, 2013 | 15:08 BST
Ken Levine writing new game, cites Mad Men, Coen Brothers as influence
BioShock: Infinite creator Ken Levine has started penning his next game, and has cited 1960s drama Mad Men and the work of the Coen Brothers as key inspirations in his general day-to-day writing.
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Posted in: Development
Tags: bioshock: infinite, irrational games, ken levine
Mon, May 13, 2013 | 01:51 BST
Nvidia Faceworks demo now available for download
If you were skeptical of Nvidia’s claim to real-time rendering with its FaceWorks demo back in March, you can try it out for yourself.
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Posted in: Development, nVidia
Tags: FaceWorks
Sat, May 11, 2013 | 20:55 BST
Bleszinski: next-gen console winner will embrace “connectivity, sharing, user content”
When in comes to next-gen systems, Cliff Bleszinski feels Sony’s really embraced the indie and sharing scenes, and he’s really interested in what Microsoft has to show on May 21.
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Posted in: Development, Microsoft, Nintendo, PS4, Sony, Xbox, Xbox 360, indie, peripherals
Tags: Cliff Bleszinski, indies, Kickstarter, next gen, oculus rift, Xbox 720, Xbox Infinity
Sat, May 11, 2013 | 19:24 BST
Wii U needs a “super IP,” Microsoft needs to “reinvent” itself in Japan, says Cuthbert
Q-Games’ president, Dylan Cuthbert, believes Nintendo is need of “super IP, a special IP” in order to get more consumers interested in Wii U, and in order for Microsoft to carve out a slot in the Japanese market, it needs to reinvent itself.
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Posted in: Development, Japan, Microsoft, Nintendo, Wii U, Xbox, Xbox 360
Tags: Dylan Cuthbert, Q-Games
Fri, May 10, 2013 | 14:56 BST
Jade Raymond interview, part 3: The Future
The third and final part of our exclusive Jade Raymond video interview is below. In it, Raymond discusses her future plans, whether she’ll return to being a stage presence again, and how the games industry is changing.
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Posted in: Development, Interview, Ubisoft, Videos
Tags: Assassin's Creed, jade raymond, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Ubisoft Toronto
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 20:05 BST
Shadow Warrior re-imaging in the works at Flying Wild Hog, Devolver Digital
Flying Wild Hog has announced its working on a re-imaging of Shadow Warrior with Devolver Digital.
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Posted in: Action, Development
Tags: Devolver Digital, Flying Wild Hog, Shadow Warrior
Fri, May 10, 2013 | 09:09 BST
Bilson has “several transmedia ideas” spanning various genres
Former THQ EVP of core games Danny Bilson has said he has several transmedia game ideas in the works spanning the sci-fi, horror and fantasy genres.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Development, Mobile, Movies
Tags: danny bilson, Transmedia
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 19:15 BST
TimeGate Studios lays-off entire staff – report
Sources close to Kotaku have told the site TimeGate Studios has laid its staff off today, and sent everyone home early.
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Posted in: Development, Jobs
Tags: TimeGate Studios
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 17:14 BST
PS4 allowed Assassin’s Creed 4 team to “deliver more graphical detail, harness advancements”
Ubisoft has posted a video for Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag on the PS Blog, in which creative director Jean Guesdon and associate producer Sylvain Trottier discuss some of the advancements the team’s been able to “harness” on PS4.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Development, PC, PS3, PS4, Ubisoft, Videos, Wii U, Xbox, Xbox 360
Tags: AC4, AC4:BF, Assassin’s Creed 4, Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, Black Flag
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 16:19 BST
Sony and Microsoft to go ‘heavily’ on free-to-play next gen, says Epic’s Rein
Epic Games VP Mark Rein has said that both Sony and Microsoft are to chase the free-to-play and in-app purchase business models with their next generation of hardware.
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Posted in: Development, Microsoft, PS4
Tags: Epic Games, free-to-play, in-App Purchases, mark rein
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 15:59 BST
Precursor Games purchased assets from Silicon Knights for Shadow of the Eternals
The studio where Denis Dyack and other ex-Silicon Knights staff ended up has purchased assets from their old company to use in their new game Shadow of the Eternals.
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Posted in: Development, indie
Tags: denis dyack, Nintendo, Precursor Games, Shadow of the Eternals, silicon knights
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 15:10 BST
Will Wright talks admiration for Miyamoto, Molyneux and Meier
Maxis legend Will Wright has spoken about his admiration for three particular figures in the gaming world: Shigeru Miyamoto, Peter Molyneux and Sid Meier.
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Posted in: Development
Tags: game horizon, peter molyneux, shigeru miyamoto, sid meier, will wright
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