Category Archives: Development

Battlefield: Bad Company 3 and Mirror’s Edge 2 have both been listed on various LinkedIn profiles indicating DICE is developing a third entry into its shooter series, and ramping up development on the later.

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A “major Canadian company” has various vacancies available for a “semi open-world action adventure title that responds to player choice and interaction.” Superannuation, which posted the link on Twitter, believes the company to be Eidos and suggests the title could be Deus Ex 4.

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A job listing on LinkedIn states a “major, renowned studio in the UK, “is looking “to bolster it’s team with several new recruits” to work on an MMO title for next-generation consoles. Superannuation reckons the studio is Lionhead.

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Saints Row 4 has surfaced on the LinkedIn resume of artist David Payne, where it states he was the lead prop and weapon artist for the title.

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Robert W. Baird & Co analyst Colin Sebastian has said the firm still expects Sony and Microsoft to launch next-gen consoles as early as 2013, especially now Ubisoft has admitted during its call to investors today it was “well underway in development on games for next generation video game consoles,” according to an analyst note.

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Epic’s added stereoscopic 3D support to Unreal Engine. A RealID’s product has been used.

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Ubisoft Massive is working on a brand-new next-gen project, according to a listing picked up by Gamers Globe.

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Finnish developer Housemarque has confirmed it’s working on several new projects, as well as posting images of teams working away on said new titles on its blog.

The studio released Super Stardust Delta for PS Vita and Furmins for iOS earlier this year.

Brian Fargo has announced that inXile will employ the Unity engine in developing Wasteland 2.

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Epic’s Cliff Bleszinski feels multiplayer should be embraced by Japanese development studios in order to appeal to western audiences.

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A report on TechCrunch states Zynga is currently testing the sequel to FarmVille in the Philippines under the codename Big Harvest. Word of the game, currently in beta, was sent to the site via a tipster who also sent along a screenshot of the social game. According to the source, the game contains revamped graphics as well as gameplay changes such as growing crops to feed your farm critters. Zynga declined comment on the game, but said it’s always “looking for ways to bring players the best experience,” and “continuously innovating” its titles. The original FarmVille is staill a major cash cow for the firm, and made up 29% of the company’s online revenue in the last fiscal quarter.

Ubisoft Toronto GM Jade Raymond has said the industry trend to copy games that sell millions of copies due to being risk adverse is disheartening. In her opinion, more companies should shy away from the status quo and shake the medium up a bit.

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Publisher Mail.Ru Group has announced the Crytek-developed F2P MMOFPS, Warface, has seen 28,000 players competing simultaneously in Russia, and as of May 10, one million players have registered in the region.

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Double Fine has released A Perfect Storm for Adventure, the first episode of its documentary series titled which gives you a look at the beginnings of its Kickstarter fundraiser. The firm has also opened up a PayPal account in case you missed out on donating to the Double Fine Adventure the first time out. Those who donate will receive access to the forums, code to download the game on Steam for PC or Mac as well as for Linux or Android. You will also be able to participate in the beta and receive streaming video of the firm’s 2Player Productions documentary series. Watch the first episode below.

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Cyanide has released a new video for Game of Thrones: The Game, which is narrated by project director Thomas Veauclin and lead game designer Sylvain Sechi. The video explains how the game came to be developed, how it was influenced by the HBO series, and how the studio worked alongside author George R.R. Martin to ensure the game was “faithful to the universe he imagined.” The duo are speaking English, but with French accents, so if you can’t understand them very well, just read the subtitles. Thanks, Blue.

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NYC judge Charles Ramos has said the lawsuit filed by developer Gate Five against Beyonce Knowles can go to trial.

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Alan Wake developer Remedy has announced it’s hiring for “future generation consoles”.

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Details of Eidos Montreal’s next game have appeared on Siliconera, mentioning the appearance of swords and three main characters.

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The developers behind Redux: Dark Matters have launched a Kickstarter campaign, with a limited edition Sega Dreamcast version up for grabs.

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Minecraft has overtaken Trials Evolution to set a new day-one sales record on the Xbox Live Arcade release, but Fez developer Polytron has claimed that Mojang was given special treatment not available to other studios.

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