Category Archives: Featured Story
Wed, May 08, 2013 | 12:58 BST
Jade Raymond interview, p1: early career, Assassin’s Creed
Ubisoft Toronto boss and Assassin’s Creed dev legend Jade Raymond gives a huge on-camera interview to Sam Clay, discussing her early career in the first part of this three-section monster.
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Posted in: Development, Ubisoft
Tags: Assassin's Creed, jade raymond, Ubisoft Toronto
Tue, May 07, 2013 | 20:47 BST
Leaving Ubisoft “was not my decision,” says Désilets
Ubisoft has announced the departure of Patrice Désilets once again, after rumors of his leaving and the cancellation of his projects surfaced earlier. Since the confirmation by Ubisoft, Désilets has since said he was fired from the company.
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Posted in: Development, Ubisoft
Tags: 1666, Patrice Desilets, Project Underdog
Tue, May 07, 2013 | 21:36 BST
GTA 5: why I’m just not that bothered… yet
Grand Theft Auto 5 has been whipping gamers up into a soapy lather of hype, speculation and excitement since it was first revealed. VG247′s Dave Cook explains why he’s not bothered…yet.
Tue, May 07, 2013 | 09:44 BST
Star Wars: Disney, EA sign multi-year publishing deal
EA has announced that it has signed an exclusive multi-year publishing deal with The Walt Disney Company for the Star Wars franchise, with games to come from BioWare, DICE and Visceral.
Mon, May 06, 2013 | 18:29 BST
The Sims 4 announced, always-on netcon not required
The next installment in EA’s life simulation series, The Sims 4, has been officially announced.
Mon, May 06, 2013 | 03:09 BST
Pacific Rim game listed on Australian Classification Board
Some sor of video game tie in to Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim is inbound, it seems.
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Posted in: THQ
Tags: Australian classifications, Guillermo del Toro, Pacific Rim, Yuke's
Sat, May 04, 2013 | 19:30 BST
Lucid Games teases project, PGR5 hopes reignited
Lucid Games has teased that “mid-May” will be an interesting month for the studio.
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Posted in: Development, Microsoft, Xbox
Tags: Lucid Games, PGR5, project gotham racing, Project Gotham Racing 5
Thu, May 02, 2013 | 08:24 BST
The Astronauts: Chmielarz on life after People Can Fly
The Astronauts is looking to revolutionise story-telling in games. VG247′s Dave Cook speaks with co-founder Adrian Chmielarz about his new project, and life after People Can Fly.
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Posted in: Adventure, Horror, PC
Tags: Adrian Chmielarz, The Astronauts
Thu, May 02, 2013 | 06:44 BST
Mass Effect 3: Citadel offers a galaxy of choices
It’s the ultimate gift to long-patient fans, but Mass Effect 3 Citadel’s also the most technically ambitious module of BioWare’s much-praised divergent narrative system. Brenna Hillier reports.
Wed, May 01, 2013 | 09:53 BST
Soul Sacrifice reviews are go, all the scores here
Soul Sacrifice is out on PS Vita this week. Is Keiji Inafune’s action-RPG romp worth getting Sony’s handheld for? Find out in our score round-up.
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Posted in: Action, RPG, Vita
Tags: Compcept, Keiji Inafune, Soul Sacrifice
Wed, May 01, 2013 | 08:12 BST
Surgeon Simulator 2013: death in your hands
Surgeon Simulator 2013 is a strange, almost morbid game that proves VG247′s Dave Cook should never be trusted with a person’s life under any circumstances. Get disturbed here.
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Posted in: PC, Simulation, Steam
Tags: Bossa Studios, Surgeon Simulator 2013
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 | 22:32 BST
Diablo 3 PS3 pre-orders open, bonuses available
If you’ve already made up your mind to pick up Diablo 3 when it makes its console debut later this year, you can score bonus items by slapping a pre-order down.
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 | 19:40 BST
Watch_Dogs – Yannis Mallat on the reveal and tech
Watch_Dogs, the new IP from Ubisoft Montreal, is turning plenty of heads. With the reveal of it’s release date earlier today, VG247 spoke to studio head Yannis Mallat about the game.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Shooter, Ubisoft, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: ubisoft montreal, Video Interview, Watch_Dogs, Yannis Mallat
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 | 07:46 BST
Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon: a blast from the future’s past
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is out this week. VG247′s Dave Cook met a strange time travelling game designer who explained to him just why its worth your time.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Shooter, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, Phil Fournier
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 | 01:30 BST
Watch Dogs tease suggests new trailer inbound
Ubisoft has dropped a little tease related to anticipated next-generation effort Watch Dogs.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, PS4, Sandbox, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tags: ubisoft montreal, watch dogs
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 | 07:47 BST
Beyond: Two Souls trailer, gameplay escapes Tribeca
Sony has provided almost as much Ellen Page as is required to close out the weekend comfortably with a new trailer and 35 minute gameplay blowout for Beyond: Two Souls.
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Posted in: PS3, Sony
Tags: Beyond: Two Souls, quantic dream, tribeca film festival
Fri, Apr 26, 2013 | 09:40 BST
Mount Unplayable: the horrific pile of shame
Brenna just hit hour six of her ninth Skyrim playthrough attempt. Meanwhile, a pile of unfinished and even unopened games sits staring accusingly from a dusty shelf.
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Posted in: Stuff
Tags: pile of shame
Thu, Apr 25, 2013 | 10:52 BST
Camelot Unchained: surviving the freemium apocalypse
Camelot Unchained is an RvR MMO smackdown from the Middle Ages. Creator Mark Jacobs talks to VG247′s Dave Cook about his Kickstarter and the impending free-to-play apocalypse.
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Posted in: MMO, PC, RPG, indie
Tags: Camelot Unchained, mark jacobs
Thu, Apr 25, 2013 | 10:48 BST
Next-Xbox reveal set for May 21 in Redmond, Washington
Microsoft is ready to send out invites for its next Xbox console, according and image which appears to be an RSVP. Furthermore, Major Nelson has confirmed the matter.
Wed, Apr 24, 2013 | 22:17 BST
PS4′s PlayGo system explained by Sony’s Mark Cerny
Sony’s lead system architect and hardware wizard Mark Cerny, has delved into the innards of PS4 as well as PlayGo which allows users to download games and start playing them before the download is finished.
Nintendo Direct – Sonic: Lost World exclusive to Wii U, 3DS