Category Archives: Genres

Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 06:26 BST

Dark Souls 2 engine upgrade allows for fancy graphics tricks

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Dark Souls 2 director Yui Tanimura is pleased with the new graphical flourishes From Software is able to implement now that it has upgraded the RPG’s engine.

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Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 06:13 BST

League of Legends All-Star tournament inspire by traditional sports

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Riot Games is drawing on the strctures surrounding meatspace sports in order to help transform League of Legends into a true spectator esport.

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Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 05:38 BST

Thief dev wants getting spotted to have real consequences

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If you get caught by guards in Thief, you won’t just be able to hole up in a nearby bin and wait out the alert; if you don’t know the level layouts you could be in a lot of trouble.

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Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 04:57 BST

Dual Destinies: Capcom USA canvassing demand for physical release

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Although it was announced as a downloadable release only, Capcom may bring Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies to retail in the west if it sees enough demand.

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Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 04:44 BST

The Division second screen client and classless characters detailed

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The Division boasts a companion app which allows the player to control a drone in-game, in real time.

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Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 04:31 BST

FIFA PC players have low spec machines, EA Sports boss says

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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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Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 04:15 BST

State of Decay tops 500K sales, is fastest-selling original XBLA game

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Microsoft has announced that State of Decay holds the somewhat mysterious title of “fastest selling original game ever on Xbox Live Arcade”.

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Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 01:08 BST

Gears of War: Judgment Relics DLC adds four maps and more

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A new DLC pack for Gears of War: Judgment will drop before the end of the month, with a stack of new multiplayer content.

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Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 22:52 BST

Super Mario 3D World headed to Wii U to explore multiplayer component

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For its first major 3D Mario game for Wii U, Nintendo turned its attention to Super Mario 3D World in order to make good on the dream of bringing multiplayer to the former 3DS exclusive series.

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Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 22:36 BST

Assassin’s Creed 4 has connected single-player sections

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The present-day sections of Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag have a subtle opt-in multiplayer component.

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Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 21:42 BST

Alien Rage’s E3 Trailer Surfaces before burying some aliens

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Lost in the confusion of E3 was this none too confusing trailer for City Interactive’s FPS Alien Rage, which used to be called Alien Fear.

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Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 21:34 BST

Titanfall unlikely to feature cross-platform play

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Respawn Entertainment co-founder Vince Zampella has told Gamespot that its upcoming mmo shooter Titanfall  ”most likely” won’t feature cross-platform play between Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC.

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Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 16:21 BST

Call of Duty: Ghosts might not hit Wii U after all

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Call of Duty: Ghosts executive producer Mark Rubin said in an interview last week that the Infinity Ward shooter was heading to Wii U. That may no longer be the case.

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Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 16:12 BST

Witcher 3 dev says the game counts, not the money

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt developer CD Projekt RED has often spoken out against the desire for money without intending to invest it back into game development. Now, studio CEO Marcin Iwinski has re-affirmed the company’s stance by saying that the game is what matters, not the money.

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Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 15:42 BST

Fightback trailer shows Ninja Theory’s mobile brawler in action

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Fightback developer Ninja Theory has released a teaser trailer for its mobile beat-em-up. The clip has a cheesy ’80s action flick vibe, along with some juggle-tastic combat footage. There’s also some gunplay in there too. Check it out here.

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Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 05:36 BST

New Thief details emerge out of E3 showing

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Thief has received a plethora of new information thanks to its recent closed door E3 showing.

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Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 15:06 BST

Killer is Dead gets screen assault: shows Mondo on the moon

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Killer is Dead has received a screen-gasm, care of Grasshopper Manufacture. The barrage of new shots show Mondo Zappa fighting weird enemies in a mansion on the moon. Did you expect something normal?

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Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 14:48 BST

Crackdown: Spencer wants to see series return when both time and team are right

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Crackdown 3 was rumoured for an E3 showing after an Agility Orb logo was spotted during Microsoft’s Xbox One reveal even in May, but it never showed up. Microsoft Game Studios boss Phil Spencer has said given the right time and team, he wants to see the series return.

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Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 14:17 BST

Rezzed 2013: Surgeon Simulator playable with Oculus Rift

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Surgeon Simulator will be playable with Oculus Rift headsets at Rezzed 2013, the indie and PC gaming expo. The show takes place this weekend in Birmingham.

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Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 14:48 BST

XCOM: Enemy Unknown hits iOS June 20, is expensive

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown has been dated for an iOS release on June 20. It’ll cost $20 in the States, £13.99 in the UK & 17.99 Euros across Europe, and while that’s a lot of money bear in mind the game is almost a direct port of the console and PC game that launched last year.

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