Category Archives: Publishers

Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 12:07 BST

FIFA 14: data capture could allow for player-specific AI in future editions, suggests Rutter

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FIFA 14′s AI goes a long way from previous instalments in that all 11 positions on the pitch come with their own AI and behavioural traits, but executive producer David Rutter wants to go one step further and use the game’s stat-capture tech to give every single player their own unique AI in future games.

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 10:01 BST

Zynga buys casino game studio Spooky Cool Labs

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Zynga’s new focus on real-money casino games doesn’t appear to be helping the troubled studio much as of late, but it has just acquired developer Spooky Cool Labs, which specialises in this particular corner of the gaming market.

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 09:16 BST

Lost Planet 3 gameplay trailer shows big Akrid battles & mech action

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Lost Planet 3 has received a new gameplay trailer care of Capcom and Spark Unlimited. It has nothing to do with Xbox One I’m afraid, but it’s still rammed full of action and big, stompy robots. You lot like that, right?

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 08:12 BST

Far Cry 4, Beyond Good & Evil 2 and Prince of Persia being considered at Ubisoft

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Far Cry 4, Beyond Good & Evil 2 and a new Prince of Persia are either being considered or worked on right now at Ubisoft, as part of its aim to constantly be thinking forward on new titles. Ubisoft European head Alain Corre has confirmed that all three games are being considered at the publisher.

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 06:54 BST

Company of Heroes 2 dev diary talks multiplayer strategy

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Company of Heroes 2 is designed to allow multiplayer aficionados to use the terrain to their advantage, recover form setbacks, and employ different styles of play.

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 06:45 BST

Bethesda Game Studios reveal has no set timeframe

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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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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 06:24 BST

Respawn doing anything but shooters is not “the smart thing to do”

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Although it’s determined to offer something fresh and new with Titanfall, Respawn stuck to its strengths when it elected to make a shooter for is first project.

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 03:32 BST

EA won’t resurrect Online Pass system following Xbox One policy change

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EA won’t bring back the Online Pass system it cancelled before Sony and Microsoft both adopted used game-friendly policies for next-gen consoles.

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 02:59 BST

Final Fantasy 15 E3 gameplay shows a high level Noctis

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Describing Final Fantasy 15′s combat, director Tetsuya Nomura has confirmed that players won’t have access to all the skills and abilities Noctis uses in gameplay footage released at E3.

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 02:19 BST

Titanfall offers a “new skill to master”

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Respawn Entertainment’s new game is, of course, a shooter – but a shooter with a twist, and on the TItanfall team hopes will challenge even expert players.

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 00:53 BST

MLG drops North American StarCraft 2 World Championship Series

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Major League Gaming has backed out of an agreement to host Blizzard’s North American StarCraft 2 World Championship Series, amid talk of a lack of support from the developer.

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 00:32 BST

Witcher 3 dev: too many features make for an “average, crappy game”

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CD Projekt RED is prepared to cross a few things off its wishlist if it makes The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt a better game.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 23:54 BST

Battlefield 4 spectator mode gets video preview

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DICE producer Daniel Matros presents almost 15 minutes of alpha footage of Battlefield 4′s Spectator mode, which brings an eSports (and machinima) friendly viewing mode to the shooter series.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 23:39 BST

Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers looks to be Namco Bandai’s PS3 reveal

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Bas news, Solatorobo fans – Namco Bandai’s teaser is probably for Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers rather than a new CyberConnect2 game.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 23:27 BST

Mass Effect’s original writer discusses alternate ending plans

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Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 writer Drew Karpyshyn has detailed the vague plans he had for the ending of Mass Effect 3 before exiting the project. Some Mass Effect trilogy spoilers follow.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 22:53 BST

Princess of Arcadias gets first images

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Nippon Ichi has released some devastatingly colourful artwork as well as the first screenshots for its new side-scrolling RPG, Princess of Arcadias. We don’t know very much about the PlayStation 3 exclusive just yet except that it stars a crowned girl – presumably the titular princess – kicking all kinds of arse with a variety of enormous weapons. Visit AllGamesBeta to check out the gallery.

Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 22:41 BST

War of the Roses Guns of Burgundy update adds handgonnes

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The latest free content update for War of the Roses adds the world’s first portable firearm to the mix – handgonnes.

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 03:43 BST

The Witcher 2 mod adds tons of fixes, due very soon

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The Witcher 2 is being updated considerably with a new, unofficial patch from The Witcher 3 developer Andrzej Kwiatkowski, who made it in his spare time with REDkit. It should be ready soon; CD Projekt RED PR manager Agnieszka Szostak told us it will turn up ahead of the “couple of weeks” timeframe we expected. Full patch notes on PCGamesN reveal loads of balancing changes and fixes for the two year old RPG.

Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 21:01 BST

Battlefield 4 competition is “beneficial for everyone,” says Bach

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DICE’s Patrick Bach is of the opinion that competition for Battlefield 4 is good for the industry, and the developer is working hard to ensure the franchise doesn’t get diluted.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 20:48 BST

Fallout 4 was not shown behind-closed-doors at E3

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Fallout 4, as we figured, wasn’t shown during E3 by Bethesda last week. According to a statement given to Kotaku on the matter: “We showed three games at E3 – Wolfenstein: The New Order, The Elder Scrolls Online and The Evil Within. We did not show any of our games behind closed doors,” said a company representative. Hopefully, you didn’t overdose on the salt over the weekend.