Category Archives: Publishers

Tue, May 21, 2013 | 02:01 BST

Dyack Responds to Kotaku expose on X-Men Destiny

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Last October, Kotaku published a feature titled “What went wrong with Silicon Knights’ X-Men Destiny?” You can read that piece here. Former studio head Dennis Dyack, now at Precursor Games today posted he response to it in a YouTube video.

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Mon, May 20, 2013 | 21:51 BST

EA to reveal next UFC title tomorrow

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Electronic Arts will reveal the first details of its Ultimate Fighting Championship game tomorrow, the same day when Microsoft’s holding its next-gen Xbox event, the company announced.

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Mon, May 20, 2013 | 21:24 BST

Watch Dogs pre-order perks get detailed

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Gamers who pre-order Ubisoft Montreal’s upcoming futuristic open-world game Watch Dogs at Gamestop or Amazon will get exclusive pre-order bonuses, the firm’s revealed.

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Mon, May 20, 2013 | 20:30 BST

Next-Gen FIFA to debut at tomorrow’s Xbox event

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The official Facebook page of EA Sports FIFA videogame series has posted a picture confirming that it’s going to show the next-generation of the popular sports game during tomorrow’s Xbox event where Microsoft is confirmed to reveal its next home console. VG247 will be covering it all live as it happens so be sure to bookmark this thread.

Mon, May 20, 2013 | 19:26 BST

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Wii U gets The Gadget Show treatment

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Nintendo UK has released a video of some hands-on gameplay of the Wii U version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, filmed on the show floor of The Gadget Show Live 2013.

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Mon, May 20, 2013 | 17:00 BST

Splinter Cell Blacklist co-op trailer shows Sam and buddy Isaac at work

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Splinter Cell Blacklist developer Ubisoft Toronto has released a new trailer for its stealthy action game, this time showing off co-op mode.

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Mon, May 20, 2013 | 15:55 BST

Total War: Rome novel ‘Destroy Carthage’ announced

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Total War: Rome – Destroy Carthage is the first of four books derived from The Creative Assembly’s strategy series, and history, of course.

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Mon, May 20, 2013 | 15:11 BST

Plants Vs Zombies Adventures launches on Facebook

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Plants Vs Zombies: Adventures has launched on Facebook. PopCap’s new cultivation-em-up is playable right now.

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Mon, May 20, 2013 | 14:01 BST

Total War: Rome 2 and Company of Heroes 2 playable at Rezzed

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Total War: Rome 2 and Company of Heroes 2 publisher Sega has confirmed that both of its strategy titles will be playable at his year’s Rezzed expo, taking place June 22-23 at The NEC, Birmingham.

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Mon, May 20, 2013 | 12:32 BST

Metal Gear Rising didn’t launch on Xbox 360 in Japan due to console’s weak performance

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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance didn’t launch on Xbox 360 in Japan because of the console’s poor performance in the country, Kojima Productions producer Yuji Korekado has explained.

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Mon, May 20, 2013 | 14:08 BST

Resident Evil: Revelations reviews are go, all the scores here

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Resident Evil: Revelations is heading to PS3, Wii U and Xbox 360 from May 21, and we’re rounding up all the review scores here.

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Mon, May 20, 2013 | 10:59 BST

Yakuza 1&2 HD trailer and screens surface

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Yakuza 1&2 HD has been confirmed for Wii U release in Japan by Sega, and the developer has released the bundle’s first trailer and screens into the wild.

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Mon, May 20, 2013 | 10:38 BST

Resident Evil 7 poster points to E3 2013 reveal – rumour

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Resident Evil 7 could be revealed at E3 next month, as suggested by a promotional poster that has leaked online. Treat this one 100% as rumour though. You have been cautioned.

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Mon, May 20, 2013 | 10:20 BST

Steam Trading Cards: all current badges revealed

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Steam Trading Cards are in beta now, courtesy of Valve. By collecting said cards you can unlock a series of badges for your Steam profile, and intrepid gamers have posted a gallery of all current badges so far for your viewing pleasure.

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Mon, May 20, 2013 | 10:09 BST

Call of Duty: Ghosts footage surfaces, shows guns, characters & locales

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Call of Duty: Ghosts developer Infinity Ward has given its shooter the Vine treatment in a short clip showing off some early footage. The game will be shown at Microsoft’s Xbox 720 reveal tomorrow night.

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Mon, May 20, 2013 | 09:52 BST

GRID 2 ‘Eliminator’ footage tears up Dubai

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GRID 2 developer Codemasters has released a new gameplay video showing off an Eliminator event on the streets of Dubai, ahead of the game’s release next week.

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Mon, May 20, 2013 | 09:03 BST

UK Charts see Metro: Last Light ascend to the top spot

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Metro: Last Light has entered the UK charts at first place, marking another recent success story for publishers Koch Media and Deep Silver.

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Mon, May 20, 2013 | 08:14 BST

Batman: Arkham Origins casts Kevin Conroy as Batman

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Good news everyone! Whilst you may be reading this in the voice of Professor Farnsworth, word has filtered through that Kevin Conroy will be continue his role as voice actor for Batman in Batman: Arkham Origins.

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Mon, May 20, 2013 | 05:51 BST

A long time coming for a remastered HD DuckTales

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As we get closer and closer to release of a fully HD remastering of the classic DuckTales game, word comes in from Christian Svensson about how long it has taken to get the project off the ground and voice acting.

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Mon, May 20, 2013 | 04:50 BST

Play Batman: Arkham Origins as Deathstroke? Yes, Please!

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In an interesting twist of marketing, not only will Deathstroke be a key villain in Batman: Arkham Origins .. you will have the opportunity to experience the game from behind his mask via pre-order DLC.

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