Category Archives: Publishers
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 06:26 BST
Dark Souls 2 engine upgrade allows for fancy graphics tricks
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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Posted in: Horror, Namco Bandai, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Dark Souls 2, From Software, Yui Tanimura
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 05:38 BST
Thief dev wants getting spotted to have real consequences
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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Posted in: Action, PC, PS4, Square Enix, Xbox One
Tags: Daniel Windfeld Schmidt, eidos montreal, thief
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 04:57 BST
Dual Destinies: Capcom USA canvassing demand for physical release
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.
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 04:31 BST
FIFA PC players have low spec machines, EA Sports boss says
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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Posted in: Development, EA Sports, PC, Sports
Tags: Andrew Wilson, Ignite Engine
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 22:36 BST
Assassin’s Creed 4 has connected single-player sections
The present-day sections of Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag have a subtle opt-in multiplayer component.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, PS4, Ubisoft, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Tags: Ashraf Ismail, Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, ubisoft montreal
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 21:34 BST
Titanfall unlikely to feature cross-platform play
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.
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 21:52 BST
Hitman studio face lay-offs, nearly half of the staff lose jobs
IO Interactive has announced today that it has laid off nearly half of its current workforce as part of a refocus on the Hitman series.
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Posted in: Jobs, Square Enix, Trade
Tags: io interactive, lay-offs, Square Enix
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 16:12 BST
Witcher 3 dev says the game counts, not the money
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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Posted in: CD Projekt, PC, PS4, RPG, Xbox One
Tags: Marcin Iwinski, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 15:56 BST
Final Fantasy X & X-2 HD success could pave way for more remasters
Final Fantasy X & X-2 HD director Yoshinori Kitase has said that if the PS3 and PS Vita remasters prove successful, they could pave the way for more classic games being updated in a similar fashion.
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Posted in: PS3, Square Enix, Vita
Tags: Final Fantasy X HD, Final Fantasy X-2 HD
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 15:53 BST
Square Enix sets up new mobile studio in Indonesia
Square Enix has started a brand new development studio in Indonesia, and it’ll be making games for mobile devices.
The studio, Square Enix Smileworks, is a joint venture by Square Enix Holdings, Smile-Lab and Japanese firm Gotanda Denshi.
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Posted in: Development, Square Enix
Tags: Indonesia, new studio, Square Enix
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 05:36 BST
New Thief details emerge out of E3 showing
Thief has received a plethora of new information thanks to its recent closed door E3 showing.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Square Enix
Tags: eidos montreal, Square Enix, thief
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 15:26 BST
Namco Bandai announcing new PS3 game in four days
Namco Bandai has been teasing a new PS3 game for about a week now, and the company has posted an update saying the title will be revealed in four days. The internet consensus is still that it’s called Strelka Stories and is in development at CyberConnect2.
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Posted in: Namco Bandai, PS3
Tags: Solatorobo: Red the Hunter, Strelka Stories, Tail Concerto
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 13:02 BST
EA: Nintendo needs to “sell more boxes” before publisher can return to Wii U
EA Labels president Frank Gibeau has stated that Nintendo needs to sell more Wii U consoles in order for the company to start producing games for it once more. Despite having four titles out on Nintendo’s console, Gibeau has said they haven’t sold well, confirming it’s a matter of monetary return for the publisher.
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Posted in: EA, Nintendo, Wii U
Tags: frank gibeau
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 11:00 BST
Dota 2 releasing in full this summer
Dota 2 feels like it’s been out for ages already but Valve will open the doors to everyone this summer, following an extensive closed alpha and beta phase that has spanned Steam and various tournaments worldwide. It really does feel like it’s out already, doesn’t it?
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 00:49 BST
Battlefield 4: bringing back the destruction (sort of)
Phil Owen checked out Battlefield 4 at E3 and seems to have spent the whole time trying to blow up the environment or asking DICE why he couldn’t.
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 06:48 BST
Retro Game Challenge 3DS coming to Japan in the winter
I’m not sure how many of you remember Retro Game Challenge, a weird nostalgia trip of a DS game released back in 2009, based upon the Japanese comedy show GameCenter CX. It didn’t even sell 100,000 copies in the west.
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Posted in: 3DS, 3DS XL, Arcade, Namco Bandai
Tags: G.rev, Retro Game Challenge
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 04:59 BST
Dota 2 team receives 12 month ban for match fixing
roX.KIS player Alexey ‘Solo’ Berezin has received a lifetime ban from prominent Dota 2 network Starladder TV after it emerged that he allegedly bet on his own team losing.
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 01:12 BST
Total War: Rome 2 is all about politics and backstabbing
As we all know, ancient Rome had more than its share of political infighting, or backstabbing, if you will. Famously, between 235 and 284 AD there were 21 ‘official’ emperors, of whom all but one died of unnatural causes.
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Posted in: PC, Sega, Strategy
Tags: creative assembly, Total War: Rome 2
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 07:40 BST
CD Projekt opens new Kraków studio
CD Projekt, the creator of The Witcher and Good Old Games, has launched a new studio in Kraków, Poland.
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Posted in: CD Projekt, Jobs
Tags: Krakow, Studio
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 00:14 BST
Saints Row 3 mod tools are a test for Saints Row 4
Volition are set to release “what is essentially a full sdk” for Saints Row: The Third over the coming months, one of the chief Saints Row modders has revealed.
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Posted in: Action, Deep Silver, Mods, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: saints row 4, Saints Row: The Third, volition
FIFA PC players have low spec machines, EA Sports boss says