Category Archives: Publishers

Thu, May 23, 2013 | 05:20 BST

Square Enix relaunches 10th anniversary teaser site

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Back on April 1 this year, Square Enix celebrated the 10 year anniversary of Squaresoft’s merger with Enix on April 1, 2003 by launching a teaser site which disappeared a day later. The teaser site has been relaunched with a countdown clock stopped at 00:46:49 and a new message.
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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 04:27 BST

Is Far Cry making a comeback?

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With the recent success of Ubisoft’s throwback to the 80′s with the Far Cry 3 DLC Blood Dragon, it looks like they may have decided to do another throwback, this time to the original Far Cry.

A Far Cry HD listing for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 has surfaced on the Brazil’s rating board site. No announcement had been made by Ubisoft, but with the success the franchise is having, it could be on the cards.

Wed, May 22, 2013 | 22:53 BST

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Ultimate Edition is available now on PSN

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Konami has announced that Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Ultimate Edition is available now on PSN. The bundle features the full game and all downloadable content which includes Cyborg Ninja Armor Skin, MGS4 Raiden Skin, Commando Armor Skin, White Armor Skin, Inferno Armor Skin, VR Missions and side stories, “Jetstream” and “Blade Wolf”. The edition will run you $74.99.

Wed, May 22, 2013 | 21:55 BST

Elminage Original to be published by Ghostlight in Europe, out this summer

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Ghostlight has announced it will be publishing Elminage Original, Starfish-SD’s first-person PSP dungeon crawler, in Europe and it will come with all the improvements made with the patch released in the US. The PSP game may even get a collector’s edition, and if it does, it will be made available in limited quantities and not in a “standard” edition. Elminage Original will be made available this summer. Thanks, Siliconera.

Thu, May 23, 2013 | 01:55 BST

The Warriors lands on PSN next week

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As promised earlier this month, Rockstar has announced that The Warriors will arrive on PSN next week for PS3. The title will be available as part of the PS3 Classics collection, and arrives on the US end of the store May 28 for $9.99 and on the European end May 29.

Wed, May 22, 2013 | 21:23 BST

Call of Duty: Ghosts next-gen engine shown in side by side comparison video

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Infinity Ward has released a video showing the tech differences between Call of Duty: Ghosts and Modern Warfare 3.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 22:16 BST

FIFA 14 Ultimate Team will be released on PS4 – EA rep

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FIFA 14 Ultimate Team will be release on PS4 according to an EA representative’s comments to CVG.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 19:37 BST

Capcom FY14 forecast notes slower growth in mobile

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Capcom has released an English translation of quarterly financial results, noting the mobile market has stalled for the developer, and that it plans to concentrate on business areas with “sustained growth” for FY14.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 19:18 BST

Elder Scrolls Online video shows off the Wamasu

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The Elder Scrolls Online has a new video giving you a look at the Wamasu, a creature which mails from the Black Marsh. Watch it below. It’s short, but sweet, and the creature looks rather formidable.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 18:55 BST

Shin Megami Tensei 4 gameplay video is 10 minutes in Japanese, but gives you the idea

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A video showing 10 minutes of gameplay from Shin Megami Tensei 4 has hit YouTube, and despite the fact it’s Japanese, English speakers should have no problem following along. The latest entry in the franchise is over 50 hours long, a 3DS exclusive, and arrives in North America on July 16.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 18:17 BST

EA still developing Wii U titles, just not as many as on PS4, Xbox One

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Electronic Arts hasn’t stopped making games for Wii U, it’s just not developing as many titles for it as with Microsoft and Sony consoles.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 17:11 BST

EA to reveal more on FIFA 14 and Star Wars at E3

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EA has said it plans to reveal more on FIFA 14 and its Star Wars games in the works during E3 next month.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 14:57 BST

Battlefield 4 single-player campaign detailed a bit more by executive producer

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DICE executive producer Patrick Bach is featured in the Battlefield 4 dev chat below, and in it he discusses the shooter’s single player campaign.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 15:32 BST

WildStar: Settler and Scientist content detailed with videos

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Carbine Studios has released additional information on WildStar’s two remaining Paths: Scientist and Settler. Paths have been incorporated into character creation as well as integrated into the core gameplay. You can see how this works in the videos below as you get to know the Scientist and Settler a bit better. There’s some screenshots below in as well. Wildstar is expected later this year and you can sign up for the beta here.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 14:41 BST

Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition announced for PC, exclusive screenshots

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Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition for PC has bee announced by Warner, which also sent us two exclusive screenshots of the fighter on its new platform.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 14:29 BST

Metro: Last Light Season Pass now available, upcoming DLC detailed

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Information on Metro: Last Light’s Season Pass and upcoming DLC has been announced by Deep Silver.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 11:38 BST

FIFA 14: Xbox One & PS4 will support EA Ignite engine, PC won’t

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FIFA 14 will support EA Sports’ new Ignite engine on Xbox One and PS4, but PC gamers will miss out on the new tech, the studio has confirmed.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 10:22 BST

Altered Beast 3D heading to 3DS eShop Japan next week

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Altered Beast 3D is getting the 3DS eShop treatment, courtesy of Sega. It’s the arcade version and it’ll come with those odd voice-overs intact when it launches on May 29. Altogether now, ‘Rise from your grave’.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 09:22 BST

Samurai Warrior producer promoted to Executive Vice President of Tecmo Koei

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Hisashi Koinuma, the producer of many Omega Force games such as Samurai Warrior, Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage, One Piece: Pirate Warriors and Pokemon Conquest has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Tecmo Koei Games.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 06:05 BST

GDC Europe announce more talks for design and business tracks

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The organisers of GDC Europe have announced more talks for the event in August. As part of the design and business tracks, the new talks will take place from Monday 19 August through to Wednesday 21 August. These additions will be talks from Steven Masters on Assassin’s Creed III’s design, Don Daglow on the ‘treasures and traps’ of next-gen and Epic’s James Brown on empowering the player in storytelling.
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