Category Archives: Publishers

Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 15:00 BST

Assassin’s Creed 4 to release on PC “a few weeks after” console versions

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Ubisoft game director Ashraf Ismail has said not to expect Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag on PC to launch alongside the consoles versions.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 14:26 BST

Legacy of Kain: Dead Sun concept art released by Square, publisher discusses cancelled game

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Legacy of Kain: Dead Sun was outed as part of a NeoGAF investigation yesterday. Before it was cancelled it contained a multiplayer mode called War for Nosgoth, which is now the basis of ‘Nosgoth’, the next game in the series. Square-Enix has now shed light on why Dead Sun was cancelled, along with some new concept art.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 14:16 BST

Ashes Cricket 2013 release moved to July

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505 Games has announced a release date change for Ashes Cricket 2013. Originally slated for release on June 21, the sports title will now release in July.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 13:45 BST

Dragon Age: Inquisition team may “throw it over to the cloud” if it can “be smart” with it

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Dragon Age: Inquisition’s Aaryn Flynn feels the next console generation is “long overdue” and the computing power behind the tech “enables so many things.”

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 13:26 BST

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified’s first DLC is Xbox 360 exclusive, ‘Battle Focus’ trailer inside

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The Bureau: XCOM Declassified publisher 2K Games has confirmed that the title’s first DLC pack is coming exclusively to Xbox 360 if you pre-order the game. We’ve also got a new ‘Battle Focus’ trailer that shows the game’s strategic play at work.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 13:11 BST

Mirror’s Edge reboot to right wrongs of first game, DICE explains reveal timing

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Mirror’s Edge has been gunning for a re-emergence for some time, and it’s no secret fans have been eager for a second game since the first instalment dropped. DICE’s executive producer Patrick Bach has shed light on why the studio is rebooting the franchise, how it hopes to right the wrongs of the original, and why it’s taken so long to emerge.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 12:56 BST

Kingdom Hearts 3 follows Dream Drop Distance, Nomura discusses combat & tech

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Kingdom Hearts 3 is a proper sequel that follows Nintendo 3DS romp Dream Drop Distance, and will conclude the ‘Dark Seeker’ saga, according to director Tetsuya Nomura.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 12:42 BST

Ecco the Dolphin 3D hits 3DS in Japan next week, Galaxy Force 2 inbound

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Ecco the Dolphin will be splashing his cheeky little flippers on the Japanese 3DS eShop from June 26, Sega has confirmed.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 11:39 BST

Star Wars: Battlefront will innovate, won’t just re-hash old DICE ideas – Gibeau

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Star Wars: Battlefront developer DICE is a good fit for the franchise, what with all the previous troop, vehicle and flying warfare seen in its Battlefield series over the years. However, complacency will not cut it, says EA’s Frank Gibeau, as the studio will be pushing innovation a much as possible.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 11:24 BST

Half-Life 3, Left 4 Dead 3, Source 2 spotted in leaked Valve archive

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Half-Life 3 rumours are – at times – tenuous at best, but this one might actually have some legs, even if they’re really short and not capable of running very far. According to community-led rumour site ValveTime, an internal mailing list archive typed by an actual human at Valve acknowledges the game’s existence by name.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 10:51 BST

Rayman Legends Wii U was delayed over poor sales projections

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Rayman Legends suffered a well-documented delay earlier this year, and Ubisoft has come forward to say that the Wii U build was postponed following poor sales projections of the title.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 09:54 BST

Murdered: Soul Suspect gameplay footage shows cases, powers and Dusk realm

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Murdered: Soul Suspect developer Airtight Games has showcased raw footage of the game running in a 15-minute video.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 09:47 BST

Final Fantasy 15: Nomura explains switch from Versus 13, talks next-gen leap

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Final Fantasy 15 was revealed as the new name for Final Fantasy 13 Versus at E3 last week, and director Tetsuya Nomura has revealed to Famitsu exactly what prompted the change.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 08:48 BST

Steam game sharing feature appears in client code

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Steam owners Valve may be looking to allow game sharing in a future update, as suggested by a few lines of tell-tale code found in the store’s client code.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 06:18 BST

Warrior’s Orochi 3 Ultimate headed to PS3, Vita

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Warriors Orochi 3 is getting yet another re-release, this time bringing together all the extra content from other versions along with some brand new goodies.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 06:08 BST

Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition PC requirements released

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High Voltage Software has released the minimum and recommended system requirements for Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition, which hits PC on July 3 via digital distribution and arrives in stores in August.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 05:54 BST

Nordic Games still chasing THQ assets

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Nordic Games can’t tell us what it’s going to do with Darksiders, Red Faction and the many other ex-THQ properties it picked up in April because it still hasn’t taken possession of all of them.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 03:48 BST

Grasshopper Manufacture “heavily relying” on Unreal Engine 4

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Kilelr is Dead and Lollipop Chainsaw developer Grasshopper Manufacture is super keen on Unreal Engine 4, thanks to its cross-platform capabilities.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 03:32 BST

Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara four pack available on Steam

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You can now pick up a four-pack of Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara on Steam for $45. The pack includes four complete bundles of the remastered Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom and Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara. Having a couple of extra games handy is a perfect way to entice a few mates into the drop-in, drop-out co-op, I guess.

Thanks, Capcom Unity.

Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 03:24 BST

Mass Effect, Dragon Age staff going to San Diego Comic Con

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Hit up the Dark Horse booth at San Diego Comic Con to check in with BioWare and view exclusive merchandise.

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