Category Archives: Shows

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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Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 20:57 BST

Dragon Age: Inquisition’s open-world is “pretty ambitious,” says BioWare GM

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Dragon Age: Inquisition’s open-world is “pretty ambitious,” according to BioWare general manager Aaryn Flynn.

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Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 15:34 BST

Warner a “believer in the Wii U,” console just “off to a slow start”

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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment president Martin Tremblay has said the firm is still confident in Wii U, it’s just the console got off to a slow start.

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Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 15:18 BST

Fallout 4 shown behind-closed-doors at E3 – rumor

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Fallout 4 is the rumor du jour today, with Bubblenews reporting that Bethesda showed the game behind-closed-doors to select press at E3 last week. Follow through the break for more on this, along with your daily dose of salt.

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Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 13:15 BST

Call of Duty Ghosts: next-gen AI development held-up by lack of final console tech

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Call of Duty: Ghosts is heading to PS4 and Xbox One some time after the game hits current-gen formats on November 5. However, Infinity Ward’s executive producer Mark Rubin has said that the creation of next-gen AI is taking longer than the game’s visuals due to the studio not having final consoles yet.

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Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 12:05 BST

Killer Instinct: Xbox One season pass confirmed, paid fight roster discussed

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Killer Instinct has received a bit of flack since it was announced for Xbox One, mainly because it’s now a free-to-play game that charges players for additional character. Everyone gets Jago for free, but developer Double Helix Games has argued that the game’s fight roster has been kept small because gamers don’t want a lot of fighters.

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Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 10:25 BST

Titanfall: Xbox One’s cloud computing helped Respawn think differently, says Zampella

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Titanfall developer Respawn Entertainment is using Xbox One and Windows 8′s cloud computing technology to enhance its debut shooter. Announced at E3, the game is heavily interwoven with online aspects, and studio founder Vince Zampella has discussed the power of the cloud in a new interview.

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Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 10:11 BST

Thief PS4: 33-minute presentation shows raw gameplay & mechanics

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Thief developer Eidos Montreal has published a 33-minute presentation of its next-gen stealth title running on PS4. The clip has insight from the team and plenty of gameplay to tide you over for now.

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Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 09:08 BST

Microsoft’s ecosystem doesn’t encourage small development, says Molyneux

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Microsoft’s ecosystem across Windows and Xbox formats isn’t encouraging the influx of indie-to-small developments as it should, former Microsoft Game Studios exec Peter Molyneux has cautioned.

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Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 19:39 BST

“You’re all being played”: Bleszinski slams Sony’s lack of used game blockers as a PR tactic

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Former Epic Games designer Cliff Bleszinski has been on something of a Twitter crusade lately, stating that the used games and AAA markets cannot co-exist while big budget games cost so much to make. Bleszinski has now suggested that Sony does have anti-used measures up its sleeve, and is using outrage over Microsoft’s Xbox One policies as a free PR tactic.

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Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 16:21 BST

Call of Duty: Ghosts might not hit Wii U after all

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Call of Duty: Ghosts executive producer Mark Rubin said in an interview last week that the Infinity Ward shooter was heading to Wii U. That may no longer be the case.

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Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 15:34 BST

Games are being traded in because they’re too short, says Mad Max dev

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Mad Max and Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios makes massive games, and founder Christofer Sundberg has suggested that the reason so many games get traded in is because they’re too short or offer little motivation to return.

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Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 15:17 BST

“Winning is determined by a much longer time-scale”: Gara on Sony’s bid in the next-gen war

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PS4 had a good showing at E3 last week, but SCE UK chief Fergal Gara has stressed that while he feels Sony won the day,he has stressed that the winner of next-gen will be determined on a much longer time-scale.

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Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 13:24 BST

Battlefield 4: multiplayer save transfer between current and next gen builds being considered

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Battlefield 4 developer DICE may include some kind of cross-game transfer between current and next-gen versions of the shooter, according to the studio’s general manager and vice president Karl-Magnus Troedsson.

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Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 13:15 BST

PS4: Gara explains new PS Plus subs, cross-game chat & more

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PlayStation 4 users will be required to pay for a PS Plus subscription if they wish to use multiplayer gaming on Sony’s new console, and Sony Computer Entertainment UK chief Fergal Gara has shed light on what the next-gen service will offer gamers.

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Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 11:38 BST

Pokemon X & Y DLC being explored by The Pokemon Company

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Pokemon X & Y is ripe for the DLC treatment when you really, really, honestly think about it, and that’s just what developer GameFreak is doing: thinking about it.

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Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 11:31 BST

“Deeply flawed”: research firm slams Microsoft’s entertainment strategy

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Microsoft’s entertainment strategy has been called “deeply flawed” by Interactive entertainment research firm DFC, and the group has stated that the future of Microsoft’s entertainment business hangs in the balance based on last week’s Xbox One campaign.

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Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 11:20 BST

The Division: gamers petition Ubisoft for PC release

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Tom Clancy’s The Division raised many eyebrows at E3 last week. While it was only confirmed for PS4 and Xbox One, gamers are now petitioning for a PC version and Ubisoft is encouraging people to sign it.

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Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 10:42 BST

Killzone: Shadow Fall gets 21-minute PS4 gameplay walkthrough

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Killzone: Shadow Fall developer Guerrilla Games has published footage of a 21-minute gameplay presentation from E3 2013. The clip shows off PS4 gameplay running in realtime, as well as discussion from the studio that explains the game’s tech, characters and world.

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Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 09:41 BST

PS4′s DRM stance has set a ‘nice precedent’, suggests Sony exec

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Sony’s pre-E3 conference confirmed to gamers that PS4 games will be DRM free unless a publisher chooses to impose safeguards on its titles, as well as no restrictions on game sharing or the use of pre-owned titles. Sony exec Scott Rohde believes that the company has set a precedent in this area for next-gen.

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