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No Xbox 720 reveal this E3, confirms Microsoft
Microsoft has announced that, contrary to several rumours and speculations, the successor to the Xbox 360 won’t be revealed at E3 this June, or “anytime soon”.“While we appreciate all the interest in our long-range plans for the future, we can confirm that there will be no talk of new Xbox hardware at E3 or anytime ... Read More»
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Mass Effect 3 co-op was originally a standalone spin-off online FPS
BioWare has revealed that it was originally planning to do a standalone competitive online FPS for the Mass Effect series called Mass Effect: Team Assault, but later integrated the idea into Mass Effect 3 and turned it into the co-op mode.This news comes from the recently released iOS app, The Final Hours of Mass Effect 3.“The ... Read More»
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Baldur’s Gate remake announced, not being developed by BioWare
After plenty of rumours and speculations, the announcement has finally been made- Baldur’s Gate and Baldur’s Gate 2- the classic BioWare PC RPGs- are being remade.However, they won’t be developed by BioWare. Developer Beamdog- originally founded by ex-BioWare employees who did work on the Baldur games- is working on these remakes. Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition ... Read More»
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Namco Bandai Expands Codemasters Distribution Deal In Europe
Gamesta.com receives word from Namco Bandai Partners. They’ve extended their deal with Codemasters to hold the rights of distribution for their titles in Europe as well as Australasia... Read More»
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Skyrim Gets Update 1.5, Adds Kill Cams, Improved Shadow Effects And Bug Fixes
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’s 1.5 title update is now available as a Beta Update on Steam and will soon arrive on consoles.Update 1.5 features kill cameras for magic and ranged combat, plus new melee kill moves.The update features:- New cinematic kill cameras for projectile weapons and spells - New kill moves and animations for ... Read More»
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Birds of Steel Out Now, Launch Trailer Inside
Birds of Steel is shipping to retail stores.Developed by Gaijin Entertainment, Birds of Steel lets players take to the skies in over 100 famous fighters from the entire axis and allied forces, including the Spitfire Mk.V, P-51 Mustang, A6M Zero and the F4F Wildcat. Players can pilot planes in the American, European or Japanese fighting ... Read More»
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Kid Icarus 3D Anime Now Available on the 3DS
Nintendo is constantly releasing free videos to download and watch on the Nintendo 3DS. Recently a Kid Icarus 3D Anime has been made available as they are releasing them as short films that you can one one at a time chronologically, with the full set yet to be release. The videos are unique and have ... Read More»
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MoH: Warfighter “looks different from Battlefield”- Danger Close
EA senior creative director Richard Farrelly says that Medal of Honor: Warfighter is much like Battlefield 3 in terms of realism, but even though the two games use the same engine- the stunning FrostBite 2, they’re very different games.“We have our own challenges switching from one engine to new technology,” Farrelly told CVG. “But like ... Read More»
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Japanese hardware and software sales for this week revealed
Yes, the Vita hasn’t gone below 10k units yet, in fact, it actually shows higher sales, by a whopping 18 units over last week. It sold 10, 041 units this week, and the 3DS sold 68k units and is showing no signs of weakness.One Piece Pirate Musou is the second highest selling PS3 game in ... Read More»
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Gravity Rush was inspired by Xbox 360′s Crackdown
This is an interesting revelation, as Gravity Rush director Keiichiro Toyama has mentioned on the US PS Blog that he was inspired by Crackdown a lot, and gave plenty of reasons to support it.“The game I was most influenced by was Crackdown,” he said.“I really like the aspect of unlocking skills and becoming more powerful, and ... Read More»
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Team Ninja: Many developers don’t do justice to violence in games
Team Ninja head Yosuke Hayashi has told GamesIndustry that many developers don’t do justice to violence and gore, and it ends up being mechancial.Just like Ninja Gaiden 1 and 2, right? I kid…“Since a few years ago I felt the lack of potential in meaningless expressions of violence that were dominating games,” he said.“If games ... Read More»
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Microsoft hiring for an AAAA game
That’s right, AAAA game. That many A’s, yup. When people say the game is “AAA”, it simply means that the budget is high and nothing else. Maybe Microsoft may be planning to create a huge franchise, and it can’t be a typo, since AAAA is mentioned plenty of times.This is what the post read:Microsoft Studios ... Read More»
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GTA V expected to release in 2013, targeting the Wii U
When Rockstar delayed Max Payne 3 to May, I immediately thought “there goes GTA V to 2013″. Of course, this isn’t official yet, just some analysts saying it’s going to be released in 2013 and they are targeting the Wii U as well. You know the obvious things.RDR and GTA IV (April 28th in the ... Read More»
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Risen 2 Gets A Firm Release Date, Different Release Dates For PC And Console Version
Deep Silver have announced release dates for Risen 2: Dark Waters.Risen 2: Dark Waters will be available on April 27, 2012 for Windows PC, on May 22, 2012 in the USA and Canada and on May 25, 2012 in European countries for the PS3 and Xbox 360.We recently previewed Risen 2 and loved it. You ... Read More»
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Achievements and Gamerscores reset issue has been fixed
We previously reported that several Xbox Live users were facing issues- the Achievements they earned on their Xbox 360 consoles and their Gamerscores, both were being erased completely and brought down back to zero.Microsoft has now announced that this glitch in the system has been fixed, releasing an official press release. ”The issue that some customers ... Read More»
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DmC Director: Dante isn’t modelled after me, “I didn’t design the character”
DmC director and co-founder of Ninja Theory, Tameem Antoniades is on the hot seat after taking over Capcom’s Devil May Cry, and one of the main issues people had was that Dante’s design resembled him a lot. He has brushed off those concerns and said that he didn’t even design the character.“What can I say? ... Read More»
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It will take a long time for tablets to match the consoles in performance – Tim Sweeney
Well, as if it wasn’t obvious enough, Epic President Tim Sweeney has said that there are plenty of factors which limit the performance of the tablets. The first reason is power consumption, and as you know the consoles have a huge advantage here. More power consumption = more horsepower and it’s as simple as that.“The ... Read More»
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Casey Hudson: Mass Effect 3′s ending “will be remembered”; BioWare listening to fan feedback
There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the ending of Mass Effect 3, and plenty of fans simply don’t like it. There’s also a petition to change the ending – BioWare isn’t interested in that, and are very proud of the ending because it will be remembered by many.Mass Effect 3′s game director said ... Read More»
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Deadly Premonition Making Its Way To PS3 In The West As Director’s Cut
What do Harvest Moon and Deadly Premonition have in common? On the surface absolutely nothing. But, they do share a producer in Yasuhiro Wada who in his Harvest Moon series retrospective at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) confirmed that he and Deadly Premonition director Hidetaka ‘SWERY 65′ Suehiro will bring their insane horror-comedy hybrid to ... Read More»
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Codemasters Extends License For Formula One Games, F1 2013 In Coming This Holiday Season
Codemasters has extended its partnership with Formula One World Championship Limited in a multi-year agreement to develop games based on the popular sport.Bernie Ecclestone, Formula One group CEO, said: “Codemasters has created some of the best and most successful FORMULA ONE games to date. We and the teams work closely with them and look forward to ... Read More»
