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Deadly Premonition boss teases “surprising and amazing news”
Hidetaka “Swery” Suehiro, director of the cult-favourite horror effort Deadly Premonition, has promised fans of his have something to look forward to in 2013. According to Siliconera‘s translation of a New Year’s post on Swery’s blog, the creative has something in the pipeline for reveal this year. “And to all my fans, who keep giving ... Read More»
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Demon’s Souls headed to PlayStation Network next week
Demon’s Souls, the critically-acclaimed precursor to Dark Souls, will be made available through the US PlayStation Network next week. The From Software RPG – which Atlus US has said is its biggest-selling title ever despite the success of the Persona series – will be available on January 8 for $20, according to the PS Blog. ... Read More»
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Dead Space 3 Xbox 360 demo being handed out a week early to Origin users
A demo for Dead Space 3 will go live on January 20, and those who use EA’s Origin service can get in on the fun a week early. All you have to do is go here, log in with your Origin-ID and password, and boom: you have access to the Xbox 360 demo on January ... Read More»
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The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct trailer is unofficial
A quick, moderately embarrassing update: it turns out yesterday’s trailer for Terminal Reality’s shooter The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct wasn’t an official Activision production. The publisher confirmed with GiantBomb that it’s a fan edit put together from bits and pieces of an in-development build shown to IGN. The hosting YouTube channel is not officially affiliated ... Read More»
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Dead Space 3 video tells you a scary bedtime story
Dead Space 3 is out next month, and EA has released a new video which hopes to catch you up on the story “so far.” Have a look at it below. It’s out in February for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
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Alan Wake dev teases new project for 2013
Alan Wake developer Remedy has dipped its toe in the teaser pool and has dropped a hint that something is coming in 2013. Speculate for yourself after the cut. It’s salt-pinching time people: Note that the tease comes along with a promotion for Alan Wake Franchise on Steam. Remedy’s Facebook post follows the studio registering ... Read More»
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War Z dev issues apologetic open letter following rocky Steam launch
The War Z’s launch on Steam was a bit of a disaster that saw developer Hammerpoint Interactive accused of nicking images from the Walking Dead TV show, charging players for instant respawn and the studio tussling with fans over the game’s policies and features. The game’s executive producer Sergey Titov has issued an open letter ... Read More»
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The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct shows off stealth gameplay
The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct is the latest entry in the suddenly crowded first-person zombie survival genre; this short gameplay video shows off Terminal reality’s take. Licensed by AMC rather than franchise creator Robert Kirkman – somewhat embarrassingly, as it happens – the shooter is based on the TV show, rather than the comics. It ... Read More»
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Home to bring indie horror to mobile, Mac
Home developer Benjamin Rivers has announced his hope to port the indie survival horror experience to iDevice, Mac and “possibly Android”. Potential players are invited to sign up for an email alert, indicating their preferred platform, to be advised as soon as a port is available – presumably this will also allow Rivers to gauge ... Read More»
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Capcom not keen on “late ports” to Wii U
Resident Evil 6, Street Fighter IV and Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 are unlikely to appear on the Wii U, with Capcom expressing doubts about re-releasing games post-launch window. The sentiment comes courtesy of Capcom USA’s sernior vice president Chrisian Svensson, writing on the Capcom Unity forum. “With regard to WiiU, in general we’re looking ... Read More»
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Dead Space 3 achievements hit net, beware spoilers
Dead Space 3′s achievement list has sprung forth from the shadows like a grotesque hell-beast bent on gnawing upon your innards. They’re rammed full of spoilers, but if you want to check them out, you can do so after the cut. Thanks to Exophase for the tip. 10 Stranger in a Strange Land Complete the ... Read More»
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Resident Evil 5 ran on 3DS, inspired Resi: Revelations – Capcom
Capcom managed to get Resident Evil 5 running on Nintendo 3DS while it was developing survival game Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D. The feat would then go on to inspire Resident Evil: Revelations. The studio has discussed the process in Nintendo’s latest instalment of ‘Iwata Asks’. In the roundtable, Iwata and the Resident Evil: Revelations ... Read More»
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The War Z accused of copying Walking Dead images
As if The War Z hadn’t generated enough scandal for one week, Hammerpoint has been accused of nicking images for use in its promotional materials. Kotaku has a series of comparison images showing zombie faces seemingly copied from The Walking Dead, zombie walk photos, and other sources. This isn’t the first time Hammerpoint’s been noted ... Read More»
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The War Z pulled from Steam, Valve offering full refunds
The War Z has earned the dubious honour of being one of the few games to be pulled from Steam with full, no-questions refunds offered. The horror MMO’s Steam page no longer offers a purchase option. In a statement given to Kotaku, Valve said it had made a “mistake” in “prematurely issuing a copy of ... Read More»
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Capcom financials lowered due to weak Resident Evil 6 sales, Monster Hunter 4 delayed
Capcom has slashed its sales projections for the financial year ending March 31st 2013. The move comes following weak sales of Resident Evil 6, as well as a release date slip for Monster Hunter 4 that will see it miss this financial year. The report suggests that Capcom had high hopes for the 3DS title, ... Read More»