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Dead Space 3, Crysis 3 Sales Fell Short, According to EA
During EA’s fiscal year 2012 financial call, Chief Financial Officer Blake Jorgensen stated that both Dead Space 3 and Crysis 3 failed to meet sales expectations. While Jorgensen didn’t mention any specific sales figures, NPD informed Joystiq that Dead Space 3 sales were lower than Dead Space 2′s—a game that sold two times as much ... Read More»
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Just Cause Devs Almost Had a Shot at Making an Open World Star Wars Game
Avalanche Studious, makers of Just Cause and Just Cause 2, almost had a shit at a “massive Star Wars open world game,” one former employee and their current Chief Creative Officer claim. Former Avalanche studio manager Oskar Burman and current Chief Creative Officer Christofer Sundberg both tweeted yesterday about the project that could’ve been following ... Read More»
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Capcom Posts Fiscal 2012 Results, Fiscal 2013 Plans
According to Capcom’s financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, the company saw a 14.6% increase in net sales, and a 17.6% decrease in operating income from their previous fiscal year. The company also reports ordinary income decreased 7.4% and net income decreased 55.8 percent. Capcom’s report says that while Resident Evil 6 ... Read More»
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Assassin’s Creed Producer Jean-François Boivin Also Fired by Ubisoft, Says Patrice Desilets
According to Patrice Desilets, he wasn’t the only one terminated by Ubisoft yesterday—Assassin’s Creed producer Jean-François Boivin was also fired. “Thinking of my good friend and producer [Jean-François Boivin'] who also got fired yesterday,” Desilets tweeted. “I’m sharing your support with him…” After acting as production manager and associate producer on Assassin’s Creed, Assassin’s Creed ... Read More»
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EA Will Have ‘Full Reveal’ of Next-Gen Titles from DICE, BioWare, and EA Sports at E3
Electronic Arts will be showcasing next-gen titles from DICE, EA Sports, and BioWare during this year’s E3, president of Labels Frank Gibeau stated during EA’s fourth quarter earnings call. “Regarding next-generation consoles, we are under a non-disclosure agreement with out platform partners, however, we’re planning a full reveal at E3 including more next-generation titles in ... Read More»
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Remember Me Pre-order Bonuses Include 3 Moves Inspired by Street Fighter
A post on the Capcom-Unity blog from community manager Brett Elston details Remember Me’s pre-order bonuses. Pre-ordering Remember Me through Steam, Amazon, and Best Buy lands players Street Fighter-inspired pressens (the name for the game’s customizable fighting move sets) for protagonist Nilin—the Flash Kick, Spinning Bird Kick, and Dragon Punch (which you can watch in ... Read More»
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EA No Longer Intends to Pay Rights to Use Real Guns in Their Games
Electronic Arts will no longer pay for the rights to use real weapons in their games, president of Labels Frank Gibeau told Reuters. “We’re telling a story and we have a point of view,” Gibeau told Rueters. “A book doesn’t pay for saying the word ‘Colt,’ for example.” Rough translation? EA thinks that it’s unconstitutional—that ... Read More»
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Ubisoft Reflections Planning to Announce New Project at E3
Ubisoft Reflections, a studio best known for the Driver series as well as collaborating on Just Dance 3 and 4, Far Cry 3, and Watch Dogs, will be announcing a new project at this year’s E3, Joystiq reports. While speaking at the Game Horizon conference in Newcastle, UK today, the studio’s managing director Pauline Jacquey ... Read More»
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Assassin’s Creed Creator Once Again Departs Ubisoft
Assassin’s Creed creator Patrice Désilets has once again left Ubisoft, Game Informer reports. Désilets originally left Ubisoft in 2010, then joined THQ in 2011. In the wake of THQ’s bankruptcy and Ubisoft’s acquisition of their Montreal studio, Désilets was brought back into the fold. But according to Game Informer’s sources, the relationship between the designer ... Read More»
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Opinions of Mega Man FPS Were Divisive Even within Capcom
Addressing a fan question in the Capcom Unity forums, senior vice president Christian Svensson offered a simple explanation for the company’s decision to can the Mega Man X first-person shooter. Exposed by a fascinating article by Polygon, Maverick Hunter was being developed by Armature Studio in 2010. But in the wake of creator Keiji Inafune’s ... Read More»
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Ubisoft Reveals Splinter Cell: Blacklist’s Spies vs. Mercs
During a recent press event, Ubisoft revealed Splinter Cell: Blacklist’s Spies vs. Mercs multiplayer mode. First introduced in Pandora Tomorrow, Spies vs. Mercs is an asymmetrical multiplayer mode that pits stealthy, agile, but weak spies against the more heavily armored and heavily armed mercenaries. The multiplayer mode has since appeared in Chaos Theory and Double Agent, but was noticeably ... Read More»
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RUMOR: German Retailers Reveal GTA 5 PC Version
German retailers Amazon Germany and GamesOnly both have listings for a PC version of Grand Theft Auto 5. “We can confirm that the content, as it is stated in the item description, is correct” a spokesperson for GamesOnly informed GTA fan site GTA-extreme.de. Considering Grand Theft Auto 4, GTA 3, andVice City all saw PC ... Read More»
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EA and Disney Announce Star Wars Videogame Partnership
Disney and EA have announced multi-year exclusive agreement that will see Electronic Arts handling development and publishing of new Star Wars titles. “This agreement demonstrates our commitment to creating quality game experiences that drive the popularity of the Star Wars franchise for years to come,” co-president of Disney Interactive John Pleasants stated in the press ... Read More»
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Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time Sprouting in July
The first teaser trailer for Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time reveals the game’s upcoming July release. In the teaser trailer (embedded below), very vocal fans demand “it’s about time” for a follow up to Plants vs. Zombies, including inexplicably popular internet celebrity/fat guy Francis and Microsoft’s Major Nelson (real name: Larry Hryb). There’s ... Read More»
