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Payday 2 developer Overkill has said that it is upset about having to withdraw support for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of online shooter Payday 2. The move was announced back in February but was somewhat overshadowed by the announcement of the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the …
Read More »Future Dragon Age: Inquisition DLC not coming to PS3 and 360
BioWare has said that any upcoming DLC for RPG title Dragon Age: Inquisition will not be released for either the PS3 or Xbox 360. However, those who already play the game on legacy hardware will now have the option of transferring their save data to either the PS4 or Xbox …
Read More »Caught blue-handed: The Smurfs are coming to 3DS for the first time
Cerulean creatures The Smurfs are headed to Nintendo’s handheld in the form of a new mini-game collection. The Smurfs for Nintendo 3DS has been developed by prolific 3DS studio Magic Pockets, the back catalogue of which boasts more than 35 Nintendo handheld titles. The game provides an adventure built around …
Read More »Iwata: ‘We intend to offer NX through a Nintendo-like solution’
A cryptic translation of a Nintendo investor FAQ has suggested that Nintendo intends to take steps to mitigate a possible lack of third party support for its NX console. President Satoru Iwata attempted to deflect questions about the NX, but did comment on the decision to announce the machine so …
Read More »Report: Nintendo NX release planned for July 2016
Nintendo’s next home console is currently pencilled in for a release in July 2016, an Asian news report has claimed. Taiwanese site DigiTimes reckons Foxconn has grabbed the manufacturing rights for the machine, although rival Pegatron is also pitching for some of the work. Furthermore, supply partners have been asked …
Read More »Fils-Aime: There’s no sugar coating Metroid Prime Federation Force reaction
The boss of Nintendo America has acknowledged the strength of fans’ negative reaction to the E3 reveal of Metroid Prime: Federation Force. The game featured in the platform holder’s E3 Digital Event, but drew such fury from parts of the fandom – including a petition calling for its cancellation – …
Read More »The Last of Us 2 seemingly ‘confirmed’ by voice actor Nolan North
Uncharted and The Last of Us voice actor Nolan North has apparently let slip news of a follow-up to Naughty Dog’s massively successful apocalyptic tale. North, who counts among his prolific game credits Nathan Drake in Uncharted, David in The Last of Us and Penguin in Rocksteady’s Arkham series of …
Read More »Miyamoto ‘not actively participating’ in NX development
Nintendo development boss Shigeru Miyamoto is not leading development of the NX, it has been revealed. I’ve pulled myself back out of some of the hardware section and I’m really focused on some of the software that I’m involved in – for example, the new Starfox game,” he told Forbes. …
Read More »Nintendo is looking into its own Early Access program
Early Access games could become a reality on all three console platform following Nintendo’s confirmation of interest. "We don’t have anything to announce, but I can say that we’re certainly exploring options and capabilities," Nintendo of America’s third-party relations and indie development boss Damon Baker told Polygon. "So anything is …
Read More »Xbox One owners warned about MotoGP 15 bug
Those intending to buy MotoGP 15 for Xbox One tomorrow (Friday June 26th) have been warned about an unspecified but potentially serious bug. With the latest tests, we noticed that the Xbox One version could be affected with some known bugs. For this reason we’re working really hard to bring …
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