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The consoles version of critically acclaimed PC hit Gone Home has been cancelled. DualShockers reports that developer Fullbright’s Steve Gaynor has said that his studio’s agreement with publisher Midnight City has sadly come to an end”. The console SKU was to be published on Majesco’s Midnight City label, and is …
Read More »Ridge Racer Unbounded’s European servers have been shut down
Bandai Namco has turned off all online functionality for 2012 release Ridge Racer Unbounded. Online access for all three versions – Xbox 360, PS3 and PC – is now no longer possible. The publisher and developer wanted to take this opportunity to thank, once again, all the players for their …
Read More »The rise of Warner Bros
It might be easy to dismiss the success of Warner Bros’ video games division. Warner is an entertainment powerhouse with billion-dollar brands like Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and Batman. It can attract the biggest talent and spend significant sums of money to secure it. But that counts for …
Read More »Halo: Nightfall webseries heading to DVD and Blu-ray next month
Microsoft Studios will bring Halo: Nightfall to DVD and Blu-ray next month, the company has announced alongside the release of a new trailer. Originally aired episodically on Xbox Live, the Ridley Scott-produced Nightfall will be combined into a feature-length film for a physical release on March 17th. Microsoft has confirmed …
Read More »Amiibo trio receives price drop
Nintendo has announced a price drop for Donkey Kong, Peach and Yoshi amiibo figures. The toys – previously priced at $12.99 each – are now available for $9.99. All three characters ranked in the lower half of the top 10 best-selling amiibo in North America. New versions of Peach and …
Read More »New 3DS getting additional cover plate options in April
Nintendo has confirmed that it will release a selection of eight new cover plates for the New 3DS in early. April 2nd will see the release of designs featuring red and green Toad, Kirby, Pikachu, a number of alternative colours and a dot pattern. There are currently around a dozen …
Read More »New 3DS enjoys bumper sales day
Nintendo has hailed the launch of its New 3DS and the success of two of its games. The New 3DS and New 3DS XL arrived last week alongside a remake of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate. The former was the best-selling single platform title …
Read More »New Rock Band in development for PS4, Xbox One – report
A new Rock Band effort is reportedly in the works for Sony and Microsoft’s latest consoles. Bloomberg has word from a source familiar with Harmonix’s plan that the franchise will be resurrected on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, though there’s not much other relevant info being leaked at the moment …
Read More »Nintendo says Wii U is first opportunity for a ‘seamless’ open-world Zelda title
Zelda on Wii U will be as large a game as the console hardware will allow. Speaking to Gamereactor, producer Eiji Aonuma said that the power of Nintendo’s current home console relative to its predecessors has afforded it a new level of development scope. "A huge, seamlessly unfolding world is …
Read More »America’s New 3DS snub was designed to make things ‘clear for consumers’
Nintendo of America’s senior marketing and licensing manager Damon Baker has explained the decision not to release the standard New 3DS in the region. The New 3DS and New 3DS XL both arrived last week in the UK but only the larger model was released in the US. Look, the …
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