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Codemasters’ racer Grid 2 remains at No.1 in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week despite a 50 per cent drop in sales. Capcom’s Remember Me is the highest new entry at No.3 with the Legendary Edition of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim entering the listings in …
Read More »Games to play on the flight to E3
Ten and a half to twelve hours. Stuck in a metal tube with smelly journalists. Yep, you’re going to need something to take your mind off it all. Of course, the sensible thing will be to sleep. After all, you’re not going to get any sleep for the rest of …
Read More »Next-gen ripe for reboots, says Eidos Montreal
The launch of PS4 and Xbox One is a good time to reinvent classic games.” That’s according to Stephane D’Astous, GM of Eidos Montreal: the studio behind 2011 smash hit Deus Ex: Human Revolution and the upcoming Thief. It’s a good time to reinvent great classic games,” he told MCV. …
Read More »Respawn’s debut game Titanfall exclusive to Xbox and PC
Multiplayer-centric title to make extensive use of cloud technology
Read More »Respawn’s first game is called Titanfall, is Xbox and PC only
Titanfall. That’s the name of the game being secretly developed by Respawn Entertainment. Respawn, lest you forget, was started by Jason West and Vince Zampella after the Infinity Ward founders were booted from their studio by now-owners Activision. One of their first acts after establishing Respawn was announcing an exclusivity …
Read More »Ubisoft: Don’t write off Wii U yet
Despite mixed support from third parties, Ubisoft still believes Wii U can find a place in the market. Nintendo is not holding an E3 press conference but will unveil a raft of new games on the showfloor. It will only take one to ‘rescue’ the console, according to EMEA exec …
Read More »Games veteran calls for Nintendo IP to go multiplatform
Nintendo should go multiplatform, industry veteran and Eidos life president Ian Livingstone has said. The Games Workshop creator devoted his opening briefing at the Bristol Games Hub to offering advice to aspiring as well as accomplished developers, asPocket Gamerreports. Nintendo should have their IP on every platform,” Livingstone said, who …
Read More »Conflicting reports about the fate of the Wii U 8GB Basic
The future of the entry-level Wii U 8GB Basic SKU is shrouded in confusion this morning. Yesterday it was reported that the SKU was due to be pulled from US retailer GameStop, with stock being returned to Nintendo. However, Nintendo of America’s senior director of corporate communications Charlie Scibetta has …
Read More »Hacker claims Dishwasher PC port is ‘justice’
But developer is understanding Illegitimate port of XBLA-exclusive
Read More »Disney announces Kinect title Fantasia: Music Evolved from Harmonix
Harmonix is working on an Xbox 360 and Xbox One title called Fantasia: Music Evolved. The game, due out in 2014, transports players to a breathtaking world where music and magic combine to transform extraordinary interactive landscapes in entirely new and creative ways” according to the press release. It is …
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