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Telltale’s The Walking Dead spin-off centered around fan-favourite character Michonne is now coming out in February 2016. That’s according to a trailer released during last night’s The Game Awards where Telltale also announced it was working on a Batman title. The Walking Dead: Michonne was announced during this year’s E3 …
Read More »Konami prevents Kojima from receiving award
Publisher's lawyers told Metal Gear creator he would "not be allowed to travel to accept any awards"
Read More »Batman’s getting the Telltale treatment
DC’s Caped Crusader has become the latest brand to join the bulging ranks of Telltale Games. The studio unveiled an episodic Batman series at last night’s Game Awards, with a release date of 2016 confirmed. At Telltale, we’ve been honoured to bring our unique approach to interactive storytelling to some …
Read More »Konami blocked Kojima from accepting Game Award prize
Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima was blacked by Konami from accepting an award at last night’s Game Awards event. Instead, Metal Gear Solid V star Kiefer Sutherland took to the stage to accept the prize for Best Action/Adventure Game. "Hideo Kojima is not here with us tonight and I …
Read More »Rayman Adventures launches on iOS and Android
Ubisoft has released Rayman Adventures on iOS and Android platforms. The free-to-play title is available to download now for both smartphones and tablets on the App Store and Google Play. The game currently packs more than 150 levels, with more planned to arrive through periodic updates. The upcoming Apple TV …
Read More »DeNA Singapore office suffers layoffs
Mobile games company DeNA Group has confirmed layoffs at its Singapore office. Tech In Asiareports DeNA has cut an unspecified number of jobs, while moving the remaining majority of the location’s staff to the firm’s Vietnam branch. The office staffed around 50 employees prior to the cuts, and will remain …
Read More »Ratings spotted for Dirt: Rally on PS4, Xbox One
Listings for PS4 and Xbox One editions of Dirt: Rally have popped up on Taiwan’s rating board. VG247reports both Playstation and Xbox ratings list Codemasters as publisher, but there’s no word of a release date or window. The ratings aren’t official confirmation, but a console release is always something that’s …
Read More »Nintendo says Quality of Life lives on, consumers aren’t using Amiibo as intended
The Quality of Life aspirations of the late Satoru Iwata remain in development at Nintendo. That’s the message from Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima, although the exec remained relatively cagey on the subject in what was an otherwise pretty frank interview. Mr Iwata had, when he previously talked about the quality …
Read More »NX is ‘something unique and different’ and ‘not the next Wii or Wii U’
Nintendo’s NX console will not follow the path laid out by either the Wii or the Wii U. I’ve said it’s different and obviously a new experience,” Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima told TIME. If you look back to the beginning of our conversation today, we talked about the transition from …
Read More »EA contests GameStop’s Star Wars Battlefront fears
Peter Moore has questioned the uncertainties posed by GameStop about the performance of Star wars Battlefront. The retailer last month said that the game had failed to hit its already lowered sales expectations. EA’s COO, however, has said such a claim came as a surprise to him and that the …
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