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Nintendo has officially confirmed the upcoming western release for a pair of Dragon Quest titles. As part of its Nintendo Direct event this week, the firm announced Square Enix will deliver Dragon Quest VII and VIII to Europe and North America 3DS owners next year. Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of …
Read More »System Shock Enhanced Edition dev working on modern remake
Night Dive Studios – a small studio known for restoring classic PC releases for modern computers – has revealed it’s developing a full-blown remake of the original System Shock. Speaking withFast Company, Night Dive’s founder and CEO Stephen Kick stated he is actively working with the 1994 release’s concept artist …
Read More »EVE dev CCP gets $30m virtual reality injection
CCP has won itself investment to the tune of $30m to ensure it is ahead of the VR wave. The company currently has two virtual reality titles in development – Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR launch title EVE: Valkyrie, due out in the spring, and Gunjack, which is hitting Gear …
Read More »Microsoft explains Xbox One backwards compatibility for 360 DLC
DLC for backwardly compatible Xbox 360 games will work on Xbox One, but a tiny hoop must be jumped through. Xbox One’s new backwards compatibility, which will be added to consoles that have upgraded to the New Experience UI tonight, is feature rich and technically impressive. However, the one thing …
Read More »Boxed release confirmed for Life Is Strange
Square Enix has announced a 2016 retail release for former digital-exclusive Life Is Strange. This Limited Edition version will include all five episodes and be available on PS4, Xbox One and PC across all PAL territories. Also in the box is a 32-page art book, the soundtrack and director’s commentary. …
Read More »JJ Abrams and Chair team up for action strategy game Spyjinx
Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens director JJ Abrams is working on a video game. The esteemed film director has teamed up with Infinity Blade and Shadow Complex developer Chair to work on a new action strategy game called Spyjinx. The title has been confirmed for PC, smartphones and tablets …
Read More »Interface: New indie publishing deals ahoy!
Indie developers from across the UK are today being given the opportunity to showcase their games, find investors and partners, receive funding advice, pitch ideas and sign their games at the day-long event. Brought to you by MCV and Develop, Interface is taking place at St Mary’s Church, near Baker …
Read More »Charles Cecil: ‘The PS1 destroyed the first UK indie golden age’
British games industry legend Charles Cecil says that the first PlayStation led to the death of the UK indie sector during the 1990s. The founder of Broken Sword studio Revolution was providing advice from his 35 years working in games development at this month’s Interface event in London, which is …
Read More »Minecraft looks to be tunnelling its way to Wii U
It seems as if the long-awaited debut of Minecraft on Nintendo hardware is upon us. Neogaf spotted a listing on the PEGI site for ‘Minecraft: Wii U Edition’. It’s the first ever mention of a Wii U port, but it seems likely that we’ll hear more tonight on Nintendo’s impromptu …
Read More »Nintendo’s next few smartphone games will be free-to-play
DeNA has said that all of the games it currently has in development for Nintendo will be free-to-play. However, it seems that at least one – and possibly more – of the five titles that have been agreed to between the pair will be a premium release. The Wall Street …
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