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The decision to make Rise of the Tomb Raider a timed Xbox One exclusive was a tough one, Square Enix has admitted, but one that it believes will bring long-term benefits to the series. "I hope fans know that it wasn’t an easy decision,” CEO Phil Rogers told Examiner. I …
Read More »2K announces Mafia III
Mafia III has been confirmed by publisher 2K Games, although its full reveal won’t come until Gamescom next week. All we know for now is that the game is coming and that the first trailer will be released on Wednesday August 5th at 13:00 UK time. The game will also …
Read More »WWE 2K16 will let you wrestle The Terminator
It’s Hogan out, Arnie in, as the film star’s iconic murder-machine The Terminator joins the roster of wrestling game WWE 2K16. Mere days after Hulk Hogan’s eradication from the WWE, including removal from its Hall of Fame, various television hosting duties and his place in upcoming game WWE 2K16, after …
Read More »505 Games parent Digital Bros enters China
Italian games firm sees Asian market as “a big opportunity”
Read More »The mobile MOBA – Can it work?
Super Evil Megacorp CEO Bo Daly on why he believes the start-up can make an impact in the popular and highly competitive genre with Vainglory
Read More »Dragon Quest XI announced for PS4, 3DS… and maybe Nintendo NX
UPDATE: Square Enix has told GameSpot that Dragon Quest XI and X are "under consideration" for NX and not officially confirmed. The headline has been reflected to show this. ORIGINAL STORY: The Nintendo NX has its first two confirmed titles – Dragon Quest XI and Dragon Quest X. The news …
Read More »Square Enix’s Shinra Technologies releases SDK
Cloud gaming firm adds tools to GitHub, promises regular updates
Read More »Analyst speculates that Nintendo NX could be the first ‘social VR’ platform
Nintendo has not been shy in downplaying virtual reality’s social credentials – but perhaps this is exactly the reason why its new NX console WILL be a VR machine. That’s the conclusion drawn by financial analyst Digi-Capital, which reckons that either virtual reality or augmented reality could be the next …
Read More »Razor confirms Ouya buyout details; Users to be moved to Forge TV
Ouya’s software and user base will be merged into Razor’s Forge TV project. That’s following Razor’s move yesterday to acquire Ouya’s software assets, as well as the company’s branding – which it intends to use to publish Android TV and TV console games as part of separate venture. Ouya’s marketplace, …
Read More »Capcom postpones Street Fighter V beta indefinitely
The Street Fighter V beta has been brought to a halt after a disastrous few days of server problems. Capcom says that the beta will return at a later date, and that the brief periods when it was operable will not count towards the overall time it will run for …
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