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GAME is hoping that that the special edition Metal Gear Solid 5 PS4 won’t cost you a (bionic) arm and a leg to pick up this September. Inspired by the next instalment in Hideo Kojima’s iconic stealth franchise, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, the console is outfitted with …
Read More »Devil’s Third is getting a free-to-play PC release
We’re already getting accustomed to Nintendo publishing on smartphones – now a Nintendo title is coming to PC. Developer Valhalla has confirmed that Devil’s Third is to receive a free-to-play PC release by prior agreement with Nintendo”, with a September release date scheduled. Nintendo will not be the publisher, however. …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes hints at future difficulties between Kojima and Konami
Hideo Kojima may have predicted his clash with Konami more than a year before the publisher erased the Metal Gear Solid creator’s name from his next game. That’s the theory put forward by YouTube user timesplitter88, who revisited last year’s bite-sized prequel to Metal Gear Solid 5, Ground Zeroes, and …
Read More »Free version of Threes doubles dev’s income
Free-to-play may still be a turn off to some sections of the fandom, but for developers it can often remain a very sensible choice. A perfect illustration of this is Asher Vollmer. He’s the creator of hit mobile (and now console) puzzle game Threes. It was originally released as a …
Read More »Rust will start randomly assigning you gender
Having already toyed with race and penis size, Rust is about to brave yet another frontier – automatically assigning a player’s gender. Until now the game has only offered male player models, but creator Garry Newman has said an upcoming patch the game will add a female design. The female …
Read More »Apple rejected Mojang’s Scrolls for iOS prior to its scheduled cancellation
The mystery behind Mojang’s failure to release Scrolls on iOS appears to have been solved. The game was released on PC and Android last December but despite being scheduled to appear on Apple’s devices never migrated to the platform. Touch Arcade reports that the game was actually successfully ported to …
Read More »Shenmue 3 Kickstarter closes on $6.3m
$6,333,295 – that’s how much was successfully raised by Shenmue 3 on Kickstarter. The campaign came to a close over the weekend, with the final total raised from 69,320 backers. The number makes it the highest ever funded video game and the third highest funded ‘games’ project behind card game …
Read More »Next Batman Arkham Knight patch expected in August
A significant, but not final, fix for the PC version of Batman Arkham Knight will be released next month. Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment, Rocksteady and our partners are targeting an interim patch update for existing players to be released in August,” the publishersaid. This update will address many of the …
Read More »Over 4,000 people attend Satoru Iwata’s funeral
The two-day funeral for former Nintendo president Satoru Iwata was attended by around 4,100 people. The Wall Street Journal reports that thousands of well-wishers lined up to pass the coffin, many carrying their 3DS handheld with them. 2,600 attended on the first day and 1,400 on the second. Iwata’s death …
Read More »Street Fighter V DLC can be earned in-game for free
Capcom has adapted a slightly different business model for Street Fighter V, with players able to earn all of its extra content without spending a penny. The publisher describes it as a service-based approach” and it certainly seems to ape the model seen in hits such as League of Legends …
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