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As someone who followed technology and gaming closely since she was a young girl, a move into the games industry always seemed a natural fit for Diane Hutchinson. Such a transition came – in Hutchinson’s words – ‘many years ago’, when she began to produce video reviews for iPhone games. …
Read More »Mortal Kombat X devs not ready to discuss microtransactions "yet"
Warner Bros’ Mortal Kombat X is likely to join the list of triple-A console games featuring microtransactions. "We are not releasing any details on that yet," NetherRealm Studios marketing manager Brian Goodman told IGN when asked about the possibility. "Nothing to say about microtransactions yet." The site speculates that the …
Read More »Windows 10: ‘Microsoft’s aggressive bid to bridge PC and console’
IHS analyst and director of the firm’s games department Piers Harding Rolls shares his view on Microsoft’s newly unveiled video games plans for Windows 10 Microsoft holds a unique platform role and is best positioned to bridge the community divide between core PC and console gamers. With the ambition to …
Read More »Top 100 Women in Games: Cathy Campos
Cathy Campos is one of the games industry’s most experienced PR professionals and has worked in the games industry for over 20 years. Fifteen years ago, Campos founded Panache PR and has since worked with many of the industry’s top developers and publishers, including Lionhead Studios, Media Molecule, Microsoft and …
Read More »Nintendo pitched for exclusive Harry Potter video game rights
In 1998 work on three titles was suddenly halted as Nintendo entered a furious race to secure the exclusive game rights to Harry Potter. That’s according to Unseen64 which says that workers at Nintendo of America’s internal team Nintendo Software Technology were in 1998 suddenly told to down tools on …
Read More »Blow is self-funding development of The Witness
Jonathan Blow is ploughing all the money he made from time-bending platformer Braid into upcoming puzzler The Witness. Speaking toEngadget, Blow said though Braid still sells well on certain platforms, the income was not nearly enough” to continue funding his current project. As a result of the lack of his …
Read More »Over 6m people tried the Battlefield Hardline beta
Gamers got the chance to try EA’s next Battlefield game this weekend, and the numbers suggest significant interest in the multiplayer FPS. Developer Visceral Games said that over 6m players tried the open beta that kicked off last week on PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC, and concludes …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Unity sneaks back up UK charts as Call of Duty ties FIFA 15’s top spot record
Ubisoft has once again placed three titles in the UK retail Top Ten, as an Assassin’s Creed Unity promotion saw the game rise four spaces. The Top Three games in the UK remained unchanged last week, with Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare once again taking the number one position, according …
Read More »Report: Live-action Zelda TV series coming to Netflix
Show described as 'Game of Thrones for a family audience'
Read More »Live-action Zelda TV series in production at Netflix, report claims
Nintendo is in the early stages of making a live-action The Legend of Zelda series that will be shown on Netflix, it has been claimed. The Wall Street Journal reports that Netflix is already in the early production stages with the show being described internally as Game of Thrones for …
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