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Radiant Worlds, the studio led by Blitz Games founders Andrew and Philip Oliver, has lifted the lid on its first title and brand new IP. Entitled SkySaga: Infinite Isles, the game is an online sandbox title in which players can construct their own homes and bases out of material their …
Read More »Just Cause 3 won’t have microtransactions, dev insists
Just Cause 3 will not contain microtransactions, nor will it be a free-to-play game, says developer Avalance Studios. The new game, announced yesterday,will instead be a traditional retail game for Xbox One, PS4 and PC next year, with a full game download also available. "Like most games, this one went …
Read More »343 working ‘night and day’ to fix Halo: Master Chief Collection online problems
Developer 343 Industries has apologised for the ongoing problems affecting Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Upon release yesterday a number of players reported problems accessing online matches in the Xbox One title. We’ve received several, well deserved, complaints related to slow matchmaking and other issues,” executive producer Dan Ayoub said. …
Read More »Super Smash Bros pre-orders ahead of Mario Kart 8
Nintendo America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has said that pre-orders for the Wii U version of Super Smash Bros have passed those received for Mario Kart 8. The launch of Mario Kart 8 has essentially doubled our Wii U sales year-on-year,” he told Bloomberg. Our expectation is that the sell-through for …
Read More »Kotaku calls time on post-release review embargoes
The release yesterday of Assassin’s Creed: Unity in the US has caused a bit of a storm in parts of the consumer press. A range of issues are at play, including technical troubles and microtransactions, although the issue that has caused the most consternation is Ubisoft’s review embargo for the …
Read More »Amiibo figures can only hold info for one game at a time
Nintendo has confirmed that its Amiibo toys-to-life figures are only able to store information for one game at a time. CVG reports that the platform holder advises that "if you wish to use the data from other read/write compatible software, please erase the data in the ‘Amiibo settings’ section of …
Read More »Bloodborne delayed by over a month
From Software’s PS4 exclusive Bloodborne has had its release date moved back. The game had been due out on February 7th but will now be released in the UK on March 28th. As many of you know, earlier this year we announced that our forthcoming PS4 game, Bloodborne, would launch …
Read More »Game of Thrones launch platforms expand to PS4, Xbox One and iOS
Telltale’s Game of Thrones has added iOS, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One to its roster of launch platforms. In a post on Telltale’s blog, the developer confirmed iOS, PS4 and Xbox One will join the previously announced PS3, Xbox 360, Windows PC and Mac platforms. Additionally, the post provides a …
Read More »iFEST returns to Australian cities in 2014
iFEST, the indie games festival run by the Academy of Interactive Entertainment, which has previously had speakers Trip Hawkins, Luke Muscat and Morgan Jaffit, will be back again this year.
Read More »Crystal Red and Blue Nintendo 2DS confirmed for North America
The Crystal Red and Blue 2DS models that arrived at European retail last week are scheduled to launch in North America later this month, Nintendo has announced. In terms of marketing the 2DS, Nintendo is still largely focusing its efforts toward younger audiences and portable gaming newcomers. With a durable …
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