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Publisher Sega hopes settle its way out of the Aliens: Colonial Marines lawsuit via a payment of $1.25m. Polygon reports that should the settlement be agreed upon, Sega will escape any further litigation relating to the game – but leave Gearbox fighting on. Of the proposed $1.25m payment, $312.5k is …
Read More »Call of Duty shines in Cologne as Activision bids to boost pre-orders
In Activision’s recent financials, CEO Eric Hirshberg revealed a worrying statistic. He said that Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is ‘not immune’ to the downturn in pre-order numbers impacting the entire industry. He is right, this is not an exclusive trend that’s hurting just Activision’s market leading shooter. And let’s …
Read More »DriveClub Special Edition includes five extra cars
Sony has revealed that five additional cars will be included in the freshly-revealed DriveClub Special Edition. The €69.99 SKU will offer the Ferrari 458 Italia, Aston Martin v12 Vantage S, McLaren P1, Alfa Romeo 4C and Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe Black Series. It will also include two exclusive in-game livery …
Read More »Microsoft: ‘People have no loyalty to devices’
Platform holder encourages devs to bring games to as many platforms as possible in order to retain customers
Read More »Square Enix and Dontnod announce episodic title Life Is Strange
As teased in June, publisher Square Enix and developer Dontnod have a new title in production – Life Is Strange. The pair last combined for stylish third person sci-fi outing Remember Me, which was released last year to a mixed critical reception. Life Is Strange is described as a digital, …
Read More »No Madden NFL 25 demo, though EA Access users get to try early
For the first time in around a decade there won’t be a gameplay demo of the upcoming Madden game from EA. Speaking to IGN an EA rep confirmed that subscribers to Xbox One’s EA Access program will be the only ones offered the chance to access a pre-release version of …
Read More »Creditors agree to deal to keep Mastertronic in business
Long-running UK games publisher Mastertronic has agreed a deal with its creditors to keep the company in business. Last week it was revealed that the company had filed for a company voluntary arrangement as it sought to pay off its debts. As well as filing for a CVA, the company …
Read More »Hotline Miami comes to PS4 next week
The original Hotline Miami is set to arrive on PlayStation 4 on August 19th, publisher Devolver Digital has announced. A post on the US PlayStation blog reveals the PS4 version will carry some updates from the previously released versions, including added support for the DualShock 4 controller. PS4 owners can …
Read More »Toy Soldiers: War Chest lands next year on PC, PS4 and Xbox One
Signal Studio’s Toy Soldiers series has been picked up by publisher Ubisoft, with the two companies announcing Toy Soldiers: War Chest for release in 2015. The new partnership will allow the franchise to make its PlayStation debut, as Signal Studio’s previous two Toy Soldiers titles had been published by Microsoft …
Read More »Apple Design Award winner Monument Valley reaches 1m sales
Award-winning premium mobile title Monument Valley has sold in excess of 1m copies in its first four months out, developer Ustwo has announced. Joystiq reports the game’s lead designer Ken Wong revealed the figure at a recent presentation, adding that it had recouped development costs in its first week on …
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