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Ubisoft has secured a very respectable No.2 in the Japanese charts with the PS4 version of Watch Dogs. The PS3 SKU charted at No.5, according to the weekly Japanese Famitsu data. In the hardware charts Wii U sales are narrowly back on the up and still tracking ahead of PS4. …
Read More »Nvidia’s Shield successor is a tablet
The next device in the Nvidia Shield range will be a tablet and not a dedicated portable, reports suggest. The Vergespotted a listing for the Nvidia Shield Tablet on the Global Certification Forum (GCF) website. Earlier today EA COO Peter Moore said that the portable games sector was moving away …
Read More »Murdered: Soul Suspect developer Airtight Games closes down
Redmond-based developer Airtight Games has been closed just weeks after the release of its latest title, Murdered: Soul Suspect. The studio, perhaps better known for its games Dark Void and Quantum Conundrum, has been making games for 10 years – but now its headquarters has closed and its office equipment …
Read More »ASA bans EA’s Dungeon Keeper ad for claiming game is free
Dungeon Keeper on iOS is not free and must not be advertised as such. That’s the verdict of the Advertising Standards Authority, which has upheld a complaint about an advertisement for the game in which it was described as being free. The ad was also criticised for showing a well-developed …
Read More »Creating 2D animations for your Android app
Intel Developer Blog: Softtalkblog offers tips for making animations in HTML5
Read More »Iwata increases approval rating amongst Nintendo investors
Satoru Iwata’s plan to reverse Nintendo’s decline has been given the backing of investors. As spotted by NeoGaf, the Nintendo boss has seen his approval rating amongst investors climb to 80.64 per cent, beating last year’s 77.26 per cent rating. Note however that it still lags far behind his 2010, …
Read More »Sledgehammer says Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare approaches photorealism
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare looks so good that some people are going to mistake it for TV. That’s the claims by developer Sledgehammer in a new video, which you can see below, as reported by GameSpot. "Because our subject matter is very advanced and technical, and we’re kind of …
Read More »PS3 adds wireless DualShock 4 compatibility
The latest PS3 firmware update has quietly added wireless compatibility for Sony’s latest DualShock 4 controller. The DS4 was already compatible with some titles when connected to PS3 via a wire, but this is the first time that it’s been usable wirelessly. Note that some compatibility issues remain and the …
Read More »Deep Silver backs Scotland consumer expo
Dead Island 2 and Homefront: The Revolution will be the headline acts at Game Expo Scotland 2014 in October. Both titles will be playable in the event’s Hollywood Zone. We’re incredibly pleased to have Deep Silver on board for Game Expo Scotland 2014,” Game Expo Scotland organiser Rowan Mackie said. …
Read More »EA is losing faith in 3DS and Vita
It’s hard to envisage a future in which handheld consoles remain relevant, EA COO Peter Moore has argued. "We were supportive of both of those platforms," Moore told Games Industry. "But then you’ve got finite resources and you’ve got teams that say, ‘We really think that two or three years …
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