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The Battlefield studio says it’s looking to include players into the development of the shooter as early as possible. EA has already rolled out a Battlefield Hardline beta for PS4 and PC users – which in itself could be considered early access – but DICE is now looking at early …
Read More »Reggie: No Twitch streaming for Wii U as streaming gameplay ‘isn’t fun’
After a week of what has been the best PR it has received in years, Nintendo has closed E3 with a bit of a howler. When asked by Polygon if Twitch streaming is something Nintendo might add to Wii U, American boss Reggie Fils-Aime has said watching streamed gameplay isn’t …
Read More »Payday 2 coming to PS4 and Xbox One
Another current-gen game is being re-released for Sony and Microsoft’s new consoles. This time around it is heist title Payday 2. Overkill Software and 505 Games announced that the crime title is headed to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Dubbed the Crimewave Edition, the new release comes with a slew …
Read More »Aaron Paul TV ad is turning on people’s Xbox Ones
Kinect is listening… and obeying the commands of Breaking Bad’s Jesse Pinkman. A UK TV ad for Xbox One has reportedly been causing some users’ Xbox One consoles to turn on by themselves. It seems to happen at the moment Aaron Paul says ‘Xbox On’ to turn on his machine. …
Read More »Former God of War lead Stig Asmussen joins Respawn
Ex-God of War creative director Stig Asmussen has joined Titanfall developer Respawn Entertainment, studio co-founder Vince Zampella has confirmed. Speaking with Polygon, Zampella stated the company is super excited” to have Asmussen onboard. The industry veteran left Sony Santa Monica in March after 11 years with the studio. Asmussen himself …
Read More »E3 2015 back in LA June 16-18
E3 will return to the Los Angeles Convention Center in 2015, with the ESA announcing the expo will run June 16th-18th. The dates fall in line with the usual Tuesday-Thursday run for the show floor, meaning Monday June 15th will almost certainly be the big press briefing day for the …
Read More »Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End could be the last in the series
The voice behind lead protagonist Nathan Drake says Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End could be the series’ last. In an interview with IGN, Nolan North – the man behind lead character Nathan Drake – has given the biggest clue yet that Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End could be the final …
Read More »Alienware to launch Steam Box minus Valve OS
SteamOS has been dropped from Alienware’s upcoming mini gaming PC range in favour of Windows. The Steam Box will launch at the end of this year with a $550 price tag. But absent from the device are both the Steam OS and controller. Alienware will instead ship its offering with …
Read More »VIDEO: Miyamoto shows off his new Wii U games
Nintendo has revealed some more projects being worked on by development legend Shigeru Miyamoto. Two games were shown off at Nintendo’s Treehouse Live event – Project Giant Robot and Project Guard. The first sees gamers playing as – you guessed it – giant robots and fighting one another. Project Guard …
Read More »VIDEO: Monolith Soft’s X now called Xenoblade Chronicles X
Nintendo has revealed that Monolith Soft’s Wii U title X is now called Xenoblade Chronicles X. The game has been under the name X since it was first announced in January 2013 as part of a Nintendo Direct. The open world RPG title sees mankind caught in the middle of …
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