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Read More »How Watch Dogs became a blockbuster even before it launched
We don’t even know if it’s any good. That’s what’s quite remarkable about the already huge success of Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs. We’ve never played a game quite like it. It’s a new IP so there’s no previous game in which to draw any expectation from. Outside of the E3 demos, …
Read More »Is QA a shared responsibility?
SCEE's Dave Parkinson discusses the current state of play in game testing
Read More »Clever creative iOS game Blek tops UK iOS charts
Simplistic and brilliant iOS game Blek has topped the iPhone charts this week. The game – which has been available since earlier this year – challenges you to slide your finger across the screen to make a black line, which snakes off around the screen. Gamers must get the colour …
Read More »Watch: Crytek new online blockbuster Arena of Fate
So Crytek has teased its latest game Arena of Fate. Outside of a 33 second teaser (which we have included below) very little is known about the game, other than it’s an ‘action-packed’ online title, it’s out this summer and there’s a website – arenaoffate.com (which currently goes nowhere). Oh, …
Read More »2K reveals WWE 2K15 launch information on Twitter
The next WWE game will be the first on next-generation consoles, 2K has announced. WWE 2K15 will arrive on Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360 and PS3 on October 31st (for our US audience, that’s October 28th). Rather than send out a press release with a generic comment, 2K made the …
Read More »Seven Summits’ Petite wins Indie Prize at Casual Connect Asia
Seven Summits Studio’s Petite has won the award for best story in the Indie Prize at the ongoing Casual Connect Asia. Petite is a unique ambient game that revolves around the life of a woman and several key incidents in her life. Each level finds her in a new situation …
Read More »Samurai Warriors 4 western release confirmed for this fall
The latest in Tecmo Koei’s action game series Samurai Warriors 4 is getting a western release later this year, the company has announced. A post on Tecmo Koei Europe’s twitter accountwith accompanying image reveals the news, stating that the game will release on PS4, PS3, and PS Vita this fall …
Read More »Steam In-Home Streaming officially launches
Steam’s In-Home Streaming feature is out of beta and now available for all users of the PC platform, Valve has announced. In a news post on its site, Valve explains the computer-to-computer streaming component can be accessed by logging on to Steam on two computers over the same network. The …
Read More »Zenimax takes Oculus to court over trade secrets, copyright infringement
Zenimax is taking its grievances with Oculus VR to the courts, reaffirming its previous claim that it wasn’t compensated for trade secrets handed to Oculus following the departure of John Carmack. The suit was filed in federal court in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, alleging …
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