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Respawn co-founder Vince Zampella has formed a new studio that will will focus on developing games for smartphones and tablets. Nuclear Division is a joint venture between Zampella – who plans to remain on full-time at Respawn – and Larry Pacey of WMS gaming. Speaking with Venture Beat, Zampella explained …
Read More »Driveclub release date confirmed for PS4
Sony has finally nailed down a release date for former PS4 launch title Driveclub. The game will be out on October 10th in the UK, October 8th in Europe and October 7th in North America. That means it’s due to arrive the same week as big-hitting rivals such as Alien: …
Read More »VIDEO: No Nintendo E3 press conference, will air a Direct-style video instead
Nintendo will for the second year running not hold a press conference at E3. Instead, it will air an E3 video news broadcast that will further detail about the gaming experiences on the way for Nintendo platforms in 2014 and beyond”. The video will go out at 5pm UK time …
Read More »TIGA criticises ‘punitive’ PEGI pricing policy
Richard Wilson says cost of ratings for multi-platform game releases puts indies and European developers at disadvantage
Read More »Watch Dogs bundled with some Nvidia graphics cards
Nvidia and Ubisoft’s close relationship has led to another graphics card bundle offer. As of today anyone who buys a Nvidia GeForce GTX TITAN, 780 Ti, 780, 770, 760, 690, 680, 670, 660 Ti or 660 graphics card will get a free PC download code for Watch Dogs, which it …
Read More »THE DAILY MAIL FILES: Paper links Leeds teacher stabbing to Dark Souls
UK paper The Daily Mail has inevitably linked the tragic stabbing of a Leeds schoolteacher to video games. 61-year-old Spanish teacher Ann Maguire was yesterday killed in front of pupils yesterday by a still unnamed 15 year old male student. Police trawling social media accounts of schoolboy, 15, accused of …
Read More »Ouya’s best-selling game has sold 7,000 copies
Towerfall is the Ouya’s best-selling game, but sales numbers paint a disappointing picture for the Android console. The game’s developer Matt Thorson told Eurogamer that the former Ouya exclusive sold approximately 7,000 copies on the machine, saying: "Being the best game on Ouya isn’t a huge deal, but it is …
Read More »Gameloft creeps to 4% growth for Q1 2014
Mobile game maker brushes off slow start to the year and says its upcoming titles will drive up its sales
Read More »No Hearthstone for consoles as attention focuses on Android version
Blizzard’s epically popular PC, Mac and iPad title Hearthstone is unlikely to appear on consoles in the near future. "It’s not something we’re actually looking at right now," Hearthstone production director Jason Chayes told Eurogamer. We feel like we have our hands full in the short term with getting onto …
Read More »GAME details 300 midnight openings for Watch Dogs
Over 300 GAME stores will be opening at midnight and early in the morning to hail the launch of Watch Dogs. Ubisoft’s new IP is expected to be the biggest launch of the year so far, and GAME is holding midnight events at most of its stores (full list below), …
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