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GAME will be holding a number of midnight launches to celebrate the release of Titanfall. 216 shops are to hold launch events tonight for EA’s blockbuster shooter. We’re really excited for the debut of Titanfall – last year’s demo at E3 made a huge impact and gamers have been waiting …
Read More »Titanfall wasn’t originally planned for Xbox One
Respawn has admitted that next-gen wasn’t an original element of the Titanfall plan. "Originally we weren’t planning on an Xbox One version of the game,” Respawn lead engineer Richard Baker told Eurogamer. I’m certain that having an Xbox One version has made our PC version much better – it justified …
Read More »Video: Unreal Engine 4 lights up on Firefox
Epic showcases its game development powerhouse running ‘near-natively’ on a web browser
Read More »Pure Chess dated for Wii U and 3DS; Features smartphone cross-play
Ripstone has confirmed that Pure Chess will be available on the Nintendo eShop later this month. The game launches on the Wii U and 3DS digital stores on March 20th with a price tag of 4.99. The title also features a cross-platform play system that allows 3DS and Wii U …
Read More »The Last Guardian still "absolutely in the mix"
Sony Studios’ Scott Rohde has given the strongest hint yet that The Last Guardian very much lives on. We’re not going to announce what platform it’s coming on, who’s working on it or who’s involved,” he told IGN. But that is still a title that’s absolutely in the mix at …
Read More »The Last of Us claims five awards at games BAFTAs
Sony’s PS3 action title The Last of Us was the big winner at last night’s BAFTA Games Awards. The Naughty Dog game won five awards, including Game of the Year. Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto 5 claimed three gongs, including best British Game. Creators Dan and Sam Houser also put in …
Read More »Kotaku invades UK
Kotaku UK will be launched by Future in a matter of weeks. The popular and controversial US website already attracts 1.1m UK users every month. Future says that adding the site to its portfolio automatically makes it the second biggest online games media firm in the UK with 3.3m monthly …
Read More »Don Bradman Cricket 14 to release on 3rd April
Don Bradman Cricket 14 won’t quite make its planned March release, but the good news is that the delay is a small one. Big Ant Studios’ promising cricket simulation will finally release on 3rdApril for PS3 and Xbox 360, and will be released in India through distributor Sunder Electronics. Sunder …
Read More »Sony to reveal VR headset at GDC – report
Sony will reveals its rumoured VR gaming headset at GDC next week and prototypes have already been sent out to developers, a new report claims. Edge cites an alleged third-party developer with a prototype of the device already in hand. The source claims Sony’s hardware is far superior” to the …
Read More »Casting call suggests Louisiana setting for Mafia III – rumour
An unidentified Take-Two title suggested to be Mafia III will take place in Louisiana, according to a rumoured casting call by the publisher. Eurogamer reports on the document in question, which show a trio of character biographies that describe a title focused on underground crime and set in Louisiana. The …
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