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Epic TV drama Game of Thrones is next in line for the Telltale Games treatment. The news was first rumoured last month but was officially confirmed at the weekend’s VGX Awards in the US. There’s not really much extra info, although we do know that the game will follow the …
Read More »Call of Duty still top as Gran Turismo 6 stalls at the green light
Activision’s Call of Duty: Ghosts has claimed the Gfk Chart-Track All Formats No.1 for the third time in four weeks. The upper reaches of the chart are beginning to form a regular pattern as we approach Christmas, with FIFA 14, Battlefield 4, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and Grand Theft …
Read More »Akihiko Yoshida leaves Square Enix after 18 years
Character designer pledges continued work 'as needed' on Bravely franchise
Read More »Tecmo Koei puts limits on kid’s mobile spending
Company takes action to prevent minors racking up huge bills from microtransactions
Read More »Kabam pays $18m for stadium branding
Berkeley's Memorial Stadium will bear mobile game company's name
Read More »PS4 to be out of stock soon after launch: Sony India
Sony is yet to announce a launch date for the PS4 in India, but it has said that stocks will most probably run out soon after the console launches in the country. In terms of sell-through, I don’t think we will be too far off from seeing what we’re seeing …
Read More »Dates, venue for three-day NGDC 2014 announced
The NASSCOM Game Developer Conference will be a three day affair in 2014. After last month’s NGDC 2013, the team at the NASSCOM Gaming Forum is already in the planning stages for next year’s conference, which will now span three days as opposed to two. Next year, NGDC will take …
Read More »Telltale, Gearbox team up for Tales from the Borderlands crossover project
Episodic adventure game maker Telltale Games is currently developing an upcoming crossover project with Gearbox Software involving the latter’s Borderlands franchise. Tales from the Borderlands will hit as an episodic release beginning sometime next year, with the game set to center around both established and newly created characters from the …
Read More »Bungie tabs Destiny worldwide launch for September 2014
Bungie’s upcoming multi-platform FPS Destiny will launch in September 2014, the studio has announced. The Activision-published title will release September 9th, 2014 on PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. "Destiny has always represented a new beginning for our team. It was born from brave possibilities," Bungie’s announcement post states. …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: December 1-7
The Steam Early Access release of indie darling Terraria’s spiritual successor Starbound has vaulted to the top of Valve’s latest weekly top sellers chart. A host of past chart-toppers finish behind the highly-anticipated indie game, including Civlization V – which clocks in twice with its Brave New World expansion in …
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