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Platfrom holder Nintendo believes The Wonderful 101 can draw in new fans to Wii U. The firm hopes to reignite excitement behind its ailing console with a mixture of new titles supported by Nintendo’s franchises. The Wonderful 101 is developed by Platinum Games and has received positive previews from the …
Read More »Tiny Mogul Games announces endless runner Shiva
Tiny Mogul Games has just announced its new game, Shiva, a colourful side-scrolling endless runner that also allows the players to rewind time. Set over multiple time periods, Shiva lets players unlock new weapons and power-ups as well as customise their characters with new gear. The game also throws challenges …
Read More »Ubisoft vet Rumley launches new PR agency
Games industry PR veteran Lidia Rumley has launched her own agency: Light Switch PR. Best known for leading Ubisoft’s comms team for almost 11 years, Rumley has also held senior PR roles at EA, Interplay and Eidos. I’ve been lucky enough to spend almost two decades looking after the PR …
Read More »Splinter Cell: Ultimate Edition out now; every game released so far for Rs 499
The Splinter Cell: Ultimate Edition, which includes every Splinter Cell PC game released so far, is available now in India for just Rs 499. The package includes the following games: Splinter Cell Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Splinter Cell: Double Agent Splinter Cell: Conviction The Ultimate Edition …
Read More »William Hill offers odds on Grand Theft Auto V outselling GTA IV
Reckon Grand Theft Auto V will outsell Grand Theft Auto IV? Then one UK betting agency wants a word. William Hill is offering odds of 4/6 that GTA V will sell over 11m copies in its first month on sale or 11/10 on it falling short of that number. That …
Read More »Disney unveils Toy Story play set for Disney Infinity
A third play set expansion for Disney Infinity has been announced and it’s based on cult movie IP Toy Story. The SKU includes Buzz Lightyear and Jessie figures, while Woody is to be made available as one of a range of lone figure releases that also includes Wreck-It Ralph and …
Read More »OPINION: It’s time to stop being ridiculous about Xbox One
The evil bastards! They want us to be connected to the internet ALL THE TIME? Indies can’t self-publish? They’re not giving us a free headset? Kinect needs to be plugged in for it even to turn on? HANGING’S TOO GOOD FOR ‘EM! Well, firstly I still find it very hard …
Read More »AMD Hawaii GPU to undercut Nvidia’s GTX 780 – report
If all the rumours surrounding AMD’s new line of graphics cards are to be believed, this Q4 is going to be a bloodbath in the graphics card sector. Fudzilla reports that AMD’s new Hawaii GPU, which AMD last week confirmed it will be unveiling in September, will retail for a …
Read More »Volume is Mike Bithell’s ode to Metal Gear
Mike Bithell, developer of award-winning platformer Thomas Was Alone, has announced his new game – Volume. Volume is an isometric stealth game featuring a yet unnamed protagonist who cannot kill. Instead, he must use distractions and evasion tactics to get around and steal. Over the course of the game, he …
Read More »VIDEO: Thomas Was Alone dev reveals Volume
Mike Bithell, the creator of indie hit Thomas Was Alone, has unveiled his second solo game. It’s called Volume and is already being pitched by some parts of the press as ‘Minecraft meets Metal Gear Solid’. [REDACTED] Does not kill. That would be far too easy,” the first details read. …
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