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Developer Ubisoft Montreal is confident Watch Dogs can stand-out from Grand Theft Auto V. The ambitious new IP from Ubisoft is an open-world action game that has similiarities to the GTA series, at least in appearance. The game arrives two months after GTA V hits shelves, but speaking in an …
Read More »Respawn’s debut game Titanfall exclusive to Xbox and PC
Multiplayer-centric title to make extensive use of cloud technology
Read More »Tesco "scaling back" on consumer electronics
UK grocer Tesco has announced it is "scaling back" on consumer electronics as it focuses more on food, clothing and health and beauty products. It’s also providing less space in stores to other non-food categories like toys, stationery and home products such as gardening, DIY and car accessory goods. "We’re …
Read More »Bungie: We need to prove ourselves with Destiny
It may be behind one of the biggest game franchises of all time, but Bungie insists it still needs to prove itself. At E3 next week the Halo developer is demoing its new FPS, Destiny, live at the PlayStation press conference. And the studio’s senior writer Eric Osborne says that …
Read More »Respawn’s first game is called Titanfall, is Xbox and PC only
Titanfall. That’s the name of the game being secretly developed by Respawn Entertainment. Respawn, lest you forget, was started by Jason West and Vince Zampella after the Infinity Ward founders were booted from their studio by now-owners Activision. One of their first acts after establishing Respawn was announcing an exclusivity …
Read More »Diablo III arriving on PS3 AND Xbox 360 on September 3rd
Blizzard’s console port of its hit PC dungeon crawler Diablo III has finally been dated. The game will be released on PS3 on September 3rd. The surprise move is that it will also hit Xbox 360 on the same day. Diablo III was released on PC in May 2012 and …
Read More »SOE MMO duo Planetside 2 and DC Universe Online heading to PS4
Two of Sony Online Entertainment’s MMO titles have been confirmed for PS4. Licensed superhero outing and existing PS3 titles DC Universe Online as well as the until-now PC only multiplayer shooter Planetside 2 are both scheduled for a release on Sony’s new machine. The MMO genre was once touted as …
Read More »Jagex appoints Riaan Hodgson as COO
Exec to oversee strategy, business development, operations and commercial delivery
Read More »The quiet success of Ubisoft’s Rocksmith
The music genre is dead, right? Erm, no, perhaps not. Ubisoft has confirmed that music title Rocksmith has sold a very impressive 1.4m units worldwide since its release in October 2011. There have also been 3m track downloads from the game’s digital store. The publisher is also quoting a study …
Read More »Amazon opens indie games storefront
US site spotlights indie developers
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