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A Wii U release for cult indie platformer Fez is not an impossibility… although comments from creator Phil Fish certainly render it an improbability. The only way a Fez Wii U port could happen is if Nintendo paid for and handled the port themselves,” he wrote on Twitter. Which I …
Read More »UBISOFT: Rayman Legends remains a Wii U system seller despite multiformat release
The release of Rayman Legends on Xbox 360 and PS3 has not stopped the game being a Wii U system seller, Ubisoft has argued. The publisher revealed last month that the SKU version – which was originally pencilled in as an exclusive Wii U launch title – had been delayed …
Read More »VIDEO: Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag in game footage revealed
Ubisoft has show off what it says is the first in-game footage of Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, and you can see it below. Note, too, that this is most likely the first glimpse of what the game will look like on next-gen, although it’s entirely likely that a ton …
Read More »Namco releases first free-to-play Pac-Man
Iconic game character gets F2P title with new achievements, mazes and scoring objectives
Read More »Rude shop assistants named as shopper’s biggest High Street gripe
Arrogant and rude staff” have been named as the biggest shopping annoyances by a survey of 1,500 High Street consumers. A quarter of respondents named the attitude of shop assistants as their biggest concern, followed by queue jumpers (16 per cent). Rude staff are the most irritating aspect of shopping …
Read More »Sony announces 20+ PSN games thanks to fresh commitment to indie publishing
First person shooters Primal Carnage: Genesis and Blacklight: Retribution front a long list of new PlayStation titles announced at GDC 2013. The news comes as Sony reveals an increased commitment to indie publishing, which amongst other things includes the simplification of the submission and approval process. Since my last post, …
Read More »Oculus Rift: WE’RE the next generation of gaming
PS4? Xbox Durango? Nope – VR headset Oculus Rift is the real next-generation of gaming, the company has claimed. Right from the very beginning of 3D games one of the goals has been to make a virtual reality, to make you feel like you’re actually present in the world,” Oculus …
Read More »Yoichi Wada steps down as Square Enix warns of extraordinary losses
Square Enix president Yoichi Wada is stepping down. The news comes as the publisher warns of what is describes as extraordinary losses” in its current financial year. Indeed, the overtly long tail being thrust upon consumers by the lack of market-ready next-gen hardware is certainly having an impact. Yousuke Matsuda …
Read More »SWTOR’s Asia Pacific servers closing; Rise of the Hutt expansion dated
BioWare is to close down Star Wars: The Old Republic’s Asia Pacific servers and merge them with the North American servers. A specific timeframe for the closure has not yet been revealed, although it has been announced that Mastar Dar’Nala (PvP) will transfer to The Bastion (PvP), Gav Daragon (RP-PvE) …
Read More »Ecco the Dolphin spiritual successor The Big Blue hits Kickstarter
The team behind Ecco the Dolphin has launched a Kickstarter campaign for The Big Blue, a spiritual successor of the 1992 Sega-published classic. The Kickstarter page unveils the title as an all new underwater action adventure title, with Ecco’s original designer Ed Annunziata heading up the campaign that’s seeking $665k …
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