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Read More »Bungie’s AR mini game hints at Destiny reveal
A new augmented reality mini-game on Bungie’s website hints at a reveal of the studio’s as-yet-unannounced project codenamed Destiny. The AR game supposedly features seven puzzles – one a day – with a possible unveiling of Destiny on the coming Monday. Destiny is expected to be a social sci-fi game …
Read More »Cooler Master launches compact Quickfire TK gaming keyboard in India
The CM Storm Quickfire TK compact gaming keyboard is now available in India, Cooler Master has announced. Unlike the older Quickfire Pro, this mechanical keyboard is fully backlit. Despite its compact size, the Quickfire TKpacks in a full num pad. The keyboard sports 92 laser-etched keys and is available in …
Read More »"Authentic" Brothers in Arms game on the way, may not be published by Ubisoft
A new, authentic” Brothers in Arms game is in the early stages of development, Gearbox Software president Randy Pitchford has announced. We haven’t announced that yet, but I’m really excited about where that’s going. We’ll announce these things in due course. There’s a lot of neat things we have going …
Read More »Gas Powered Games cancels Wildman Kickstarter amid studio troubles
The Kickstarter campaign for Gas Powered Games’s Wildman action-RPG has been canceled, as the studio looks to turn its focus inward in hopes of keeping itself up and running. The crowdfunding effort was called off just four days ahead of its deadline, with under 50 per cent of the funding …
Read More »Epic shuts down Impossible Studios, Infinity Blade: Dungeons delayed
Epic Games has closed Infinity Blade: Dungeons developer Impossible Studios, delaying the iOS title indefinitely. Epic’s founder Tim Sweeney announced the news in a post on Epic’s official site. The studio formerly known as Epic Baltimore came together last August after the 38 Studios disaster destroyed development studio Big Huge …
Read More »Second season of The Walking Dead may tie-in with TV show
The next series of episodes from Telltale’s The Walking Dead could tie-in with the AMC show of the same name. CEO Dan Connors told Polygon anything is possible,” when it comes to what’s in store for season two – specifically mentioning potential crossover opportunities between the game and the television …
Read More »Target achieved: Skylanders is a $1bn franchise
The Skylanders series has now reached $1bn in just 15 months. That’s according to Activision, which has combined sales of toys, accessories, Spyro’s Adventure and Skylanders Giants. It follows Activision chief Bobby Kotick’s pledge to create a new $1bn franchise out of the toy series. The firm says its toy …
Read More »EA Origin nears 40 million users
Digital distribution platform makes way to Mac
Read More »PSN’s Journey "bankrupt" Thatgamecompany
The critical success of Thatgamecompany’s Journey was not enough to stop the developer going bankrupt, boss Jenova Chen has claimed. Journey was the best-selling game on PlayStation Network in 2012 and while over time it has just about returned a profit, Chen is demanding commercial success that rivals his studio’s …
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