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South Park Studios is attempting to stop the sale of the publishing rights for its new game, The Stick of Truth. The auction for THQ’s assets began yesterday, with rumours suggesting Sega is after Dawn of War and Companies of Heroes developer Relic – which is the biggest creative rival …
Read More »Quantic Dream domain suggests PS4 title in the works – report
Heavy Rain developer Quantic Dream has filed a domain registration pointing to a new project being developed for the next Playstation system. Kotaku unearthed Quantic Dream’s registration of ‘singularityps4.com’ late last year, giving some hint to the second title the company is working on for Sony. Lead developer David Cage …
Read More »Resident Evil: Revelations revealed for PC and consoles
Capcom has confirmed reports that 3DS hit Resident Evil: Revelations will be making its way onto several major platforms. The Capcom Unity blog announces that the upgraded title will launch on May 21st for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, and PC. The aforementioned upgrading will include HD visuals, a higher …
Read More »Ralph Nader calls violent video game devs ‘electronic child molesters’
American political activist and five-time presidential candidate Ralph Nader has accused companies who work to promote violent television programs and video games of being electronic child molesters. Speaking in an interview with Politico, Nader sounded off on Barack Obama’s plan to combat gun violence – stating that the proposals didn’t …
Read More »DmC: Devil May Cry gets ‘Classic Dante’ DLC skin
The fanboys are going to have a field day with this one – Capcom has revealed three new downloadable character skins for DmC: Devil May Cry, one of them being ‘Classic Dante’. Classic Dante, of course, is protagonist Dante as he appeared in previous Devil May Cry games; a look …
Read More »Quantic Dream registers domain for PS4 title
Quantic Dream is known to be working on two new games for Sony, and the second of these could be a PS4 title. Superannuation has discovered that back in November, the Heavy Rain developer registered the domain ‘singularityps4.com’. That is a telling bit of information considering QD had registered the …
Read More »Dead Space 3 on PC to be a barebones port
The PC version of Dead Space 3 will be a no-frills port of the console versions, developer Visceral Games has revealed. The developer told Games.on.net that the PC version will not support DirectX 11 and will not include optional high-resolution textures. While the PC version will feature a few graphics …
Read More »Indies, Tesco and Game get exclusive The Last of Us editions
Sony has announced two special edition packs of The Last of Us, each tailored to one of the two main characters in the game. The ‘Ellie’ edition of the game will be exclusive to Game whilst Tesco and independent retailers will receive the ‘Joel Edition’. Both packs will include The …
Read More »Flipkart begins Xbox Live combo deals
Online retailer Flipkart is now offering several top Xbox 360 games in combination with Xbox Live Gold subscriptions at discounted rates. Thirteen first-party Xbox 360 games are available now bundled with with three-month Xbox Live subscriptions. The retailer is offering up to 32% off on these combos. Included in the …
Read More »Hilco acquires HMV debt
The future of HMV on the UK High Street appears to have been saved. HMV Canada owner Hilco has acquired the chain’s debts, giving it control of the company. The Financial Times reports that the move to take control of the money owed to Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland …
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