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Sony has begun to peel the curtain back a bit more on its Playstation Mobile initiative, announcing a list of developers who have partnered up to bring content for the mobile content platform on Android and Vita devices. The list contains 46 Japanese studios, and 48 international studios including the …
Read More »Anonymous Sony hack claims are "totally fake"
For a few brief hours it looked like it might be PSNgate all over again. But it’s not the case. A Twitter user claiming to be a member of Anonymous last night claimed to have once again breached the security safeguards of the PlayStation Network. The individual claimed to have …
Read More »NPD: Kids play on consoles the most, tablet interest growing
The NPD Group has released its annual study on Kids and Consumer Electronics, revealing that while consoles and portable game systems still see the highest usage level from the demographic, tablets are very much on the rise. The study data comes from an online survey conducted from March 6-21 of …
Read More »Valve registers Gamer Life: The Movie domains, reveal may be incoming
Valve appears to be prepping an announcement for an esports focused film documentary—an announcement that could very well arrive in the next 24 hours. LamdaGeneration reports that back in July the company registered two domain names for ‘gamerlifemovie.com’ and ‘gamerlifethemovie.com,’ with both domains receiving an update last week. It was …
Read More »Capcom and its lose-lose DmC conundrum
Resident Evil 6 is the major Q4 game, but Capcom is hard at work on two other returning hit brands – Lost Planet 3 and Devil May Cry – both of which are heading in different directions. The latter game is being developed in the UK by Cambridge-based studio Ninja …
Read More »Ubisoft using core franchises for free-to-play push
Three big PC brands are spearheading Ubisoft’s push into free-to-play. The firm told MCV at Gamescom in Germany that it can use core games brands with freemium models to attract new audiences. The Ghost Recon, Might & Magic and Anno series are first up. At Gamescom this week, the firm …
Read More »CCP: The King of independence
The Eve Online studio on winning a Develop Award and going it alone
Read More »Kairosoft’s latest Café Nipponica makes our iPhones happy
GAME OF THE DAY: If you played any mobile games in 2010 then you’d have most likely came across Kairosoft‘s incessantly addictive title Game Dev Story. The Japanese developer has since released over 15 simulation-focused titles in English on both Android and iOS platforms. The games range from building new …
Read More »Capcom explains how Resident Evil 6 will appeal to everyone
Resident Evil is going through an identity crisis. Resident Evil 4 remains the series’ critical high point. Atmospheric and creepy, it was Capcom at its finest and was worshiped by critics (Metacritic score: 96) and fans alike. Resident Evil 5, on the other hand, played down the horror in favour …
Read More »IN BRIEF: What’s Happened Today? (August 15th 2012)
Things couldn’t really have gone any better for Sony at last night’s Gamescom 2012 press conference. New IP? Check. New functionality? Check. Slick presentation? Check. New hardware? Well, no, there wasn’t any new hardware. Not quite yet, anyhow. Here’s a look at the last 24 hours in gaming: UK indie …
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