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ZeniMax will be the publisher of a new survival horror title from Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami. Currently going under the codename of Zwei, the game is being developed by Mikami’s new studio Tango Gameworks, which was acquired by ZeniMax in late 2010. Development is at an early stage, Andriasang …
Read More »Apple reports yet more staggering growth
The Eurozone crisis, global debt levels and international recession. None of which are terms respected by Apple. The company last night reported revenue of $39.2bn for its fiscal Q2 – that’s up from $24.7bn in the same period last year. Profit shot up from $6bn to an incredible $11.6bn. iPhone …
Read More »Uncharted series: 17m units sold and counting
Sony has announced updated sales figures for Naughty Dog’s Uncharted franchise. The company shared that lifetime sales for the IP have hit 17,320,000 units as of April 12th of this year. That figure includes all three games on the PS3 and the recently released Golden Abyss title on the PS …
Read More »Pikmin 2 Wii getting NA release this year
Nintendo of America has announced the re-release of Pikmin 2 on Wii. The game was originally released on Gamecube back in 2004. It was later retooled to take advantage of Wii Remote, and the updated release hit Japan and Europe in 2009. No US release date ever came about at …
Read More »PS Plus members to receive bevy of free titles in May
Playstation Plus members are getting some nice rewards this May, including several free games. This month Plus subscribers can download the brand new PSN game, Awesomenauts, as well as two PSN Atlus titles in Trine 2 and Rock of Ages. It doesn’t stop there though. Plus subscribers will also score …
Read More »Minecraft Pocket Edition crafting update out now for iOS and Android
The mobile version of Mojang’s indie hit Minecraft has received a significant update for iOS and Android devices. Minecraft Pocket Edition 0.3.0 adds a crafting interface similar to the PC version. Players can now build new items and materials, which most would agree is a big part of Minecraft (hey, …
Read More »Valve: Bad games are industry’s biggest problem
The games sector will 'live or die based on whether it can find new ways to make users happy', says Newell
Read More »Valve confirms interest in building ‘living-room and mobile hardware’
Gabe Newell says studio is looking at 'open hardware solution in both the living-room and mobile spaces'
Read More »Retailer vows to share 10% of pre-owned revenue with publishers
New US online retailer EKGaming has made a remarkable pledge – to share ten per cent of its pre-owned revenues with publishers. It hopes to encourage what it describes as a circle of life” in retail that benefits all parts of the chain. It has also pledged to better the …
Read More »Crysis 3 to deliver DX11 visuals on PS3, Xbox 360
German developer Crytek has said that it is focused on delivering DirectX 11 level graphics on Xbox 360 and PS3 for its upcoming release Crysis 3. DirectX 11 is a graphical standard currently reserved for high-end PC games, although the studio is convinced it can get Crysis 3 running on …
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