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Games veteran David Gardner has been named as BAFTA’s first vice president of games. He joins current VP of film Barbara Broccoli and VP of television Greg Dyke and will both co-chair the BAFTA council and work as an ambassador, working to advance BAFTA’s global games strategy. "BAFTA is a …
Read More »Square Enix announces new studio and new RPG Project Prelude Rune
Japanese RPG specialist Square Enix has not only announced a brand new RPG, but also a new studio to make it. The game is currently going by the name Project Prelude Rune. It is being made by a new Tokyo developer called Studio Istolia. ‘Istolia’ apparently originates from the Greek …
Read More »Dragon Quest Heroes download is too large for Switch’s internal storage
Nintendo Switch owners who intend to buy their games digitally will most definitely want to invest in some additional storage. IGN spotted a list of download sizes for some of the Switch’s digital launch titles, and one in particular stands out – Dragon Quest Heroes I & II, which has …
Read More »Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ will miss Switch launch
Nintendo’s already thin launch line-up for the Switch has trimmed back a tiny bit further. Publisher Nicalis has confirmed that The Binding of Isacc: Afterbirth+ will now not be among the launch games for Nintendo’s new console, although it is still expected to arrive next month. For those of you …
Read More »Trial by fire: the return of the game demo
Demos used to be a staple part of a game’s launch cycle. Even as far back as 1994, games magazines would boast about the number of playable demos they had that month, and it was generally accepted business practice that demos were largely beneficial to a game’s overall sales. Indeed, …
Read More »DI4D scales up facial capture operations after Quantum Break success
Facial capture company Dimensional Imaging, also known as DI4D, has announced it’s completed a 900,000 investment from Percipient Capital and existing shareholders. The Glasgow-based firm was originally formed in 2003 and has since become one of the leading provider’s of facial performance capture for visual effects in movies, games and …
Read More »For Honor hacks and slashes its way to No.1
Ubisoft’s For Honor has debuted at No.1 in the UK All Formats Top 40. It’s the publisher’s first chart topper since The Division early last year. The game also boats the best new entry for a new IP since Sony’s No Man’s Sky. 57 per cent of sales went to …
Read More »No Xbox One release for Nier Automata, producer clarifies
There’s bad news for Xbox One fans hoping for a port of upcoming Square Enix RPG Nier Automata. The Express reports that the game’s producer Yosuke Saito told it that there are currently no plans to release on this platform”, adding: "The main reason for this is that the Japanese …
Read More »Fallout 4 VR is already playable from start to finish
The VR version of Fallout 4 will very much include the full game, and is already at the point where it can be played in its entirety. "Fallout [VR] is going great,” Bethesda Game Studios executive producer Todd Howard told Glixel. There’s a lot of work to be done, but …
Read More »Leaked Switch console was stolen, Nintendo reveals
A Switch console that made it out into the wild far ahead of the machine’s official launch on March 3rd was stolen from a retailer. A NeoGaf user last week claimed to have received his Switch pre-order early from an unspecified stockist. These claims were backed up by a video …
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