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Gunslinger and Splosion Man developer Twisted Pixel is no longer part of Microsoft Studios, the developer has announced. The once again independent studio confirmed the news to IGN, explaining that the team had always been open to the possibility of separation. Twisted Pixel executive producer Bill Muehl stated that the …
Read More »Sony was surprised by Until Dawn’s success
Not all first party triple-A games are equal. Some fall short of the weight of lofty expectation placed on their shoulders. Others, however, strike a bigger chord with fans than their makers expected. It seems that Sony’s interactive survival horror Until Dawn, which hit PS4 last month, falls into the …
Read More »Full Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 IS on the disc, Activision confirms
Activision has said that the physical disc of new release Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 does, despite speculation, contain the full game. Following its US launch yesterday early buyers of the skating sequel were alarmed to find a mandatory 7.7GB day one patch – which is bigger than the vanilla …
Read More »Unreal Diaries: A Boy and His Kite
Animated short film ‘A Boy and His Kite’ honoured at SIGGRAPH with Best Real-Time Graphics and Interactivity Award
Read More »Guild Wars 2 lead designer joins Amazon Game Studios
The lead designer of Guild Wars 2 is the latest addition to Amazon’s games development arm. Amazon Game Studios has hired Eric Flannum, who leaves ArenaNet after 10 years at the MMO firm. He will take up the role of creative director, according toGamasutra. Flannum will reportedly be working on …
Read More »YouTube streaming hitting PS4 tomorrow
PS4’s 3.00 system update will be rolled out tomorrow, bringing with it the ability to stream gameplay to YouTube for the first time. You’ll see a new icon for YouTube on the Broadcast Gameplay Screen, accessible after hitting the Share button,” Sony said. Now you can live stream directly from …
Read More »Conker’s Big Reunion cancelled as Microsoft ceases Project Spark DLC support
Game goes completely free with no microtransactions
Read More »Project Spark is dropping microtransactions
Xbox One title Project Spark is ditching its free-to-play elements and becoming a properly free game. From October 5th all of the title’s previously premium content will be offered for free to both new and existing users. On the same day developers Team Dakota and Skybox Labs will introduce a …
Read More »The remaster plan: Is it time for publishers to leave the past alone?
Dark Souls, Banjo-Kazooie, Zelda, Resident Evil, God of War, Devil May Cry, Final Fantasy, Grim Fandango, Borderlands, Gears of War, Journey, Saints Row… 2015’s release schedule reads somewhat like a greatest hits of the games industry. These aren’t really new releases, of course. They’re titles from the last three decades …
Read More »No campaign mode for Rainbow Six: Siege
It seems that Call of Duty isn’t the only game that’s doing away with its single-player mode. It was announced on Friday that the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Call of Duty: Black Ops III will not contain a single-player mode. Now PCGamesN confirms that Ubisoft’s upcoming Rainbow Six: …
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