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The developer of the original Dead Island has said it would be happy to pick up developments duties on its stumbling sequel. After creating the original game, Techland then went on to make the highly successful Dying Light for Warner Bros. Dead Island 2, by contrast, have had a torrid …
Read More »Moore: Kojima and Konami will ‘kiss and make up’
The COO of EA has said that he thinks the rift between Hideo Kojima and Konami can be healed. All signs point to the departure of Kojima from Konami once Metal Gear Solid V is launched next month. But despite the growing body of evidence, Peter Moore told GameSpot that …
Read More »Developing Frankfurt as a game industry hub
Frankfurt Economic Development’s centre of creative industries on how it’s helping to establish the region as one of Germany’s most vibrant games clusters
Read More »Darth Vader gets his own PS4 and controller
The increasing swell of Star Wars hype has hit camp PlayStation with the reveal of a branded PS4 console. The 1TB machine has Sith lord Darth Vader sprawled on its side, while the controller is designed to evoke the former Jedi’s chest control panel. Both devices also carry etched instances …
Read More »Guillermo Del Toro vows to ‘never again get involved with video games’ after Insane and Silent Hills disasters
Pan’s Labyrinth and Pacific Rim film directorGuillermo Del Toro has sworn off his involvement with games following the doomed development of his last two efforts. Speaking to Shacknews, Del Toro referred to the unfortunate cancellation of both Insane, which he attempted to create with THQ in 2010 before its cancellation …
Read More »Critics, consultants and collaborators: Microsoft on the changing role of developers
Liam Kelly, general manager for Microsoft's developer group, discusses how developers helped shape Windows 10
Read More »King revenue and profits dip year-on-year
Mobile giant King’s revenues and profits have both dipped year-on-year as Candy Crush spending slows. That’s according to the firm’s most recent financial report, which indicates that its revenues dipped 18 per cent year-on-year, representing a drop of $104m. Meanwhile, its profits dropped $46m (28 per cent) year-on-year. In addition, …
Read More »‘Horror games are pushing into the mainstream’
Creepy PS4 exclusive Until Dawn will help the horror genre march into the mainstream, says Sony. Product manager Joe Palmer praised the resurrection of the horror game ahead of the release of the PS4 exclusive later this month. The horror genre is huge in the wider entertainment industry,” Palmer told …
Read More »Take-Two: Mafia III will ‘absolutely’ be as big as BioShock and Borderlands
Take-Two wants its Mafia series to sit alongside Borderlands and BioShock as one of its biggest games franchises. The game is published by Take-Two’s 2K division and is being created by Hanger 13, a new development unit set-up to work specifically on Mafia III – which is due to launch …
Read More »Resident Evil 2 is being remade
Capcom has announced that its 1998 survival horror classic Resident Evil 2 is being remade. It is going to be a complete remake of the original game produced by Yoshiaki Hirabayashi, the producer of the Resident Evil HD remake that was released earlier this year. It’s currently unclear what formats …
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