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Read More »PlayStation Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition to receive exclusive Sony-themed content
PlayStation owners who buy Diablo III: Reaper of Souls – Ultimate Evil Edition will receive Sony-themed content. Content based on The Last of Us and Shadow of the Colossus will be available to those who buy the game for PlayStation 3 and 4. The former will take the form of …
Read More »Far Cry 4 playable female character dropped due to workload
Another Ubisoft game has found itself embroiled in a gender equality debate. Far Cry 4 director Alex Hutchinson has said that the shooter was inches away” from offering a playable female co-op character – although the feature was ultimately dropped because of workload pressures. It all harks back to the …
Read More »Sony: Destiny will be PS4’s biggest system-seller
Platform holder says Activision’s upcoming shooter will be the biggest selling title for PS4 this year. SCEE boss Jim Ryan told CVG that Destiny will lead The Last of Us, FIFA, Call of Duty and Far Cry 4 in terms of sales this year. If I had to pick one, …
Read More »Ubisoft responds to Assassin’s Creed Unity female omission as devs question reasoning
Publisher Ubisoft has distanced itself from claims that high workloads are behind its omission of playable female characters in the four-player co-op focused Assassin’s Creed: Unity. Ubisoft technical director James Therien yesterday said that adding playable women into the game would have created an unmanageable workload. Now, however, an official …
Read More »VIDEO: Batman Arkham Knight gameplay puts the next into next-gen
If any series looks set to demonstrate the step up from current to next-gen, it’s Batman. Warner has at last released a gameplay video for Batman: Arkham Knight, and the bells and whistles are clear to see. Aside from the obvious jump in visual quality, what’s especially impressive is the …
Read More »Of men and women: Animators explain Ubisoft’s gender conundrum
Developers reveal implementing both male and female characters may be harder than you might think
Read More »Sony talks latest The Last Guardian E3 no-show
Another E3, another no-show for PS3 (or PS4?) outing The Last Guardian. Sony asserted on Monday that the game is most definitely still alive following the publication of a now redacted report claiming its cancellation. So why on earth was it not featured at Sony’s press event? "There were a …
Read More »E3 could change venue in 2016
LA Convention Center 'is no longer a top-tier property'
Read More »VIDEO: Spider-Man joins Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes
Disney has announced a Spider-Man Play set for its upcoming follow-up to Disney Infinity. Figures for Spider-Man, Nick Fury, Iron Fist, Nova and Venom are being released alongside this play set. They join Hulk, Captain America, Thor, Black Widow and Hawkeye as confirmed characters. The Spider-Man release will see gamers …
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