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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 …
Read More »PlayStation TV will cost £84.99 in the UK
UPDATE: Sony has told MCV that PlayStation TV will not be bundled with a DualShock 3 in the UK. ORIGINAL STORY: Sony has confirmed the RRP for PlayStation TV in the UK. T3 reports that the streaming device will cost 84.99 when it arrives on these shores in the autumn. …
Read More »VIDEO: Final Fantasy VII G-Bike races onto mobile
Square Enix has announced popular FFVII mini game G-Bike is coming to iOS and Android. The publisher revealed last year it wouldn’t be porting Final Fantasy VII to mobile devices anytime soon but has opted to release one of its mini games instead. Final Fantasy G-Bike is a free-to-play motorcycle …
Read More »Final Fantasy Type-0 and Agito headed to the West
Final Fantasy Type-0 and Agito are finally coming to Europe and America. The former will be coming out for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as an HD remaster, while the latter is headed to iOS and Android. Type-0 came out in Japan back in 2011 for PSP. It was originally …
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