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The next-gen is so very nearly upon us, so expect plenty more along these lines in the coming days and weeks. Sony has released a live-action trailer for PS4 launch title Killzone: Shadow Fall. It’s kind of like a recruitment video encouraging humans to join the ranks of the Shadow …
Read More »A Gallant Journey: The big decision
The GallantCloud team considers whether to start afresh on a new game prototype
Read More »VIDEO: Gran Turismo 6 lets you drive a Lunar Rover on the moon
Sony’s PS3 racer is bravely going where no driving simulator has gone before. A new trailer for the game, which can be seen below, offers a glimpse of what the official car list reveals to be the Lunar Roving Vehicle LEV-001 ’71. That’s just one of the 120 new cars …
Read More »Valve to reveal Steam Machines at CES
Public will gets its first look at the full lineup of third-part devices this January
Read More »Infinity Ward had Call of Duty: Ghosts running at 1080p on Xbox One
Call of Duty: Ghosts developer Infinity Ward has at last explained the reason for the resolution discrepancy of the game between PS4 and Xbox One. It was revealed last week that the game will output in full HD 1080p on PS4 but in HD ready 720p on Xbox One. The …
Read More »Fairfax’s $5bn Blackberry acquisition terms altered as Heins finally steps down
The proposed sale of troubled phone specialist Blackberry to Fairfax Financial Holdings has been scrapped. It was revealed last month that Fairfax had in principle agreed to acquire the company for $4.75bn. However, that announcement came with the proviso that both parties were able to walk away before November 4th. …
Read More »Football Manager merchandise can offset piracy loss
Football Manager clothing can help Sports Interactive make money in markets where it does not sell any games. The firm attended Brand Licensing Europe last month in a bid to sign licensors to create products around the Football Manager IP. And studio director Miles Jacobson says this will allow the …
Read More »VIDEO: Megan Fox stars in live-action Call of Duty: Ghosts trailer
Call of Duty: Ghosts is out tomorrow, and Activision has launched a new hype-inducing trailer to boot. The publisher has even recruited Hollywood starlet Fox to make a cameo appearance in the new live-action video. Epic Night Out, as it’s called, has a group of four average Joes blast their …
Read More »No Diwali delay for Call of Duty: Ghosts
Indian festivals have for long caused delays in the release of high-profile games, but that won’t be the case for Call of Duty: Ghosts. Distributor WWC has confirmed to MCV that the shipment of Infinity Ward’s latest has already arrived in India and will clear customs in time to hit …
Read More »Next-gen FIFA ‘is the best we have ever made’
Electronic Arts says FIFA 2014 on Xbox One and PS4 is the best football game it has ever made. The title will launch alongside both machines next month and producer Nick Channon says the game is a great base from which to launch more products in the lucrative football franchise. …
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