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Read More »VIDEO: 13 minutes of Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag gameplay
Ubisoft has released an extremely exciting 13-minute gameplay video for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. Game Director Ashraf Ismail takes us deeper into the world of Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag with this new commented gameplay video,” the official blurb reads. Embark on a journey with Edward and discover his …
Read More »Eidos Montreal boss quits citing Square Enix’s "lack of courage"
The former head of Deus Ex: Human Revolution developer Eidos Montreal has resigned. In a statement to MCV’s sister siteDevelop, Stephane D’Astous said the company also suffered from a lack of leadership, courage and communication, and that he was not able to do his job properly as a result. He …
Read More »EA Q1: Origin surpasses 50m users, Battlefield 3 Premium subs over 4m
EA has confirmed Battlefield 3 Premium subscriber and Origin user numbers are still on the rise. As part of its quarterly earnings report announced earlier today, the company revealed recent milestones for both its digital content service and Battlefield 3’s paid subscription model. Battlefield 3 Premium surpassed 4m total subs, …
Read More »Ex-Eidos Montreal head resigns over ‘irreconcilable differences’
Stephane D'Astous lashes out at Square Enix's lack of leadership, courage and communication
Read More »Forza Horizon follow-up headed to Xbox One – reports
Playground Games job listings and employee resumes have suggested that the studio is working on a follow-up to its debut release, Forza Horizon. While neither Microsoft nor Playground Games has confirmed that a sequel to the Xbox 360-excluisve open-world racer is in the works, studio director Gavin Raeburn and technical …
Read More »EA Sports and Manchester City renew gaming partnership
Manchester City has announced that it has renewed its deal with EA Sports to see the publisher remain in place as its official gaming partner. The three-year extension was announced today on Man City’s Hong Kong pre-season tour. It sees FIFA demo pods remain at the Etihad Stadium Family Stand …
Read More »Rockstar’s Agent may still be in development; Take-Two renews trademark
Take-Two has renewed the trademark for Rockstar’s spy action game,Agent,suggesting that it may still be in development. Agent was first announced by Sony at its E3 2009 press conference as a game being developed by Rockstar North exclusively for PlayStation 3. In a press release following that announcement, Rockstar revealed …
Read More »More Ouya sales numbers revealed to mixed response from devs
A number of new devs have revealed the sales numbers for their Ouya games and the reaction can best be described as mixed. Organ Trail by studio The Men Who Wear Many Hats has according to creator Ryan Wiemeyer sold about half of what my low-end predictions were” Gamasutra reports. …
Read More »Ballmer calls for "nimble" and "decisive" Microsoft… in 2,700 word internal memo
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has set out his vision for a new Microsoft in an internal memo circulated amongst company staff. This company has always had a big vision — to help people realize their full potential,” he wrote. In the earliest days, it was by putting a PC on …
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