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Digital gaming specialist Zattikka has signed a deal with Games Workshop to produce free-to-play isometric 3D games based on Warhammer 40,000’s Titans. Zattikka is to develop a title incorporating single, multi-player and social gaming modes, delivering both single and chain mission tactical experiences across a broad platform range, including PC/Mac …
Read More »PS4 demand ‘strong’ says GameStop president
US retailer's 'first to know' list for Sony's new console reaches 600,000
Read More »Miyamoto: Gamers buy hardware if games appeal
Mobile boom doesn't preclude strong next-gen sales, argues Zelda creator
Read More »Star Wars shooter First Assault in development… but may never be released
A digital-only precursor to the ill-fated Battlefront III is in development at LucasArts, but may not now ever be released. That’s according to Kotaku, which says that Star Wars: First Assault is a 16-player multiplayer shooter that was at one stage scheduled for a release this spring. The idea behind …
Read More »Criterion hosting open day for aspiring game devs
UK studio challenges students to prove their hunger for a place in game development
Read More »Ubisoft unveils a number of Splinter Cell Blacklist Special Editions
As is seemingly the way with modern console gaming, Ubisoft has unveiled four Special edition versions of upcoming sneak-em-up Splinter Cell: Blacklist. First up is The 5th Freedom Edition, which is exclusive to GAME in the UK and GameStop in Ireland. It includes a 24cm Sam Fisher statue, a graphic …
Read More »EA registers Plants vs Zombies Adventure domains
EA has registered Plants vs Zombies Adventure” under multiple domains. Superannuation spotted the registrations, which were all made by the publisher earlier this month. The term likely has nothing to do with Popcap’s upcoming sequel to its hit casual game, as its to bear the name Plants vs Zombies: Garden …
Read More »Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert departs Double Fine
Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion creator Rob Gilbert has left Double Fine. Gilbert announced his exit on his blog, stating that his work with Double Fine had concluded with the recent launch of their adventure game collaboration The Cave. Now that The Cave is done and unleashed on an unsuspecting …
Read More »Xi3 Piston priced at $1000
Steam-powered microcomputer joins PS4 in holiday 2013 release window
Read More »Ubisoft: Assassin’s Creed IV gives pirates the ‘HBO treatment’
Ubisoft wants to ‘redefine piracy in modern entertainment’ with Assassin’s Creed IV. The new title features a new pirate assassin, but this is a far more serious take on the pirate story than Treasure Island and Pirates of the Carribean – something that’s new to video games and Ubisoft hopes …
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