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Resident Evil is going through an identity crisis. Resident Evil 4 remains the series’ critical high point. Atmospheric and creepy, it was Capcom at its finest and was worshiped by critics (Metacritic score: 96) and fans alike. Resident Evil 5, on the other hand, played down the horror in favour …
Read More »Former Ubisoft devs take to Kickstarter with new studio
Montreal-based indie looking for $75,000 to fund 2D action title Mercenary Kings
Read More »New IP dominates Sony’s Gamescom showing
Gamescom: PS3 titles Rain, Puppeteer and Until Dawn prove SCE commitment to original titles
Read More »Sony’s Gamescom offering breathes new life into Vita
Sony looked to answer its critics that said Vita was given short shrift at E3, with a blockbuster Gamescom showing. The platform holder took to unveiling blockbuster IP including Call of Duty, Killzone and Assassin’s Creed, while showing new IP Tearaway. It follows an E3 where Sony was criticised for …
Read More »Gamescom guide suggests Valve Half-Life 3 reveal
But listing sourced from places such as forums and blogs, state event organisers
Read More »Starhawk 1.03 update includes two free maps
Starhawk, Lightbox Entertainement’s follow-up to popular PS3 multiplayer game Warhawk, has received a free update, which includes two new maps for free. The 1.03 update also includes an increased level cap, team balance fixes, improved voice chat, and various other tweaks. The major talking point, however, is the Cypress Map …
Read More »‘Call of Duty: Black Ops II can take eSports to the masses’
Call of Duty: Black Ops II’s brand new multiplayer has been inspired by the eSports phenomenon, the developer has told MCV. Both Activision and developer Treyarch took to the stage ahead of Gamescom in Cologne last night to reveal a new Call of Duty multiplayer that is not just targeting …
Read More »PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale pushed to November
The release of multiplayer brawler PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale has been pushed back to 21st November 2012. The game was earlier set to hit stands on 24th October. The announcement was made on the official PlayStation Blog by Chan Park, president of developer SuperBot Entertainment, who said that the additional …
Read More »Epic buys People Can Fly, but Bulletstorm dev’s founder leaves
Epic Games has bought the remaining stake in Bulletstorm and Gears of War: Judgment developer People Can Fly. Epic already owned a majority stake in the Polish developer, and with this move, the studio is now wholly owned by Gears of War and Unreal creator Epic. The acquisition has had …
Read More »Minecraft PC passes seven million sales
Wildly popular indie game reaches another milestone in just three months
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