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Fumito Ueda founds GenDesign, staffed by Team Ico veterans

Another crowdfunding success for InXile Entertainment

Nearly 70,000 backers pledge support for spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie

Metal Gear Rising director Kenji Saito has said that comics have provided the narrative inspiration for the recently revealed Transformers: Devastation. I’ve loved Transformers since I was a kid, so I’m honoured to be a part of the team making Transformers: Devastation,” he said. Within the world of this long-running …

Women in games take centre stage at press conferences

The director of the long-awaited The Last Guardian and PS2 classics Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Fumito Ueda has set up a new studio. As spotted by Kotaku, the new development firm is called GenDesign, and is allegedly made up of Ueda himself, as well as a number of …

Two of the game modes that will feature in EA’s Star Wars Battlefront have been demonstrated in a pair of E3 gameplay demos. First off, Walker Assault. The video below takes place on the ice planet Hoth, as seen in The Empire Strikes Back. Players will take control both of …

The last two interactive drama titles from Quantic Dream are getting a re-release on PS4. 2010’s Heavy Rain and its spiritual successor, 2013’s Beyond: Two Souls, were originally released for the PS3. Both titles are notable for their heavy focus on narrative, with multiple branching paths and complex characterisation. They …

EA has released the first gameplay details for this year’s instalment of the FIFA franchise. FIFA 16 promises a completely redesigned defence engine, more than likely as a response to the changes to defending implemented in recent games. A feature called Defensive Agility brings balance in movement between attackers and …

UK developer Rebellion is reviving Atari tank combat game Battlezone as a virtual reality title. The firm – best known for its Sniper Elite series – is rebooting the classic title for a variety of VR hardware. So far, Battlezone is confirmed for PlayStation 4 and PC, meaning we’ll probably …