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One million sales and beyond – that’s the expectation Tecmo Koei has for its in-development Wii U exclusive Hyrule Warriors. In gaming, this is a first-time collaboration,” Tecmo Koei president Yoichi Erikawa told Nikkei, as reported by Nintendo Everything. As a new entry in the Warriors series, we plan to …

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The German developer and publisher gives us an exclusive look at its innovative technique for creating 3D scenes from 2D art

The upcoming death of Games for Windows Live doesn’t mean permanent hollowing for Dark Souls. That’s according to Bandai Namco, which has pledged that the PC version of the cult RPG will continue working for the time being and eventually migrate to an alternative system. With the release of Dark …

Top developers to discuss indies, VR and new ways to develop games

Assassin's Creed Pirates has been built to adapt to any screen resolution or device

The producer of Bandai Namco title SoulCalibur: Lost Swords has apparently stated that the game was designed to use a pay-to-win” payment model. That, producer Masaaki Hoshino has told Siliconera, is the reason why the free-to-play fighter opted for singleplayer instead of multiplayer gameplay. Originally we were thinking about having …

Universally Speaking discusses the testing and localisation process for the mobile game, and why it was important

We’re used to retailers giving away free store credit, but virtual shares? That’s a new one. GAME yesterday announced that as part of its proposed flotation it would be offering 20,000 Reward Card customers some virtual loyalty shares” worth around 1.8m. As part of this, 2,000 customers who are not …

The private beta for game-streaming service PlayStation Now will launch for PS4 in the US on May 20th, Sony has announced. The US PS Blog reveals that a selection of PS4 owners who’ve registered for the closed test should be receiving codes over the next day or so. PlayStation Now’s …