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Bravo, Ubisoft, bravo. The publisher has issued a quite wonderful reply to the accusations thrown at it by PETA earlier this week. The animal rights group lashed out at the SEO-friendly Assassin’s Creed IV on Tuesday for, what it believes is, the glorification” of whaling. (Although we don’t think there …

Joe Ybarra ditches publishers and plans Kickstarter for space strategy title

Far Cry 3 may receive a standalone follow-up title called Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. In an interview with Joystiq, lead writer Jeffrey Yohalem teased the existence of a project with the game’s world and characters in mind. "Yes … I’m working on something now that will be surprising, I …

Indie hit could wind up on Sony consoles after end of Microsoft exclusivity deal

It’s safe to say Brian Fargo’s latest Kickstarter effort, Torment: Tides of Numenera, will indeed be funded. The project shattered Kickstater records earlier today, when it surpassed the $1m milestone right around six hours into the 30-day donation period. Currently, the Kickstarter page displays over $1.58m pledged by nearly 30,000 …

Last week PricewaterhouseCoopers published what seems to be an inappropriate attack on games retail. ’20 stores a day are closing,’ screams a press release from the accounting giant, issued last Thursday. "High Street chain store closures soar," cried the BBC as it frantically rewrote the announcement. You can read the …

New NPD data shows that while core gamers are embracing digital distribution, the method hasn’t overtaken purchasing new and used physical copies of titles at retail. The analysis group’s survey found that while 70 per cent of respondents purchase full digital titles frequently, a higher percentage prefer heading to the …

Dark Side of the Jam to be hosted by American space agency

With God of War: Ascension just around the corner, the PlayStation Store is offering savings on plenty of God of War products. The sales kicked off yesterday and will go on for a week, so we assume that it will end on 13th March, the day after Ascension hits stores. …

21,000 backers pledge funds to InXile RPG