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Games critics didn’t like Aliens: Colonial Marines. The game’s Metacritic score was just 49. But despite the critical mauling it reached No.1 during its launch week and is the fastest selling game of the year so far. Meanwhile, last year’s XCom: Enemy Unknown was loved by game reviewers. And although …

Square Enix could be on the verge of announcing a Wii U version of sci-fi epic Deus Ex: Human Revolution. CVG spotted a listing for a modified” version of the title with the Australian Classification Board, which it speculates could be for DLC or possibly even a Wii U port. …

Flower and Journey composer Austin Wintory is also on board for its first project

Supermarket giant Asda has cut the price of Wii U, with the Premium Pack with Nintendo Land now on sale for just 249. The supermarket chain has also cut the 8GB Basic set to 199, with ShopTo also going below the 200 mark to 190. Both retailers hope the reductions …

Many may have thought that, as has been the tradition in the Assassin’s Creed series, Assassin’s Creed 4 would take place a few years, if not centuries, after the events of Assassin’s Creed 3. Instead, the new game takes places before it. Edward Kenway, the protagonist in this year’s game, …

Developers to receive 100 per cent of revenues for six months

‘But what did the console look like?’ That was the frequently asked question in the wake of last week’s PS4 press conference. For some critics, ten new games, a new controller, a Kinect-style camera, the full specs and an abundance of cloud services wasn’t quite enough. There seems to be …

The traditional games industry needs PS4 and Xbox 720 to be a big hit, so these new stats from NPD make for grim reading. TechSpot reveals that a poll by the research firm suggests just 29 per cent of core gamers are currently planning on buying a next-generation machine as …

Jason West has reportedly long since departed developer Respawn Entertainment. As if you needed reminding, Jason West and Vince Zampella were the co-founders of Infinity Ward and oversaw Call of Duty’s rise to global dominance. However, the pair’s fame is more to do with their high-profile departure from IW and …

Open world pirate game has global development team behind it