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The lead writer for Gearbox’s recently-released shooter Battleborn has left the studio. Aaron Linde joined Gearbox in late 2013, having previously worked as a narrative design consultant on Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor with Monolith. Gonna be hauling back up to the pacific northwest in a week or so for an …
Read More »Battleborn price dropped as Overwatch arrives worldwide
UK High Street retailers have dropped the price of 2K shooter Battleborn just in time for the arrival of Blizzard’s rival team shooter Overwatch. Supermarkets such as Sainsburys and Tesco have dropped the game to 30. Online retailers such as Amazon, GAME, ShopTo, Gameseek and GameStop have all dropped their …
Read More »Gearbox is ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Battleborn’s sales potential
Developer Gearbox has said that its new multiplayer shooter Battleborn is off to a steady” start that that it hopes lays the foundation for bigger sales in the future. Cautiously optimistic,” creative director Randy Varnell said on Twitch when asked how the studio felt about the game’s release. The launch …
Read More »2K’s Battleborn scores UK No.1
Battleborn narrowly beat Call of Duty: Black Ops III to take the UK Top Spot this week. It achieved the feat by just 100 units, although these charts do not factor in digital sales, and so the real gap was likely much wider. Battleborn was the fourth best-selling game on …
Read More »RELEASE DATES: Mafia III launches in October
MCV offers the most comprehensive UK video game release schedule available. Here’s a round up of the most notable recent changes and upcoming games. Click here to see the full listing. Publisher 2K Games has just revealedMafia III’s release date: the new installment in the organized crime franchise will launch …
Read More »From Software, 2K Games, Capcom, Konami, Square Enix and 225 more working on PlayStation VR games
There are 230 companies making a VR game. These include companies we’re already familiar with, such as Crytek, Climax, NDreams and Harmonix, but also a number of surprise names. For instance, Dark Souls creator From Software has a VR game in the works, as does 2K Games – whose CEO …
Read More »Pitchford on Overwatch: Sh*t just got real
The head of Battleborn developer Gearbox has interpreted Blizzard’s decision to pitch Overwatch against it as proof that both studios are on to something. Blizzard this morning confirmed a May 24th release date for Overwatch, with an open beta kicking off for pre-order customers on May 3rd – that’s the …
Read More »Overwatch release date leaks; Open beta could gatecrash Battleborn party
An ad seemingly posted on IGN by mistake seems to have revealed the release date for Blizzard’s Overwatch. Reddit spotted an ad for the upcoming multiplayer shooter that carried a release date of May 24th for the title. However, perhaps more interesting is the date it had listed for the …
Read More »BioShock: The Collection resurfaces on Brazilian ratings board
An HD compilation of the BioShock franchise has popped up again. This time it has appeared on the Brazilian Advisory Rating Board– the nation’s age rating programme – for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (credit for the spot goes to Gematsu). BioShock: The Collection was …
Read More »Steam Controller natively supported in XCOM 2
The latest entry in 2K’s XCOM franchise is hitting shelves today, and it appears that the strategy title has native Steam Controller support. Word comes via the XCOM 2 community page on Steam, where a spokesperson for 2K Games has confirmed that the strategy title will support Valve’s new controller. …
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