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‘I joked that we should call our beta an alpha just so people understand where we are and that we are actually looking for feedback and testing systems’
Read More »Gears of War 4 dev: Consumers think beta means highly-polished demo
The studio head of Gears of War 4 developer The Coalition has said the industry has ‘twisted’ what multiplayer betas mean. Speaking to MCV, Rod Fergusson said that thanks to the industry’s misuse of the word, when consumers see ‘beta’, they think it means ‘demo’. The studio head said The …
Read More »Three weeks on top in Japan for Yo-Kai Watch
New Yo-Kai Watch title Sangokushi has claimed its third No.1 in the Japanese charts according to data from Famitsu. Sales of the 3DS title fell by 64 per cent week-on-week, a slightly higher drop than the 57 per cent the week before. In second place is Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker …
Read More »Dark Souls board game hits Kickstarter goal in three minutes, is approaching £500,000
Steamforged’s table top game based on the popular Dark Souls series met it 50,000 funding goal in just three minutes. At the time of writing, Dark Souls: The Board Game has raised 461,630 – almost ten times its initial goal – and has been backed by 5,763 people. What’s more …
Read More »Amazon to roll out monthly subscription option for Prime
Online retail giant Amazon is planning on offering a monthly package for its popular Prime service. At the moment, an Amazon Prime subscription can only be purchased annually, setting consumers back 79 in the UK. But a story from The Hollywood Reporter has says that Amazon is launching a monthly …
Read More »Leaks point to Batman Arkham HD collection
Rocksteady’s Batman games may be getting the HD treatment. According to a GameStop employee, who sent a picture of a game listing for the unannounced collection to Eurogamer. This is set for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. This compilation – titled Batman Arkham HD Collection – features both Batman: Arkham …
Read More »BioShock dev Ken Levine working on ‘interactive live-action film’
The mind behind the BioShock games has lifted the curtain on one of his new projects. Speaking to tech publication Wired, Ken Levine said that he is working on an interactive live-action film’ which is drawing on classic sci-fi anthology shows. But this is not going to be just a …
Read More »There was almost a Guitar Hero MMO
Yup, really. Back in the decadent hay day of the Guitar Hero franchise, back when it was an excuse to print money, DJ Hero developers FreeStyle Games came up with the idea for Hero World – an MMO based on the popular Hero franchise. Word comes by way of a …
Read More »Testing times: top QA and localisation firms talk VR, porn and multiplayer betas
You’ve got to feel a bit sorry for bug testing and localisation companies. Every time an exec takes to the stage at E3 and reveals their company’s latest ‘awesome innovation’, you can picture teams at QA firms around the world holding their heads in their hands, knowing that this new …
Read More »Ark: Survival Evolved dev settles legal dispute with Dungeon Defenders studio
Studio Wildcard has reached a settlement agreement with Dungeon Defenders dev Trendy Entertainment. The terms of the settlement – not unusually – have not been publically released, though Studio Wildard Susan Stieglitz reportedly said on Twitter to a fan – who shared to Reddit – that the firm ended up …
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