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Now that Polish developer CD Projekt RED has finished The Witcher 3, we speak to the studio to find out it’s ready to say goodbye to its defining creation. Visual effects artist Jose Teixeira shares the story behind the blockbuster action RPG. We also speak to Nintendo’s Chandra Nair about …
Read More »Ubisoft acquires Rocksmith developer Longtail Studios
Ubisoft has made another addition to its huge roster of first-party developers. The French publisher has purchased Longtail Studios, the developer who most recently worked on Rocksmith 2014 Edition. The Canada-based developer has been rebranded as Ubisoft Halifax, and will be focusing on developing mobile games. In the past, the …
Read More »Over 9m people played Star Wars Battlefront beta
EA has revealed that more than 9 million gamers tried the beta for the upcoming Star Wars Battlefront. Taking to EA’s Star Wars blog, senior producer Sigurlina Ingvarsdottir announced the impressive figures, which represent a record for the single largest beta in EA’s history. The beta was announced in April. …
Read More »Allison Road drops Kickstarter for Team17 deal
Developer Lilith announces new partnership with indie publisher
Read More »Lilith cancels Allison Road Kickstarter, partners with Team 17
Developer Lilith has halted its Kickstarter crowdfunding push for survival horror title Allison Road. The PT-inspired title’s Kickstarter launched on September 21st, and since then Lilith has raised 145,959 of its 250,000 goal and attracted 4,482 backers. The studio has announced on Kickstarter that the reason it has ditched its …
Read More »FIFA 16 holds off The Nathan Drake Collection from reaching No.1
FIFA 16 spends its third week at the top of the UK charts. By scoring this hat-trick, EA’s football blockbuster is half-way to matching FIFA 15’s six-week run at No.1 last year. FIFA 16 manages this despite a 59 per cent dip in sales. EA’s title holds off competition from …
Read More »Destiny: The Taken King tops PSN September charts
The best selling PlayStation 4 of last month was Destiny: The Taken King. That’s according to a post on the PlayStation Blog, which says that the latest expansion in Activision’s online shooter was No.1 on both the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 3 last month. The Taken King’s Week One …
Read More »Four promotions at Premier PR’s games team
The agency has promoted four members of its games team. Account manager Lauren Dillon (pictured:bottom right) rises to account director. She joined the firm in 2009 as assistant publicist, being promoted twice to senior publicist. Meanwhile, Will Becket (pictured:bottom left) is promoted from account manager – a role he has …
Read More »Charting old territory: can The Nathan Drake Collection fill the void left by Uncharted 4’s delay?
In March, Sony’s end-of-year games line-up took a blow as Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End slipped to 2016. The title was perhaps the biggest first-party exclusive title that the PlayStation 4 could lay claim to this year, and that line-up was left looking much more anaemic after developer Naughty Dog …
Read More »Survival of the fittest
Ark: Survival Evolved isn’t even finished yet, but by any measure it appears the game has already been a success for developer Studio Wildcard. It hit Steam Early Access in June of this year, and within a week of launch, it made $10m in revenue. In just over a month, …
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