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Arc System’s BlazBlue series of fighting games is making its debut on the PS4 and Xbox One in Europe this year. Publisher PQube has announced that BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend will be coming to Europe at some point this year. The title comes with 28 playable characters, both the Calamity …
Read More »Project CARS Wii U cancelled
The troubled Wii U edition of Slightly Mad Studios’ Project CARS has been axed. The developer confirmed as such to Nintendo Life. The official line is that we’re awaiting an announcement from Nintendo on new hardware,” studio lead Ian Bell told Nintendo Life. As of now pCARS is simply too …
Read More »Marketing start-up SuperAwesome raises $7m in funding
UK-based marketing and ad start-up SuperAwesome has raised $7m in a new round of funding. That’s according to Venture Beat, who says that this new cash will be funding its AwesomeAds digital ad platform. The firm claims that this new platform is a safe way of targeting children with ads …
Read More »Odin Sphere remaster set for PS4, PS3 and Vita
2008 PlayStation 2 RPG title Odin Sphere is getting the HD remaster treatment. Entitled Odin Sphere: Leifdrasir, the HD remaster is set for a January 14th 2016 release in Japan. It is being published by Atlus. Odin Sphere was a PlayStation 2 RPG title made by Atlus of Persona fame. …
Read More »Gearbox working on new Brothers in Arms game
Borderlands developer Gearbox Software is still working on a new ‘authentic’ Brothers in Arms game. That’s according to studio boss Randy Pitchford who – speaking with IGN at Develop: Brighton – said that the game was in the early stages on development. The Brothers in Arms series has been seen …
Read More »Upcoming horror game The Flock will end when players have died too much
A new horror game from Dutch developers Vogelsap will no longer be playable once fan deaths reach a set number. The title has gamers playing as members of The Flock, a race on the brink of extinction. Every time a player dies, the total population of the game decreases by …
Read More »There’s now a Commodore smartphone
Legendary video game brand Commodore is making a come back, sort of, as an Android smartphone. As reported by Wired, the phone is being produced by two Italian entrepreneurs, Massimo Canigiani and Carlo Scattolini and is called the PET, after one of Commodore’s iconic computers. It runs Android and includes …
Read More »PlayStation Morpheus VR will be at September’s GameStop Expo
Sony’s virtual reality tech is going to be at this year’s GameStop Expo. On Wednesday September 2nd, fans will be able to get hands on with the PlayStation VR kit at the retail giant’s event. The GameStop Expo takes place at Sans Expo and Convention Centre in Las Vegas. Sony’s …
Read More »NCSoft’s journey to the West
In its native Korea, NCSoft is one of the top three games publishers alongside rivals, Nexon and SmileGate. The firm has long had a presence in the West, and has been behind MMO titles such as Guild Wars and WildStar. But now the company is looking to accelerate its growth …
Read More »Former Q-Games devs releasing new title Nova-111 this August
Curve Digital is publishing a new game from former Q-Games devs Eddie Lee and Kalin entitled Nova-111. The duo – now working as Funktronic Labs – are best known for the PixelJunk series of downloadable games. Nova-111 is a sci-fi title that can be played in real-time or through turn-based …
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