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Square Enix has announced a 2016 retail release for former digital-exclusive Life Is Strange. This Limited Edition version will include all five episodes and be available on PS4, Xbox One and PC across all PAL territories. Also in the box is a 32-page art book, the soundtrack and director’s commentary. …
Read More »JJ Abrams and Chair team up for action strategy game Spyjinx
Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens director JJ Abrams is working on a video game. The esteemed film director has teamed up with Infinity Blade and Shadow Complex developer Chair to work on a new action strategy game called Spyjinx. The title has been confirmed for PC, smartphones and tablets …
Read More »Now Sensible Soccer gets its own revival
Another cherished football game of old is hoping for a comeback. It was announced last month that Kick Off is returning in the form of the Sony-backed Dino Dini’s Kick Off Revival. Now arch rival Sensible Soccer is coming back with a new title called Sociable Soccer. It’s being helmed …
Read More »Minecraft looks to be tunnelling its way to Wii U
It seems as if the long-awaited debut of Minecraft on Nintendo hardware is upon us. Neogaf spotted a listing on the PEGI site for ‘Minecraft: Wii U Edition’. It’s the first ever mention of a Wii U port, but it seems likely that we’ll hear more tonight on Nintendo’s impromptu …
Read More »Nintendo’s next few smartphone games will be free-to-play
DeNA has said that all of the games it currently has in development for Nintendo will be free-to-play. However, it seems that at least one – and possibly more – of the five titles that have been agreed to between the pair will be a premium release. The Wall Street …
Read More »Sonic creator urges fans to play Wii version of Rodea the Sky Soldier
Rodea the Sky Soldier comes out on Wii U this Friday, but its maker has warned against playing it. Instead, Sonic creator Yuji Naka has advised fans to instead play the Wii version. Which was never released! Fortunately, NIS America is bundling the Wii version of the game with the …
Read More »Profits and revenues surge at Tencent
Chinese internet gaming giant Tencent has reported significant increases to its profits and revenues for the quarter ending September. Net income climbed 32 per cent year-on-year to $1.2bn. Revenues increased by 34 per cent to $4.18bn. Overall online game revenues grew 28 per cent while smartphone revenues jumped 60 per …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 records year-on-year sales jump
The decline of Call of Duty is a well documented phenomenon. The only problem is, it looks like sales are back on the up. Activision has revealed that retail sales of Black Ops III are up both on last year’s Advanced Warfare and 2013’s commercially disappointing Ghosts. Digital sales of …
Read More »Itagaki’s Valhalla Game Studios hit with trademark dispute
The developer of Ninja Gaiden and Devil’s Third has come to blows with a movie studio. As spotted by Neogaf, a filing on LAIPLA shows that Valhalla Motion Pictures has taken issue with Itagaki’s Valhalla Game Studios over its logo, which undoubtedly bears more than a little resemblance to its …
Read More »The next Hearthstone expansion is coming out this week
Blizzard made a shock announcement at Blizzcon this weekend – there’s a new Hearthstone expansion, and it will be released this week. Less than four months after it’s The Grand Tournament expansion introduced 132 new cards, this Thursday will see the release of League of Explorers which will bring with …
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