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After the barrage of sad tales about depression caused by indies turning into millionaires overnight, allow us to raise your spirits with a story about the liberating and energizing effects of complete commercial failure.” That’s the opening to an update from Belgium-based developer Tale of Tales, which having released its …
Read More »ZombiU next-gen port called Zombi, crops up on Aussie ratings board
It now looks as if the rumoured Xbox One and PS4 release for former Wii U exclusive ZombiU is real. The Australian Classification currently has a listing for a Ubisoft title called Zombi. It has been rated MA 15+ for strong horror violence, blood and gore”. Earlier this month Unseen64 …
Read More »Following one cancellation, now another Batman Arkham Knight SKU has been delayed
There’s yet another problem with one of the special edition versions of Batman: Arkham Knight. Last week it was reported that the game’s 169 Batmobile Edition has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances that greatly compromised the quality of the Batmobile” vehicle that was the star of the bundle. Now …
Read More »Shenmue 3 could hit extra platforms; Suzuki says $10m would deliver open world
Could Shenmue 3 be released on Xbox One? That all depends on how you interpret a new addition to the game’s Facebook page. As added to the FAQs today: Currently we are planning development only for PC (Windows) and PS4. Other platforms have not been decided yet. If other platform …
Read More »Price and tablets to blame for Wii U’s struggles, Miyamoto claims
Nintendo design legend Shigeru Miyamoto has openly discussed the Wii U’s market struggles, blaming the machine’s high RRP and the rise of tablets for its inability to take off. The price point was one that ended up getting a little higher than we wanted,” the developer told NPR. But what …
Read More »1TB PS4 arriving next month as Sony unveils console redesign
There’s a new PS4 on the way, although the changes are all to be found below the hood. Sony has confirmed that a new design will start rolling out in Europe, America and Asia toward the end of this month. The redesigned console is 10 per cent lighter than the …
Read More »Microsoft is ‘absolutely continuing to support Kinect’
Kinect is not dead. That’s the message from Microsoft, despite the fact the peripheral was not mentioned once in its Xbox E3 press conference earlier this week. We are absolutely continuing to support Kinect," Xbox’s Aaron Greenberg told GameSpot. We’re continuing to support Kinect where it makes sense [and] innovating …
Read More »Oculus has been helping Sony out with Project Morpheus
Virtual reality’s social credentials may remain a source of debate, but it sounds like the industry sprouting up around is quite the happy family. Sony studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has told Polygon that, as has been hinted at before, the major players in the VR sector have been giving each …
Read More »Bethesda argues that next-gen is about more than the graphics
Fallout 4 developer Bethesda admits that its upcoming RPG could have looked better – but only at great cost to the gameplay. Some observers have questioned the visual fidelity of the recently revealed Fallout 4, arguing that its character models in particular fall short of the standards laid down by …
Read More »Deus Ex writer addresses ‘mechanical apartheid’ upset
‘Mechanical apartheid’ was one of the terms that cropped up in the E3 2015 promotion of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, causing corners of the internet to erupt in anger. Some were clearly unhappy that a specific period of brutal human suffering could be used in a manner perceivably similar to …
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