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Focus Home Interactive has nailed down the first official details for The Technomancer. The post-apocalyptic RPG, which is set on Mars, is being developed by Bound By Flame’s studio Spiders. Players take on the role of a Technomancer on the run from the secret police. Much of the action revolves …
Read More »Original GTA dev expresses concern over BBC drama
It appears as if no-one from the original Grand Theft Auto design team is involved in the BBC’s upcoming dramatization about the game’s creation. The show was announced last month and it was reported yesterday that Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is in negotiations to star. Also confirmed was the …
Read More »Farming Simulator 15 has a release date on PS4 and Xbox One
Focus Home interactive has confirmed the date for Farming Simulator 15 on PS4 and Xbox One. The game will be released on both platforms – as well as PS3 and Xbox 360 – on May 19th. It is already available on PC, where it has been played by over 1m …
Read More »Team Ninja is making the next Dissidia Final Fantasy game
Square Enix has confirmed that Koei Tecmo’s Team Ninja studio is to develop a Dissidia Final Fantasy title for arcades. Siliconera reports that the announcement was made at the Closed Conference 2015 event in Japan, attended by Sony Computer Entertainment president Atsushi Morita. He confirmed that the game is being …
Read More »OnLive’s inability to tap into consoles was its downfall, Gaikai’s Perry says
Its failure to access the console ecosystem was the main cause behind the eventual demise of streaming games platform OnLive, one of its key competitors has said. Onlive was a heck of a competitor to Gaikai, at every single turn we made different choices. It was very worrying, were we …
Read More »MLG.tv enjoys 253% viewer jump
eSports organisation Major League Gaming has reported strong growth for its online MLG.tv platform. Viewers on its channel MLG.tv have jumped 253 per cent year-on-year during the first quarter of 2015. Growth is averaging about 70 per cent per quarter, although the Q1 numbers beat both of the previous quarters …
Read More »Elder Scrolls Online players get PC-to-console switch discount
Current players of Bethesda’s MMO title The Elder Scrolls Online are being offered the chance to switch to consoles at a discounted fee. Eurogamer reports that owners are able to migrate their characters and progress from PC to either PS4 or Xbox One for 12.99. That price includes a digital …
Read More »Splatoon director says voice chat omission was a design choice
Upcoming Wii U multiplayer shooter Splatoon is missing a key feature common the genre deliberately, its co-director has said. "When I played online games, I didn’t like the negativity I got and people telling me, ‘You’re crap, go away’," Yusuke Amano said in the latest edition of Edge magazine. So …
Read More »Angry Birds Go has shifted more copies than all Mario Kart games combined, Rovio boasts
Rovio Stockholm’s general manager has revealed that 2013’s Angry Birds Go has been acquired by more consumers than every Mario kart game combined. In a contentious tweet, Oskar Burman said that total sales of every Mario Kart title since the 1992 original Super Mario kart have totalled 106m. Angry Birds …
Read More »VIDEO: LEGO Dimensions dated, IPs confirmed
Warner has moved swiftly following the LEGO Dimensions leak to announce the first official details about the game. The game, which represents Warner and LEGO’s first foray into the toys-to-life genre, is due out on September 29th and will be released on PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii …
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