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Boss Key Productions is the name of the new studio headed by former Gears of War dev Cliff Bleszinski. Polygon reckons that it has been co-founded with former EA producer and Guerrilla Games co-founder Arjan Brussee, who will become COO while Bleszinski serves as CEO. Documents suggest the outfit will …
Read More »Modders demonstrate successful Wii U Mario Kart 8 hack
The security of Nintendo’s Wii U appears to have been compromised. A speedrunner called MrBean35000vr has a released a video that shows some very basic tweaking of Mario Kart 8 using a web-browser vulnerability, such as the speeding up of in-game music. Fortunately, the hack has already been blocked by …
Read More »Mighty No 9 looking for even more crowdfunding
Despite smashing its Kickstarter target in October of last year, the team behind platform title Mighty No 9 has decided to ask for yet more crowdsourced funding. The Keiji Inafune title last year raised $3,845,170 on Kickstarter, obliterating its $900k goal and hitting all of its stretch goals. Yet now …
Read More »Windows version of Kinect v2 priced at £159.99
A Microsoft listing for the PC compatible version of Kinect suggests the peripheral will have a very high RRP. The UK store currently lists the device for 159.99, with the US store pricing it at $199.99. This SKU is specifically designed to run with the Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0 …
Read More »Sniper Elite 3 claims second UK No.1
Rebellion and 505 Games’ Sniper Elite 3 is once again at the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week. It holds on to the top spot despite a 36 per cent week-on-week drop in sales, matching the successive No.1’s of its predecessor. Watch Dogs sits …
Read More »Doom ‘needs to prove itself all over again’
Bethesda is aware that players will need to be convinced that the Doom IP remains as relevant today as it was ten years ago. The IP’s latest resurrection is expected to be detailed later this month, but with the last game in series being 2004’s Doom 3, Bethesda’s VP of …
Read More »Koch Media insists it is not for sale
Deep Silver owner Koch Media has dismissed reports that it is on the hunt for a buyer. Handelsblatt reported over the weekend that Koch had enlisted the services of UBS to find a buyer for the publisher. However, in an unusual move Koch took to Twitter to affirm its position. …
Read More »Publisher insisted on Killer is Dead’s gigolo missions, Suda 51 says
Developer Suda 51 has said that the inclusion of the controversial ‘gigolo missions’ in his 2013 title Killer is Dead was demanded by publisher Kadokawa Shoten. The missions saw players trying to convince women to have sex with them by handing over gifts. Those missions were actually supposed to be …
Read More »Amazon refusing to abide by FTC requests to tackle mobile IAPs made by kids
A request by the US Federal Trade Commission designed to ease the problem of children making in-app purchases is reportedly being resisted by Amazon. The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon has said it would rather defend its approach in court” than adhere to a structured program of increased disclosure, …
Read More »Custom SNES Game Boy Advance revealed
A SNES-themed backlit Game Boy Advance is being released later this month. The devices, made by Rose Coloured Gaming and spotted by Reddit, aren’t official but nevertheless will undoubtedly appeal to the many Nintendo enthusiasts in the market. The new model will be available in both European and Japan friendly …
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