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Mythic Entertainment has been closed after nearly 20 years of game development. The studio, whose catalogue includes Tempest, Dark Age of Camelot, Warhammer Online and Ultima Forever, was founded in 1995 and acquired by EA in 2006. However, EA has confirmed to Kotaku that it has now brought the developer …
Read More »Ubisoft defends Watch Dogs on PC, says patch is incoming
The graphics technical director of Watch Dogs has defended the state of the game on PC and confirmed that it is working on a patch to ease the problems. Watch Dogs can use 3+ GB of RAM on next-gen consoles for graphics,” Sebastien Viard said on Twitter. Your PC GPU …
Read More »VIDEO: New footage of mysterious Project Beast
A few short gameplay snippets of the still unconfirmed From Software title Project Beast have been posted online. They were compiled be NeoGAF and combine all of the leaked gameplay to date, although it amounts to less than 20 seconds. What we ‘know’ of the game is based purely on …
Read More »PSN Instant Game Collection to offer two titles per platform per month from June
Sony’s successful Instant Game Collection is being stepped up from June. Starting on June 4th Sony will be offering PlayStation Plus subscribers free access to two games per platform per month across PS4, PS3 and Vita. The deal kicks off with access to Pixeljunk Shooter Ultimate and Trine 2 on …
Read More »uPlay’s Watch Dogs troubles affecting Xbox Live
The early technical struggles of Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs appear to have created a domino effect that is causing trouble on all major gaming networks. An Xbox Live status alert has been issues regarding social and online gaming functions on Xbox One and Xbox 360, and the blame is being placed …
Read More »FIFA 14 World Cup expansion delayed
EA’s free FIFA 14 Ultimate Team: World Cup DLC will not be released today as planned. The PS4, Xbox One, PC, PS3 and 360 content had been due to arrive today alongside the World Cup Kick-Off mode on PS4 and Xbox One. Knowing that our players have been so excited …
Read More »VIDEO: Quantum Break dated for 2015
Remedy has revealed that Xbox One exclusive Quantum Break will be released in 2015. Furthermore, the studio’s Sam Lake has confirmed that a full reveal for the game will take place at Gamescom in August. Aside from the time-bending gameplay, the real meat of the game will be understanding how …
Read More »Ratchet & Clank Trilogy HD confirmed for Vita
Sony has revealed that it is porting its Ratchet & Clank Trilogy HD to Vita. The pack was released on PS3 in summer 2012 and will now make its Vita debut on July 2nd. It has a European RRP for €29.99, meaning a probably price of 24.99 in the UK. …
Read More »Battlefield 3 is currently free on Origin as ongoing Battlefield 4 support is pledged
EA is giving away Battlefield 3 for free to PC gamers. The publisher is making a habit of offering free titles to Origin users, having previously made the likes of Dead Space and Plants vs Zombies free to download. Battlefield 3 will remain free until June 4th. There’s also some …
Read More »AMD: Nvidia’s Gameworks ‘represents a clear and present threat to gamers’
Games that integrate Nvidia’s Gameworks development tools are being deliberately restricted on AMD graphics cards, the latter has claimed. Titles such as Watch Dogs, Assassin’s Creed IV and Batman: Arkham Origins have all taken advantage of Gameworks and as a result, AMD’s Robert Hallock told a Forbes contributor, performed disproportionately …
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