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Dark Souls developer From Software and Sony Computer Entertainment Japan are said to be working on a new title going under the name Project Beast. The last collaboration between the pair was 2009’s critical hit Demon’s Souls – the title that went on to spawn From’s ‘spiritual successor’ Dark Souls …
Read More »Activision spending $500m to make Destiny its next billion dollar IP
Publisher Activision is throwing its financial clout behind Destiny in an effort to make the brand its next Call of Duty. Reuters reckons that the company is spending a colossal $500m developing and marketing Destiny in the hope that it can become its second billion dollar IP alongside its successful …
Read More »Evolve community manager sacked over Sterling race row comments
Evolve community manager sacked for seemingly backing owner Sterling It’s disappointing to see that a select few in Turtle Rock and 2K Games management bought into this hysteria” The developer of 2K Games title Evolve has sacked its community manager Josh Olin after comments he made on Twitter regarding former …
Read More »New Nintendo hardware for E3, reports claim
(UPDATE: Nintendo has denied the reports to both CVG and Videogamer, with a rep telling the latter:"I can confirm Nintendo is not revealing any hardware at this year’s E3".) Two sources online have claimed that Nintendo will announce some sort of new hardware at E3 – the same thing that …
Read More »Marvel makes new quality pledge for video games output
Fewer games that are better and are only released when they’re ready – that’s the message coming from Marvel. Titles from recent partners such as Activision and Sega on consoles, as well as digital releases from Gameloft and Gazillion, have typically not fared well with critics. But with Marvel increasingly …
Read More »VIDEO: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare revealed, stars Kevin Spacey
Hollywood bigwig Kevin Spacey will feature in the next COD, which is called Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. As the name may suggest, visually things do look a little Ghost Recon (and Metal Gear Solid, for that matter), focusing on near-future tech. Spacey fronts some sort of renegade mercenary group …
Read More »VIDEO: Hellraid ditches PS3 and 360, goes next-gen
Techland’s fantasy battler Hellraid has officially gone next-gen. The game was announced last year for PS3 and Xbox 360 but has now been confirmed instead for release on PS4, Xbox One and PC some time later this year. It’s powered by the same engine behind Techland’s other upcoming first person …
Read More »McGee: Xbox One will fail in China
Developer American McGee has described Microsoft’s decision to release Xbox in China as a ‘blunder’. China-based McGee, the creator of titles such as Alice: Madness Returns and Bad Day LA, is the second vocal critic of the strategy after analyst Piers Harding-Rolls said yesterday that success was not guaranteed” in …
Read More »Ten cars and five tracks included in free PS+ DriveClub edition; 1080p/30fps confirmed
Evolution Studios has detailed exactly what gamers will get in the free version of DriveClub that will be available to PlayStation Plus subscribers. The PS Plus Edition of the game will be available on the same day as the full release," game director Paul Rustchynsky said on the PlayStation Blog. …
Read More »Mario Kart 8 Wii U (including extra game) is £200 at Tesco
A Premium Wii U with two games for 200 is exactly what Nintendo should be talking about. And that’s what is available right now from Tesco for those who use a (likely limited time) discount code. Tesco Direct is offering the Mario Kart 8 Premium Wii U bundle for 219.99. …
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