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One of the creators of Konami’s Castelvania: Lords of Shadow 2 has lashed out at some of the game’s reviews. OXM has had a go at translating a piece on Eurogamer Spain in which game director Enric Alvarez says that the specialised gaming press [lacks] professionalism". Added Alvarez: "[You can …
Read More »VIDEO: InFamous Second Son TV ad arrives online
Sony has released its TV ad for upcoming PS4 exclusive InFamous: Second Son. The game arrives on March 21st and along with the likes of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD bookends what is a quite exciting couple of weeks for new releases at retail. …
Read More »FEZ dated on PS4, PS3 and Vita
Cult indie platformer Fez will hit all three PlayStation platforms later this month. That’s according to a tweet from One Hit Pixel claiming the game has been given a release date of March 26th on PS4, PS3 and PlayStation Vita. The game was for a long time an Xbox 360 …
Read More »Kickstarter pledges pass $1 billion
The total amount of money pledged on Kickstarter since its inception on April 28th 2009 has now passed $1bn. On its first day 40 people pledged $1,084 to seven projects. By September 2011 total pledges had reached $98,637,926. The booming popularity of the service means that over half of its …
Read More »Watch Dogs release date announcement near?
It looks as if Ubisoft may be on the cusp of confirming a new release date for Watch Dogs. Last week NeoGaf spotted a competition that temporarily appeared on the PSN website including an image with the text find out the release date in this new trailer”. In addition, IGN …
Read More »Retailer adds free game to Xbox One Titanfall bundle
Another tempting Xbox One offer has appeared on the UK High Street. Zavvi is currently taking pre-orders on the 399.99 Xbox One Titanfall bundle but is also offering one free game from a selection of four – Forza 5, Ryse, Dead Rising 3 or Zoo Tycoon. Microsoft announced a price …
Read More »3D Realms acquisition detailed as SDN Invest swoops in
It has been confirmed that Duke Nukem and Wolfenstein developer 3D Realms has been acquired by Danish investment firm SDN Invest, SDN in the part-owner and main investor in Danish Rise of the Triad developer Interceptor Entertainment, whose chairman Mike Nielsen (also SDN’s founder and former Coolshop CEO) has now …
Read More »There Came An Echo getting Xbox One version for Kinect
A new Kinect-specific game has been confirmed for Xbox One. OXM reports that successfully Kickstarted title There Came An Echo is in line for an Xbox One release some time after it debuts on PC, which is expected around October. The game itself features Star Trek’s Wesley ‘Wil Wheaton’ Crusher …
Read More »Interceptor acquires 3D Realms
Danish indie developer Interceptor Entertainment has acquired 3D Realms, according to its CEO. Frederik Schreiber confirmed the deal on Twitter, adding that further details will be shared today. This follows last week’s news of a legal tussle between Gearbox and Interceptor/3D Realms over the latter’s announcement of a new Duke …
Read More »Iwata reaffirms Nintendo’s commitment to dedicated hardware
Dedicated video games hardware will remain Nintendo’s core focus, the company has pledged. We believe that we can capitalize the most on our strengths through a hardware-software integrated platform business, and therefore this type of dedicated video game platforms will remain our core focus,” president Satoru Iwata said in a …
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