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Activision is to reduce the annualised focus of the Skylanders brand. The revised strategy will apply to the remaining figures in its Swap Force range, Activision’s Glenn Oliver has told Polygon, which will be released in small groups every few months or so”. There will also be more re-releases of …
Read More »VIDEO: The Order 1886 video and screens leak online
A gameplay video for Sony’s upcoming PS4 exclusive The Order: 1886 has appeared online, and you can see it below. The footage originally appeared on DailyMotion but has now made its way onto YouTube. Both files can be seen here. In addition, a number of screens have been posted on …
Read More »Sega breathes new life into Atlus as development brand returns
The Atlus brand has been resurrected by new owner Sega Sammy. Atlus owner Index filed for bankruptcy in June of last year and was three months later acquired by Sega. Now Gematsu reports that the Index subsidiary will on April 1st be split into two companies – Atlus and Index. …
Read More »Bleszinski: "I’ll never make another disc-based game"
"The whole ‘old guard’ where you get a Game Informer cover and an E3 reveal is dead." That’s according to former Epic developer and Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski, who in an interview with Gamasutra has said that the old market is over. "I’ll never make another disc-based game …
Read More »Global PS4 sales hit 5.3m
The PS4 has, as of February 8th, sold 5.3m units worldwide. The last time Sony released a sales figure was on January 7th when sales stood at 4.2m units. All of which means Sony has already hit its target of wanting to sell 5m machines by the end of March …
Read More »Microsoft takes on the High Street with competitive Xbox One digital pricing
The price of one of Xbox One’s leading exclusives is being significantly cut on Xbox Live. The platform holder said last month that competitive digital software pricing was on the agenda”, and this looks set to begin with what could be a cut to 34.99 for Ryse: Son or Rome. …
Read More »Killer is Dead arriving on PC in May
A second Suda 51 title is heading to PC in the form of Killer Is Dead: Nightmare Edition. You could easily argue that the game is actually the first ‘proper’ Suda 51 title to make the jump from consoles, although the cult developer served as producer on 2012 shooter Sine …
Read More »Sony reveals Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes PS4 hardware bundle
The Japanese arm of Sony has confirmed a Metal Gear themed PS4 console. As pictured on the Sony Japan website, the ‘Fox Edition’ PS4 includes a 500GB console complete with a gold Fox emblem as well as a DualShock 4 controller and a physical copy of Metal Gear Solid V: …
Read More »Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark unveiled
Activision and Hasbro have officially announced Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark. The game appeared on retail listings last week but has now been confirmed for release on PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, 3DS and PC. The Examiner reports that it will blend the universes and visual …
Read More »Nintendo launches Girls Club YouTube channel
Platform holder Nintendo has launched a new YouTube channel called Nintendo Girls Club. 86 years on from women getting equal voting rights in the UK, this fresh move sees the company trying to maintain the success it found with DS and Wii in reaching out to non-traditional markets. The first …
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