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Namco Bandai’s free-to-play frenzy seems to be continuing. A translated Famitsu article from Gematsu says that a free-to-play version of Soul Calibur is currently in development for PS3. There’s no word yet on when it might be released. The release follows the release of two other free-to-play Namco titles – …
Read More »Nintendo has received Wii U interest "from over 1,000 indie devs"
If the numbers coming from Nintendo are to be believed, indie development interest in Wii U is at astronomic levels. Nintendo’s manager of business development Dan Adelman reckons that the platform holder’s recently launched Wii U development website is attracting some serious interest. It’s been overwhelming. We’ve gotten probably over …
Read More »The PS4 launch price in Argentina will make you choke on your tea
350. Yeah, that’s a fair bit of money. Xbox One’s 425 is even steeper. But trust us, you’ve definitely got it good. VG247 spotted a post on NeoGaf revealing the PS4’s launch price in Argentina – 6,500 Pesos. That’s around $1,200. Or 763. Seven hundred and sixty three pounds. The …
Read More »Ouya "surprised" by Free the Games Fund controversy
Julie Uhrman has fought back against the critics who have attacked Ouya’s Free the Games Fund. The scheme, which offers to match the Kickstarter cash of any successfully funded game on the site that pledged Ouya exclusivity, has come under fierce attack after two of its applicants were accused of …
Read More »VIDEO: See the Call of Duty Ghosts campaign in action
Activision has released a video offering decent look at the campaign mode in Call of Duty: Ghosts. Gun battles in space, anyone? Everything is suitably dramatic with lots of explosions… and plenty of appearances from the new Call of Duty dog. Call of Duty: Ghosts is released worldwide on November …
Read More »EndWar IP returns as free-to-play title
Ubisoft is to resurrect the Tom Clancy EndWar brand. Having done the same with the Ghost Recon IP, EndWar is to get the free-to-play browser treatment. It’s being developed at Ubisoft Shanghai and will be released on PC and Mac. It will be both single and multi player and allow …
Read More »Vin Diesel announces third Riddick game
Hot on the heels of the character’s third cinema outing, confirmation of a third video game starring Vin Diesel’s Riddick has been unearthed. Furthermore, the game will be developed by the same people who put together 2004’s impressive Escape from Butcher Bay. OXM spotted Vin Diesel himself confirming in a …
Read More »Indie title Pavilion pledges loyalty to PlayStation
PlayStation has landed itself another tasty-looking indie exclusive in the form of Visiontrick media’s Pavilion. The studio has confirmed a PS4 and Vita release for the game in spring 2014. Pavilion is a fourth person exploratory experience about guidance, influence and subliminal control,” according to the official blurb. Manipulate the …
Read More »Despicable Me: Minion Rush hits 100m smartphone downloads
And to think you thought the movie game tie-in as dead! Gameloft has announced that Despicable Me: Minion Rush, its iOS and Android game tie-in with recent movie release Despicable Me 2, has been downloaded over 100 million times in under three months. We’ve been lucky to work with such …
Read More »Recommended Battlefield 4 PC settings require Windows 8
EA’s recommended PC system requirements for Battlefield 4 contain one particularly interesting demand. The minimum requirements are reasonably generous, needing Windows Vista SP2 32-Bit, either an AMD Athlon X2 2.8GHz or Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz, 4GB of RAM, 512GB of video RAM and either an AMD Radeon HD 3870 …
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