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Just when you thought there were no more licensing opportunities left for Warhammer 40,000, Games Workshop went and found another. The tabletop giant has signed a deal with HeroCraft to develop a card battling game based on the IP that will be free-to-play. It’s due for release on PC, iOS …
Read More »Screenwriter Scott Frank is re-writing Assassin’s Creed movie
The writer behind the Wolverine movie, Get Shorty and Minority Report has been tasked with rewriting the Assassin’s Creed movie. I’m rewriting Assassin’s Creed right now, and what I love about it is that I’ve never adapted a video game before and it has its own set of challenges,” he …
Read More »Current-gen and next-gen FIFA 14 will feel very different
They may carry the same name, but there are two versions of FIFA 14 on the way this year. September 27th sees the release of FIFA 14 on Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii, PSP, Vita, 3DS and PS2. However, the version of FIFA 14 heading to Xbox One and PS4 …
Read More »2K brand to make driving genre debut
Take-Two’s 2K label is make its debut foray into the driving genre. Lucid Games, which is staffed by former Bizarre Creations devs, is working on 2K Drive that is due for release on iOS some time this autumn. It’s described by the developers as a premium iOS title”. Polygon reports …
Read More »No plans for Capcom Essentials bundle in UK
The recently leaked Capcom Essentials bundle has been confirmed – but it won’t be being released in the UK. As rumoured late last month, Capcom Essentials will be released on both PS3 and Xbox 360 and will include five games – Resident Evil 6, Super Street Fighter 4, Devil May …
Read More »AMD reveals Never Settle Forever free game offer
Free games have been a central part of AMD’s PC graphics card strategy for some time and the next version of its offer has at last been revealed. Called Never Settle Forever, it presents three tiers of rewards offering one, two or three free games respectively depending on what type …
Read More »Sony planning PS4 digital TV assault – report
Microsoft’s Xbox One TV ambitions are well known, but new reports suggest Sony intends to take the digital TV fight to its rival. The Wall Street Journal reports that Sony has reached a preliminary deal with Viacom that will see it provide paid streaming access to the likes of MTV, …
Read More »"Half-Life 3 is not being worked on at this time"
One man close to Valve has delivered a crushing blow to the millions of gamers patiently waiting on Half-Life 3. Kotaku reports that John Patrick Lowrie, an actor who has starred in a number of Valve games and is married to the voice of GLaD0S Ellen McLain, has claimed that …
Read More »Microsoft explains how to import an Xbox One
Seemingly keen to soften the blow for gamers in Nordic and Benelux, Microsoft has pointed out that Xbox One can be imported. The move represents another U-turn of sorts – Xbox One was at one stage designed to be region locked and its previous online-centric approach had previously meant it …
Read More »Rockstar says it will "see what happens in the future" regarding next-gen Grand Theft Auto V
Grand Theft Auto Online is being pitched as on on-going and long-term service – does that mean it will inevitably arrive on PS4 and Xbox One? There’s very few games like GTA Online – so we’ll play it by ear and see what the consumers want,” Rockstar North president Leslie …
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