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Since we announced this Kickstarter campaign we have seen more support from our community than we had ever hoped for.” That’s the message from studio Precursor Games after raising just $128k of its $1.35m Kickstarter target for Eternal Darkness successor Shadow of the Eternals. The studio has now pulled the …
Read More »Government job for former Activision boss Hepworth
Activision’s former UK boss Peter Hepworth has accepted a job with the Government. He will head up a new joint venture from the Cabinet Office and Capita to promote best management practice and accredit training organisations. I am really looking forward to leading this exciting business,” Hepworth stated. One of …
Read More »OMGPOP staff "were ripping up Zynga hoodies and T-shirts" after being sacked
The sacked former members of Zynga’s now-defunct New York office have admitted they were not surprised by yesterday’s news. Business Insider reports that several members of staff grabbed beers from the fridge as they were called to a mid-morning meeting, such was the sense of inevitability with which the studio …
Read More »New Dragon’s Dogma is free-to-play, Vita-only
Capcom is trying something new with the next release in the Dragon’s Dogma series. Siliconera reports that Dragon’s Dogma Quest is due out in Japan for PlayStation Vita this autumn. Interestingly, not only is the game 2D but it’s also free-to-play. The game is described as fast-paced” and contains over …
Read More »Intel’s retail Haswell chips unable to match pre-production performance
This week saw the arrival of Intel’s new breed of CPU, Haswell – and already the design has been dogged with controversy. PC Pro has word from British PC manufacturers that the retail versions of the Haswell chips are unable to match the overclocked speeds shown by the pre-production units …
Read More »Omnidirectional treadmill Omni smashes Kickstarter target
It took just a few hours for omnidirectional treadmill Omni to hit – and indeed, surpass – its Kickstarter target last night. Omni, created by Virtuix, combines with virtual reality headset Oculus Rift to offer players a truly immersive VR experience. It allows users to control their direction and speed …
Read More »Ballmer courting Hollywood over Xbox One entertainment content
Microsoft is on the hunt for exclusive entertainment content for Xbox One. Deadline reports that CEO Steve Ballmer and entertainment studios president Nancy Tellem have been doing the rounds in Hollywood in an effort to bolster ties with key content makers. Talks have supposedly taken place with CBS, Sony TV …
Read More »PES 2014 skipping PS4, Xbox One, Vita and 3DS
Konami’s latest football release won’t be released on next-gen consoles this time around. PES 2014 was announced just minutes ago but the publisher’s European PES community manager Adam Bhatti has already taken to Twitter to confirm that the game will definitely be Xbox 360, PS3 and PSP only this year. …
Read More »Disney announces Kinect title Fantasia: Music Evolved from Harmonix
Harmonix is working on an Xbox 360 and Xbox One title called Fantasia: Music Evolved. The game, due out in 2014, transports players to a breathtaking world where music and magic combine to transform extraordinary interactive landscapes in entirely new and creative ways” according to the press release. It is …
Read More »PS4 and Xbox One pre-owned Twitter campaigns prepare second assault
You can be certain of one thing – Xbox and Sony execs won’t be able to hide from the pre-owned question at E3 next week. Having already successfully elevated the question to the forefront of the games industry last week, the NeoGaf-based organisers behind the #PS4NoDRM are planning a second …
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