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Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic II creator Obsidian is planning to pitch a brand new Star Wars RPG to Disney. The move, of course, comes as the world still comes to grips with the news that Disney, fresh from the acquisition of LucasArts, is working not only on …
Read More »Income halved at Konami
Publisher Konami has seen a 48 per cent drop in net income for the nine months ending December 31st. The final figure came in at 8.82bn, down from 17bn the year before. Revenue fell 18 per cent to 160.1bn. The company’s Digital Entertainment division accounted for roughly half of its …
Read More »Deep Silver makes a real zombie killing machine, launches retailer promotion
Publisher Deep Silver has teamed up with a custom vehicle specialist to build a real-life zombie killing pickup truck. It’s based on a Ford Ranger pickup and sports armoured windows, spiked wheels, a front barricade and even a rear-mounted mini-gun. The machine will be appearing at a number of events …
Read More »ACIII success proves Vita is viable, Ubisoft argues; Assassin’s Creed 4 announced
The PlayStation Vita remains a viable platform for publishers, Ubisoft has argued. Sony lowered its sales expectation for the machine for the fourth time earlier this week, leading many to write it off as a commercial disaster. But Ubisoft says that there is money to be made with the right …
Read More »BioWare: Don’t think of the next Mass Effect as Mass Effect 4
The Mass Effect game currently in development will not star Commander Shepard and will likely not be a prequel or a sequel to the existing trilogy. "To call the next game Mass Effect 4 or ME4 is doing it a disservice and seems to cause a lot of confusion here," …
Read More »Activision ‘disappointed’ with Wii U launch
Outspoken CEO Bobby Kotick has admitted that his company Activision Blizzard had expected Wii U do fare better than it has for in its short life in the market. "We were somewhat disappointed with the launch of the Wii U,” he told investors when speaking about Nintendo’s machine and what …
Read More »Now Rayman Legend backtracks on Wii U exclusivity, gets new release date
Ubisoft has confirmed that former Wii U exclusive Rayman Legends is now also to be released on Xbox 360 and PS3. The game was once scheduled as a launch title for Nintendo’s machine, and had been expected to arrive some time this quarter. All three SKUs – Wii U, PS3 …
Read More »Metal Gear’s Raiden descends on three UK cities
Raiden is to become a striking feature of London, Liverpool and Leeds later this month. Konami has announced a neat marketing trick for the upcoming Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance – three huge murals of the game’s star Raiden that have been created in key locations in the UK. Specifically, they …
Read More »Activision agrees to multi-year Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles deal
The heroes in a half shell are heading back to your consoles. Activision has agreed a multi-year deal with Nickelodeon to produce three games based on the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IP, the first of which will be released this summer. The publisher now has the global rights to …
Read More »Xbox 720 UI likely to resemble Windows 8, former Windows exec claims
Microsoft is likely to follow the template it laid down with Windows 8 when it comes to designing the Xbox 360’s user interface. That’s according to the former VP of Windows Sales Joachim Kempin, who told IGN: "I think the other thing they will try, there’s no doubt about it, …
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