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A brand new live action TV series based on the Street Fighter franchise is on the way. Shoryuken! Called Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist, the thrilling, multi layered series” will explore the formative years of series’ protagonists Ryu and Ken. They are the last two students of the mysterious Ansatsuken discipline …
Read More »HMV agrees to sell off Hammersmith Apollo
Investors in retailer HMV have voted almost unanimously to sell off the Hammersmith Apollo. MCV’s sister site Music Week reports that 99.96 per cent of investors who participated in the vote were in favour of the sale. New joint company Stage C Limited tabled a 32m offer for the venue …
Read More »Bully 2 has not been forgotten, Rockstar assures fans
Rockstar has once again muttered the ‘Bully’ word, assuring fans that its cult IP has not been forgotten. And while Bully 2 has never been officially confirmed, we can at least be assured that the IP figures into Rockstar’s forward planning in some capacity. As we previously replied to similar …
Read More »Anarchy Reigns stumbles as Vita sales half
Platinum Games’ Anarchy Reigns managed only eighth place in its first week in the Japanese software charts. It sold 21,199 units on PS3 and an additional 4,170 on Xbox 360, Andriasang reports. Interestingly, Western-made debutant Ghost Recon: Future Soldier faired better, claiming seventh place with sales of 23,021 units. Pokemon …
Read More »Ouya nears $4m on Kickstarter
Console newcomer Ouya is possibly just hours away from passing the $4,000,000 funding mark on Kickstarter. At the time of writing the project has attracted $3,934,714 in pledges from 30,542 backers. Interestingly, in the process of writing this story (which took about 15 minutes) the project attracted 54 backers contributing …
Read More »UPDATED: BioWare reveals new F2P Ultima Online MMO
A brand new version of Ultima Online is on the way. EA-owned BioWare has revealed Ultima Forever, which it describes as the first great Western RPG” that has apparently been lovingly restored”. The game will be free to play and, most likely, supported by microtransactions. Whether that means it’s a …
Read More »Iwata: Smartphones and tablets have changed the industry
Not content with admitting for the first time that 3D ain’t all dat”, Nintendo boss Saturo Iwata has also confessed that smartphones and tablets HAVE changed the games industry. Although not as much as many observers believe, of course. I don’t think this is a central factor,” he told The …
Read More »3D will be a ‘minor’ element in future Nintendo consoles
Nintendo president Saturo Iwata has for the first admitted that the firm’s focus on 3D visuals for the 3DS will likely not be repeated with future machines. Now we’ve created the 3DS and 3DS XL and also have some games out there that are really using that 3D effect that …
Read More »VIDEO: Walking Dead FPS gets first trailer
The first trailer for Activision’s video game take on the Walking Dead series has received its first trailer. The game is being developed by Terminal Reality and will be released on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC some time in 2013. It’s the second time a developer has attempted to adopt …
Read More »Rumour vultures begin to circle Riccitiello
The insatiable online rumour mill is once again questioning the viability of John Riccitiello’s position at the top of EA. Rumours of discontent emerged yesterday when US analyst Michael Pachter claimed that Riccitiello had confessed to him that he feared for his job, adding that the exec doesn’t understand what …
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