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The general manager of Battlefield developer DICE has warned that fans will begin to abandon the FPS if developers don’t move to revolutionise” the increasingly stale” modern war setting. Gamers aren’t exactly short of modern military shooters. In the last 12 months alone the market has welcomed the likes of …
Read More »‘Full’ Moshi Monsters iPad app coming soon
Mind Candy believes that tablets are the future of gaming – and it wants to make the most of it by brining a ‘full’ Moshi Monsters app to iPad. With over 60m registered users, the desktop version has already been joined by some spin-off iOS apps, as well as DS …
Read More »Reloaded Games ‘finalising’ merger with K2
Having completed a round of financing, MMO developer Reloaded Games is in the process of completing a merger with MMO publisher K2. K2 specialises in bringing titles that have enjoyed success in Asia to the Western market. It runs publishing portal GamersFirst.com. It also owns the trademark for the term …
Read More »New sources back iPad Mini predictions
Further to similar predictions earlier this week, two major US sources have also reported that Apple will unveil an iPad Mini before the end of the year. The Wall Street Journal reports that Asian component suppliers are readying for mass production of the device this September. It concurs of reports …
Read More »VIDEO: Metroplex heeds the call of the Last Prime; Release date change
Transforming Autobot city Metroplex is the star of the latest short for Activision’s upcoming Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. In it we see the bedraggled Autobot leader Optimus Prime is seen summoning a voice he has heard through the Matrix of Leadership. The voice belongs to Metroplex, who is heard to …
Read More »Terrifying horror game Slender available for free
Is it the scariest game ever made? Early commentators seem to think so. Slender is based on a character that emerged from a Something Awful thread that challenged users to create paranormal images. The thin, stretchy antagonist went on to become online meme. Now the beta of Parsec Productions’ spin-off …
Read More »Former Xbox exec backing $99 "hackable" Android console
A number of high-profile backers have put their names to a new startup that intends to deliver a $99 Android-based console. Like any other console, Ouya will connect to a TV. But that’s about all it has in common. All of its titles will be free-to-play and any developer will …
Read More »Is this a PS3 Super Slim?
A filing with the Federal Communications Commission suggests that Sony might be preparing to reveal a brand new PlayStation 3 design – perhaps at Gamescom. Eurogamer has dug up documents that appear to show a new super slim” version of the PS3 carrying the 4000 series label. Current PS3s are …
Read More »Where are the females in Aliens: Colonial Marines?
Players won’t have the option of playing as a female character in Aliens: Colonial Marines multiplayer. And one gamer is not at all happy. So annoyed is Melissa K, in fact, that she’s started an online petition to make Gearbox reconsider its position. According to Brian Burleson, producer at Gearbox, …
Read More »Blizzard admits to Diablo III endgame shortcomings
Diablo III has been a huge success by any measure, but ardent fans of the series have been offered sympathy from Blizzard regarding the game’s lack of endgame”. With a single player play through time of around 15 hours, some have complained at the lack of activities available to gamers …
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