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The $2.9 million crowdfunding campaign for Shenmue 3 isn’t the only thing driving the project to reality. The long-awaited third entry in the epic Dreamcast franchise was a big surprise at Sony’s E3 press conference earlier this week, where the platform holder revealed the launch of a Kickstarter for the …
Read More »Gears of War Ultimate Edition set for PC release
The HD upgrade of Xbox 360 title Gears of War is coming to PC, too. That’s according to Gears 4 developer The Coalition studio head Rod Fergusson, speaking at the PC Gaming Show. Gears of War Ultimate Edition was announced for Xbox One at Microsoft’s media briefing. It had been …
Read More »All run and no gun: Mirror’s Edge Catalyst dropping firearms for good
The free-running hero of Mirror’s Edge Catalyst will taking a completely hands-on approach to combat, it seems. Faith was able to utilise various firearms in the original game in the series, 2008’s Mirror’s Edge – despite players being encouraged to punch and kick their way out of encounters. The gunplay’s …
Read More »Platinum is helping develop Star Fox Zero
Nintendo is working alongside Platinum Games to make Star Fox Zero. The developer’s director Yusuke Hashimoto joined Nintendo’s Miyamoto to show off the game at a press event at E3 earlier. The Japanese developer has been very busy, it seems. Not only is it working on this title, it is …
Read More »No Man’s Sky launching on PC and PS4 simultaneously
It might’ve been a staple of Sony’s E3 conferences for the past two years, but expansive sci-fi title No Man’s Sky has now been confirmed for PC. Taking the stage at the PC Gaming Show at E3, Hello Games founder Sean Murray to answer a long-running question over whether the …
Read More »Treyarch: Call of Duty’s PlayStation partnership won’t harm the Xbox game
Call of Duty is now in camp PlayStation, but developer Treyarch insists Xbox fans should not worry. Speaking after the announcement that PlayStation will be getting temporarily exclusive multiplayer maps – plus an exclusive Beta – Treyarch multiplayer lead Dan Bunting says that such news has helped generate some serious …
Read More »PlayStation on Xbox backwards compatibility: It’s good we’re doing different things
PlayStation Europe boss Jim Ryan says the backwards compatibility of Xbox One is a legitimate strategy in trying to upgrade 360 players. But he says that Sony will not be following the same tactic, as the firm is investing in other software updates to PS4. He also adds that – …
Read More »E3 2015: Square Enix opens new studio Tokyo RPG Factory
Developer working on brand new IP Project Setsuna
Read More »VIDEO – SQUARE ENIX: Deus Ex Mankind Divided gameplay footage shown, confirmed for early 2016 release date
The first gameplay footage of the upcoming Deus Ex Mankind Divided was shown at Square Enix’s E3 media briefing. In addition, developer Eids Montreal confirmed that the game would be coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC in ‘early’ 2016. Eidos Montreal also emphasised that choices will have more an …
Read More »SQUARE ENIX: There’s a new Star Ocean game on the way for PS4 in 2016
The fifth Star Ocean title, Integrity and Faithlessness, is coming to PS4 next year. Originally unveiled in April, Square Enix took time during its E3 press conference to show off some of the title’s gameplay – although it was noted that many elements of the title are still temporary. This …
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