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Trion Worlds will be relocating operations for Defiance and End of Nations to its Redwood City headquarters, as it has announced the closing of its San Diego studio. We can confirm that the San Diego studio will be closing,” a Trion spokesperson confirmed to Polygon. The day to day operations …
Read More »Hasbro and EA cut console ties as toy maker joins with Ubisoft
Ubisoft has announced a partnership with Hasbro to develop and publish a number of console releases based on the toy maker’s popular board games. It marks an end to Hasbro’s long-term deal for console games with EA, although the firm will still make mobile games based on Hasbro properties. Monopoly, …
Read More »Deep Silver reveals Dead Island MOBA spin-off ‘Epidemic’
Deep Silver has announced the latest effort in the Dead Island franchise, a free-to-play MOBA game dubbed Dead Island: Epidemic. The multiplayer online battle arena title consists of three teams of players battling against one another while also trying to survive the ever-approaching undead hordes of the Dead Island universe. …
Read More »Australian classification board outs Dishonored GOTY edition
Bethesda is preparing a Game of the Year Edition of Dishonored, according to a new listing on the Australian Classification Board. Polygon reports the board rates the upgraded version of the hit stealth action game MA 15+, but makes no mention of a release target or platforms. The standard edition …
Read More »Wii U still selling at a loss to Nintendo
An impending price drop for the Wii U appears to be out of the question, as Nintendo is still losing money on each console sold. Speaking with Games Industry, a Nintendo spokesperson confirmed that the company’s current hardware is still being sold at a loss – something Nintendo president Satoru …
Read More »Bethesda: Wii U not on our radar
Bethesda isn’t developing any of its upcoming games for Wii U and the console is not part of the company’s near-term focus, according to VP of PR and marketing Pete Hines. Speaking withJoystiqat QuakeCon, Hines elaborated on Bethesda’s stance on Nintendo’s current hardware – specifically citing hardware issues as a …
Read More »Square Enix Q1 earnings up from 2012, still posts loss
Square Enix has reported its first quarter financial results, showing significantly reduced losses year-over-year for the three month period concluded on June 30th. The company posted a $5m loss for the period, a 75 per cent reduction versus its $21m loss for the same period during the year prior. Social …
Read More »Valve office tour leak shows Left 4 Dead 3
It appears confirmation of Left 4 Dead 3 has surfaced on account of someone at Valve forgetting to turn off a monitor. IGN reports on an image taken by an unidentified Dota 2 player taking a tour of Valve’s offices as part of The International 3 tournament. The shot lists …
Read More »Former Monolith vets form Blackpowder Games, announce Betrayer
A handful of developers behind the original F.E.A.R. and its sequel have reunited to form Blackpowder Games. Studio founders include Craig Hubbard (creative director and lead designer, F.E.A.R.), David Longo (art director, F.E.A.R.), Brad Pendleton (lead software engineer, F.E.A.R.), Charles Wes Saulsberry III (art lead, F.E.A.R.), and Larry Paolicelli (art, …
Read More »Rumour: PS4 to be bundled with Vita for around $500
An unidentified source claims a bundle featuring both the PS4 and PS Vita is being readied for the holiday season. VG247 reports on the statements of a well-placed anonymous source” of Machinima who supposedly has the inside scoop on the multi-hardware bundle. The source claims the bundle will retail for …
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