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Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley believes the free-to-play model’s reputation has taken a hit because Zynga has ‘monetisation products’ masquerading as games. Smedley told PC Gamer the social and mobile games company is to blame for "the reputation [the f2p model] got from early in its life, especially in …
Read More »Resident Evil 6 PC dated for March, console update arrives next month
Capcom has revealed when PC gamers will get a crack at Resident Evil 6, as well as when the next free title update will land for consoles. RE6 will be available for Windows, as well as release through Steam, on March 22nd of next year. The game launched in early …
Read More »Square Enix LA hit with layoffs
Square Enix has suffered an unspecified number of layoffs at its Los Angeles offices. Rumour of the layoffs was leaked over the past weekend, and soon after Square Enix public relations director Riley Brennan confirmed the news to Massively. Though Brennan declined to say how many employees were let go, …
Read More »Schafer questions space for smaller studios on next-gen platforms
Double Fine headman and industry icon Tim Schafer has expressed concern regarding whether small studios will have the chance to succeed on next generation consoles. Speaking with Polygon, Schafer explained he’s unsure if the next-gen space is viable for smaller outfits such as Double Fine – adding that large companies …
Read More »THQ mulls ‘costs and benefits’ of Linux for future titles
Following the results of the Humble THQ Bundle, president Jason Rubin has revealed his company is considering Linux for its upcoming releases. Got the Linux message load [sic] and clear via HumbleBundle feedback. Evaluating cost/benefit as we speak,” Rubin said in response to a request on Twitter over the weekend. …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: December 9-15
Valve has revealed Steam’s top selling products chart for the past week, which features a couple of familiar faces atop the list. For the second week running, Far Cry 3 and Call of Duty: Black Ops II have finished first and second respectively. After that, it gets a bit more …
Read More »Cliff Bleszinski’s new studio ‘a matter of when and with who’
Cliff Bleszinski’s exit from Epic Games in October came as a surprise to many, so what does the industry icon have in mind for his next move? Following a month of doing what Bleszinski described as absolutely nothing,” the designer told G4 that he has begun to meet with developers …
Read More »Hitman HD Trilogy heads to PS3, Xbox 360 early next year
Square Enix has officially revealed the Hitman HD Trilogy bundle, a three-pack of Hitman titles landing on Xbox 360 and PS3 early next year. The collection offers up Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, Hitman Contracts, and Hitman: Blood Money, all remastered in HD. According to the game’s Amazon listing, an exclusive …
Read More »Minecraft Pocket Edition sales hit 5m, franchise closing in on 20m mark
Minecraft Pocket Edition is selling well, really well. In fact, it appears the game is selling on par with its PC and XBLA counterparts. Mojang’s Johan Bernhardsson revealed earlier today the game had reached 5m sales. The mobile version of Mojang’s title initially launched in November of 2011, during the …
Read More »UPDATED: Next Mass Effect game receives tentative launch window
Update: EA has flat out denied they ever shared any such info to Gamer Syndrome, tellingCinema Blend that the entire piece was completely fabricated. "The posting has inaccuraciesin it… At no time did EA or BioWare provide any answers to questions from Gamer Syndrome," EA states. Apologies for passing information …
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