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Rockstar Vancouver is closing its doors for good, Take-Two has announced. The 35 employees that make up the studio have been offered jobs with the expanding Rockstar Toronto. Rockstar Toronto’s expansion is backed by Ontario’s government, though it’s unknown to what extent. That said, a custom-built facility in Oakville, Ontario …
Read More »Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 delayed to 2013
Gearbox has announced Brothers in Arms Furious 4 has been pushed back to 2013, adding that the game has evolved and that the studio remains focused on completing the project. "I’m looking forward to being able to talk about Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 soon," said Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford …
Read More »The Walking Dead FPS announced by Activision
Activision has revealed a first-person shooter take on The Walking Dead is in the works. Developed by Terminal Reality, the game will be based on the AMC television series as opposed to the comic (which Telltale’s adventure series is centered around). Players control Daryl and Merle Dixon on a ‘haunting, …
Read More »DayZ dev mulls free-to-play standalone game as mod nears 500k players
DayZ creator Dean Hall has revealed new facts and figures regarding his ArmA II open world multiplayer modification that has taken PC gaming by storm. Hall, who works for ArmA developer Bohemia Interactive as a multiplayer designer, told Eurogamer that as of this past Friday 400,000 players were playing DayZ. …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: July 1-7
Valve has revealed Steam’s top ten selling titles and products from the first week of July. Last week’s top two spots remain the same this time around with ArmA ‘DayZ’ II and Civilization V: Gods & Kings claiming first and second on the charts respectively. Indie space strategy title Endless …
Read More »Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 delayed
Namco Bandai has pushed back the European release of Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 to October. Eurogamer reports the distributor has confirmed the new release date of City Interactive’s stealth shooter sequel.Following previous delays the game was set to launch on August 21st for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC, but is …
Read More »Marvel vs Capcom Origins arrives in September
Capcom has announced Marvel vs Capcom Origins, a dual pack of 90’s fighting titles set to arrive as a digital affair on consoles later this year. The pack pairs together the original Marvel vs Capcom along with Marvel Super Heroes, and will hit PSN and XBLA in September according to …
Read More »The Walking Dead: Episode 3 out next month
The next episode of Telltale’s adventure game retelling of The Walking Dead arrives next month. The company announced the mid-August target for the third episode on a blog post earlier today that focused on addressing the tardiness of the second episode. Although we can’t give you an exact date at …
Read More »Seth Killian joins Sony Santa Monica as lead game designer
Former Capcom strategic marketing director of online and community Seth Killian has been hired on as Sony Santa Monica’s lead game designer. His duties will include working on PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, along with working with outside studios on other various projects. "Fighting games are very close to my heart, …
Read More »Game of Thrones MMO Seven Kingdoms announced
Bigpoint has announced Game of Thrones: Seven Kingdoms, an upcoming free-to-play browser MMO based on the hit HBO show. The setting for the game will be after the deaths of King Robert Baratheon and Ned Stark, and will unsurprisingly focus on the seven kingdoms revolving around the plot. Players will …
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