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Rock Band will finally crack Europe this year, publisher Mad Catz has told MCV @ Gamescom. The Harmonix-developed series is a huge seller, but has struggled to compete with Guitar Hero outside of the US market. We think Rock Band has the potential to find a far bigger audience in …
Read More »Vita and 3DS have ‘two to three years left’ in the West
The current generation of handheld games consoles will persist for up to another three years in Europe and the US, publisher NISA has predicted. Takuro Yamashita, president and CEO of NIS America, told MCV @ Gamescom that while publishers should be looking to transition from PS3 and Xbox 360 to …
Read More »Developers must learn to tackle more serious issues in their games, says Ninja Theory
Ninja Theory says games companies need to tackle difficult topics if the industry wants to be held in the same regard as other forms of entertainment. The UK developer is currently working on Hellblade, the story of a warrior traumatised by Viking attacks on her homeland. The game will explore …
Read More »Xbox: We have a killer game for every region in Europe
Xbox boasts that it has a game to suit every European territory. EMEA boss Neil Thompson stopped short of saying the company could take the No.1 position from PlayStation, which is currently dominating sales across the territory. But he did tell MCV @ Gamescom that the line-up for Christmas 2015 …
Read More »Revolution wouldn’t have survived without Apple
Charles Cecil reveals the impact of the iPhone on the Broken Sword studio
Read More »Turn 10: Forza 6 is the biggest, most realistic to date
Night-time and wet weather conditions will impact gameplay, studio promises
Read More »Forza 6 is ‘the biggest and most realistic’ game in the racing franchise yet
Forza Motorsport 6 will be the biggest and most realistic entry in the series yet, says Turn 10 Studios content director John Wendl. Unveiled at Microsoft’s press event last night, the developer revealed that the series will now include night-time racing and wet weather conditions that significantly impact gameplay. This …
Read More »Skylanders Superchargers will ‘take the toy vehicle market by storm’, says Activision
Activision says its new Skylanders game will compete with the likes of Hot Wheels and Corgi. Skylanders Superchargers introduces planes, cars, submarines and boats to the toys-to-life franchise, which will see it moveinto the ‘vehicle’ category of toys. It’s an important move, says VP of Skylanders Josh Taub, because it …
Read More »Homefront: The Revolution resurfaces at Gamescom
Deep Silver Dambuster shows off playable single-player demo
Read More »GAMESCOM: Homefront: The Revolution resurfaces, Xbox One beta out later this year
Homefront: The Revolution is still alive and kicking, and looks to be set for release next year. The game disappeared for quite some time after its initial reveal, leading to questions over its current state of development – and whether it would even see a release. However, Microsoft’s Gamescom conference …
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