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Creative Assembly’s Halo strategy game will not resemble its smash-hit Total War franchise, the developer has told MCV @ Gamescom. Halo Wars 2 was the shock announcement at Microsoft’s pre-Gamescom press briefing. Creative Assembly says it is paying closer attention to the original Halo Wars (created by now defunct studio …
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 »Homefront: The Revolution resurfaces at Gamescom
Deep Silver Dambuster shows off playable single-player demo
Read More »More than 150 games coming through ID@Xbox
Microsoft’s indie program bringing more titles to console and Windows 10 than in all previous years
Read More »Bloodstained introduces cross-play between Xbox One and Windows 10
Koji Igarishi takes to the stage to announce new features for Kickstarter hit
Read More »All-new cast revealed for Quantum Break
X-Men’s Shawn Ashmore, Lost’s Dominic Monaghan and Lance Reddick, and Game of Thrones Aidan Gillan join Remedy’s ambitious sci-fi title
Read More »Return of a Legend: Rare co-founder Tim Stamper on the past, present and future
Tim Stamper tells all in his first interview since 2007
Read More »‘Switching engines kills your investments’
Sproing warns studios against dropping engines mid-development or between projects
Read More »Kabam’s Marvel: Contest of Champions passes $100m
Kabam has announced that Marvel: Contest of Champions has generated $100m in gross revenue after just seven months. This makes it the fastest-growing title in the company’s history, beating the previous record-holder The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-Earth, which reached the milestone in 13 months. Kabam now has five titles that …
Read More »Marvel: Contest of Champions passes $100m, breaks Kabam records
Superhero brawler is now mobile games firm’s fastest-growing title in history
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