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A new attraction in London will allow children to create their own animated Pokmon movies. The Pokmon Animation Studio will be part of KidZania, a 75,000-sq-ft ‘child-sized city’ opening in Westfield on June 25th. The Studio is currently slated for opening later in 2015. Located on the first floor of …
Read More »XCOM 2 confirmed for PC, slated for November release
A full sequel to 2012 sci-fi strategy reboot XCOM: Enemy Unknown has been officially revealed. Developed by Enemy Unknown creator Firaxis Games and published by 2K, XCOM 2 will take place 20 years from now on an Earth where aliens have already conquered humanity, as opposed to Enemy Unknown’s attempt …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to Kids merchandise
From the toys-to-life fun of Skylanders and Disney Infinity to the imaginative gameplay of Minecraft, LEGO and LittleBigPlanet, there’s plenty on offer for young gamers. While the majority of kid-friendly titles are now found on mobile, it seems that less is more when it comes to the quality of kids …
Read More »Is it game over for Kickstarter?
Power to the people,” John Lennon sang in 1971. It’s unlikely he was referring to video games – Pong wasn’t released until the following year – but the games industry certainly seems to have taken Lennon’s philosophy to heart 43 years later. Kickstarter is now synonymous with the crowdfunding trend …
Read More »‘There’s an art to making your games fun to watch’ – Twitch on its astonishing rise and what’s next
If 2014 was the year of streaming, it was also the year of Twitch. Now synonymous with the online video service it brought to the fore of the games industry, Twitch’s third year in business marked a record-breaking 12 months for the company; it surpassed 100 million monthly viewers, toted …
Read More »This year’s Need For Speed is a reboot of the series
After skipping a brand new entry in the Need For Speed franchise in 2014, EA has announced that this year’s return to the franchise will be a reboot. In a brief announcement, the firm gave scant details on what the game will feature, but did say that ‘deep customisation, authentic …
Read More »Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon coming to 3DS in 2016
The next instalment in the Pokmon Mystery Dungeon series has been announced by Nintendo. TitledPokmon Super Mystery Dungeon, the game will see a European release on 3DS next year. Japanese and America fans will have the chance to play the game a little earlier, with releases this Autumn and Winter, …
Read More »Dying Light studio Techland cancels upcoming fantasy game Hellraid
The next title from Dying Light developer Techland has been scrapped. Hellraid, a first-person hack-and-slash game set in a gritty fantasy world, had previously been slated for release later this year on PS4, Xbox One and PC. But according to a statement posted on the studio’s website, the title had …
Read More »Move over Elder Scrolls: Tera Online is now the biggest MMO of all time on Steam
In news that might surprise many, the biggest MMO on PC platform Steam isn’t Final Fantasy XIV, EVE Online or The Elder Scrolls Online. Instead, it’s relative newcomer Tera Online, a Korean free-to-play effort which only launched on the Steam store earlier this month, on May 5th. Tera’s developer En …
Read More »Rockstar issues lawsuit against BBC over ‘Game Changer’ drama
The BBC’s upcoming drama about the creation of Grand Theft Auto has landed in hot water with the series’ creator, Rockstar. Announced earlier this year, Game Changer (working title) was outlined as a standalone 90-minute feature dramatising the conflict between Rockstar president Sam Houser and outspoken GTA critic Jack Thompson, …
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