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A white Xbox One will be available as part of a Sunset Overdrive bundle, Insomniac Games has revealed. Ted Price, president and CEO of the developer, announced the new colour for the console following a trailer for the upcoming Xbox exclusive title shown at Microsoft’s Gamescom presentation. The bundle will …
Read More »MICROSOFT: Xbox exclusive ScreamRide is like a twisted RollerCoaster Tycoon
Microsoft has announced a new Xbox franchise, ScreamRide. Created by Frontier Developments and Microsoft Studios, ScreamRide is a sci-fi themed theme park creator, somewhat like PC stalwart RollerCoaster Tycoon. In ScreamRide, players will aim to terrify visitors by flinging coaster trains and other rides across the sky and into obstacles …
Read More »MICROSOFT: Rise of the Tomb Raider is an Xbox exclusive
Microsoft has revealed that the next Tomb Raider game will be an Xbox exclusive. Darrel Gallagher, head of studios at developer Crystal Dynamics, came on-stage during Microsoft’s Gamescom presentation to reveal that the next Lara Croft-starring adventure would be released during the Holiday 2015 period, only on Xbox platforms. The …
Read More »MICROSOFT: Goat Simulator among indie games coming first on console to Xbox One
Microsoft has announced a slew of indie games coming first on console to Xbox platforms, including bizarre PC parody Goat Simulator. Chris Charla, director of Microsoft’s ID@Xbox division, introduced the games on-stage at Microsoft’s Gamescom presentation. Several of the games had trailers shown, including time-bending puzzle shooter game Superhot and …
Read More »UPDATED: Sierra Games Twitter account teases Kickstarter campaign
A Sierra Games Twitter account has teased an upcoming Kickstarter campaign. The former publisher of major console franchises such as Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon, as well as Valve games including PC juggernaut Half-Life 2, Sierra Entertainment was absorbed in 2008 by its parent firm Activision Blizzard. The company …
Read More »MARGIN MAKERS: Guide to Plants vs Zombies merchandise
The addictive mix of horticulture and horror in PopCap’s tower defence game has sprouted sequels, spin-offs and plenty of products. MCV gets green-fingered The Plants vs Zombies series sees players utilise a variety of weaponised florae to fight back the undead from entering their home and feasting on their brains. …
Read More »Crytek CEO: ‘We’re not perfect; we paid the price for transformation’
The founder and CEO of Crytek has admitted that the studio has ‘paid the price’ to downsize and cut costs. The Far Cry, Crysis and Homefront: The Revolution developer was hit by job losses and staff salary payment issues earlier this year, before selling the Homefront IP to publisher Deep …
Read More »eSports: Behind the next billion-dollar industry
Competitive gaming is a big deal, generating millions upon millions of views and beginning to even outpace the rest of the games industry. MCV chatted to professional teams, event organisers and other firms involved in the burgeoning sector If you had asked someone five years ago whether they watch eSports, …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Neil Druckmann on ‘shooting for the insane’ with The Last of Us
The Last of Us marked a massive leap forward not only graphically, but also in terms of video game narrative. We sat down with the visionary writer and creative director for the title, Neil Druckmann, to get his side of the story – and see what’s next When I was …
Read More »MCV’s Gamescom Survival Guide
The gigantic games trade fair is about to return – and industry figures worldwide are preparing for the delights (and horrors) it’s sure to bring. MCV asked Gamescom veterans for the low-down on Cologne HOW HAS GAMESCOM CHANGED FOR YOU? Last time I went out it was based in Leipzig. …
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