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A movie based on the Angry Birds franchise has been rumoured for a while, but Rovio has now finally made it official. The animated flick will hit cinemas in 2016, and will be produced by John Cohen, who also produced Despicable Me. Former Marvel Studios chairman David Maisel, who stepped …
Read More »Indiagames wins game design honours at 24FPS International Animation Awards
Indiagames, or rather DisneyUTV Digital (we’re not sure anymore), has bagged the best game design award at the recently concluded 24FPS International Animation Awards. The company won the award for its Java-based action game Wolverine: Mutant Armageddon. While Indiagames picked up the award, there’s no mention of the other games …
Read More »THQ adds Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War to Humble Bundle, sales cross $4.7 million
If you didn’t already have enough reason to pick up the Humble THQ Bundle, the troubled publisher has sweetened the pot further by adding Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War into the mix. A few days ago, Titan Quest and Red Faction Armageddon’s Path of War DLC were added to the …
Read More »Industry picks: The best games of 2012
It’s December, and as is customary, every gaming website is rounding up the best the games industry has had to offer this year. We’re doing things a little differently though. Rather than picking our game of the year or having gamers pick theirs, we reached out to those within the …
Read More »Dark Souls 2 announced for Xbox 360, PS3, PC
The sequel to soul-crushingly hard RPG Dark Souls was announced at the Video Game Awards. Dark Souls 2 will be developed by From Software and publisher Namco Bandai has promised that it will offer fans exactly the kind of demanding challenges and never-ending struggle that became the hallmark of this …
Read More »Mysterious reveal for The Phantom Pain; possible Metal Gear title
A mysterious trailer for The Phantom Pain at the Video Game Awards has raised lots of questions, but given few answers. Firstly, the central character in the trailer, whose face is never properly revealed, bears a striking resemblance to Metal Gear Solid hero Solid Snake, and the character is also …
Read More »The Last of Us release date announced, multiplayer confirmed
At the recent Video Game Awards, Naughty Dog showed of a new trailer for The Last of Us, which ended with a long-awaited announcement of the game’s release date. The new trailer showed new characters, environments and gameplay elements such as horse-back riding, and teased a few plot details as …
Read More »Worbble out now for iOS and Android
Worbble, the first game to be released through Milestone Interactive’s foray into games publishing, is out now. Developed by Mile Nine Studios, the word-based puzzle game is available for iOS and Android devices. The iOS version is not a universal app though, so iPad users will have to pick up …
Read More »Bioshock Infinite delayed a month, now arrives in March
Bioshock Infinite has been pushed back by a month, Irrational Games creative director Ken Levine has announced. The game, which was previously scheduled for 26th February 2013, will now arrive on 26th March. Levine said that the extra month will give the team enough time to add some extra polish …
Read More »Web-based PlayStation Store launched
You can now browse the PlayStation Store and buy content without turning on your PlayStation console. Sony has today launched a web-based version of the PlayStation Store that can be accessed via the PC browser. Unlike its Xbox 360 counterpart, items bought and purchased via the web-based store don’t automatically …
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