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Konami has detailed a slew of Metal Gear Solid digital releases heading to XBLA and PSN during the last couple weeks of August. The first notable date is August 21st, when the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection arrives for Vita, PS3, and Xbox 360 in North America. (A Europe date …
Read More »God of War, Infamous collections hitting PS3 this month
Sony has announced that franchise bundles for God of War and Infamous will arrive alongside the previously unveiled Ratchet & Clank Collection later this month. The US Playstation Blog reveals the packs will run $29.99 each, and include bonuses on top of the series catalog. From the feature lists: God …
Read More »Amazon reveals game development team, releases first title
Amazon has announced its entry into the game development space. The company revealed its new game development studio Amazon Game Studios earlier today, adding that the team has already launched its first effort—a Facebook game entitled Living Classics. The hidden object game, set in a variety of classic fairytales and …
Read More »Source 2 next-gen engine named in Valve files
Hidden in Valve’s Source Filmmaker are files that point to a next generation Source 2 engine, perhaps providing a reasonable explanation for why the company has yet to produce Half-Life 3. Valvetime.net uncovered files that carry several lines of code reference to ‘Source 2′, suggesting the studio is working on …
Read More »THQ Q1: $15m net income; Insane returned to Guillermo del Toro
THQ has announced financial results for its past quarter, with the troubled publisher reporting a profitable period following heavy restructuring. Net income for the company’s Q1 FY2013 came in at $15m, according to THQ’s report. Total sales were down year over year at $133.7m compared to 195.2m in 2011, but …
Read More »UPDATED: Final Fantasy VII on PC released by mistake, quickly pulled
The PC re-release of Final Fantasy VII was made available for purchase and subsequently pulled this weekend. Early reports suggested it was because of DRM woes, but MCV has been told it had been made live by mistake, hence being pulled. The game ran for $12.70 for a short period …
Read More »Rumour: Leaked image reveals new Prince of Persia reboot
A leaked image appears to point to a new Prince of Persia game in the works. The screenshot, labled ‘POP_ZERO_2,’ was posted by a user on the Ubisoft forums in response to those questioning the current dormancy of the long-running franchise. Kotaku also points to shots posted on Neogaf back …
Read More »Way of the Samurai 4 landing on US PSN this month, EU PSN in October
XSEED has announced a US release date for Way of the Samurai 4. The title will arrive on Playstation 3 via the Playstation Network for $39.99 on August 21st. Way of the Samurai 4’s western release was originally revealed back in April, it’s been out in Japan since March of …
Read More »Crysis 3 not being developed for Wii U
It appears Crysis 3 won’t be making its way onto Wii U, at least not anytime soon. Just to answer the speculation, we are not currently working on a wiiU version of #Crysis3,” Crytek general manager Nick Button-Brown posted on Twitter. The statement follows word of the CryEngine 3 running …
Read More »BlazBlue 1.7m units sold worldwide, Chrono Phantasma hits this winter
The Blazblue series has sold 1.7m units worldwide, Aksys has announced. 800k, or just under half, of the copies were sold in the US according to a post on the publisher’s website. Arc System’s 2D fighting franchise debuted on consoles back in 2009 with Blazblue: Calamity Trigger, and the game’s …
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