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Read More »Ubisoft bringing Tetris to PS4 and Xbox One this summer
Tetris is coming to both PS4 and Xbox One some time this summer, thanks to new publisher Ubisoft. The company acquired the Tetris license back in January. The new game is called Tetris Ultimate. It offers solo or multiplayer play for up to four gamers. Confirmed game modes include Marathon, …
Read More »Ubisoft and Nvidia confirm Assassin’s Creed Unity, Far Cry 4, The Division and The Crew tie-up
Four of the biggest games heading to PC may well perform better on Nvidia hardware than on AMD. Ubisoft and Nvidia have extended their strategic partnership” that sees the latter’s GameWorks Team work closely with Ubisoft’s developers to maximise the use of GeForce-focused graphics tech such as TXAA antialiasing, HBAO+ …
Read More »Defiance goes free-to-play
Trion Worlds MMO Defiance has made the inevitable free-to-play move on PC. The studio has made the move ahead of the premire of the associated TV series’ second series on SyFy in July. Trion says that it intends for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game to go …
Read More »Watch Dogs sells 4m copies during launch week
Watch Dogs has sold more than 4m units in its first week, Ubisoft has announced. The figure is a new industry record for sales by a new intellectual property in a seven-day span, as well as the best selling launch week ever for an Ubisoft game. Assassin’s Creed III had …
Read More »VIDEO: Fable Anniversary heading to PC
Lionhead has (more or less) confirmed a PC release for Fable Anniversary. That’s according to the video below which, while not outright announcing the release, pretty much confirms things. An E3 announcement seems likely. The video’s blurb reads: Since launching Fable Anniversary on Xbox 360, we’ve been inundated with requests …
Read More »VIDEO: Hunt: Horrors of the Gilded on the way from Crytek
Crysis developer Crytek has announced its second title in as many days. Having been unveiled as the developer and co-publisher of Homefront: The Revolution yesterday, the studio has now lifted the lid on multiplayer console and PC outing Hunt: Horrors of the Gilded. Whereas Homefront is being developed by the …
Read More »MOBA: The story so far
It allstarted with a mod. Well, actually, that’s not necessarily true. The origins of the MOBA are far murkier than that. The common conception is that they are the new kid on the block, but they have actually existed for decades. You can trace the MOBA all the way back …
Read More »MotoGP 14 debuts in Europe this month
Developer Milestone has announced the latest effort in its motorcycle racing sim franchise MotoGP is set to release in Europe later this month, with a North American release said to be in the works as well. MotoGP 14 will mark the series debut on PlayStation 4 hardware – with PC, …
Read More »Arma 3 hits 1m copies sold, kart racing DLC launches
Military-themed shooter sequel Arma 3 has sold more than 1m copies since its initial release, developer Bohemia Interactive has announced. To celebrate the milestone, the studio has released Arma 3 Karts. Originally teased as an April Fool’s joke, the $1.99 DLC expansion pack is available now on Steamfor the title. …
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