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Warner Bros has revealed the release date for upcoming Lord of the Rings title Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. The PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC title will arrive on October 7th. The game, which has an unusually supernatural thrust for a Tolkien title, is clearly inspired by the …
Read More »Tropico 5 hits PC next month, other platforms later this year
Tropico 5 will launch in May on Windows PC and several other platforms later this year, publisher Kalypso has announced. The PC version will initially release via digital channels on May 23rd, and arrive at retail for the platform on May 27th. Kalypso also revealed that Mac and Xbox 360 …
Read More »3DS regains lead as PS4 sales slip in Japan
Nintendo’s 3DS is back in front in Japan. The latest sales data from Famitsu shows that Nintendo’s 3DS XL (or LL as it is known in Japan) shifted 47,692 units last week – that’s 47 per cent up on the previous week. Vita, despite seeing a slight jump in sales …
Read More »Pitchford teases next-gen Gearbox title, gets grumpy when it is reported
It’s logical to presume that Borderlands developer Gearbox is working toward a next-gen reveal. But with no official confirmation being offered, it’s only right that comments from Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford pointing to a ‘probable’ announcement later this year are reported, right? "We’re working on next-gen. Platforms TBD," Pitchford told …
Read More »Deep Silver confirms next-gen Metro release
Metro Redux is real and in the works for the latest generation of consoles, publisher Deep Silver has confirmed. Rumour of the franchise’s jump to next-gen broke yesterday, when a pair of images mentioning the Metro Redux SKU for PS4, Xbox One and PC hit the web. Deep Silver has …
Read More »1,000 devs sign to make games for PlayStation platforms
Platform holder reaches licensee milestone, and has signed up 200 devs in North America in the last 12 months
Read More »InFamous: Second Son holds on to No.1
Sony’s PS4 exclusive InFamous: Second Son has managed a second consecutive week as UKIE GfK Chart-Track No.1. The superhero title saw sales slip 67 per cent week on week, but that was still enough to fend off Konami’s Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, which itself saw sales fall 64 …
Read More »Metro 2033 and Last Light bundle could be PS4 and Xbox One bound
A new Metro bundle looks likely to be heading to both next-gen consoles. AllGamesBeta grabbed a pair of images from Italian website Everyeye.it that mention a SKU called Metro Redux for PS4, Xbox One and PC. The images mention both 2010 title Metro 2033 and its 2013 sequel Metro: Last …
Read More »Sony licenses 1,000 indie studios for PlayStation platforms
PlayStation’s self-publishing initiative has signed on more than 1,000 indie developers, Sony has announced. A new post on the Playstation US blog reveals the number, adding that more than 100 self-published titles are coming to PS4 this year. [PS4’s] amazing lineup is made possible by the development community, who have …
Read More »Sony exec claims The Last of Us is being ported to PS4
A PS4 version of The Last of Us has been mentioned by a PlayStation European and Asian brand manager. CVG reports that a number of translations of a video presentation by Turkish PlayStation spokesperson Sercan Sulan point to a port. "There is no information about a new The Last of …
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