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The Order: 1886 developer Ready at Dawn says that there is an uncanny ‘haterade’ for its upcoming PS4 title. The game has this week been caught up in a bit of a storm over allegations that its single player campaign – which comprises the entirety of the game – is …
Read More »The Last Guardian IS still in development, Sony insists
Sony has said that The Last Guardian is still in development, despite its US trademark expiration. It was reported this morning that Sony has allowed the US trademark for the game to expire. However, the platform holder has told Videogamer, GameSpot and GameBlog that the game has not been cancelled, …
Read More »Ready at Dawn concedes to pressure and clarifies The Order: 1886 gameplay length
Having said that it would not discuss rumours about the length of The Order: 1886’s campaign, developer Ready at Dawn has moved to address the concerns. A gameplay video posted online yesterday showed the game being played from beginning to end in five and half hours. Prior to its release …
Read More »PlayStation won 2014’s battle of the gaming headlines, report claims
An analysis of articles published online in 2014 has shown that PlayStation enjoyed around 35 per cent more coverage than Xbox. A report from Ico Partners’ Thomas Bidaux found that the PlayStation brand as a whole was the subject of 560,573 articles while the Xbox brand received 411,380. That number …
Read More »OBox: the Chinese games console that wants to take on PS4 and Xbox One
You have to do mobile gaming to be successful in the long-term.” This is how Dan Doughty, director of business development at Snail Games USA, introduces the company’s upcoming mobile-meets-home console device, the OBox. Designed to bridge the gap between the graphical prowess of the PS4 and Xbox One and …
Read More »Ready at Dawn talks game length as The Order: 1886 faces criticism
This week’s exclusive PS4 release The Order: 1886 is facing criticism after a video has suggested it can be completed in under six hours. A YouTuber called PlayMeThrough posted a complete run through of the game over the weekend, which clocked in at five and a half hours. The Order …
Read More »Darksiders II for PS4 spotted on Amazon
Nordic looks to be preparing a handful of its IPs for an HD re-release on next-gen consoles. AllGamesBeta spotted a listing for Darksider II: Definitive Edition for PS4 hidden on Amazon’s website. Also spotted were listings for Legend of Kay HD (PS4), The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 (PS4, Xbox …
Read More »US PS4 and Xbox One install base up 60% on last-gen
Hardware sales may be down year-on-year in the US in January, but PS4 and Xbox One are already tracking far ahead of their predecessors in the US. NPD says that the combined install base of the latest consoles is 60 per cent higher than the cumulative hardware total enjoyed by …
Read More »Dying Light DLC Cuisine & Cargo arrives
Techland has detailed DLC plans for Dying Light, with the game’s first content drop Cuisine & Cargo launching today across all platforms. The studio has provided content descriptions and release window info for all three pieces of DLC that make up Dying Light’s $19.99 Season Pass. The just released Cuisine …
Read More »EA teases multiplatform release for Titanfall 2
Titanfall 2 looks more likely than ever to be heading to PS4. "Last year it was on the Xbox only; in the future, we haven’t yet announced, but we’ll probably have another Titanfall game,” EA CFO Blake Jorgensen told the 2015 Technology, Internet & Media Conference, as reported by GameSpot. …
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