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Costume Quest and Stacking are once again the property of creators Double Fine. The studio has signed an agreement with Nordic Games, which acquired the distribution rights to the pair from THQ earlier this year, that will see both games – along with fellow Double Fine property Psychonauts – released …
Read More »iBuyPower releases pictures of its first Steam Box
The picture to your right shows what will soon become one of the first commercially available Steam Boxes. It’s made by iBuyPower, which has told The Verge that it hopes to have the device on the market in 2014. It currently runs an early version of Steam OS and, to …
Read More »Doctor Who: Legacy gets iOS and Android release date
Free-to-play puzzle RPG adventure Doctor Who: Legacy will be released on iOS and Android this Wednesday (November 27th). Details about the BBC Worldwide, Tiny Rebel Games and Seed Studio co-production remains reasonably scant, although it appears that it will be episodic. The game will launch with a raft of episodes …
Read More »Yamauchi says Gran Turismo 7 could hit PS4 next year
Gran Turismo 7 could be released on PS4 as early as 2014. That’s according to series creator Kazunori Yamauchi, who told Top Gear that the expedited development cycle is due to PS4’s better” architecture. "We don’t want to take too long on Gran Turismo 7," he stated. "Best-case scenario? Next …
Read More »No Twitch streaming on Xbox One until 2014
Microsoft has confirmed that gameplay streaming via Twitch will not be available on Xbox One at launch. We know the ability to instantly broadcast gameplay is something the gaming community is excited about, and we are too,” the company said in a statement. We are working to ensure the initial …
Read More »Ashes Cricket 2013 is out this week, according to Steam
Having been without a release date for the best part of six months, Ashes Cricket 2013 could be out sooner than you expected. With the second Ashes tournament of the year kicking off this weekend, the clock has been ticking on 505 Games’ efforts to get the game out, having …
Read More »LEGO Marvel Super Heroes gets new Xbox One release date
Warner Bros has confirmed that the wait for the Xbox One version of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes will be a short one. On Tuesday MCV revealed that, as per a statement from the publisher, the game will not be releasing on the Xbox One console on November 22nd”. However, a …
Read More »LEGO Marvel Super Heroes delayed on Xbox One
Warner Bros has confirmed a delay to the Xbox One version of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes. The game had been scheduled to be a launch title on Xbox One. It’s still coming out on all other formats on November 15th, apart from on PS4 in Europe where it will arrive …
Read More »New Lord of The Rings game Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor revealed
Warner Bros has a new Lord of the Rings game in the works for current and next-gen consoles. As revealed by GameInformer, it’s called Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and is being developed by FEAR, Condemned and Guardians of Middle-earth creators Monolith Productions. It depicts events set between those of The …
Read More »Minecraft for PS3 creeps toward release
One of the biggest Xbox 360 success stories this year is nearing its long-awaited release on PS3. Developer 4J Studios stated on Twitter that it is hard at work getting Minecraft: PS3 Edition ready for testing just now”, adding that there are "no confirmed dates yet – we’ll let you …
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