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Ubisoft appears to be at work on a next-gen effort that aims to offer one of the best gameplay experiences ever conceived.” OXMhas unearthed Ubisoft Massive designer Marc Cartwright’s LinkedIn profile, which makes mention of a AAA next generation online RPG. Further evidence in the form of job listings have …
Read More »Braithwaite and Hall abandon Kickstarter RPG
An ambitious RPG project by genre stalwarts Brenda Braithwaite and Tim Hall has been abandoned. The project was headed by Loot Drop, a studio that houses John Romero, Brenda Braithwaite and Tom Hall, and kicked off its Kickstarter drive earlier this month. The studio was after $1m to fund an …
Read More »RPG giants Braithwaite and Hall team up for Kickstarter project
Loot Drop, a studio that houses John Romero, Brenda Braithwaite and Tom Hall, has become the latest to embrace crowdfunding site Kickstarter. The studio is after $1m to fund an old-school” fantasy RPG, with Braithwaite (Wizardry, Dungeons & Dragons) and Hall (Doom) heading up development duties. Furthermore, if the project …
Read More »‘Hardest RPG ever’ Dark Souls could get an ‘easy mode’
Dark Souls has made its name on being hard. Like, really hard. And while its success has come on the back of the stiff challenge it offers – and conversely on the achievement felt by those who topple it – the game’s director Hidetaka Miyazakiis considering the introduction of an …
Read More »"Core gamers follow games regardless of platform"
Core gamers largely don’t care about platforms when it comes to seeking out the best titles out there, according to XSEED. In fact, The Last Story publisher is banking on it; hoping their RPG’s US release on the long past its prime Wii console will hold true with the notion. …
Read More »Fire Emblem: Awakening heading to North America
Nintendo has announced 3DS tactical RPG Fire Emblem: Awakening will arrive in North America. The publisher popped up on Twitter with the reveal, following no mention of the title at their 3DS showcase at E3. No release target, pricing or other relevant info was unveiled, but Nintendo has promised ‘more …
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Read More »South Park RPG delayed to 2013
THQ has announced that Obsidian’s upcoming South Park RPG has been pushed back to next year. The publisher revealed news of the delay during its earnings conference call earlier today. The game is rumoured to be titled ‘The Stick of Truth’, and will include turn-based combat, classes, summons, weapon augmentation, …
Read More »HMV: Diablo III our biggest ever product launch
The Diablo III launch event at HMV Oxford Street was the retailer’s biggest to date, says games boss Ewan Pinder. He estimates at least 1,000 fans queued up at the High Street chain’s flagship London store last night to purchase the game first. It went on sale at 11pm with …
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