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Ready At Dawn has named Paul Sams as its new CEO as it seeks to publish its own games. The studio, best known this year for PS4 exclusive The Order: 1886, wants to create its own ‘transmedia IP’ and is on the hunt for investors. Sams – the longtime COO …
Read More »Nipples and penises cut from Japanese versions of The Order: 1886
It has emerged that some sexually suggestive content has been cut from the Japanese version of PS4 title The Order: 1886. Kotaku reports that a scene – which takes place in a brothel, incidentally – that in the standard release featured both an exposed breast and a penis has been …
Read More »Dying Light debuts at No.1 in the UK
Warner Bros’ new open world parker zombie title Dying Light has debuted in first place in the GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. This is the first No.1 that the publisher has had since last February’s The LEGO Movie Videogame. Dying Light was meant to come out last month, but …
Read More »The Order: 1886 tops UK retail charts as Evolve falls to No.3
Sony’s PS4-exclusive cinematic shooter The Order: 1886 has debuted at the top of the UK retail charts, according to the latest Ukie Games Charts, compiled by GfK Chart-Track. The Order’s chart-topping success marks Sony’s first number one position since The Last of Us Remastered in August 2014. It’s also the …
Read More »GAME reveals The Order: 1886 half-price trade-in offer
Consumers can get a 50 per cent discount on new PS4 title The Order: 1886 by trading in a select title at GAME. The retailer will sell the regular edition of the game at half price to anyone who trades in a copy of either Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, …
Read More »Ready at Dawn: The internet is the new playground for bullies
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 »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 »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 »Bloodborne and The Order: 1886 kick off GAME’s 2015 lock-ins
Sony is the partner for the first GAME lock-ins of 2015 which will offer gamers the chance to try upcoming PS4 title Bloodborne and The Order: 1886. The events kick off on January 29th and run until February 13th, spanning 30 different stores across the country. It’s the sixth time …
Read More »VIDEOS: Uncharted 4 and The Order: 1886 gameplay demos shown off
Two of the highest profile videos to emerge from Sony’s PlayStation Experience event at the weekend show off a pair of the PS4’s big upcoming triple-As. A 15-minute gameplay demo of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End shows us the first look at the game in action. There’s a lot of …
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