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Read More »PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Mortal Kombat X delayed
Mortal Kombat X will not arrive on last-gen consoles until the summer. Videogamer reports that the PS4, Xbox One and PC versions remain on track to arrive on April 14th. While NetherRealm is handling the PS4 and Xbox One releases, High Voltage is taking care of the PS3 and 360 …
Read More »Mad Max gets September release date, PS3 and Xbox 360 versions cancelled
Avalanche’s take on the Mad Max series has been dated for this September. The PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC and SteamOS versions of the game will be hitting stores on September 4th. And according to Game Informer, the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 editions have been cancelled, a move that …
Read More »There’s an iOS version of Mortal Kombat X on the way
Warner Bros has announced that there will also be a smartphone version of upcoming fighter Mortal Kombat X. Mortal Kombat X: Mobile is due out in April, although it’s not clear if it will arrive on April 14th alongside the console and PC release. It’s a very different beast to …
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 rise of Warner Bros
It might be easy to dismiss the success of Warner Bros’ video games division. Warner is an entertainment powerhouse with billion-dollar brands like Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and Batman. It can attract the biggest talent and spend significant sums of money to secure it. But that counts for …
Read More »Batman: Arkham Knight is first in series to get M rating in US
Warner’s upcoming Batman: Arkham Knight looks to be the most violent in the series to date. IGN reports that the fourth instalment in the series is the first to be given an M (Mature) rating by US board the ESRB. Previous games have been rated T (Teen). "From our point …
Read More »Machinima gets $24m from Warner Bros, cuts staff
Machinima has landed another round of funding led by Warner Bros, though it hasn’t stopped the multi-channel network from cutting a chunk of its staff along with a few programs. A total of $24m has been raised for the network by Warner Bros, Redpoint Ventures, MK Capital, Coffin Capital and …
Read More »Top 100 Women in Games: Cat Channon
Cat Channon, international director of public relations at Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment UK, recalls her journey into the games industry My first job was at an independent games exchange – I was surrounded by a library of games old and new that I could play almost all day, every day. …
Read More »Mortal Kombat X will take more realistic approach to female form
Developer NetherRealm has said that the female characters in Mortal Kombat X will be more realistically proportioned than in previous games. "The mantra for this game has always been realism, heading towards a more realistic look," production manager Spiro Anagnostakos said, as reported by GameSpot. "So the same thing applies …
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