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Star Wars: Battlefront Reportedly Coming To Xbox One First
This Xbox One only service lets players get hold of select EA games for a fee, as well as early access to upcoming EA games The prevailing theory is that this is what Greenberg is referring to If so, this could just be an exclusive Beta or just a two or three day head start[...]
Guitar Hero Live Revives Series And It's Quite… Different
It was revealed today and it's quite unrecognizable from its former self. In a move that can best be described as "odd", Activision and developer FreeStyleGames have created a FMV Guitar Hero experience Which is to say, instead of in-game graphics, it uses actual pre-shot footage You'll also exist on two planes of existence that will adapt[...]
Gabe Newell Is Now A Boss In Indie Game Crawl
Valve CEO Gabe Newell is often talked about as some mythical being in the games industry He's seen, as if in fable, as the gate keeper of the Half Life franchise and the summoner of Steam Sales. However, his newest role is quite interesting The man behind Valve is to be a game boss in the[...]
Final Fantasy 13 Is On Mobile Devices In Japan
Home consoles are certainly a lesser preferred choice for gaming which helps to illustrate just how different it's gaming culture is to the West's. That's why it probably isn't that surprising that we are seeing AAA games turn up on the device This new port is particularly impressive. Square Enix have made the graphically intensive Final Fantasy[...]
Bioshock Creator's Next Game Is Looking At Narrative In Interesting Ways
As the mind behind Bioshock and Bioshock Infinite, he's one of the West's most distinct gaming 'autuers'. His games have always been rich with story and strict narratives, but he has been talking about his next game in more abstract and fluid ways This latest conversation with GameInformer is a prime example of the interesting new[...]
Splatoon Director Talks About Why The Game Doesn't Have Voice Chat
Nintendo have always been pretty iffy on including voice chat in their games I had many frustrating nights talking to someone in the Mario Kart 8 lobby only to realise you can't continue your conversation once you are in the race. Perhaps that's why it shouldn't be too surprising that Splatoon isn't going to feature chat[...]
Project Cars Is Looking Real Shiny In This New Renault Trailer
While I care little about cars, I can always find myself getting sucked into racing games Not many, but from time to time, they creep up on me Project Cars is looking dangerously like it might do that The freedom and choice the game lets you partake in from the off is exactly up my[...]
Ori And The Blind Forest Developer Has An Outline For A Sequel
Bring on the next project I say! Thanks to GamesIndustry.bz for the heads up! Ori and the Blind Forest captured my imagination in a big way when I first played it Sadly I got halted by a game breaking bug, but I am going to make a run at it again this weekend. As I said though,[...]
There Will Be A Zombie Mode In Call of Duty: Black-Ops 3
Since then the mode has been a regular feature in most games in the series, and when it hasn't, it's been heavily missed. That is why it shouldn't be surprising to find out that the newly 'announced' Black Ops 3 will feature the mode Some tricksy internet types got into the game's website and found this[...]
Square Enix Are Teasing Yet Another Secret Project
DualShockers (via Gamespot) are reporting that site 'http://www.jp.square-enix.com/secret/' has gone live, suggesting the publisher is ready to reveal something new. There are currently no hints as to what this could be, but we could find out before too long If you click on the Facebook or Twitter logo of the top left hand corner of the site[...]