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Sony’s new God of War title appears to have been influenced by stories from a galaxy far, far away. Speaking to GamesBeat, the game’s creative director Cory Barlog said that the new God of War’s more thoughtful and quiet tone was influenced by a cancelled Star Wars TV series. Barlog …
Read More »New Bandai Namco title Taiko Drum Master takes No.1 in Japan
A brand new entry in the Taiko Drum Master series was the best-selling game in Japan last week, according to data from Famitsu. The 3DS title sold 40,946 units in its first week on shelves, outselling second place, rival 3DS title Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice from …
Read More »PC game Hadean Lands comes with £27 DLC… for a certificate
Consumers purchasing PC title Hadean Landshave the option of shelling out 27 for a digital certificate. As reported by Kotaku, this digital piece of paper – available as either a PDF or JPG and viewable below – asks consumers to promise to finish the notoriously tough text adventure game without …
Read More »Fable Fortune Kickstarter axed, but development will continue
The crowdfunding push for free-to-play card game Fable Fortune has been cancelled. But the game, from former Lionhead developers Flaming Fowl Studios, will still see the light of day. In a post on the Fable Fortune’s Kickstarter page announcing the cancelation, the studio said that it had secured additional development …
Read More »Tencent to buy Clash of Clans maker Supercell for $8.6bn
Chinese games giant Tencent has just spent big to buy Clash of Clans developer Supercell. The $8.6bn purchase was confirmed by the studio itself following a report by the Wall Street Journal. For that sum, the media giant will purchase a 84.3 per cent state in the Finnish developer. The …
Read More »Lovable Hat Cult talks about sex and Apple
Denmark’s Lovable Hat Cult has always made experiences that deal with taboo subjects. The studio rose out of a group of local developers called Copenhagen Game Collective. The projects coming out of this initiative deal with risqu subject matter. One multiplayer title, Dark Room Sex Game, had no visuals. The …
Read More »History Lesson: The story of Burnout
Back in the late ‘90s, Gran Turismo was the No.1 racing game. Although there was a number of unique driving titles, it felt like everyone was following the GT template. But a studio called Criterion wanted to shake up the genre with its new game, Burnout. The title was going …
Read More »One third of Valve is now developing VR and AR projects
More than 100 staff at PC giant Valve are working on augmented and virtual reality. That’s according to a Reddit AMA (ask me anything) – as reported by Kotaku – with Valve employee Alan Yates, who said that one third of the company is dedicated to its AR and VR …
Read More »Vivendi now owns 20% of Ubisoft shares
Media giant Vivendi has increased the amount of stock it holds in games publisher Ubisoft. The firm announced via its corporate website that it now owns 20.1 per cent of Ubisoft shares. Vivendi also holds 17.76 per cent of Ubisoft voting rights. Furthermore, the firm has said it is not …
Read More »Paradox’s Wester on Cities: Skylines, Stellaris and a record-breaking 2015
Paradox has been around since 1999 but it’s only recently that the Swedish firm has reached mainstream attention. Its stock has risen so much that Chinese games giant Tencent recently took a five per cent stake in the firm for 286m. In March 2015, Paradox released Cities: Skylines, a title …
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