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Naughty Dog creative director Neil Druckmann has expressed his interest in developing a new game based on the Half-Life franchise. Druckmann – who wrote The Last of Us and is currently working on Uncharted 4 – recently took toTwitterto publicly declare Naughty Dog’s interest in Valve’s IP. Look, Valve, all …
Read More »PEGI rates batch of PS2 games for PS4 – report
The PS4 iteration of PS2 Classics could be in the works, as a trio of the legacy hardware’s titles have been rated by the Pan European Game Information Board. Gematsu reports Twisted Metal: Black, Ape Escape 2 and Dark Chronicle (Dark Cloud 2 in the US) have been rated on …
Read More »Xbox Live Indie Games program shutting down
Microsoft is taking steps to gradually pull support of Xbox 360’s Xbox Live Indie Games service, the firm has told registered developers. Gamasutrareports XBLIG devs will no longer be able to purchase a subscription service, effective immediately – though those interested can directly contact Microsoft to maintain access for the …
Read More »Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void arrives in November
Blizzard has announced Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void will launch in November. During a livefeed of the game’s World Championship Series season three finals on Twitch, the studio revealed the Protoss-focused expansion pack for the RTS sequel will release for PC and Mac on November 10th. Notably, Blizzard is …
Read More »Steam top ten: September 6-12
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and Mad Max lead this past week’s Steam top ten sellers chart. The Phantom Pain holds its position from one week earlier, while Mad Max moved up a spot from third to second following its launch week. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt finished …
Read More »State of Decay studio shutting down free-to-play RPG Moonrise
State of Decay developer Undead Labs has announced its RPG Moonrise will shut down at the end of this year. A post on thestudio’s blogreveals the title is having trouble retaining users in its preview phase on iOS and Steam, and plans have been made for its closure on December …
Read More »Games absent from Top 25 US mobile apps chart – report
New data revealing the top 25 most popular mobile apps in the US for June 2015 shows Facebook out in front, while games are no where to be found. Gamasutrareports on new data from analytics company ComScore, which reveals not one game made the list. The firm attributes the lack …
Read More »Elite: Dangerous Xbox One full release set for October
Elite: Dangerous is heading for full release on Xbox One next month, developer Frontier has announced. In an AMA post on Reddit, studio CEO David Braben revealed the space sim will depart the console’s Xbox Game Preview Program for official release on October 6th. Braben added that Ships and modules …
Read More »iOS 9 hits next week
iOS 9 is set to release next week, along with Apple Watch’s latest operating system. During Apple’s event today in San Francisco, the company confirmed both iOS 9 and watchOS 2 will launch next Wednesday, September 16th. The upcoming OS for iPhone and iPad devices packs three new frameworks designed …
Read More »Apple unveils new iPhone 6S and iPad models
Apple has revealed the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, along with two new iPad models. The firm announced at its event today in San Francisco the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus will introduce 3D Touch, which Apple states can recognize force and is touting as the next generation of multi-touch.” …
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