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The Conduit, as in High Voltage’s 2009 Wii-exclusive, is getting an HD update launching soon for Tegra-powered mobile and tablet devices. GoNintendo points us to a coming soon page for the game on Tegrazone that states the game will be released during Q1 2013. If that’s true, that means it …
Read More »Ben Cousins wants to reinvent the touchscreen FPS with The Drowning
Touchscreen need not play second fiddle to physical controls in the first person shooter sector, DeNA’s Ben Cousins argues. And the former exec intends to prove it with upcoming release The Drowning. The game will shun virtual joystick controls in favour of a gesture-based affair. Shooting is handled by the …
Read More »SOE prepares to close down free-to-play FPS Bullet Run after just 7 months
Free-to-play FPS Bullet Run is to be closed down on March 8th. Sony Online Entertainment’s PC shooter only went live in August, but billing for the title has already been cancelled with any outstanding subscription charges having been refunded. Developer Acony will retain the rights to the code, but SOE …
Read More »MLG-created multiplayer shooter inevitable, says CEO
Major League Gaming CEO Sundance DiGiovanni believes his eSports organization creating a first-person shooter is a matter of when, not if. Speaking with Penny Arcade Report, MLG’s head honcho stated that it was inevitable” and that people have already approached the group on the matter. Right now we want to …
Read More »Future Crysis titles may abandon the FPS genre
Crysis 3 is unlikely to be the last in the series… but it could turn out to be the series’ last first person shooter. "At this point I don’t want to give anything away," Crytek producer Michael Elliot Read told OXM. "But I think the Crysis franchise itself has life …
Read More »VIDEO: First gameplay footage of Activision’s Walking Dead game
Activision has released the first gameplay footage of its own take on The Walking Dead. Developed by Terminal Reality (Star Wars Kinect, Def Jam Rapstar, Ghostbusters, Bloodrayne), the game offers a different take on the IP that has already enjoyed video game success at the hands of Telltale and its …
Read More »Carmack: Next-gen games will still target 30 fps
Industry veteran claims it is 'pretty much guaranteed' developers will target the standard
Read More »Ben Cousins’ mobile studio named Scattered
First title to be console-quality FPS for mobile devices
Read More »How Far Cry 3 is staying sane amidst the mad Q4 rush
Call of Duty, Halo and Medal of Honor are now on shelves, but there is still one major shooter to watch out for. MCV asks the minds behind Ubisoft’s Far Cry 3 about standing out in the market’s most competitive genre… Far Cry 3 arrives shortly after two of the …
Read More »Activision signs Walking Dead TV stars for Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
Two stars of The Walking Dead TV series have signed up to provide their likenesses to Activision’s game of the same name. Norman Reedus and Michael Rooker, who play Daryl Dixon and Merle Dixon respectively, will both reprise their TV roles for the game, which is being developed by Terminal …
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