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335,000 attendees from 88 countries made their way into the halls of Gamescom this year, organizers have announced. The figure is slightly down from Gamescom 2013’s total of approximately 340,000 individuals in attendance, but still a staggering number all things considered. Along with the attendance total, the show’s organizers also …
Read More »Crytek says it will fix its damaged reputation with quality products
Crytek co-founder Avni Yerli admits that the studio’s reputation has been damaged by recent controversy, but that the firm can turn that around. The developer hit financial difficulties earlier this summer, with staff going unpaid. It led to the company streamlining its business and selling off its Homefront IP – …
Read More »‘We built this studio to make No Man’s Sky,’ says Hello Games
No Man’s Sky developer Sean Murray says he formed Hello Games six years ago with a view to develop the hotly anticipated title. Murray revealed that while he loves the studio’s previous game, Joe Danger, that title wasn’t what the company set out to do. Hopefully you can get a …
Read More »Blizzard: ‘We don’t expect World of Warcraft to grow again’
Blizzard says it isn’t expecting World of Warcraft to grow again. The hit MMO has continued to slide in numbers year-on-year. But the developer still hopes to win back a few lapsed fans with its new expansion Warlords of Draenor, which gives players a level 90 character. We really don’t …
Read More »Why Activision resurrected Sierra
Activision surprised Gamescom this week by resurrecting the Sierra Games publishing business. A subsidiary of Activision, Sierra is to publish a range of titles from independent studios. This includes classic Sierra IP like King’s Quest and Geometry Wars, as well as new IP and possibly HD remakes. It’s surprising because …
Read More »MCV @ GAMESCOM PREVIEW: Skylanders Trap Team
From the moment Bobby Kotick, Activision CEO, bemoaned the poor sales of Wii U, you knew Skylanders had a problem. The record-breaking kids IP that introduced the world to ‘toys-to-life’ was finding it harder and harder to find where the kids were playing. Wii and DS sales had fallen down; …
Read More »MCV @ GAMESCOM PREVIEW: Train Simulator 2015
Dovetail may be expanding into the worlds of fishing and planes, but don’t for a second think the publisher is turning its back on its beloved train series. Train Simulator 2015 hits shelves on September 18th, and the title’s developers are trying to make the game’s various functions easier to …
Read More »MCV @ GAMESCOM PREVIEW: Metro Redux
Metro has been remade. The cult survival horror shooter Metro 2033 and its sequel Metro: Last Light are being remastered for the latest generation bof consoles and PC as the Metro Redux double pack. 2033, which is an adaptation of the Russian novel of the same name, and Last Light …
Read More »MCV @ GAMESCOM PREVIEW: Diablo III: Reaper of Souls – Ultimate Evil Edition
Hell is coming to the PS4 and Xbox One. Diablo III, Blizzard’s gothic RPG which launched on PC in 2012 before coming to PS3 and Xbox 360 last year, is set to hit the current and last console generations on August 19th in the form of the Reaper of Souls …
Read More »MCV @ GAMESCOM PREVIEW: Alien Isolation
In a perfect world it would go without saying that a game based on the Alien IP would be utterly terrifying. But after 2013’s Colonial Marines, you would be forgiven for nassuming this take on the series would also be a shooter – more ‘Aliens’ than ‘Alien’. When it comes …
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