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Gears of War: Exile, an unannounced Kinect take on the popular shooter franchise, has been cancelled. Epic Games design director Cliff Bleszinski confirmed that the previously rumoured project is no longer in development. "Let’s just bury the hatchet now," Bleszinski told GameSpot. "Gears of War: Exile was an unannounced game …
Read More »PS3 and Vita title Warrior’s Lair still alive
Sony has confirmed PS3 and PS Vita title Warrior’s Lair has not been canceled. "Warrior’s Lair is still in development; it isn’t cancelled,” a Sony rep told Joystiq. This following mumblings that over half of the cross-platformgame’s development studio Idol Minds had been let go. While the company made it …
Read More »Report: Dark Souls Prepare to Die Edition heading to PC
Dark Souls will see the light of day on PC after all, according to a story in German magazine PC Action. The publication (via NeoGaf) claims the Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition is coming in August to the platform. The version will carry two new bosses, but beyond that …
Read More »New Uncharted 3 content coming next week
Naughty Dog has word that new content for Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception will arrive next week on the Playstation Store. Coming next Tuesday April 10th, four new DLC maps will be available for the multiplayer portion of the game. Maps The Graveyard, Old Quarter, London Streets, and Oasis will each …
Read More »New York State banning sex offenders from Xbox Live
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has announced the state has removed registered sex offenders from a host of online gaming services, including Xbox Live. Some 3,500 accounts have been purged from various gaming services run by Microsoft, Apple, Blizzard, Electronic Arts, Disney, Warner Bros. and Sony. Each company gave …
Read More »John Romero discusses upcoming shooter
Former id Software designer and current Loot Drop CEO John Romero has provided new info regarding his upcoming FPS. Romero gave Eurogamer a few details to chew on, including that the title will likely be an ‘MMO-ish’ persistent world game that will be developed for PC first. "Yes, I’m definitely …
Read More »Draw Something surpasses 50 million downloads
OMGPOP’s Draw Something has retaken the App Store’s top paid app spot, flying by the 50m download mark and overtaking Angry Birds Space in the process. Zynga (via USAToday) has revealed the game is the fastest growing original mobile title ever. The social and mobile game corporation dropped over $180m …
Read More »Hirokazu Yasuhara joins Nintendo
Hirokazu Yashuhara, one of the co-creators of Sonic the Hedgehog, has joined Nintendo’s software technology division. While Yashuhara’s title has yet to be revealed, it has been confirmed by the corporation (via Gamasutra) that the move will have him heading to the US for his new role. Some of the …
Read More »Microsoft registers ‘Halo Infinity’ domains
Microsoft has quietly registered a batch of domains containing phrases ‘Halo Infinity’ and ‘Halo Infinity Multiplayer’. Fusible reports URLs HaloInfinity.net and HaloInfinityMultiplayer.comare registered through domain manager MarkMonitor, who handles Microsoft.com as well. Other domain names that were also registered include: HaloInfinity.org, HaloInfinity.co.uk, HaloInfinity.mobi, HaloInfinityMultiplayer.net, HaloInfinityMultiplayer.org, and HaloInfinityMultiplayer.co.uk, to name just …
Read More »Deus Ex: Human Revolution hits Mac this month
Mac users will get a crack at a fully loaded version of sci-fi action RPG Deus Ex: Human Revolution this month, Square Enix has announced. The ‘Ultimate Edition’ will contain the base game, the Missing Link DLC, and the Mission and Tactical Enhancement packs. Along with the content, the edition …
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