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Read More »Nintendo unveils new 3DS and 3DS XL
Nintendo has revealed a new design for its handheld 3DS and 3DS XL consoles during its latest Nintendo Direct announcement. The ‘New Nintendo 3DS’ and ‘New Nintendo 3DS XL’ both feature coloured face buttons, as well as a new camera control nub above the face buttons. ZR and LR buttons, …
Read More »Doom co-creator Romero is working on a new FPS
One of the first person shooting genre’s founding fathers is working on a brand new FPS. Doom co-creator John Romero told Joystiq that he’s working on several games at once right now” and that: "I haven’t made a shooter since 2000. So I’m basically starting to work on another one." …
Read More »VIDEO: New BioWare IP teased for Gamescom
Developer BioWare has continued its teaser campaign for its mysterious presumably new project, due to be revealed at Gamescom next week. The latest short, entitled ‘You’ve Been Chosen: Impact’ (which you can see below) is the third such release from the company following ‘Nightmare’ and ‘Spark’ last month. There’s a …
Read More »E3 could switch venue in 2016
LA Convention Center ‘no longer a top-tier property’. E3 could move away from its Los Angeles home in 2016, according to the president of the event’s organiser the Entertainment Software Association. As reported by CNBC, Michael Gallagher said that the LA Convention Center is no longer a top-tier property” for …
Read More »E3 reveal for new Sony studio Pixelopus
A new first-party Sony studio called Pixelopus is set to be revealed at E3 along with its upcoming debut game. That’s according to theNew York Times, which says the studio houses developers from a games course at the Carnegie Mellon University, where students had been working on prototype titles for …
Read More »Mind Candy promises more new IP
More new IP could be on the way from Moshi Monsters creator Mind Candy Having focused on Moshi Monsers since 2007, the World of Warriors IP was something of a surprise announcement last week. But owner Michael Acton Smith teased that further new games could be on the way. "This …
Read More »Watch Dogs smashes UK new IP records; Wii U hardware sales up 666%
Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs has become the best-selling new IP ever in the UK. UKIE Gfk Chart-Track says that the game beat the previous week one sales record for a new IP held by Rockstar’s 2011 crime hit LA Noire by an amazing 58 per cent. It also becomes the 17th …
Read More »Local multiplayer and new map hitting Goat Simulator in June
Coffee Stain Studios’ cult hit Goat Simulator is to be the recipient of an extensive – and free – DLC release next month. The game’s 1.1 patch on June 3rd will add local multiplayer for up to four players as well as a brand new map which is roughly equal …
Read More »Nintendo confirms it has ‘clear ideas’ for Wii U successor
Satoru Iwata has confirmed to investor that the company already knows what it has planned for its follow-up to the struggling Wii U. We are preparing for our next hardware system,” the Nintendo president told investors. In fact, we already have a clear idea to some extent about the direction …
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