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Nintendo says it will focus on digital releases for its new IP given the platform’s flexibility. The firm’s president Satoru Iwata suggested during Nintendo’s Q2 earnings Q&A that customers were hesitant to buy boxed releases of new IP. Instead, Nintendo will focus on digital launches and its wide flexibility in …
Read More »EA: We have six to eight new IPs in the works
EA has dismissed criticism that it isn’t building enough new games. The firm’s current line-up includes sequels to The Sims, Need for Speed, Battlefield and FIFA. Titanfall is the only new IP on the publisher’s roster. But EA Games chief Patrick Soderlund told MCV that EA is working on new …
Read More »Two new IPs announced for Vita
Sony Worldwide Studios has announced a slew of new IP for PlayStation Vita. The games were announced during Sony’s Gamescom conference. First was Murasaki Baby, a stylised puzzle platformer where you have to guide a young child to safety through dangerous levels. This is done by leading them by the …
Read More »Miyamoto working on new IP for Wii U
It’s a complaint often levelled at Nintendo, but now even the father of Mario is calling for a brand new franchise. Development legend Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed in an interview with Famitsu (via Polygon) that he is indeed working on a new IP – once he’s finished with Pikmin 3, Super …
Read More »Destiny gets "biggest ever new IP investment" from Activision
Bungie’s promising Destiny has been given some heavyweight financial backing from publisher Activision. In fact, Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg reckons his company’s investment may be the largest ever in new video games IP. It’s a sizeable investment – probably one of the biggest investments in a new IP that’s …
Read More »SONY: 40 first-party games in development for PS4
There are 40 first-party games in development for the PS4, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida has announced. Speaking at the company’s E3 2013 press conference Yoshida said that of those titles, 20 would be launched within the first year of launch. He added that a third of …
Read More »SONY: New IP The Order 1866 announced for PlayStation 4
Ready At Dawn and Sony’s Santa Monica studio are working on a brand new franchise for PS4. Entitled The Order 1866, it takes place in an alternative England, where characters dress like medieval knights, wield Steampunk guns and pilot airships. No gameplay was shown but the in-game cutscene shown implies …
Read More »Ubisoft confirms Creed IV, Watch Dogs and four more games for Xbox One
Hot on the heels of the Xbox One reveal, Ubisoft has announced it has at least six titles on the way for the new console. The publisher’s offering will include Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and Watch Dogs, which will be available for Xbox One by the end of the …
Read More »Forza 5, Quantum Break and a tonne of new IP confirmed
Microsoft has named some of the games heading to Xbox One. Forza 5 has been confirmed as a launch title for the machine and looks to up the visual ante over anything we’ve previously seen in the series before. Also shown was new Remedy title Quantum Break. It started with …
Read More »Cuthbert: Nintendo needs a "new super IP" to revive Wii U
Software remains the key to saving Nintendo’s struggling home hardware, according to a leading indie dev. Q-Games Dylan Cuthbert, best known for his once PS3 exclusive PixelJunk series, clearly believes that Nintendo has what it takes to reverse Wii U’s market struggles. If they are going to win they are …
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