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The latest new IP from EA’s BioWare studio may be getting a significant revamp before it is even released. That’s according to Kotaku, which has word from a source familiar with goings on at BioWare Austin” that upcoming title Shadow Realms was completely overhauled in late October. The game was …

Cult Atari arcade IP Gauntlet is returning. Warner Bros is behind the reboot which is heading for Steam on Windows and SteamOS this summer. The game fronts the launch of what is being called WB Games Vault, described as a direct-to-digital portfolio that will deliver paid games based on popular …

March 6th 2013, and Square Enix’s UK team were in jubilant spirits. The Tomb Raider reboot had launched and was an instant critical and commercial smash hit. And that came on the back of a 2012 where the publisher released the UK’s best-selling new IP (Sleeping Dogs) and its latest …

The Financial Times reports today that Microsoft has replaced the sci-fi dedicated channel Syfy as the backer of a rebooted Blake’s 7. The original announcement of the new thirteen-part series came last April from Fremantle Media. At the time, Fremantle outlined the show scenario as so: ‘The year is 2136, …

New IP may be the talk of the moment, but the return of much older properties can evoke just as much excitement. As Batman and Bond have proven in cinemas, reboots can not only spark fresh adoration from established audiences but also draw in a mass of newcomers and lapsed …

Ever heard of 5Lives Studios? No, us neither. But come next month that will very likely have changed. A video posted online by the studio very much seems to suggest that a Syndicate reboot (or more likely a ‘spiritual successor’) is heading to Kickstarter this month. Rock Paper Shotgun speculates …

Developer Crystal Dynamics is working with GK Films on a film reboot of the Lara Croft franchise. The news, of course, follows today’s release of Lara Croft’s gaming reboot Tomb Raider. To date two Tomb Raider films have been made, but the weak commercial and critical performance of the second …

Devil May Cry fans will have to head to GameStop if they want to get their hands on the Son of Sparda Edition of the upcoming reboot. Under a new deal between GameStop and Capcom, the SKU will only be available through GameStop, EB Games or Micromania in Europe and …

The decision to reboot Devil May Cry was always going to upset some fans, Capcom has admitted. The new game – which launches on January 15th – was initially greeted with dismay by vocal Devil May Cry fanatics. Gamers were unhappy with the new direction, the new UK?developer and even …

In an unexpected move, classic fighting IP Mortal Kombat is to return to the silver screen. Total Film reports that Warner Bros has already begun work on the project, with rumours suggesting that it will revolve around a supermarket worker who develops special powers and ends up fighting loads of …