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Batman Arkham Origins: Blackgate will run on the Bluepoint Engine

Shane McNaboe — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:25:30 +0000

The new Batman title that is coming out for the 3DS and PS Vita, Batman Arkham Origins: Blackgate, will be running on the Bluepoint Engine. This engine was also used in the Vita port titled Playstation All-Stars: Battle Royale, a game that is being touted as one of the most technically impressive games for the PS Vita. Playstation All-Stars: Battle Royale for the PS Vita can run at native resolution, at 60 frames per second. So the fact that Batman Arkham Origins: Blackgate will run on the Bluepoint Engine is great news, indeed.

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K.O.T.O.R. II developer Obsidian would love to develop a new Star Wars game

Shane McNaboe — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 06:21:18 +0000

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II developer Obsidian Entertainment told Eurogamer that they would love to develop a new Star Wars game. Obsidian would love to begin by pitching a new Star Wars game idea to Disney. Disney, which owns LucasArts and has since changed it from a developing company into a licensing model, is open to receiving new Star Wars pitches. Obsidian’s CEO Feargus Urquhart had precisely this to say on the matter:

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Square Enix’s high sale expectations

Shane McNaboe — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:03:09 +0000

Square Enix expected their Tomb Raider reboot to sell at least 5 to 6 million units after four weeks time. That’s nearly double the amount of what the game’s sales did receive after four weeks: 3.4 million sales. On a similar note, they wanted Sleeping Dogs to reach 2 to 2.5 million sales, yet Sleeping Dogs received 1.75 million sales total. With Hitman Absolution, Square Enix wanted to reach a goal of 4 to 4.5 million sales. …And yet, they received 3.6 million sales for the game.

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Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon gets a release date

Shane McNaboe — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:18:46 +0000

The 80′s themed Far Cry 3 spin-off titled Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon will be arriving rather quickly, as it has been given a release date for May 1st of this year. Rad 80′s actor Michael Biehn (of Terminator and Aliens fame) is the starring role. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is set out to be an “80s VHS vision of the future”. My God, the neon lighting.

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The War Z’s database has been hacked

Shane McNaboe — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 22:47:58 +0000

The War Z’s forum and game database were hacked on April 2nd. The game has since gone offline (along with the game’s forums), and OP Productions is investigating the issue. The database hackers have acquired players’ usernames, passwords, email and IP addresses. Payment information however, such as credit card information, is still secured by a third-party company.

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Assassin’s Creed is officially an annual series

Shane McNaboe — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:55:04 +0000

It is now officially known that the Assassin’s Creed series will have annual game releases. Yannis Mallat, Ubisoft Montreal’s boss, is not afraid of the Assassin’s Creed fans becoming bored of the series. He believes that they will not be “turned off” by the series receiving annual releases. If they ever do become bored of the series, however, they will let him know. From Game Front:

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The PC gaming market grew 8% in 2012

Shane McNaboe — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:49:44 +0000

Since 2012, the PC gaming market is reportedly worth more than 20 billion dollars. Compared to 2011, that is an increase of 8%; and compared to five years ago, that is an amazing increase of 90%. Last year, there were over one billion PC gamers. Most of them were casual players however, as 250 million of them were reportedly hardcore gamers. The Chinese gaming market is responsible for 34% of last year’s PC gaming revenue. The Chinese gaming market also received a growth rate of 9%. Although, every other region that has been tracked by the PCGA experienced growth, including the US.

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Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada resigns

Shane McNaboe — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 03:19:21 +0000

Yoichi Wada, CEO of Square Enix since 2000, is resigning from the company and will be replaced by Yousuke Matsuda. Wada’s resignation follows the announcement that the company will lose 10 billion yen (roughly 105 million dollars) during this financial year. The loss will mainly be due to a reconstruction of the company. Square Enix has had slow sales with their recent titles, as of late.

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OUYA will launch with NES, SNES and Nintendo 64 emulation support

Shane McNaboe — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:37:34 +0000

As indicated by the forum admin/owner Ed Krassenstein, the OUYA will launch with emulations of the good ol’ NES, SNES and Nintendo 64 consoles. EMUya, the NES emulator, has already been submitted for review and should launch with the console itself. The SuperGNES (SNES emulator) will also be available at launch, as well as the Mupen64Plus (Nintendo 64 emulator).

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Tencent now owns 40 percent of Epic Games

Shane McNaboe — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 04:24:33 +0000

Tencent has purchased 48.4 percent of Epic Games’ issued share capital, which equates to owning 40 percent of the total Epic Games capital. The Chinese internet company gained the ability to appoint two representatives to Epic Games’ board, and have done so accordingly. This deal happened after Tencent acquired Riot Games in 2011.

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Pixar vets create a new game studio called Steel Wool Games

Shane McNaboe — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:24:07 +0000

Five Pixar artists — Joshua Qualrieria, Jason Topolski, Andrew Dayton, Jonathon Hoffman and Sequoia Blankenship — are creating a new game studio known as Steel Wool Games. None of the members are leaving Pixar Studios, as they all are working on Steel Wool Games in their spare time. Their first game, titled Flyhunter, is already in production.

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EA’s Origin is running a ‘Player Appreciation Sale’

Shane McNaboe — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:24:01 +0000

EA’s Origin is selling over 200 game titles for up to 70 percent off during this week. Orders over $25 are eligible for free shipping. The sale includes physical copies for consoles and PC (including Mac) and digital sales for the PC and Mac. The deals end next Tuesday, March 26th. This sale has been constructed to celebrate Origin’s recent milestone of having more than 40 million users utilizing Origin.

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How many contenders will be in the next generation’s war?

Shane McNaboe — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 05:17:01 +0000

In the portable and home console gaming world, we have witnessed many alternative ways to play pop up, as of late. No longer do gamers have to spend many dollars in order to purchase a gaming console. They also do not need to spend a lot of money on the games themselves, either. A lot of these new gaming consoles tend to be very cheap (when compared to the traditional alternatives), and that gives them a huge potential advantage. So what does the future of gaming look like? We are not certain, but we do know that one thing is clear: the times, they are a-changin’.

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Resident Evil 6 and Left 4 Dead 2 crossover fun

Shane McNaboe — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:56:15 +0000

For PC gamers, Valve and Capcom have teamed up to bring you crossover characters from both the Resident Evil 6 and Left 4 Dead 2 games. Characters from Left 4 Dead 2 will be seen in the PC version of Resident Evil 6, and characters from Resident Evil 6 will be seen in the PC version of Left 4 Dead 2. This content is PC exclusive, and is free for PC gamers to download, access and play.

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Slitherine makes a deal with Games Workshop, will produce a new Warhammer 40,000 game

Shane McNaboe — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:52:18 +0000

A new edition in the Warhammer 40,000 universe is coming up, and this time it’s a turn-based strategy game. Not many details have been released as of yet, but the game is in development, and will be released on multiple platforms. Slitherine and Games Workshop have partnered up, and this is what they have to say:

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Thief’s Garrett is being redesigned to be ‘more mainstream’

Shane McNaboe — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:50:05 +0000

The playable character in the Thief series, Garrett, is having his gothic features toned down. According to a report from ShackNews, Eidos is redesigning the main character to be a better fit for the “console market”. When asked why Eidos is deciding to tone down Garrett’s appearance, game director Nicolas Cantin told Game Informer “we wanted to make him a little bit more mainstream.”

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A demo for Army of TWO: The Devil’s Cartel is out today

Shane McNaboe — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:42:44 +0000

EA’s latest installment in the Army of TWO franchise, Army of TWO: The Devil’s Cartel, is prepping for it’s launch on March 26th by releasing a new demo of the game. The demo debuts on March 12th, today, for the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network. The game features co-op based gameplay. In the demo, one player will face the opponents on the ground, running directly into the battlefield, while the other player mans a minigun on a helicopter to provide cover.

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SimCity’s vice president says the servers are improving, and offers a free game for our troubles

Shane McNaboe — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:43:31 +0000

The vice president of SimCity claims that the reasoning behind the server issues for the latest SimCity game is because “a lot more people logged on than expected”. While she also claims that the servers have improved “120%”, she also admits that people are still having server issues.

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PlayStation Vita sales in Japan skyrocket after price drop

Shane McNaboe — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:29:52 +0000

During the week of February 25th to March 3rd, the PlayStation Vita sold 62,543 units in Japan, (where they only sold 11,456 units the week before). Since the Vita’s price drop has caused the sales to increase nearly six times in Japan, one has to wonder if PlayStation will drop the price of the Vita outside of Japan – in order to see similar progress in other parts of the world. IGN has asked Sony about this, yet the PlayStation team has not yet replied.

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Jason West leaves Respawn Entertainment

Shane McNaboe — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 08:02:38 +0000

Apparently Jason West–co-creator of Call of Duty and co-founder of Respawn Entertainment–has left his Respawn team back in May. It has been stated that his reason for leaving Respawn Entertainment is to deal with family issues. Jason also left right after his lawsuit with Activision and EA was settled.

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