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Final Fantasy XIII-3 teased by Square Enix
0By: Jason McCarthy | July 8th, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Even though Square Enix does not plan on releasing any more downloadable content (DLC) for Final Fantasy XIII-2, it appears that the company is not done with Cocoon and the Gran Pulse yet. With the words “To be continued” appearing at the end of Final Fantasy XIII-2, the fans had a valid reason to believe that the latest story in the franchise was to see another instalment....
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Latest update adds two more heroes to Dota 2 roster, fixes bugs and other minor issues
By: Jason McCarthy | July 8th, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
The latest update to Valve’s action real-time strategy game Defense of the Ancients (Dota) 2 includes addition of two new characters to the hero roster, along with a number of changes and fixes. The latest entry into the hero roster includes a strength hero Dirge the Undying and an intelligence hero Thrall the Disruptor. Dirge is a zombie with a decaying body who possesses...
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DICE general manager says fps genre is becoming stale, requires technical innovation
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | July 7th, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
The general manager of DICE Karl Magnus Troedsson warned that the first person shooter (FPS) genre is lingering dangerously close to becoming stale. He pointed out the genre is under the threat of losing its appeal as the developers continue to overlook the necessity of revolutionising the fps. Instead, they appear content with simply taking the medium forward through thematic ...
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Developer responds to FIFA 12 criticism, claims FIFA 13 will be better
By: Moses Abaortae | July 7th, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
David Rutter, the head of the team developing EA Sports’ FIFA series, believes that FIFA 12 did become predictable at one point and they plan on changing that for FIFA 13. FIFA 12 has been hailed as perhaps the most immersive, deep and rewarding football simulation experience in history and the game has the rev...
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Sony brings in big guns for All-Stars Battle Royale
By: Moses Abaortae | July 7th, 2012 | News, Uncategorized And no, it’s not another playable character but former a former Capcom employee who worked on Street Fighter. Set to work for Santa Monica studios on project. Sony seem to have an open mind when it comes to where they get their ideas for games from and never rule anything out. Whether it is an original, innovat...
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EA takes indirect swing at Call of Duty series
By: Moses Abaortae | July 7th, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Publishers warns rivals that relying on a single franchise is a major risk and that diversification is the need of the hour as EA prepares to announces 4-5 new IPs. There comes a situation in everyone’s life where they have the opportunity to tell everyone else what to do because they themselves are doing it, w...
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The PlayStation 4 is already two-years into development – Rumour
By: Moses Abaortae | July 7th, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Reports claim that Sony’s next generation home console has already been in development since 2010, after a CV of a R&D director at Sony Computer Entertainment America showed up on LinkedIn. News in the video game industry comes from many sources and more often than not the public knows about new games, sto...
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FIFA 13 to have “unpredictable predictability” as Rutter goes all Yoda
By: Moses Abaortae | July 7th, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
David Rutter’s latest interview will have a number of FIFA fans scratching their heads as he highlights how FIFA 13 will be less predictable than FIFA 12 and how it’s developers proudest moment so far. FIFA 12 was a huge leap from previous instalments in the long running FIFA series in many ways. Firstly, the...
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Limbo: Special Edition released, details
By: Moses Abaortae | July 7th, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
The PC and Mac version of the popular Xbox LIVE Arcade title comes with a number of goodies that ought to entice gamers, including its price. Limbo is one of those titles that will cast a spell on anyone who enters the dark, atmospheric, black, white and gray world the game is set in. The game proved immensely po...
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Blizzard recognises sparse end-game content, new patches to increase durability in pipeline
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | July 7th, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Recognising the lack of end-game content and its inability to keep Diablo III sustainable in the longer run, Blizzard has revealed that it is focused on a number of fixes that will help to add durability to the game. The community manager of the latest game in the popular action role-playing game (RPG) franchise Micah "Bashiok" Whiple admitted the undeniable shortcoming of the ...
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