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Long life-cycle of consoles damaging industry, says Ubisoft boss
0By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | November 27th, 2012 |Uncategorized
It is not a rarity to find a publisher, developer or gamer voicing his frustration over the extended life-cycle of Sony’s and Microsoft’s current-generation consoles. With neither of the two console makers showing any clear signs of giving in to the popular demand for a new system, the frustration continues to prevail in the gaming industry, with the stakeholders becoming i...
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Square Enix to adopt Call of Duty model for Hitman
By: Moses Abaortae | November 27th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Hitman Absolution will be followed up by another Hitman game developed by the newly created, Square Enix Montreal studio as the publisher looks to have two studios working on two different versions of the same franchise. Activision seems to have redefined how studios manage their IPs. Instead of following the traditional method of having one developer working on one IP, with a ...
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Resident Evil Revelations set for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 debut
By: Moses Abaortae | November 27th, 2012 |Uncategorized
A listing of the 3DS game on the Korean Ratings Board pretty much confirms that Capcom are set to release the portable game on the current generation of home consoles. No news on a PlayStation Vita version though. Resident Evil fans who were disappointed with what they were offered by Capcom after Leon Kennedy’...
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The Wii U doesn’t disappoint on the opening week sales front
By: Moses Abaortae | November 27th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Nintendo’s new console sells 400,000 units as many retailers in North America are selling out. Reggie Fils-Aime, the President of Nintendo America, claims the company is working to ensure there are no shortages in supply. The sales figure everyone was waiting for is out and the Wii U has not done too bad for it...
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Aliens: Colonial Marines dev not porting Borderlands 2 to Wii U
By: Moses Abaortae | November 27th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Gearbox has confirmed that its primary focus for the Wii U is the eagerly anticipated Aliens game while any chances of Borderlands 2 making its way on to the console have been quashed. The Nintendo Wii U has hit shelves in North America and retailers are selling out of the console according to Reggie Fils-Aime, t...
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PC gamers up in arms over GTA V snub
By: Moses Abaortae | November 27th, 2012 |Uncategorized
The PC community is petitioning to bring Grand Theft Auto 5 to their platform as Rockstar has not confirmed the game’s release for PCs as of yet, offering only a ‘it’s under consideration’. A recent petition requesting Rockstar to develop a PC version of the upcoming Grand Theft Auto is gaining momentum. ...
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Sony’s MLB 13 The Show announcement raises a number of unanswered questions
By: Moses Abaortae | November 27th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Release Date given, cover player competition announced and PlayStation Vita features teased as The Show is set for another year of leading the lines of Baseball simulation titles. Tyler Vaught, the Sports Product Marketing Manager, has given fans of the MLB baseball simulation games plenty of information about th...
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Third-party games look better on Wii U than on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, claims Nintendo
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | November 27th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Analysts around the world have been on Nintendo’s case for the past few months, throwing plenty of criticism at its next-generation console Wii U, asserting that it is simply at par with the likes of PlayStation 3 and Sony. The Japan-based company, however, has no doubt about the capabilities of its system in terms of graphics. In fact, the Nintendo of America President Re...
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UK retailers run out of pre-order stock a week before Wii U’s launch
By: Jason McCarthy | November 26th, 2012 |Uncategorized
The world saw, in fact read would be a more appropriate word here, how Nintendo’s first-ever HD console Wii U was sold-out weeks before it was due to launch in America. The demand had been such that the retailers were forced to place even more shipment orders with the company in order to meet the demand, something that they have hardly been able to do so even today, a week af...
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YouTube, Amazon video apps for Wii U go live in US
By: Jason McCarthy | November 26th, 2012 |Wii U News
The Wii U buyers were not happy to learn that the novel feature of Nintendo’s first HD console has been delayed until later this year. The Japan-based company’s TVii service, a free video application, had stirred quite a bit of excitement upon its announcement in September. Initially scheduled to be launched on the same day that the console hit the shelves in North America,...
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List of Wii U launch titles for UK revealed
By: Jason McCarthy | November 26th, 2012 |Uncategorized
With the European launch of Wii U just around the corner, the level of excitement prevailing in the region is touching new heights. To further add to the anxiety, Official Nintendo Magazine (ONM) has revealed the 24 titles that Nintendo’s first ever HD console will be launching with in UK on November 30. The list is a long and juicy one, which is bound to make the gamers l...
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Nintendo TVii to arrive in Europe during 2013
By: Jason McCarthy | November 26th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Nintendo has always been somewhat of a revolutionary in the gaming space, breaking away from trends and setting its own course to deliver. The Japan-based company had announced a free video application TVii for the Wii U in the North American region earlier this year, which has partially been launched according to recent updates. However, Nintendo’s website has revealed th...
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Assassin’s Creed part of PlayStation Ultimate deals offer
By: Moses Abaortae | November 26th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Sony offering up nine games, complete with all DLCs, as part of the Ultimate Editions offer with Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Mass Effect 2 on offer as well. Sony is really getting into the festive spirit by announcing sales on pretty much everything from hardware to software and the latest offering sees a number of titles on offer with extra discounts and value. Well, the val...
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Metro: Last Light will not be shinning on the Wii U…for now
By: Moses Abaortae | November 26th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Developers slams the Wii U processor and is focused on finishing the game for other platforms as publisher, THQ, looks to break out of the financial struggles of the company. 4A has plenty of pressure to deal with. The developer is currently in the processing of bringing the next game in the post-apocalyptic Metro games to life with Metro: Last Light in development at the studi...
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One game sale enough to make Wii U profitable
By: Jason McCarthy | November 26th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Over the last few months, the critics have been taking some solid hits at Nintendo’s next-generation console and its chances of doing well in the market due to a stiff competition from the likes of PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Undaunted by the alarming predictions and negative reviews, the Japan-based company is determined to make sure that Wii U attracts the same amount of su...
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Mass Effect 3 ‘Omega’ DLC not coming to Wii U, confirms BioWare
By: Jason McCarthy | November 26th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Makers of the renowned Mass Effect franchise have confirmed that the upcoming ‘Omega’ downloadable content (DLC) for the third title in the series will be skipping the Wii U version of the game. The fans of the sci-fi role-playing game third person shooter are really looking forward to the latest expansion pack that has been described by the developer as the biggest DLC don...
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Xbox 360 sales double in Japan following Halo 4 release
By: Moses Abaortae | November 26th, 2012 |Uncategorized
That’s not saying much though as 343 Industries’ latest game debuted in at number three spot in the Japanese software sales charts. The latest charts are in with plenty to talk about on both the software and hardware front as an Xbox 360 game manages to make it into the top three for the first time in eons and Sony will disappointed with the Vita’s sales figures…again. ...
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No Online Pass for Agent 47’s Hitman Absolution
By: Moses Abaortae | November 26th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Square Enix decides to assassinate the feature, making online multiplayer available to both first-time and pre-owned gamers alike for no extra cost. Ubisoft cancelled the Online Pass for Driver: San Francisco and it seems that Square Enix is going down the same route as well. The Online Pass was accepted by publishers as they saw a new way to create a post-launch revenue str...
