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Consoles not disappearing from gaming, believes Team Ninja boss
0By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | October 23rd, 2012 |Uncategorized
Many industry analysts and developers are convinced that the next generation of consoles will be the last, following which people would completely shift to an alternative platform for their everyday dose of gaming. While the speculation is not entirely without merit, the boss of Team Ninja, the studio behind the Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive franchise, does not see the console...
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New Mass Effect game to feature a new protagonist, confirms BioWare
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | October 22nd, 2012 |Uncategorized
The fans of the Mass Effect reason may have been upset after getting done with the third title in the trilogy since it was the last, but publisher Electronic Arts (EA) and developer BioWare was quick to confirm that series was far from done yet. However, those who are missing the all-too-familiar face of Commander Shepard will still have to rely on the recently concluded trilog...
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The Wii U has voice chat complications
By: Moses Abaortae | October 22nd, 2012 |Uncategorized
Only specific games with support the in-game voice chat feature and Nintendo will be relying on third-party manufacturers to cater to the head set needs. Nintendo has hit yet another snag in its attempt to appeal to the core gamer as the manufacturer has confirmed that their latest console will not support voice chat on its own and the feature will only be implemented by develo...
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Medal of Honor: Warfighter and the Killzone Trilogy hit PSN
By: Musa Afridi | October 22nd, 2012 |Uncategorized
A number of titles have been released on the PlayStation Network including the likes of The Darkness II, The Unfinished Swan and Street Fighter X Tekken. The latest update for the PlayStation Network sees the PlayStation Store inundated with titles both new and some that are not so new as well. On offer are some titles from the PlayStation 3, some for the PlayStation Vita and s...
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Infinity Blade: Dungeons to keep fans waiting until next year
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | October 22nd, 2012 |Uncategorized
The highly-anticipated Infinity Blade: Dungeons has been delayed, with Epic Games citing logistical issues and newly-formed developer Impossible Studios integrating fresh ideas into the game as the reasons for the postponement of the release to 2013. The company behind the Gears of War franchise has already established itself as one of the best when it comes to mobile games, wi...
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Assassin’s Creed 3 set to be Desmond’s swansong
By: Musa Afridi | October 22nd, 2012 |Uncategorized
Alex Hutchinson, the creative director of the series at Ubisoft, believes that fans will be pleased to see how Desmond’s story arc comes together in Assassin’s Creed 3 and compares his journey to that of Luke Skywalker. In a statement that has every proud nerd’s attention, Hutchinson has put it out there as...
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Microsoft financial report reveals decline in Xbox 360 sales
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | October 22nd, 2012 |Uncategorized
There is an understandable uproar over the extended life-cycle of the current-generation console and Microsoft seems to be feeling the sting of it first-hand. According to the company’s latest quarterly financial report, which covered the period of July 2012-September 2012, it was revealed that there has been dip in sales of Xbox 360. As per the report, Microsoft sold 1.7 ...
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The Walking Dead Collection pairs five episodes with the comics
By: Musa Afridi | October 22nd, 2012 |Uncategorized
GameStop offering exclusive pre-order deal as all five episodes of The Walking Dead video game from Telltale Games are set for retail while the Collector’s Edition comes with the first 48-issues of the comic book/graphic novel series. Before The Walking Dead went on break television viewing records and became A...
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PlayStation 3 and Vita versions of Need for Speed nearly the same
By: Musa Afridi | October 22nd, 2012 |Uncategorized
Or as Jeremy Chubb, the Community Manager at Criterion Games, put it, the console version has been “crowbar”-ed onto the Vita with progress in the latter adding to the player’s overall ranking in the game. EA is one of the biggest publishers when it comes to its portfolio of series and franchises it has under its belt; from Medal of Honor to Battlefield, Mass Effect to De...
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Oppa DLC as Just Dance 4 goes PSY-cho with Gangnam Style
By: Musa Afridi | October 20th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Ubisoft brings the global phenomenon to its latest dance title as a DLC and fans can expect much more content in the future, though surely, none could rival this. Since the moment it burst onto the scene one could sense that PSY’s Gangnam Style was going to be something special, very few however, could actually have guess just how special. As it turns out the video now has...
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Hitman Absolution lets you Play dress up…to kill
By: Musa Afridi | October 20th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Agent 47 can don a number of costumes to help him blend in and sneak into certain areas in Square Enix upcoming game. The costumes even include a chicken suit. Hitman Absolution is ready to sneak onto consoles in just over a month’s time and the eagerly anticipated title has done it all in the build to its rele...
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3DS sales surge as Bravely Default and Project X Zone are released
By: Moses Abaortae | October 20th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Japan: the latest hardware and software charts from the Land of the Rising Sun are in and it seems that two new games for Nintendo’s portable console have helped boost its sales. Another seven days have gone by and pretty much everything has changed on the software front, while on the hardware side Nintendo wil...
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Wii U won’t get Call of Duty Elite support straight away
By: Moses Abaortae | October 19th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Activision confirms that the release of Elite on the Wii U is dated for some time after the release of Black Ops 2 as both Nintendo and Activision are still working out the final details of the deal. The day and age of publisher providing only a product are over as many studios are now focusing on complimenting their games with value added services. One such example is Call of ...
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Resistance and Black Ops dev rebranding itself
By: Moses Abaortae | October 19th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Nihilistic will now be known as nStigate as the studio shifts focus from physical retail to digital distribution as well as mobile games. Many gamers praise the move but for different reasons than genuine joy. Nihilistic was one of the studios Sony would rely on to bring some of the biggest names in the world of gaming to their portable consoles. The studio was first responsibl...
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Black Ops: Declassified releasing on November 13th alongside Black Ops 2
By: Moses Abaortae | October 19th, 2012 |Uncategorized
The series’ PlayStation Vita debut is set to hit stores the same day as the console version, Black Ops 2, as both games have been scheduled for a November 13 release date. Activision is looking launch both Black Ops games on the same day this holiday season, with both Black Ops 2 and Black Ops: Declassified set...
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Fans not happy as EA delay FIFA 13 update
By: Moses Abaortae | October 19th, 2012 |Uncategorized
EA Sports may have released FIFA 13 to critical acclaim but the game has a number of issues that are causing fans to slowly lose their patience with the developer’s lack of effort. FIFA 13 was one of the most eagerly anticipated games of the year, especially as it followed up the ground breaking, accolade receiving FIFA 12. While the previous instalment in the long running se...
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War Z dev doesn’t mind comparisons to DayZ
By: Moses Abaortae | October 19th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Sergey Titov, the executive producer of the upcoming survival shooter set in a post zombie-apocalyptic world, claims he doesn’t mind the similarities with DayZ and believes both games can co-exist. The game fad has grown into something much bigger and now be classified as a trend with nearly every studio workin...
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Levine announces BioShock: Infinite Ultimate and Premium Editions
By: Moses Abaortae | October 19th, 2012 |Uncategorized
The creative genius behind the BioShock games spills the beans on the two more-than-just-standard editions of the game highlighting a very special nine-and-a-half-inch statue. It is now a norm in the industry to expect every triple-A title to retail with various special, collector’s and limited editions. The an...
