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Iran blocked from playing WoW, but why?!
0By: Moses Abaortae | September 1st, 2012 |Uncategorized
Following the passing of a law in the United States, Iran no longer has access to World of Warcraft servers as sanctions are imposed but is it the right move? World of Warcraft is one of the most played MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online Games) on the planet with subscribers in the millions, however, that number was cut slightly as the game’s publisher, Activision Blizzard, no...
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PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale gets two new characters
By: Moses Abaortae | September 1st, 2012 |Uncategorized
Nariko from Heavenly Sword and Sir Daniel Fortesque from MediEvil, the PlayStation One classic are the latest characters to be revealed for the upcoming Sony party title. Sony recently declared its intentions of catering to the casual and family market, which in its point of view has been neglected by game developers in recent years. The publisher announced a host of games to a...
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Resistance dev rebrands upcoming title
By: Moses Abaortae | September 1st, 2012 |Uncategorized
Insomniac Games has renamed their upcoming game, ‘Fuse’ to ‘Overstrike’ as the game nears completion. This will be the studio’s first title since they ended their exclusivity deal with Sony a few months earlier. The Resistance trilogy is perhaps one of the most underrated series on the PlayStation 3. The first game in the series, Fall of Man, was a launch title for th...
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Black Ops 2 Care Package comes with RC Drone!
By: Moses Abaortae | September 1st, 2012 |Uncategorized
Activision is up to it usual Call of Duty special edition magic by announcing that gamers who order the Care Package Edition will get the MQ-27 Dragonfire Drone, as well as announcing the Hardened Edition as well. The release of the sequel to Call of Duty: Black Ops is approaching and with it are the traditional announcements surrounding what spending a few extra dollars on the...
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Dead Island: Riptide details emerge, adds new character
By: Moses Abaortae | September 1st, 2012 |Uncategorized
Deep Silver, the publisher of the original Dead Island game, has broken the silence surrounding the sequel to its successful predecessor which takes place on both a ship and another island, featuring a new host of zombies as well as a new playable character. For the handful of gamers who may not have heard of or ...
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The Vita gets Resident Evil, Syphon Filter and other PS One titles
By: Moses Abaortae | September 1st, 2012 |Uncategorized
Sony has released the list of PS One Classics that Vita owners can now purchase and play on their handheld consoles as soon as they update their firmware to the latest version and there are quite a few of them. Sony had earlier announced that it was working on bringing a number of their best titles from the PlayS...
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Sony reiterates stance on PlayStation Vita sales
By: Musa Afridi | August 31st, 2012 |Uncategorized
Kaz Hirai, the CEO of Sony, believes there is no reason for alarm surrounding the sales of their second generation portable gaming console, although he did concede that certain territories were below their expected forecasts. The PlayStation Vita was announced at a time when Sony was struggling on the financial f...
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Whore of the Orient announced for PC, PS4 and Xbox 720
By: Musa Afridi | August 31st, 2012 |Uncategorized
The creators of LA Noire, formerly known as Team Bondi, are well into the development of their latest game set for release on the next generation of consoles and the game’s description makes for some interesting reading. Brendan McNamara may be a name a fair number of gamers may have heard of. Not only was he t...
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EA executive teases PlayStation 4 and Xbox 720 release dates
By: Musa Afridi | August 31st, 2012 |Uncategorized
Frank Gibeau, the EA Labels President, not only claims to know when the next generation of consoles from Sony and Microsoft are set to be released but also what they will be titled, although he is not at freedom to reveal either. What a tease... The day that Sony and Microsoft announce their next generation of ho...
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Skyrim: Dawnguard DLC may not hit PlayStation 3s
By: Musa Afridi | August 31st, 2012 |Uncategorized
Bethesda may not be able to release the latest expansion of their latest entry in the Elder Scrolls series on Sony’s console as it struggles to find a way to make it work on the PS3. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is the spiritual successor to Oblivion, the previous game in the long running, critically acclaimed s...
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God of War: Ascension release dates confirmed
By: Musa Afridi | August 31st, 2012 |Uncategorized
Capcom also joins the release date announcement party with Marvel vs. Capcom Origins date for the PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE Arcade. Starting things off with one of the most milked series in the industry today and Marvel vs. Capcom is set to get another entry in the series with Origins. The game is set to ...
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Beyond: Two Souls developer is in a “strange position”
By: Musa Afridi | August 31st, 2012 |Uncategorized
David Cage, the co-founder of Quantic Dream, the studio behind Heavy Rain and the upcoming title, Beyond, believes that very few developers have the freedom. There are studios that have made it into the mainstream and develop titles for big time publishers and then there are the indie studios, which develop games, usually on a shoe string budget, but never fail to bring somethi...
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Dead Island dev working on two new titles
By: Musa Afridi | August 31st, 2012 |Uncategorized
Techland has revealed that in addition to Dead Island: Riptide, the sequel to the original game, the studio is also working on Project Hell, which by the way is just the codename for a hack and slash title set in a zombie apocalypse. Dead Island may not have been the most polished titles to have come out in recen...
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New Metal Gear Solid game and film confirmed at 25th anniversary event in Tokyo
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | August 31st, 2012 |Uncategorized
The fans of the Metal Gear Solid franchise are surely in for a treat as the next title in the series as well as a motion picture has been confirmed. The announcement was made by Konami and the creator of the series Hideo Kojima during an event in Tokyo to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the franchise. The upcoming game in the series is titled Metal Gear Solid Gr...
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Blizzard suspends Battle.net service in Iran
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | August 31st, 2012 |Uncategorized
The on-going tension between Iran and the West has taken a new and rather strange turn today as Blizzard Entertainment blocked access to Battle.net for the Islamic country. The publisher explained that the move has been taken in accordance with the US trade restrictions and economic sanction law that prevent companies from doing business with residents of certain countries. ...
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Crystal Dynamics bring emotion into upcoming Tomb Raider reboot
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | August 30th, 2012 |Uncategorized
If we take a look at list of our favourite films, we will probably find films that moved us or overwhelmed us emotionally to be making more than half of it. Keeping that in mind, it hardly comes as a surprise to find Crystal Dynamics focusing on the emotional aspect of the upcoming Tomb Raider reboot. The brand manager of the Tomb Raider franchise Karl Stewart admitted durin...
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Sony gave Quantic Dream freedom for next project
By: Moses Abaortae | August 30th, 2012 |Uncategorized
David Cage shared the fact that Sony never approached the studio to make a Heavy Rain sequel but instead asked Quantic Dream what they wanted to do in the future. The video game industry is often characterized by stories of how publishers force developers into adding or leaving out certain features and how the development side is restricted by the publishers. Creative freedom i...
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Gearbox CEO talks about next-generation consoles
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | August 30th, 2012 |Uncategorized
The discussions about next-generation consoles is picking up as Nintendo is almost ready to launch Wii U, while almost everyone is convinced that Sony and Microsoft are already developing high-end consoles even though they are yet to admit it publically. The developers, on the other hand, are not too shy to admit that they are already working on projects for the upcoming high-e...
