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Ubisoft’s Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 delayed until next year
0By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | July 11th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Fans of the Brothers in Arms franchise will have to wait a little longer to get their hands on the latest sequel as it has been delayed until 2013. In a recent interview with CVG, Gearbox Entertainment’s CEO Randy Pitchford confirmed that while the first-person shooter was to be released this year as per the original plan, the release date is being pushed back in order to buy...
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Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto keen to see Metroid and Star Fox for Wii U
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | July 11th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Even though Nintendo failed to make a solid impact during their Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) conference with the presentation of their current-generation console Wii U and its launch titles at Los Angeles last month, the company may just have a couple of surprises up its sleeves. In a recent interview with IGN, the renowned Nintendo video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto ...
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The PlayStation Vita – A Noob’s Guide – Part 2
By: Moses Abaortae | July 10th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
After signing up for the PlayStation Network and configuring a number of settings based on the users preference, it is time now to head on over to the PlayStation Store and see what free games are on offer. Background Download: *Note: the amount of content that can be saved depends on the capacity of the memory stick the user has purchased. ...
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The PlayStation Vita – A Noob’s Guide – Part 1
By: Moses Abaortae | July 10th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Wishfree.com brings you the comprehensive guide to the PlayStation Vita, starting things off with how to set the console up. If one is thinking of buying a PlayStation Vita or already owns one and wants to know how to get started then this guide will take you through a step-by-step process on what one can expect ...
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Resident Evil 6 demo code reveals fourth single-player campaign
By: Moses Abaortae | July 10th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Ada Wong may very well be joining Leon Kennedy, Chris Redfield and Jake Muller as a playable character in Capcom’s sixth instalment in the core Resident Evil series. It seems that Capcom may have a surprise lined up for all the Resident Evil fans out there as a number of more technically gifted gamers have unco...
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Sony consider retailers important for success of PlayStation 4
By: Jason McCarthy | July 10th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Despite the surge in digital market in recent years, Sony has no plans of completely disconnecting with the retail distribution channel. The head of Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) United Kingdom (UK) Fergal Gara confirmed that his company plans on boosting the currently-declining brick-and-mortar business with their next generation console. The Japanese technological gian...
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David Cage fears games industry will perish without innovation
By: Jason McCarthy | July 10th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Quantic Dream founder David Cage has warned that the games industry will die if it does not start coming up with new ideas soon. The boss of the France-based studio noted that gamers were being offered very little to choose from. Rather than getting to experience something new, the players were being forced to move into circles, getting their hands on products that could hardly...
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Valhalla Game Studios reveals future plans for Devil’s Third
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | July 10th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Valhalla Game Studios has announced its plans to expand Devil’s Third into a blockbuster franchise, along with making the game available on various platforms and digital devices. The future of the first third-person shooter by Ninja Gaiden creator Tomonobu Itagaki appeared rather foggy after THQ returned the rights of the intellectual property to the game’s developer. While...
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Online petition demands female characters in Aliens: Colonial Marines multiplayer mode
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | July 10th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
The revelation regarding the absence of playable female characters in Aliens: Colonial Marines multiplayer has led to the start of an online petition in order to get the option to create female characters in multiplayer mode into the game. During a live web-chat session last month, the producer of the upcoming title in the Aliens franchise Brian Burleson had revealed that while...
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The future of Devil’s Third at stake as THQ returns IP rights to Valhalla Game Studios
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | July 10th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
After keeping Devil Third’s on indefinite hold for nearly two months, THQ has returned all rights for the upcoming third-person shooter video game to developer Valhalla Game Studios. The company confirmed that it would not be publishing the game, something that hardly came off as surprising considering the current financial turmoil it is currently going through. The Intell...
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12 new characters coming to Street Fighter x Tekken at the end of July
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | July 10th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Capcom has confirmed that 12 new characters will become available for its 2D fighting game Street Fighter x Tekken following the release of downloadable content (DLC) for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC on July 31, 2012. The extended roster for the game will include six characters from the Street Fighter franchise and six characters from the Tekken franchise, bringing the to...
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Probable PlayStation 4 launch titles – Part 2
By: Moses Abaortae | July 10th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
After analysing Metal Gear Solid 5’s chances of being one of the PS4’s launch titles it is now time to take a look at what other first-party games could release alongside it. Killzone 4 What we know: A ...
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Probable PlayStation 4 launch titles – Part 1
By: Moses Abaortae | July 10th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Wishfree.com takes a look at a number of games that one can expect to release alongside the launch of Sony’s next generation console. E3 came and passed the gaming world with neither Microsoft nor Sony making any announcements regarding their upcoming next generation consoles. Although both parties had denied they would not be showing any next-gen hardware during the...
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Heihachi and Toro revealed to be part of roster in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | July 9th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Sony has revealed two more characters for its upcoming cross-over fighting video game PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. The announcement regarding the two new characters was made during SuperBot Entertainment’s EVO presentation in Las Vegas last week. While the fans of Namco Bandai’s immensely popular Tekken franchise will instantly recognise one of the two new charac...
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Final Fantasy XIII-3 teased by Square Enix
By: 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...
