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Square Enix CEO reveals no Final Fantasy VII HD remake until new benchmark set
0By: Jason McCarthy | June 28th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Despite the strong demand for a high-definition remake Final Fantasy VII by the fans, Square Enix is refraining from revisiting the popular role-playing game (RPG). The CEO of Square Enix Yoichi Wada finally ended the mystery behind the company’s reluctance to remake Final Fantasy VII during an investor question and answer session at the recent annual shareholder meeting. ...
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Microsoft release Xbox SmartGlass dev kit
By: Musa Afridi | June 28th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Smartphones and tablets will soon be interacting with the Xbox 360 as partnered developers have been issued the development kits for SmartGlass E3 for Microsoft this year was about two or maybe three things. The first was Halo 4, which started the company’s media presentation off with a bang. The second was Gears of War: Judgment and lastly and perhaps the most memorable was ...
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The PlayStation Vita does not need a “relook” only better content – Sony executive
By: Moses Abaortae | June 28th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Any hopes of a price cut for the Vita seem to be dampened as Sony continue to insist that content not the price of the console is the main driving force behind sales. The PlayStation Vita has been struggling terms of sales since its launch, especially in Japan where it trailed the PlayStation Portable. However, it has made a comeback in recent weeks following the release of a n...
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The Nintendo Wii U will not introduce Pass system for used games
By: Moses Abaortae | June 28th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
The PlayStation 4 and Xbox 720 have stirred up quite a storm with rumours that the games would impose measures against used games but it seems as if Nintendo will be kinder to the second-hand game market. When there is little to no reliable information regarding a particular topic then rumours and speculation are rife. Everyone suddenly has a theory and the internet community, ...
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Zynga Poker, Bingo and Bubble Safari’s mind blowing stats
By: Moses Abaortae | June 28th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
The game wipes out the United States debt on a daily basis and along with Slingo, Zynga Poker deals out a total of 18.2 trillion chips a day Chances are that the reader has an account on the popular social networking site, Facebook. At the same time chances are that the reader has also tried one of Zynga’s many games that are available on the platform – Be it Poker, Slingo,...
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Dark Souls PC requirements and release date revealed
By: Musa Afridi | June 28th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
The hardest game on consoles is set to make its way onto PCs in the Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition on the 24th of August. Requirements and details incoming! Demon’s Souls was an experience unlike any other when it was released as a PlayStation 3 exclusive all those years ago with review sites and critics praising the game for not holding the gamer’s hand like...
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Quantum Conundrum’s fluffy reality was inspired by toilet paper
By: Moses Abaortae | June 28th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
The game’s creator, Kim Swift, who also co-created Portal, explains how an advertisement for toilet paper inspired one of the realities in her latest game. For artists, visionaries and creative minds inspiration can come from any source, in any place and at any time. Such is the case of Kim Swift, who is the brains behind the recently released title, Quantum Conundrum. Aft...
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Sony to focus on digital content for the Vita
By: Moses Abaortae | June 28th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
The CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, Andrew House, has stated that the company has noticed growth in digital content being downloaded on the Vita and will look to focus on that. There has been plenty of talk on the next step in the evolution of how video games are distributed. The video game industry has come a long was from 8-bit arcade game machines and snake on PCs and ph...
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Camilla Luddington revealed as the voice of Lara Croft in upcoming Tomb Raider reboot
By: Jason McCarthy | June 28th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
British actress Camilla Luddington has been revealed by Square Enix as the new voice of Lara Croft for the upcoming Tomb Raider reboot scheduled, finally bringing the suspense to an end. The search for the new Lara Croft voice had been going on for quite a while now, with Square Enix conducting an extensive international talent hunt across Europe and the US for someone who is c...
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Namco boss Katsuhiro Harada responds to Tekken fans spamming for return of original voice actors
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | June 27th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada lost his patience with the fans who kept demanding for the return of original voice actors in Tekken Tag Tournament 2 that is slated for release in September later this year. After having enough of the complaining and whining, the Namco Bandai Games boss retaliated with a lengthy and seemingly angry tweet to explain why their demands to bring ba...
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Zynga with Friends gamers’ network to connect users from across different platforms
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | June 27th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
In a bid to bring its users from across different platforms to a single lobby, Zynga Inc. unveiled a social networking service Zynga with Friends at its Unleashed event that went down in San Francisco on Tuesday, June 26. Talking to reporters at a press event held at the company’s headquarters in San Francisco, a senior Zynga executive Manuel Bronstein revealed that Zynga wit...
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The Nintendo Wii U is confusing for gamers after the Wii
By: Musa Afridi | June 27th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Scott Moffitt, the VP of sales and marketing for Nintendo America admits that it will take hands-on experience for gamers to get to grips with the console. Nintendo failed to impress with their E3 media presentation and left everyone slightly concerned as to what direction the console was aiming to take for the Nintendo Wii U. It showed off a number of titles aimed at casual ga...
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Don’t judge the Wii U based on the E3 Press Conference – Nintendo VP
By: Musa Afridi | June 27th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Scott Moffitt, the vice president of sales and marketing of Nintendo America, claims that E3 did not do the console justice as they had too much content and too many screens to properly show off the console. It is no secret that Nintendo’s E3 media presentation was a bit of a letdown and the only thing that saved it from being bottom of the pile was Microsoft’s woeful Press...
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Crysis 3 dev looking to change PC business models
By: Musa Afridi | June 27th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
CryTek plans on using free-to-play business models for the PC as they feel there is no reason gamers should not be able to play triple-A games for free. The developer behind the visually stunning Crysis games, CryTek, is attempting to change the way the gaming industry caters to the PC market by introducing new business models based on triple-A titles that are, wait for it...fr...
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Far Cry 3 and Just Dance 4 both delayed, Ubisoft confirms
By: Musa Afridi | June 27th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Both titles have been hit with delays with Far Cry 3 now set for release in November and Just Dance 4 being moved back until the start of October as Ubisoft wants extra time to develop both titles. Ubisoft’s E3 Press Conference was perhaps the best of the year with only Sony coming anywhere near the publisher. Whether it was the mind-blowingly, orgasm inducing, goose bump spa...
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Zynga’s Bubble Safari runs at 60-fps on Facebook
By: Musa Afridi | June 27th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Publisher claims the latest game is one of many that will bring new experiences to gamers on Facebook with each title being optimized for the platform Social gaming has really taken off since Facebook allowed apps onto the platform. Worldwide phenomenon such as Farmville, The Sims Social and Words with Friends burst on to the scene making their respective publisher very, very r...
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EA lashes out at Business Informer over Sims Social article
By: Moses Abaortae | June 27th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Electronic Arts denies that the popular Facebook social game’s management has been handed over to another studio claiming the source has been ‘misinformed’ among other nasty things. Facebook may not be an emerging new market for gaming as it has been around for quite some time, however it is one that is growing exponentially as new publishers continue to join the market a...
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Spider-Man villain joins PlayStation 3 game cast – Rumour
By: Moses Abaortae | June 27th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Willem Dafoe is set to feature in Quantic Dream’s upcoming title, Beyond: Two Souls, alongside Ellen Page as the studio looks to raise the stakes in their latest project. Heavy Rain took the gaming world by surprise when the title brought an entirely new experience to the PlayStation 3 platform. Quantic Dream’s innovative title played more like an interactive movie than an ...
