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God of War: Ascension release dates confirmed
0By: 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...
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Sleeping Dogs holds off Darksiders 2 in the UK
By: Moses Abaortae | August 30th, 2012 | Uncategorized
Sales Charts: Square Enix continues to rake in the big bucks as they manage to beat THQ’s Darksiders 2 in the charts while Transformers: Fall of Cybertron debuts in at number five and Batman: Arkham City continues to hold a place in the top ten. There was plenty of hype surrounding Square Enix’s entry into the sandbox genre of gaming with Sleeping Dogs and on the most part ...
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Guild Wars dev, ArenaNet, takes stand against racism
By: Moses Abaortae | August 30th, 2012 | Uncategorized
The developer is suspending players who provoke other players using racial slurs and abusive language, as the studio hopes to set a precedent and make a strong statement as well. Anyone who has taken part in a competitive online multiplayer game has experienced the fluency in which profanity and racist remarks ta...
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