No Man’s Sky Procedural Creation Engine ‘scares me,’ Creator Says
No Man’s Sky’s procedural creation engine allows its four person team to create a huge variety of content with just one click, developer Hello Games says. The studio’s co-founder Sean Murray spoke to Polygon saying that preparing the game’s incredible video debut for VGX in December was easy with the…
EA CEO Regards VR as Fourth ‘Modality’ of Playing Games
The idea of Virtual Reality has always been very romantic to the technology buffs, and with the Oculus Rift, Valve’s prototype virtual reality technology and Sony rumoured to be working in the concept, it’s easy for developers to experiment. However, it’s still not quite to the levels we all dream…
Klei’s Puzzle Game Eets Munchies Available on iOS
Don’t Starve and Mark of the Ninja developer Klei Entertainment has released their first mobile game, Eets Munchies, on iOS. The puzzler is thought of as a re-imagining of Klei’s previous PC game Eets, which challenges players to guide a hungry, armless rabbit-esque creature through obstacle littered levels toward eating…
150 Titanfall Screenshots and Videos of New Maps Leaked
Imgur user Conkerkid11 and YouTube users Sti4thewin and JesusFruit10 have together leaked 150 1080p screenshots and videos from the release version of Titanfall. The screenshots have come from the PC version that has been accessed by a modified exe file, with the video shown below coming from the Xbox One…
Watch Dogs Eight Player Multiplayer and Resolution
Up to eight players will be able to ‘free roam’ through the multiplayer mode of Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs, creative director Jonathan Morin confirmed in a tweet. Morin responded to a question on the social media site about how many players the multiplayer component would support. @UnrealThreats Yes — Jonathan Morin…
Watch Dogs Delays Explained By Ubisoft
Earlier today came the new trailer for Watch Dogs, including a release date of May 27th; however, this does not apply to the Wii U version of the game. Speaking to Polygon, producer Dominic Guay said the Wii U version is “on hold, to a certain extent for shipping,” with…
Huge Layoffs at Disney Interactive
Disney has announced massive layoffs at Disney Interactive, the company’s video game and internet division. The New York Times reports around 700 people lost their jobs amounting to 26 percent of Disney Interactive’s global staff. “These are large-scale changes as we focus not just on getting to profitability but sustained…
Dragon Age Inquisiton Looks Beautiful
BioWare has today released a new trailer for its first Xbox One and PlayStation 4 game, Dragon Age Inquisition. The short trailer shows what the company has done in the Frostbite 3 engine as it highlights locations, predators, prey and factions players will encounter. “Dragon Age: Inquisition is BioWare's first…
Child of Light Coming in April
Ubisoft has announced Child of Light will be released digitally on April 30th, with a Deluxe Edition also coming available for the PS3, PS4 and PC. The turn-based RPG is the reimaging of classic fairytales, as players enter the magical world of Lemuria with mechanics inspired by classic JRPGs. Play…
South Park The Stick of Truth Delayed in Austria and Germany
Publisher Ubisoft has put on a last-minute delay to the release of South Park: The Stick of Truth in Austria and Germany. In a statement to CVG today they said it was due to the inclusion of an “unconstitutional” symbol (thought to be a swastika) that was not meant to…
Twitch Enables Mobile Game Broadcasting
Twitch has released a new software development kit that allows mobile game developers build streaming directly into their apps. Twitch’s iOS and Android software kit was released on Wednesday March 5th, giving users the option to broadcast videos of themselves via their mobiles front camera and audio from internal/external microphones.…
Stick of Truth Censored Scenes Removed From Discs
South Park: The Stick of Truth has come into sticky mess with its pre-release for censoring a few scenes for EU regions. An Associate Producer working on the game took to Reddit to explain why, and reveals the content has been removed entirely from the disc to avoid a “Hot…
Nothing to Hide takes inspiration from government surveillance
Nothing to Hide is described as an “anti-stealth” game according to creator Nicky Case. The game is a protest against increased government surveillance surrounding our everyday lives, with particular emphasis in Case’s country of birth, Singapore. "I was born in Singapore, and moved when I was 10. Singapore is pretty…
New Batman Arkham Game Could be Announced Soon
Rocksteady Games may be revealing its next Batman game in the near future. Kotaku reported that GameStop stores have received a shipment of Batman banners this week representing the Arkham logo surrounded in flames. The story also mentions a Dutch journalist who suggested he attended a Rocksteady press event held…
Call of Duty: Ghosts European Championships in London this Weekend
Europe’s best Call of Duty Players are descending on London this weekend to battle it out for a shot at a $1million prize. The Call of Duty: Ghosts European Championships sees 26 teams across Europe going head-to-head for the chance to represent their country in Los Angeles in March for…
New Veteran Rewards Program and Playtest for Ghost Recon Online
Ubisoft have announced new features for the next update of Ghost Recon Online, along with a Veteran Rewards program. The rewards program comes as a thank you to beta players for their contribution to the game. Players will be granted up to £25.00 of in-game currency based on their tenure…
Tales of Symphonia Chronicles Available Now on PlayStation 3
Tales of Symphonia Chronicles is now available on the PlayStation 3 in HD. The role-playing title allows you to play the entire Tales of Symphonia saga combined within one game. Players follow protagonist Lloyd Irving through a grand adventure with his friends in order to restore mana, a source of…
Grand Theft Auto Online Business Update in March
Rockstar revealed the next free content update for Grand Theft Auto 5 and its multiplayer coming on March 4. The Business Update focuses on status symbols for Los Santos’ successful entrepreneurs with three new sports cars and a Vestra personal aircraft, a Heavy Pistol and Special Carbine, new clothes, hairstyles,…
1998 Mode Revealed for BioShock Infinite
Irrational Games has announced a 1998 Mode for BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea-Episode 2. The difficulty mode is a throwback to the original Thief, which wants you to complete the story without killing anyone. Ken Levine, Irrational Games director said “In Burial at Sea – Episode Two we put a…
God of War Dev Cancelled a New IP
Former lead level designer for Sony Santa Monica, has confirmed a mystery IP probably won’t see the light of day after a round of layoffs, Jonathan Hawkins explained in a series of tweets. "Yesterday, I was laid off. It was a good 10 year run & I got to make…
New Tony Hawk Game Coming to Mobile Devices
Earlier this month Tony Hawk spoke on his radio show about a new game in the works, but very little else was revealed. Now, the skater has told Bloomberg "We're working on a mobile game now. We're working on a game for mobile devices this year.” "We've never gone exclusively…