Steam Developers Can Now Discount Their Games
Developers on Steam can now set discounts on their own games without Valve’s confirmation, a Reddit user has found. The information was taken from Valve’s private Steamworks community page. Formerly developers would need to work with Valve in order to join weekly promotions or create limited time discounts. Now developers…
Gangsters Daughter Suing Rockstar
The daughter of a former gangster is suing Rockstar with claims that the developer has used her likeness and life story in Grand Theft Auto V. Karen Gravano, who’s stared on US reality show Mob Wives, has filed a suit for $40 million with half for punitive damages and the…
Persona 5 Coming to the West
Persona is one of the biggest JRPG franchises right now, and Persona 5 will be making an appearance in the West and will launch exclusively on the PlayStation 3. Persona 5 was revealed back in November 2013, but only for release in Japan. The game had been rumoured since 2009…
Next Assassin’s Creed Will Not be Set in Japan
Ubisoft Toronto boss Jade Raymond tells the next Assassin’s Creed will not be set in a samurai historical era, but instead will be going to her favourite time period for the next instalment of the franchise, Raymond confirmed in a new AdWeek profile. Assassin’s Creed 5 (a predicted title) may…
Watch How The Last of Us Was Made in the 90 Minute Documentary
Naughty Dog has released a feature length ‘making of’ for The Last of Us. The documentary, titled Grounded, has already debuted on Amazon for US-only, but is now available for all via YouTube. The documentary focuses on the PS3 hit with inside accounts from the developers, which can be watched…
Xbox One Beta Program Allows Players Preview Future Updates
Microsoft is introducing a new beta program for the Xbox One that will allow users to test system updates before their launch. Xbox One’s beta program starts today, Feb 20, and Microsoft is inviting selected Xbox Live members to "preview new features coming to Xbox One in a March system…
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater to Return
A new Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater game is in development. Tony Hawk has confirmed the new game whilst reminiscing on his Demolition Radio show on SiriusXM. The skater said, “We’re working on a game, we are working on a game, it's pretty cool.” In a seeming reference to motion capture…
Valve Documentary ‘Free to Play’ Release Date Announced
Valve-produced documentary Free to Play will make its debut next month and to be released for free through Steam on March 19, the company has announced today. Free to Play is a feature-length documentary explores the lives of three competitive Dota 2 players: Danil ‘Dendi’ Ishutin from Ukraine, Benedict ‘hyhy’…
Microsoft Conducting Cheaper Digital Prices Experiment
Microsoft has announced they are exploring cheaper Xbox One digital game prices, starting off with Ryse: Son of Rome. The movement comes in response to user requests for less expensive digital titles with Ryse being reduced between February 18 and 24, and an additional sale of the game’s DLC starting…
Konami Confirms MGS Ground Zeroes Runs at 1080p on PS4 but 720p on Xbox One
Konami has officially confirmed the differences between the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 version of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeros. The title will run natively at 1080p on the PlayStation 4, whilst the Xbox One version will run at 720p. The information has come from a current/next-gen comparison article…
Day Z May Be Coming To Console
Dean Hall, game designer of popular zombie mod Day-Z, has said he is open to the idea of releasing the game on consoles and has had “extensive” discussions with Microsoft about an Xbox One version. In an interview with Gamereactor, Hall said that next-gen consoles “show very exciting promise” but…
Valve Updates Steam Tags to avoid Offensive Tags
Valve has released an update to their new tagging feature that was released in beta earlier this week. The tag systems allows players to categorize games in terms of theme, titles and other attributes, but some users have been using the system inappropriately. Users can now report popular tags that…
Microsoft Speak Out About Xbox One 1080p Controversy
Corporate vice president Phil Harrison has responded to the controversy surround the Xbox One and its ability to support 1080p resolution. Earlier this week Sniper Elite developer Rebellion Games suggested that Xbox One’s eSRAM could be to blame many of its games not running at 1080p, whilst they did on…
Xbox Europe Boss Resigns
Chris Lewis, the senior Microsoft executive in charge of the companies European console business and publishing operations, has revealed his plans to retire from the company. According to MCV Lewis is departing in order to focus on "other business interests." He will leave the company within the space of a…
The Last of Us ‘Left Behind’ DLC launch trailer
Naughty Dog has released a new trailer for the upcoming The Last of US: Left Behind DLC. Left Behind is the first, and possibly last, single-player expansion for The Last of Us which acts as a prequel to the main storyline before Ellie meets Joel. Players control Ellie as she…
Sons of Anarchy creator says game will be coming
A video game based on FX Networks’ television drama Sons of Anarchy could be seeing a release in the future, according to series creator Kurt Sutter. Sutter Tweeted saying there will “definitely” be a Sons of Anarchy game that will be a first-person action adventure title that “represents the evolution…
Titanfall does not run at 1080p on Xbox One
The Xbox One version of Titanfall currently does not run at 1080p. Respawn Entertainment community manager Abbie Heppe wrote on the Titanfall Blog that the game runs native at 792p in its beta form, but could be closer to 900p at launch next month. 792p is not a standard resolution…
Kinect Sports Rivals Release Date Announced
Kinect Sports Rivals will launch for the Xbox One on April 8 in North America, Australia and New Zealand and on April 11 in Europe, developer Rare and Microsoft announced today. Kinect Sports Rivals uses the Xbox One’s Kinect to set players in sports competitions. A demo of the wave…
Flappy Bird Creator Tells Why He Removed the Popular Game
Dong Nguyen has explained that he didn’t like how addictive the game was, and felt that it was causing harm to players, he told Forbes. "Flappy Bird was designed to play for a few minutes when you are relaxed", Nguyen said. "But it happened to become an addictive product.” "I…
Final Fantasy 14 PS4 Beta Details Revealed
The PlayStation 4 version of Final Fantasy XIV will have two open betas that will allow players to access their PC and PS3 characters, the game’s director Naoki Yoshida revealed this morning to IGN. The first beta will begin February 22 and ends March 3. In this session players will…
Titanfall Beta Will Not Be Open
The beta for the upcoming online shooter, Titanfall will "not an open beta by any standards," Respawn Entertainment’s studio cofounder, Vince Zampella, has said over Twitter. "If it were up to me I would let most of you in (always a few bad apples)," Zampella said. "Sadly, we have restrictions…