Heroes of the Storm Director Apologizes for Comments on Sexualized Characters
Dustin Browder, Game Director on Blizzard's upcoming MOBA mash-up Heroes of the Storm, has issued a public apology on the official Heroes of the Storm website. During an interview with Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Browder was asked about the hyper-sexualised designs on female characters, particularly in MOBA games. This was his…
Valve Launches Steam Reviews
Steam users can now review, rate and recommend the titles that they have played through the Steam Community. Steam Reviews has been launched in beta today and lets the community create the reviews or rate other users reviews. The reviews will be displayed alongside Metacritic scores, which Steam currently links…
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Out Now on Mobile
The extended epilogue to Final Fantasy IV is out now on iOS and Android. Originally released in 2008, Final Fantasy IV: The After Years tales place seventeen years after the original. It has been released on PSP and on WiiWare, but can now be bought for $15.99 on Google Play…
EA Drops the FIFA Manager Series
FIFA Manager founder and designer Gerald Köhler, made the decision to cancel the rest of the series, saying that “FIFA Manager 14 will be the last instalment of the football simulation series marketed by EA Sports.” Published in an open letter that went on to say: “The football manager genre…
Siren to Come to PlayStation 4 via Romanian Press Release
Romanian Press has confirmed that Siren a psychological horror that was almost banned upon original release due to, "disturbing content" will indeed see release on PlayStation 4. This information was provided by the Romanian press release which was looking to promote the PlayStation 4 within Romania. It notes: “Sony Computer Entertainment studios from all…
Assassin’s Creed Pirates Naval Combat Trailer
Assassin's Creed Pirates is a spin-off of this year's mainline Assassin's Creed game, Black Flag. Players will customize ships and sail the Caribbean as Alonzo Batilia. The trailer shows us some of the naval combat in the game, which looks reminiscent of the ship-on-ship warfare in its console brethren. Assassin's…
DICE to Fix Battlefield 4 Headshot Glitch as Soon as Possible
Since Battlefield 4 hit stores several bugs have complicated matters for the title. One main issue is that of a one-hit kill bug where any character getting hit on the head, even at full health would simply bite the dust. Yet via DICE's Official Battlelog forums this issue does indeed have a, "solid fix" and will…
Dying Light will not Need you to Kill Zombies
In a conversation with AusGamers, Techland Producer Tymon Smektala shed more light on Dying Light, the latest zombie title being published by Warner Bros. Smektala believes that it is entirely possible to complete Dying Light without killing zombies at all. "I think the thing that’s lacking the most, in our opinion, is the fact that the…
PlanetSide 2 Celebrates One-Year Anniversary With Bundle Package and War Stories Challenge
It has been just over a year since PlanetSide 2 saw release and within that time the title has already seen large backing and support grow around it. Sony Online Entertainment and ProSiebenSat.1 are looking to celebrate the event through several avenues. The main one is that of a limited opportunity to…
PS4 Available to buy at London’s Lauch Event
Customers who haven’t yet placed a pre-order for the PS4 have an opportunity to attain a system at the PS4 Launch Event in Covent Garden. The queuing for the launch event will begin on Thursday morning, with consoles given on a first come first serve basis at midnight. Those queuing…
Lego The Hobbit is Based on the First Two Hobbit Films
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today confirmed the rumours of a Lego The Hobbit game after leaked promotional materials. Lego The Hobbit will be based around the characters and stories from the first two of Peter Jackson’s trilogy of films interpreted from J.R.R Tolkien’s book The Hobbit. Players will take on…
Survival 2299 Teaser Site Update Has A Countdown That Will Complete In Six Days
The Survivor 2299 teaser site, or Fallout 4 as some people believe, has updated. A message stating "Nuclear winter is coming in" is followed by a countdown set to finish in a little over 6 days from now, December 1. Fan speculation is running rampant. Some think the new Fallout…
Star Citizen Flies Past $30,000,000 Funding Mark
The crowdfunding total for space simulator Star Citizen has surpassed the $30,000,000 mark. Roberts Space Industries have a lot of stretch goals to work on while they continue development for the core game that isn't due out until late next year. $30,000,000 is a lot of money for one indie…
Logitech G440 Mouse Mat review
Some people see mouse mats as unimportant or just a piece of material, and some don't even used them at all. But as avid PC gamers will tell you a mouse mat is one of the most important peripherals you can have. That being said let us have a look…
Next Car Game Kickstarter has been Cancelled
Bugbear Entertainment has cancelled the motorsports title Next Car Game after it became obvious that it would not reach its Kickstarter funding goal. The post on their Kickstarter page read: “Although our Kickstarter campaign has attracted tremendous enthusiasm, during the last couple of weeks it’s become obvious that we are…
Reggie Promises a Steadier Stream of Wii U and 3DS Games in 2014
The President of Nintendo America Reggie Fils-Aime has recently spoken out about the lack of games available for Wii U this year. He started by admitting that Nintendo have made mistakes but they are planning to rectify this in 2014: “The way we’re going to be different is, we’re gonna…
Halo Programmer Leaves Microsoft for Naughty Dog
Corrinne Yu, principal engine programmer for the Halo team, has left Microsoft to work as a graphics programmer for Naughty Dog. Corrinne Yu is celebrated as one of the most influential women in video games, after an impressive stint at Microsoft that started in 2008 and being director of technology…
A Pokémon X and Y 2DS Bundle is Coming to Europe
Various websites in Europe have started to show that a Pokémon X and Y themed 2DS will soon be available in Europe. One of the sites lists this bundle at €149 (or around £125 for UK residents) which is rather cheap for a handheld and should be considered if you are thinking…
Four New Persona Titles Announced, Including Persona 5 – How Does it All Fit?
After teasing fans for a while, Atlus have finally put them out of their misery by lifting the curtain on four new titles during their streamed announcement event. Between a new handheld Persona 3 and 4 cross-over, a sequel to Persona 4: Arena, a PS Vita Dance Dance style game…
Atlus’ Parent Company Index Have Filed a Trademark For Something Called Deviliser
Index (the parent company for Atlus) have filed for a trademark for something called "Deviliser". It sounds pretty creepy but it could possibly be something to do with the various Shin Megami series's the company has produced. It could even have something to do with the recent Atlus games leaked…
Activision Speaks and Claims to Still Own Crash Bandicoot
A few days ago, Activision removed every trace of Crash Bandicoot form their websites. This lead a lot of fans to believe that another company had bought the right to the series and the speculation began while Activision remained very quiet, until now. They recently released a statement to Gameinformer…