News by Chris I. While we’re still high speed warping and blasting things to bits in FuturLab’s addictive indie hit Velocity Ultra on the Vita, the developer surprised us out of nowhere with a batch of fresh screenshots of its upcoming PS4 and Vita sequel, Velocity 2X. If you missed…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Today we have another wonderful artist interview announcement to make. One of the most experienced game developers still working in the industry (and the longest-serving female developer), Brenda Romero, is going to participate in our humble book about games as art. Romero started working in the…
Read MoreNews by Shaan J.While Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain doesn’t have a solid release date, its standalone-prequel, titled Ground Zeroes, is due out next month, and serves to show player the open-world nature of the game, along with then newly developed Fox Engine. However, amid all the pre-release…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Here’s an interesting bit of news; Amazon has acquired Double Helix Games, the developer of the recent Killer Instinct reboot and Strider. This follows rumours that Amazon was preparing to make a formal play into the game console space currently dominated by Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft.…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag was initially a DLC add-on titled Freedom Cry. Obviously it’s a very big game in its own right though, because Freedom Cry is being released as a stand-alone title. In other words you don’t need to own Black Flag to download…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Quite possibly the finest humble bundle of all has just hit the digital store shelves. Sid Meier is a bit of a legend when it comes to strategy and sim games. And now you can pay whatever you like for a whole bunch of his games.…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. NIS America is certainly keeping us busy at the start of the year. Danganronpa, Demon Gaze, and The Witch and the Hundred Knight are all being released in the first couple of the months of the year, and all are undeniably going to be meaty games…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. The upcoming Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 has an open world, and that’s the focus of this latest trailer/ developer diary from developer MercurySteam. The video stars Dave Cox, Producer of the game, and Enric Alvarez, the Head of Development at MercurySteam. According to the press…
Read MoreNews by Shaan J. It’s been nearly four years since the release of Final Fantasy XIII, and while it won’t mark the end of the ‘Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy’ series, the upcoming release of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is set to conclude the story arc of the titular Lightning.…
Read MoreNews by Shaan J. While there are definite benefits to releasing games episodically, the one recurring downside is the sometimes long wait between episodes, especially when information regarding release dates can be so scarce. Telltale Games is no stranger to this issue, and the team has even come under fire…
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