Ubisoft’s Child of Light didn’t get nearly as much attention as Watch Dogs, but it was well received critically, and the publisher wants to keep pursuing more games that aren’t just engineered to become huge franchises. “We are super happy with Child of Light,” Ubisoft Montreal’s VP of Creative, Lionel Raynaud told CVG in an […]
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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Super Smash Bros. and Forza Horizon 2 – New Releases
September 28th, 2014
Mark This week we get Massive Chalice, Forza Horizon 2, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Natural Doctrine and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
Ex-The Last Guardian Devs Release Trailer for Vane
September 28th, 2014
Mark Friend & Foe, a Tokyo-based independent studio formed by developers who previously worked on The Last Guardian, Battlefield 3, Bionic Commando, and Killzone, has released a trailer for it’s upcoming game, Vane. If you’ve played The Last Guardian developer Team Ico’s previous games, Shadow of the Colossus and Ico, it might sound and look a […]
Insomniac Says "Never Say Never" About Another Spyro Game
September 28th, 2014
Mark According to Insomniac’s founder and CEO Ted Price, the studio hasn’t ruled out returning to the first big franchise it created, Spyro the Dragon. “We’ll always love Spyro,” Price told IGN in an interview. “I’ve learned to say never say never so… who knows?” Price also said that Activision has done a great job with […]
Amazon Completes Twitch Purchase
September 27th, 2014
Mark Amazon’s acquisition of the video game streaming service Twitch is now officially complete, according to a new SEC filing. First revealed in late August, the deal had Amazon purchase all outstanding shares of Twitch for roughly $970 million in cash. This after reports earlier in the year that Google—through its YouTube subsidiary—would acquire the company […]
Bloodborne Was Only Possible on PS4, Dev Says
September 27th, 2014
Mark Bloodborne is coming out exclusively for the PlayStation 4, but many fans of developer From Software’s previous games, Dark Souls and Dark Souls 2, were able to play them on PC and Xbox 360 in addition to the PlayStation 3. According to the game’s director Hidetaka Miyazaki, Bloodborne couldn’t have come out on previous consoles. […]
Oculus CEO Says the Heart of VR Will Always Be Gaming
September 27th, 2014
Mark Oculus talked about a lot of potential uses for virtual reality at its event last week where it unveiled the, Crescent Bay model of the Oculus Rift headset, but Chief Executive Officer Brendan Iribe said that the heart of Oculus will always be in gaming. “For a very long time the heart and soul of […]
Major Layoffs at TUG, the Game Backers Got After Yogventures Collapsed
September 27th, 2014
Mark In July, Yogventures, a game from the popular YouTube channel Yogscast, was canceled after raising $567,000 on Kickstarter. Yogcast reimbursed backers with a free code for another Kickstarted crafting and survival game, TUG. However, TUG developer Nerd Kingdom is experiencing some trouble as well. According to a recent update to Kickstarter backers, Nerd Kingdom had […]
Assassin’s Creed Unity Kittens Is the Cutest Video You’ll See This Weekend
September 27th, 2014
Mark With their affinity for hunting, sneaking, and hidden blade-like retractable claw, cats are really the assassins of the animal world. They’re not as intimidating when they’re kittens dressed up as assassins from the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Unity, but what they lack in deadliness they more than make up for in cuteness. YouTube user Mr.TVCow posted […]
Think Tank Taps Call of Duty: Black Ops Writer to Predict the Future of War
September 27th, 2014
Mark Call of Duty: Black Ops II writer and director Dave Anthony will lend his experience to a new project that aims to predict and prepare for future wars. Created by Atlantic Council‘s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, the “Art of Future Warfare” project mines narrative fiction and interactive media for real-world insights into the […]

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