Rovio Entertainment, the Finland-founded entertainment studio that shot to global fame with its Angry Birds games, is preparing to cut its headcount by a maximum of 130 people. This comes weeks after the corporation’s chief executive, Mikael Hed, announced he would be stepping down from his role in January. Rovio emerged as a runaway success […]
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PS Plus Prices Creep Upwards In Select Countries
October 2nd, 2014 
Mark Sony has increased the cost of PlayStation Plus membership, sometimes by as much as 50 percent, in select regions. Affected countries include South Africa, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and some states across India. In some instances the price hike is significant, such as in South Africa, where the price of a three-month PS Plus subscription has […]
Dev Exposes How Fake YouTubers Steal Steam Keys With Ease
October 2nd, 2014 Mark A games developer has demonstrated how easy it is for scammers to pose as YouTubers and receive numerous Steam game codes for free. Leszek Lisowski, the owner of Poland studio Wastelands Interactive, claims he sent 46 emails to fellow developers–whilst masquerading as a YouTuber–and asked each one for a free Steam code of their game. […]
Xbox One Exclusive Sunset Overdrive is "The Opposite of The Last of Us" says Insomniac
October 2nd, 2014 Mark Speaking to GameSpot for EB Expo 2014, Sunset Overdrive creative director Marcus Smith described Insomniac’s upcoming colourful and bombastic Xbox One exclusive action game as being “the opposite of The Last of Us.” “I love The Last of Us, it’s a great game,” Smith went on to say. “There are games that have tried to […]
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Comments Off on Xbox One Exclusive Sunset Overdrive is "The Opposite of The Last of Us" says InsomniacHow Sunset Overdrive Is Like Pinball
October 2nd, 2014 Mark From any individual screenshot, Xbox One exclusive action game Sunset Overdrive appears to be a hyperkinetic explosion of colour. But in motion, creative director Marcus Smith says that beneath that colourful exterior is something akin to a pinball machine. “The gameplay is based on momentum,” he tells GameSpot during EB Expo 2014. “You would build […]
The Division vs Destiny
October 2nd, 2014 Mark Speaking to GameSpot for EB Expo 2014, The Division game director Ryan Barnard shared more details about how Ubisoft’s post apocalyptic multiplayer shooter structures its game world. The Division presents a shared world experience akin to that of Destiny, in that singleplayer, co-operative and competitive multiplayer modes are blended into a more seamless experience. THE […]
Pushing the PS4’s Capabilities With Driveclub
October 2nd, 2014 Mark Driveclub devs speak out on how they utilised the power of the PS4 to create this social racing game.
The Division Director Talks Class Roles and Multiplayer Story Progression
October 2nd, 2014 Mark At first glance, Ubisoft’s post-apocalyptic game The Division may look like a straightforward shooter with co-operative elements. Dig a little deeper beneath the surface however, and you’ll find that the game draws a lot of influence from the role-playing genre. After a 15-minute hands-off presentation of the game, we spoke with The Division director Ryan […]
Posted in PC Comments Off on The Division Director Talks Class Roles and Multiplayer Story ProgressionThe Crew is Where Racing Meets Role-Playing
October 2nd, 2014 Mark Zorine and Dan share their impressions of The Crew, Ubisoft’s ambitious social racing game with RPG mechanics, set all across the USA.
Dead Rising Movie Is "Indiana Jones With Zombies"; Cast Revealed
October 1st, 2014 Mark The upcoming Dead Rising movie from Warcraft and Godzilla studio Legendary Pictures is aiming to be, tonally, “Indiana Jones with zombies.” That’s according to the movie’s director, Zach Lipovsky (Leprechaun: Origins), who spoke at length about the movie–called Dead Rising: Watchtower–in a new interview with /Film. “I really like the tone of the game. It’s […]
