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Also covered: Magicka’s success, bigger-budget games, DLC, and free-to-play. Paradox Interactive may be a relatively small publisher, but it’s defined itself as a PC-first company that goes out of its way to make its customers happy. I sat down with CEO Fred Wester at this year’s PDXCon for a refreshingly frank talk about Paradox’s ongoing focus [...]
THQ has revealed that a demo for the highly-anticipated UFC Undisputed 3 will be made available next week on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Normally, this is where we’d go into the details as to what the demo will contain, talking about the fighters, the modes, and the different features. We’d make a joke [...]
NetherRealm’s Ed Boon has opened up about the studio’s plans to adapt Mortal Kombat for Sony’s PlayStation Vita. Speaking with the US PlayStation Blog, the creative director said the 2011 fighter is in the process of being reworked for the handheld’s unique capabilities, and will be far more than a straightforward port. On the topic of [...]
Revelations grew out of RE1 and J-dramas, reveals Producer Kawata Nintendo’s released a new Iwata Asks feature, in which company boss Satoru Iwata sits down with the developers of a new Nintendo title. While some previous features have focused on internal projects such as Ocarina of Time 3D, this time the CEO shared time with emissaries from third-party [...]
Microsoft has announced record earnings for the quarter ending Dec 31, 2011. Sales of Xbox 360 and Kinect were mentioned as “compelling” drivers in a holiday season that capped off the quarter with an overall company-wide revenue of $20.89 billion, 5% up on the same period last year. “In addition to the continued strength of [...]
BioWare is a fan of Bethesda’s work, will make DA3 a more open-world affair. Dragon Age II’s linear gameplay stands in stark contrast to the open-world experience gamers are enamored with in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — and BioWare has taken note. The studio said it plans to bring more of an open world feel to Dragon Age [...]
SWTOR’s free 30 days now closed to those who don’t sign up for a subscription plan. If you’re already turning foes into Bantha fodder in Star Wars: The Old Republic, you probably noticed an email from BioWare in your inbox, informing you to select your subscription plan by December 22nd. Now, if you’re like me, you probably [...]
It’s time to head on down to your local Auraxis faction office and enlist, because Sony Online Entertainment is now accepting registrations for the PlanetSide 2 beta. I can’t tell you when the beta will begin or what it will offer, but as an an honorably discharged soldier of the Vanu Sovereignty, I want in. DICE took shooters to massive [...]
Accessories priced and dated, including those memory cards you should really buy stock in Sony has released a wealth of information on which first- and third-party games and accessories will be available alongside the PlayStation Vita on launch day and in the ensuing period. 25 launch games from Sony and its BFFs in the development [...]
David Jaffe, designer of 1995′s Twisted Metal and director of its 2012 PS3 relaunch (and overseeing God of War in between), has unveiled the artwork for the game’s box-front – but he’s not so sure what to put on the rest of the cover. Series mascot Sweet Tooth’s big flaming scary-clown-head and some smashed-up cars [...]