On the very day the deal was publicly announced which saw the rights to the UFC franchise pass from THQ to EA, the former has reportedly closed its San Diego studio, which was last responsible for WWE All Stars Kotaku has heard from some affected that, yes, most employees were informed of the decision today.…
There was a theme running throughout Ubisoft’s press conference today, and being a French publisher, it’s not terribly surprising to see that theme was the wholesale murder of as many British people as possible.
A rarity this E3: a brand new game. Not a sequel, not a reboot, but a brand new game based on brand new IP. And it looks amazing Taking place in an open-world city (so, think Grand Theft Auto), players in Watch Dog will have the power to control an entire city’s infrastructure via powerful…
In a major presentation during its E3 press conferrence, Ubisoft has shown off several Assassin’s Creed III clips, highlighting both story sequences as well as combat. And when I say combat, I mean not only hero Connor stabbing British men in the kilt, but also animals. Lots, and lots, of animals.
Remember Killer Freaks From Outer Space, Ubisoft’s quirky Wii U shooter that was shown off last year? Yeah, it’s basically been entirely retooled, and is now called ZombiU. It also got one of the most impressive trailers – complete with a stirring rendition of God Save the Queen – I’ve seen in a long time.
Here’s Rayman: Legends running on the Wii U. It supports up to five players using the Wii U controller, the new Wii U Pro controller and Wii Remotes. Not only does it look just lovely, but did I just see bits where it turned into a rhythm action platformer? Very, very impressive.
You’ve seen the gameplay presentation, now see the trailer for EA’s upcoming Medal of Honor I wasn’t the greatest fan of the first game’s comedic hand-holding, nor of the way it preaches authenticity while acting popcorn movie, but I’d be lying if I didn’t say that, thanks to the fact the sequel is running on…
Burnout developers Criterion are back with another Need for Speed game, a reboot of sorts of the Most Wanted series. Set in an open world, and looking a lot like Burnout Paradise (which is a very good thing!), it’ll be out October 30. Oh, and aside from the big versions, the game will also be…
Electronic Arts and UFC president Dana White have just revealed, rather awkwardly, that the publisher has picked up the license for UFC from previous holders THQ, and will be making several games over several years. I say awkwardly because, in 2010, White had this to say about EA. “Their earnings reports just came out and…
An upcoming expansion for Star Wars: The Old Republic will add a host of new features to the MMO, like a new “Nightmare” difficulty level, new companion characters, new PvP warzones, new playable species, more high-level content and a new planet. It’ll also go free-to-play in July up to level 15. Make of that what…
While the trailer (above) spilled the beans a little early, EA has today confirmed its Battlefield 3 Premium service, allowing users to pay for stuff like new dog tags, DLC bundles and upcoming expansions that include stuff like motorbikes. It’ll cost you $50.
It wasn’t headline news, but buried in the middle of Microsoft’s Xbox SmartGlass reveal was the long-awaited news that, finally, an internet browser would be appearing on the Xbox 360. The Wii and PS3 have had the feature for years, but for the longest time Microsoft seemed unwilling to cross that line. Well, they have…
A PlayStation-branded trailer for Capcom and Ninja Theory’s upcoming Devil May Cry reboot has been released. Long-time fans can say what they want, but as someone who hasn’t given a damn about a Devil May Cry game for a very long time, the fact I’m even remotely interested in this at least shows Ninja Theory…
Forget shaky-cam beta stuff, here’s five minutes of direct-feed, singleplayer gameplay footage of Halo 4, direct from Microsoft’s E3 press conference earlier today. I don’t know whether it’s the improved visuals or the new developer (or both!), but for the first time in a long time this looks almost as though it’s a truly new…
Forza is one of the few first-party franchises Microsoft bothers maintaining these days, at least for more serious gamers, so you can bet they were showing off a Forza Horizon trailer during the company’s E3 presentation. Here it is. Congratulations if you got past twenty seconds, because as soon as I hear someone say “throw…
Ahead of Nintendo’s E3 press conference tomorrow, it appears some news of what they’ll be discussing has already spilled out in the Japanese press. The most important piece being that the company plans to launch a new model of the Nintendo 3DS. According to a report from Nikkei, this new model of the 3DS will…
Everybody’s favourite – or secretly favourite – Kinect game, Dance Central, just got its second sequel. The third game in the series sees players taken back in time, dancing to tracks from 70s right through to the present day. It also introduces a new game mode called “Crew Throwdown”, which “pits two teams of up…
You may have seen this coming, given Microsoft’s history of such manoeuvres, but in case you didn’t, the company announced earlier today that all of Black Ops II’s DLC will hit the Xbox 360 first. All of it.
One of the more intriguing things Nintendo showed off yesterday during its pre-E3 show was the ability for the Wii U to host some of its community features on devices like smartphones. Sadly, that’s a feature that won’t make the console’s launch. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said as much over Twitter earlier today, while adding…
E3 hasn’t always been in LA, but in recent yers it’s certainly made the city its home, the exterior of the LA convention centre becoming the most iconic image of the world’s biggest video games trade show. Michael Gallagher, president of the Entertainment Software Association, tells the Los Angeles Times that if problems with the…
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