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Monday, June 24, 2013

Remember Me: The Pandora Archive arrives as an eBook!


Following on from the recent release of Remember Me, Capcom have teamed up with British author Scott Harrison and Orb Entertainment, to bring a brand new eBook adventure to market. Remember Me: The Pandora Archive is available to purchase across a range of vendors, including Kindle, Kobo and Google Play.

World of the Living Dead Zombie-apocalypse of LA County ends today



After a year of Open Beta, the decision has been made to close browser-based zombie survival strategy game World of the Living Dead this afternoon. They are also proud to announce that a completely rebuilt version of the game, WotLD: Resurrection, will launch later this summer.

Nordic Games has acquired Desperados and Silver from Atari


Desperados
Desperados are stealth-based real-time tactics computer games, developed by Spellbound and released in 2001 and 2006, respectively. In these games (Desperados – Wanted Dead or Alive; Desperados 2 – Cooper´s Revenge), the player controls various characters in a Wild West setting.

Sunday, June 23, 2013

PlayStation 3 firmware 4.45 fix coming on June 27th


Sony will issue an updated version of firmware 4.45 on June 27 to solve issues that bricked some PlayStation 3 consoles. Sony say the firmware update 4.45 only broke a small number of PS3s.

If your console was bricked you'll have to manually update the fix just follow the steps Sony will post as soon as it's available on June 27th. You'll need a PC to download and a USB flash drive to transfer the update to your PlayStation 3.

Despicable Me: The video game - Wii DS PS2 PSP

3-D CGI feature film, Despicable Me video game is coming to Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, and PSP (PlayStationPortable) system. Developed in partnership with Universal Partnerships & Licensing and based on the upcoming feature film, Despicable Me: The Game lets players of all ages experience the thrill of being downright despicable, as they become Gru, one of the world’s greatest supervillains, and plan the biggest heist in history. Despicable Me: The Game is slated to ship worldwide to coincide with the international release of the movie.

Armikrog WiiU video game crowdfunding campaign


In the latest update from the team at Pencil Test Studios, they show off some of the design ideas for Armikrog on the WiiU (see example below). Nintendo approached the team about bringing the game to their platform and even fast-tracked Pencil Test's status as a developer!

Saturday, June 22, 2013

PlayStation 4 and Xbox One release games list - PS4 XO

What's coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One...

Battlefield 4 new Angry Sea, Siege on Shanghai and Commander mode HD screenshots released - PC PS3 X360


Battlefield 4 - Angry Sea single player

Battlefield 4 is a seminal moment for the Battlefield series as more award-winning, multiplayer game design elements are incorporated into the single-player campaign. In single-player, gamers will experience huge environments, a playground of destruction, access to an arsenal of vehicles and the ability to direct squad mates. Taking a page from the social aspect of multiplayer gaming, the single-player mode will now track players’ progress, adding an element of persistence and friendly competition to the campaign.

Eternal Descent: Heavy Metal Heores Comic-Con International 10-Doh - PC iOS Android


The creators behind the Eternal Descent: Heavy Metal Heroes video game have teamed up with Squid Kids Ink to create an extremely limited run of 200 Heavy Metal Heroes 10-Dohs. Designed by Nate Mitchell, The vinyl 10-Doh figure resembles a retro NES video game cartridge with arms and legs – and this variant edition comes in a suitably metal matt black casing, featuring key artwork and logos from Eternal Descent: Heavy Metal Heroes. Available exclusively at the IDW Publishing booth #5150 at Comic-Con International: San Diego, from Thursday 18 July to Sunday 21 July 2013.

War of Nations game coming to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch


"In War of Nations, we set out to bring an immersive and competitive hardcore strategy MMO to mobile and tablet devices," said Ken Chiu, SVP of Social Games, GREE International, Inc. "In developing the game, we took into consideration how hardcore players could play a game on mobile. The goal was to blend strategy and decision making in a hardcore gaming experience with the approachability and "pick up and play" characteristics of mobile games without compromising depth."