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What's that coming over the hill, is it a monster? Absolutely right - it's a MONSTER of an issue, dedicated first and foremost to Konami and MercurySteam's Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2. There's an eight page preview within which investigates Gabriel's Void and Blood Magic weapons, the tumbledown open world, the multiple-era plot and all-new, extra-titanic Titans, among many other things.
Quarian scientists, colonists and non-humanoid squadmates.
Issue 99's out tomorrow, and it should be of particular interest to you Shepard fans. Nestled between pages 46 and 51 is an enormous Mass Effect retrospective contributed entirely by BioWare's Casey Hudson, Mac Walters, Dusty Everman, Mike Gamble and Preston Watamaniuk - a poignant, fascinating tour of one of gaming's best-loved galaxies.
Calls on the help of Hellboy, Watchmen and Tomb Raider producer.
Former THQ VP and frontman Danny Bilson closed GameHorizon event in Newcastle today by announcing a rather ambitious new project - a game and film tie-in, in the same vein as SyFy and Trion's Defiance. He also named Telltale Games and their episodic style of distribution and storytelling as an inspiration.
Volition's Jim Boone provides commentary.
I'm back! From Paris that is, where I've been checking out A Game that you will shortly Read About. Ooh look, a new Saints Row 4 video. It's as merry and chaotic as all the rest, and features scintillating commentary from senior producer Jim Boone.
Sick of sequels yet?.
This one's 99% guaranteed to be an IP protection measure rather than an indicator of actual product strategy - a means of ensuring that nobody else makes cash off the Battlefield name save EA. Still, feel free to tantalise yourself with the thought of what Battlefield 20 might play like.
"We're going to be very, very prudent and only spend money when we have a solid return.".
It's far too early to predict the fortunes of next generation consoles, in the eyes of Activision's chief executive officer Bobby Kotick and chief financial officer Dennis Durkin, and the publisher is accordingly keeping some of its commercial "firepower" in reserve till the mists clear.
Smoking pigs, flying monkeys, and big bad wolves.
Telltale has revealed a batch of striking new images for The Wolf Among Us, an upcoming game based on the excellent Vertigo comic book series, Fables. The screenshots feature Colin the pig, Bufkin the winged monkey, and big bad Bigby himself.
Publisher also vows to focus on console development and online games.
Capcom have disclosed their financial results for the fiscal year ending March 31st. Despite disappointing sales for some of their biggest titles, the company reported an expected profit of #163;19.42 million - down 56 per cent year-on-year.
Incentives include exclusive Street Fighter-inspired fighting moves and a prequel comic book.
Capcom USA's Senior Online & Community Manager Brett Elston has shared info on Remember Me pre-order bonuses planned for across the pond, but made no mention on whether these incentives will hit other regions as well.
But still plans to use brand names due to 'constitutional right of free speech'.
Speaking to Reuters, EA has stated that it will no longer pay for the privilege of putting known firearm brands into its games, but that it will instead evoke the right of free speech to use trademarks without permission.
"Unceremoniously escorted out of the building" less than two months after returning.
Patrice D#233;silets has left Ubisoft for a second time, and both sides are telling a very different story as to how his departure came about.
Welcome to the future. Or 1960. Or whatever.
Bethesda has released the first set of screens and artworks for Wolfenstein: The New Order, announced yesterday for Xbox 360 and its successor. My oh my, the team at MachineGames certainly are fond of jackboots and robots.
It's not an unlucky number if it's GTA.
Rockstar has taken careful aim at the internet and let rip with more GTA 5 screenshots, just in case last week's salvo wasn't enough. Find them below. Nice helmet, Trevor. And Franklin? That's a great vibe you've got going there, with the lens flare. Very JJ Abrams.
It's not an unlucky number if it's GTA.
Rockstar has taken careful aim at the internet and let rip with more GTA 5 screenshots, just in case last week's salvo wasn't enough. Find them below. Nice helmet, Trevor. And Franklin? That's a great vibe you've got going there, with the lens flare. Very JJ Abrams.
4J Studios tackles explosion lag, messaging problems, spawn limit issue.
The next Minecraft Xbox 360 update is now in certification. It's just a bug fix update, with no new features in store, but still - there's the changelog. You may find this strictly unconfirmed list of Minecraft Xbox 360 update 12 features more exciting.
Tackle a snowy weapons depot in Insomniac's latest.
A Gold-exclusive demo for Insomniac's Fuse is now available on Xbox Live, where players can take on the roles and abilities of all four of the game's playable characters as they track down a Fuse source in a "snowy secret weapon depot."
Bethesda whisks the wrappers of a "gripping and dramatic" Machine Games effort.
Bethesda has announced a brand new Wolfenstein game from the recently created Machine Games - Wolfenstein: The New Order. It's out Q4 2013, and "is a reimagining of this franchise - offering players a gripping and dramatic experience."
"We underestimated how attached people would become to the characters," says Casey Hudson.
BioWare took a pummelling during the controversy over Mass Effect 3's underwhelming ending, but as far as key creatives are concerned, that's all for the good. Speaking to OXM in an enormous series retrospective penned by US editor Francesca Reyes, BioWare's Casey Hudson, Dusty Everman and Mike Gamble have admitted that they "underestimated" fan demand for closure, and have promised to do better with subsequent releases.
Warner discusses Bad Girls and Teen Titans add-ons.
Fight fans will be able to get their hands on the first DLC character for Injustice today, as alien bounty hunter and fan favourite Lobo joins the roster.
On Xbox 360 and PS3, anyway.
FIFA 14 will release on 4th October 2013 for Xbox 360 and PS3, according to a GAME listing, with details of "additional formats" to follow. Thanks to CVG for the tip-off.