January 27, 2012
by Chris Brandrick
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With the launch of the rebooted snowboarding franchise now less than a few months away Electronic Arts has shared a fresh batch of ice-cool screenshots of the upcoming game. Take a look:
The game, developed by EA Canada, is due out in UK stores for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on Friday, March 2nd.
January 25, 2012
by Chris Brandrick
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Sega has announced the name of its latest UK-based development studio, dubbed Hardlight.
The new studio was originally formed in June of last year following the 2008 closure of Sega Racing Studios, but only now has Sega named the team, bestowing the development house with the moniker ‘Hardlight’.
Based in Solihull within the West Midlands, the newly titled studio is reportedly working on a fresh IP that will be exclusive to the upcoming PlayStation Vita. This unknown action adventure game, the first Hardlight is set to release, is due to arrive before the end of this year.
Sega’s announcement regarding the studio came following a recently advertised job position. Sega were advertising for a Programmer role at the then unknown Hardlight studio, prompting questions about who the then-mystery developer was.
Hardlight, Sega’s third UK-based developer team, is described as a “boutique game development studio” that’s founded with “the ethos of staying compact, agile and focused”.
January 24, 2012
by Danny Lilley
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Capcom, the developers behind the long running Resident Evil series, have finally revealed their next title in the survival horror franchise with an explosive trailer.
After many viral teases on the NoHopeLeft website Capcom decided to put an end to the varied theories behind the sites meaning, with a to-the-point reveal trailer — so sit back, get comfortable and treat your eyes to 3 minutes and 25 seconds of Resident Evil action to whet your appetite for its release later this year.
January 24, 2012
by Leo Worsdale
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The news of HMVs troubles have been on the grapevine for sometime, with the HMV Group forced to sell Waterstone’s and their Canadian businesses within the last 12 months. However the firms troubles have become more evident following reports that the British-based retailer is to receive support from banks.
HMVs help comes in the form of an amended covenant package on its borrowings from the joint investors, the banks have also waived covenant test and will be re-tested when the retail group has more room for manoeuvre. For those who don’t work in finance, this means the banks have waived a series of tests on HMVs loans that will allow the group to continuing paying its debts.
January 22, 2012
by Danny Lilley
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With the launch of the PlayStation Vita a mere month away for us Brits, the technology experts over at UBM TechInsights have delved under the hood of Sony’s latest handheld to uncover roughly how much the machine costs to produce. Continue Reading →
January 12, 2012
by Danny Lilley
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The premise in Trendy Entertainment’s PSN tower defense game Dungeon Defenders is simple at heart but takes time to master.
Players are initially challenged to defend their single Eternia Crystal from the hoards of enemies looking to destroy it. This can be achieved through the use of building protective structures that act automatically to attack or repel any foes that cross its path. The difficulty ramps up significantly throughout the numerous levels, and as the number of crystals you have to defend increases so to do the access routes for enemies to reach their destructive goal.
Despite this simple premise being worthy of a game in its own right, the developer wasn’t content with a simple tower defense game so instead decided to up the ante with some added action RPG elements. Continue Reading →
January 10, 2012
by Chris Brandrick
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It turns out Ubisoft has decided that the world isn’t quite ready for their future vision of warfare just yet, as the French development studio announced this Tuesday that its upcoming Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is to be delayed once again.
The Tom Clancy shooter was scheduled for a UK release on both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 at the end of March, but has now been pushed back a further two months, with a new release date penciled in for the 24th of May. Continue Reading →
January 9, 2012
by Danny Lilley
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Recent financial results from Surrey-based developer Media Molecule show that the LittleBigPlanet creators have invested more than four million pounds into research and development during the fiscal year ending in March 2011. Continue Reading →
December 29, 2011
by Chris Brandrick
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The Grand Theft Auto series is one that many a gamer will undoubtedly hold very close to their heart. For the majority, this love affair with the now infamous action-series would have begun following the release of Grand Theft Auto III (GTA III) on the PlayStation 2, back in October of 2001. Continue Reading →
December 19, 2011
by Danny Lilley
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The Need for Speed (NFS) franchise has managed to claw its way back in favour with gamers over recent years with additions to the series from both Slightly Mad Studios and Criterion, of Burnout fame. Slightly Mad Studios efforts on the Need for Speed: Shift titles along with last years Hot Pursuit from Criterion both marked the work of developers new to the long-running racing series.
However, this years entry, Need for Speed: The Run, sees the development torch handed back to long time NFS developers Black Box, giving them another chance at the racing franchise. Continue Reading →
December 18, 2011
by Leo Worsdale
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News of hard-hit high street retailers tend to rear their head around the festive period and this Christmas time is no exception.
Last month sales of electronics, which encompasses video-games, were 0.4% lower in November than in October according to the Office of Statistics (ONS), adding to the hardship of high street retailers. Continue Reading →
December 13, 2011
by Chris Brandrick
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NGamer magazine is to be relaunched in the new year.
The Future Publishing title, which launched in July of 2006, will be rebranded as Nintendo Gamer starting in January of 2012. The Christmas 2011 issue of the magazine is to be the last under the current NGamer name.
The name change will be joined by a new look, seeing the print magazine made into “a bigger, better magazine” spread over 148 pages.
The first issue of the rebranded Nintendo Gamer will retail for £4.50, a price drop from the previous cover price of £4.99.