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Tribes: Ascend isn’t skiing to consoles
We’ve more or less known that Tribes: Ascend wouldn’t be heading to consoles – as initially pitched – for a year or more now. That whole “free-to-play” thing is kinda the kiss of death for devs hoping to port to consoles (unless you’re CCP, that is). So it’s not a huge surprise that Hi-Rez Studios […]
Farscape MMO plans from shuttered studio go public
So, Farscape fans, what would you say to an MMO based on your favorite IP that was designed by former members of Fallen Earth’s dev team?
If you answered yes please, we’ve got both good news and bad news. The bad news is that the game is dead in the water. The good news is that […]
Nicalis: WiiWare sales ‘almost non-existent,’ cancels La-Mulana for NA / EU
Publisher Nicalis announced last night on Twitter that it would not publish the retro-inspired, cave-exploring WiiWare title La-Mulana in North America nor Europe. The publisher informed GoNintendo that WiiWare sales are “almost non-existent” and that it would be “near impossible to sell sufficient units on WiiWare” to make it worth the publisher’s efforts.
Gabe Newell is secretly a Brony, explains Valve structure as a response to his time at Microsoft
We’ll get to the Valve management talk in a minute. First and foremost, we have to highlight this critical information regarding Valve Software head and co-founder Gabe Newell’s secret identity as a Brony, and how that relates to pranks at Valve:
“If you leave your phone at your desk someone will use it to send an […]
Super Monday Night Combat dev explains premature distribution, future updates
Super Monday Night Combat developer Uber Entertainment has been working long hours the past couple of weeks since the premature distribution of its free-to-play MOBA. With a small break in the madness, we finally got Super MNC Executive Producer and Art Director Chandana “Eka” Ekanayake to answer a few of our questions about how the […]
Watch the first God of War: Ascension gameplay right here
Wondering what that just announced multiplayer focus will look like in God of War: Ascension? The game’s creative lead Todd Papy is currently setting up shop with the US PlayStation Blog’s Jeff Rubenstein and will be broadcasting footage of the game across the interwebs any minute now.
Angry Birds Space floats to 50 million devices
In space, barring any obstructions, there’s nothing to stop momentum. Rovio has announced that Angry Birds Space has been downloaded over 50 million times. In Rovio’s own words, Angry Birds Space is now “the fastest growing mobile game yet” and breaks the company’s records.
Syfy beings production on TV side of transmedia ‘Defiance’
Science fiction TV channel Syfy (Really? Still calling it that?) has reportedly begun production on the pilot of Defiance, that previously announced huge transmedia property in conjunction with Trion Worlds. The idea is that there will be both a TV show and an MMO, and that narratives and actions from each one will intersect in […]
Zynga posts loss, beats estimates following OMGPOP acquisition
There’s good news and bad news for Zynga’s financials. The good news first: Thanks to its purchase of Draw Something developer OMGPOP and some strong releases, the social game publisher beat quarterly revenue estimates from Wall Street, growing its year-over-year revenue to $321 million from $243 million. Zynga says it expects to make from $1.425 […]
EA files trademark for ‘SimOcean’
While that Atlantis management sim starring Aquaman – you know, our dream game – isn’t like to be made anytime soon, it seems EA is already laying claim to Sim-themed titles beyond 2013’s “SimCity.” A new trademark for something called SimOcean was filed earlier this week.
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