Dreamfall Chapters, the long awaited sequel to “Dreamfall: The Longest Journey” just got a new trailer for the PS4 version. The trailer shows the two main characters whose stories are told in parallel thorought the game: Zoë Castillo and Kian Alvane, both being the protagonists of the critically acclaimed “Dreamfall: The Longest Journey”. Ragnar Tørnquist, the creative director of Red ...
Read More »‘Destiny’ writer Joshua Rubin leaves Bungie for Telltale’s Game of Thrones
Joshua Rubin, one of the writers for Bungie’s “Destiny” project, has left the developer and joined Telltale Games. The writer announced his departure on Monday, adding that he will work on the company’s “Game of Thrones” episodic game. He motivated his choice as a desire to work on games that are more story focused. Rubin has previously worked for Capcom, ...
Read More »Ubisoft CEO says Assassin’s Creed: Unity won’t be arriving on the WiiU
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot states that they will not release any more Assassin’s Creed games on the WiiU, following the poor sales of Assassin’s Creed III and ZombiU. The developer is known to be reserved about releasing their major titles on the Nintendo console. This is mainly because of the fact that, as Guillemot says, for WiiU users, games like ...
Read More »Activision revived the Sierra brand and has plans for a King’s Quest reboot
On August 7, Activision re-activated Sierra’s website, announcing that the brand is revived and that it will be used as a publishing label for indie developers. Among the plans Activision has in store for the restored publisher is to re-release some of the Sierra classics such as King’s Quest and Geometry Wars, which will get a sequel. The first game ...
Read More »Square Enix will publish Dontnod’s “Life is Strange” adventure game
Square Enix announced on their website that they will publish French developer Dontnod’s new game, “Life is Strange”. The developer states that this will be a narrative-driven game, in which the story is influenced by the player’s choices. The game will be released episodically, with each new chapter building and evolving based on the before-mentioned choices. This style is similar ...
Read More »Nintendo answers fans’ petition to include Robin Williams in the next Legend of Zelda game
After Robin Williams passed away, a petition surfaced online, asking Nintendo to include Robin Williams as an NPC in the new Legend of Zelda game. To date, the petition has gained approximately 109.000 supporters, nearly three times the number of needed signatures. As a response to the fan-issued petition, Nintendo has released a statement today: “Robin Williams was loved at ...
Read More »“Assassin’s Creed: Unity” will be a non-linear game
“Assassin’s Creed: Unity” will give players the possibility to choose their approach during missions, ensures Ubisoft Montreal creative director, Alex Amancio during a gameplay demo shown at Gamescom. Every mission starts with a cinematic which points out several clues that can help players plan how to proceed. If previous Assassin’s Creed games had linear story missions, with objectives that could ...
Read More »Blizzard hints at a possible World of Warcraft sequel
During Gamescom 2014, WoW game director Tom Chilton was asked if Blizzard ever considered making “World of Warcraft 2”. He replied positively, stating that “It’s something we have talked about. It’s something we have talked about for ten years”. There would be certain obstacles to overcome for such a project, as Chilton himself explained: “I think that there are a ...
Read More »The August XBOX One update starts rolling today
A new XBOX One update begins rolling out today, according to Larry Hryb, the Director of Programming for Xbox Live. The update will contain improved social features, requested by the users through Xbox Feedback. The new features that will be available to Xbox One gamers over the next few days include the ability to purchase games remotely, through Xbox SmartGlass ...
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