Publisher Capcom has revealed that its upcoming third-person horror-themed sequel – Resident Evil: Revelations 2 – will be an episodic title. Following the base-game’s début in early 2015, a new episode will be released each week. The overall title will contain four chapters, each featuring “hours of terrifying gameplay ending with dramatic cliff-hangers”. Each episode will cost you €5.99, but ...
Read More »Nokia and Windows Phone brands schduled to disappear this Holiday
Soon after Microsoft acquired Nokia’s mobile division earlier this year rumors saying that the Nokia brand will eventually disappear went rampant. While the Redmond-based company still used the branding for the most recent Lumia devices, it seems that they plan to transition to the new brand in the near future. According to a leaked internal document uncovered by GeekOnGadgets, Microsoft will stop ...
Read More »LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham Season Pass revealed
Publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has revealed the first ever Season Pass for a LEGO video game, which is coming to the latest entry in the LEGO Batman franchise – LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham. The Season Pass includes a total of six downloadable packs, each containing a uniquely-themed story-driven mission, in addition to free-play modes. Completing these missions unlocks over ...
Read More »Report: Microsoft trying to buy Mojang; Notch “unlikely” to stay
The Wall Street Journal has recently reported that Microsoft is in “serious discussions” to purchase Swedish developer Mojang, best known for its sandbox phenomenon – Minecraft. According to “a person with knowledge of the matter”, MS is prepared to pay a whooping $2 billion for the studio, and said deal “could be signed as early as this week”. Further reports coming ...
Read More »Battlefield 4’s Final Stand DLC revealed; includes new maps and a hover-tank
As its name implies, Battlefield 4’s last downloadable package has been recently unveiled via the game’s official blog, and it includes a lot of snow… and futuristic weaponry. Final Stand – as it’s called – features four new maps based on Russia’s artic landscape – ‘Operation Whiteout’, ‘Hammerhead’, ‘Giants of Karelia’, and ‘Hangar 21’ – in addition to a rail-gun capable ...
Read More »Forza Horizon 2 on the 360 gets first details & screenshot
In addition to the above screenshot, Microsoft has unveiled Forza Horizon 2’s first details with regards to its last-generation version. According to the publisher, Horizon 2 on the Xbox 360 will not include weather effects or the Drivatar feature, will run at a 720p resolution and at 30 frames per second, and will include fewer cars, in addition to a ...
Read More »Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor on PS3 & 360 has been delayed
Publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has just announced that the last-generation versions of the upcoming third-person action/adventure game Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor have been delayed. Now, the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 renditions will arrive on November 18th in North America and November 21st in Europe. On the flip side, the PC version has been moved from an October 2nd ...
Read More »Sony is treating Destiny like a first-party game
Developer Bungie’s sci-fi first-person shooter – Destiny – has just been launched on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. Even though said FPS is available on both Sony’s and Microsoft’s current/last-generation consoles, because Sony heavily invested in its own versions (i.e. bought exclusive rights for marketing and timed-exclusive downloadable goodies), the Japanese giant treats Destiny like ...
Read More »Android L gets new build and more hints regarding its actual name
The Android L developer preview for the Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 was released a while ago, but we haven’t heard much news regarding any updates for it. The latest version of the operating system is scheduled to launch later this year so we’re likely to hear about all the features only when the final build is out. However, according to ...
Read More »Bungie explains the lack of day-one Destiny reviews
When online reviews or otherwise for a specific title aren’t “up-and-running” on its launch date, it’s usually a bad sign. Most of the time, the title’s publisher fears that journalists will tear it apart because of its potential low-quality, and in return, said game will “drop the ball” when it comes to sales. Of course, there are also exceptions, and ...
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