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 ...
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Blizzard’s World of Warcraft UK subscription prices will increase in November
With the release of Blizzard’s next expansion, Warlords of Draenor, a subscription fee increase has been announced. This change will come to fruition from 13th November. Blizzard explained on their forums: “We regularly look at our pricing around the world and from time to time we make changes in light of local and regional market conditions. As such, we want to ...
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 »GTA Online update 1.16 rumored to arrive this Tuesday
Update: Rockstar announced that the San Andreas Flight School Update will arrive tomorrow, but didn’t mention anything about Heists. However, they did say that more details will be revealed soon so keep your fingers crossed. Original story: According to a well known leaker that goes by the name of DomisLive, GTA Online update 1.16 might be coming out this Tuesday. Domis is ...
Read More »Oculus Rift beat Project Morpheus in the Best Hardware category at Gamescom
Virtual reality is said to be the next big step in terms of new gaming experiences. VR headsets such as Oculus Rift and Project Morpheus can already give us a glimpse of what to expect when the devices will become widely available to the public. Obviously, we would also like to have plenty of games to play using the said ...
Read More »Rise of the Tomb Raider exclusivity deal explained by Microsoft
The Gamescom announcement that Rise of the Tomb Raider will be an Xbox exclusive managed to upset a lot of Playstation and PC owners who were eager to play the game on their platforms when it releases. Granted, Microsoft’s Phil Spencer confirmed that the game will only be timed exclusive so developer Crystal Dynamics can do whatever they want with it after ...
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 »Elder Scrolls Online update 4 arriving next month with Upper Craglorn and more
Bethesda announced that the fourth major update to Elder Scrolls Online will arrive next month. Update 4 will extend Craglorn, the game’s first Adventure Zone, which was added earlier this year as part of the first major update to ESO. Upper Craglorn, as it is called, will feature a brand new area for players to explore and a new Trial. Additionally, ...
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