Finnish developer RedLynx has denied that it is behind the appearance on file-sharing websites of its upcoming Xbox Live Arcade game Trials Evolution.
Microsoft has poured cold water on reports that it is to unveil the Xbox 360 successor at E3 in June.
Despite the relentless influx of new titles always coming to market, there are some games that we just can’t seem to permanently eject from the console. Dark Souls has a way of stubbornly finding its way back into rotation. After spending roughly 120 hours living – and dying, and dying, and dying – in the dark-fantasy world of Lordran, returning to a place filled with so many indelible experiences offers a nostalgic headrush on par with visiting the home in which you grew up.
Despite the relentless influx of new titles always coming to market, there are some games that we just can’t seem to permanently eject from the console. Dark Souls has a way of stubbornly finding its way back into rotation. After spending roughly 120 hours living – and dying, and dying, and dying – in the dark-fantasy world of Lordran, returning to a place filled with so many indelible experiences offers a nostalgic headrush on par with visiting the home in which you grew up.
Satoru Iwata has revealed a significant shift in Nintendo policy by saying the company would be open to having social games on its platforms.
In an investor briefing, company president Iwata said that Nintendo would not forbid developers from selling virtual goods through microtransactions in a manner similar to social games on Facebook and smartphones.
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has said that the company is using external studios to make games for Wii U which would previously have been developed internally.
Sony has announced an improved bundle in a bid to boost US demand for PlayStation Vita ahead of its launch next month.
Marc Fascia, lead gameplay programmer on Ninja Theory's Enslaved: Odyssey To The West, has joined Brink developer Splash Damage as technical director.
Fascia's remit will be overseeing all of the studio's technical efforts and setting the overall direction for programming teams. In a press release, Splash Damage hints it intends to spread beyond consoles, saying Fascia will support director of production Griff Jenkins "as the studio grows to additional gaming platforms."
Our March issue, which goes on sale February 14, includes an in-depth Post Script article on what Final Fantasy XIII-2's use of real-time elements means for the series' future.
Independent developer Spry Fox has commenced legal proceedings against 6waves Lolapps, claiming that the social game publisher has cloned Triple Town.
One thing nearly everyone agreed on about the British riots of last year, from sheen-jowled dead-eyed marionette David Cameron downwards, was that they were ‘mindless’. That would have come as news to the people carefully targeting branches of Game, while not, as far as I know, hurrying to loot shops that sold wool or buttons. The riots were perfectly mindful; just in a depressing way. There was nothing countercultural about them; instead, people broke into shops and nicked smartphones.
EA's FIFA 12 is once again the UK all-formats number one, retaining the crown it has held every week so far this year.
In second spot is Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, which climbs two places after sales rose eight per cent week on week.
There's just one new entry in the top ten: Capcom's Resident Evil: Revelations, the 3DS title entering the chart at number 6.
Zynga has again been accused of cloning the work of smaller developers, with Buffalo Studios following Nimbebit's lead in detailing the similarities between its own Bingo Blitz and Zynga's upcoming Zynga Bingo.
Upcoming fantasy RPG Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning uses publisher EA's Online Pass to lock out singleplayer content from second-hand buyers.
Destructoid spotted that the EA-published title contains a single-use code to wall off an entire faction quest line, with those that buy pre-owned forced to pay a further fee to access the content.
Capcom has announced that a fifth game in the Ace Attorney series is in production.
The news comes from an event held over the weekend to mark the tenth anniversary of the series, known as Gyakuten Saiban in Japan. No platforms or release date were announced.
Siliconera reports that Capcom also announced that remastered versiond of the first three games in the series will be released for iOS and Android, costing ¥600 (£5) apiece or ¥1,200 (£10) for a bundle containing all three.
Each week, we'll be posting a round-up of the reviews that have been added to the site over the prior five days. Along with our assessment of all the most important new releases, we'll also be adding older reviews over time, eventually building up to a full archive of every review we've published.
This is a big job, but if there are any reviews you'd particularly like to see on the site sooner than later, let us know in the comments below and we'll prioritise those.
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Indie PSN hit PixelJunk Eden will be released on Steam next week, developer Q-Games has announced.
Kotaku reports that Eden will be priced at $9.99 on Steam, and a 17-song soundtrack featuring Japanese multimedia artist Baiyon will also be available, for $5.99.
The App Store isn’t just the largest games marketplace in the world, it’s also the most dynamic. It’s a virtual shop-front that’s capable of ensuring Top 50 lists are comfortably out of date before the last full stop has been typed. The games gathered below all have one thing in common, however: they’ve endured, earning their space on your iDevice while other distractions come and go.
Valve has released a Steam app for iOS and Android devices.
The app, which has been released in closed beta, lets users chat with friends, browse community groups and user profiles, and view the latest screenshots and user-generated content. It also contains the latest gaming news and information on Steam sales.
More than five million copies of 3DS platformer Super Mario 3D Land have been sold worldwide since its launch in November, Nintendo has announced.
Quarrel, the multiplayer word game released on Xbox Live Arcade this week, falls foul of a curious, Microsoft-imposed word filter that forbids players from playing seemingly inoffensive words.
Shortly after the game's XBLA release on Wednesday, reports appeared on forums from players who had seen perfectly valid words turned down during competitive play on Xbox Live, including 'balls', 'train', and 'shaft'.
Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of Final Fantasy and upcoming Wii RPG The Last Story, will speak at the British Academy Of Film And Television Arts' London headquarters next month, Nintendo has announced.
Ludum Dare ran another of its mini events a few days ago, and the theme designers had to work to was 'Fear'. Coming so soon after 'Alone' in the main competition, it’s another rather broad topic, and it’s inspired some interesting results. One of my favourite entries is a game by Grobitbox. It’s simply called RUN.
Ubisoft has confirmed that Michel Ancel platformer Rayman Origins will be released for PC on March 30.
Even better news for PC owners: the digital download will only require a single activation, while the retail version will not feature Ubisoft's dreaded DRM at all.
Our February issue, which is on sale now, includes an in-depth Post Script article on the steep challenge of making Resident Evil's trademark scares and tension work on a handheld console.