The newly announced F2P MOBA Total War: Arena is less DOTA and more MOBA, according to its Lead Designer. Creative Assembly goes to great lengths assuring players the experience is true to what they've come to expect from Total War, and not aping the popular wave of DOTA-like games. "This is not … [Read more...] about Total War: Arena Not A MOBA In The DOTA 2 Or LoL Sense
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The War Z Players Want Real Money Virtual Goods To Disappear On Death
The War Z, best known as an uncomfortably close take on Day Z and as the game that got pulled from Steam for outright false claims in its description, will keep deleting players' microtransaction items when they die in-game. The issue was raised at a GDC talk, with the game's executive producer … [Read more...] about The War Z Players Want Real Money Virtual Goods To Disappear On Death
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag Sequel In Development At Ubisoft Toronto
Since the behemoth franchise went annualized, whenever a new stabby parkour conspiracy theory game is announced, it feels less than industry-shaking. But AC4: Black Flag aside, less common is hearing about the game after the one that's not out yet. But with these things taking years and years to … [Read more...] about Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag Sequel In Development At Ubisoft Toronto
Darksiders IP Being Bought Up By Crytek
THQ's flaming wreckage saw Vigil put out to pasture, but Crytek's bold step forward gave the studio a new lease on life. However, after assets were divvied up and hit franchise Darksiders went unclaimed, it looked like a new Vigil-made Darksiders wouldn't be in the cards. Crytek has stepped up yet … [Read more...] about Darksiders IP Being Bought Up By Crytek
Unreal Engine 4 Not Meant For Nintendo Wii U, Epic Says
After a shellshocked welcome from the industry at large for an Unreal Engine 4 which promises some of the prettiest space marines yet rendered, Epic was still faced with the Wii U dilemma. Will the industry's prime middleware provider support the only third of the next console generation currently … [Read more...] about Unreal Engine 4 Not Meant For Nintendo Wii U, Epic Says
Annual Assassin’s Creed Releases May Fatigue Players, Worries Ubisoft
The Assassin's Creed series has certainly gotten into a comfortable release cycle, with the seven studios currently pumping out sequels running like whatever the equivalent for well-oiled is for game development studios. That doesn't stop Ubisoft Montreal CEO Jean-Francois Boivin from worrying about … [Read more...] about Annual Assassin’s Creed Releases May Fatigue Players, Worries Ubisoft
Mozilla To Bring Unreal Engine To The Web (Video)
Mozilla has teamed up with Epic Games in a new partnership that brings games powered by Epic's Unreal Engine to Mozilla's Firefox browser, and they have said they are working with a number of major developers on bringing games to Firefox. By leveraging this new JavaScript optimization technology, … [Read more...] about Mozilla To Bring Unreal Engine To The Web (Video)
Ouya Console Up For Pre-order In The UK
If you didn't manage to order one of the new Ouya Consoles when it was on Kickstarter, the device is now available to pre-order in the UK from retailer Game. The console will set you back £99.99, and for this price, you get one controller. You can also pre-order additional Bluetooth controllers for … [Read more...] about Ouya Console Up For Pre-order In The UK
MakerBot And OUYA To Offer 3D Printable Cases
MakerBot has teamed up with OUYA, and the two companies will enable gamers to print their own cases for the OUYA games console. The partnership between the two companies means that OUYA will create 3D design files for Thingiverse.com, which will then be printable on MakerBot 3D printers. You will … [Read more...] about MakerBot And OUYA To Offer 3D Printable Cases
Dungeon Hunter 4 Trailer Released (Video)
A couple of weeks ago, Gameloft announced that they would be releasing the next installment in their Dungeon Hunter series, with Dungeon Hunter 4. Now, they have released their first trailer for the game. “A new chapter in the iconic saga awaits, with a return to dungeon crawling, a new story, … [Read more...] about Dungeon Hunter 4 Trailer Released (Video)
Total War: Arena Bringing F2P Large Scale Historical Battles
The long-running and spectacularly successful Total War series of RTS games will be getting an F2P incarnation. Not much is known about the game at this point, apart from its obvious progenitor and that it will most likely involve insane amounts of historically accurate soldiers murdering each … [Read more...] about Total War: Arena Bringing F2P Large Scale Historical Battles
Original X-COM Was Cancelled Twice Before Release, Creator Reveals At GDC
The original X-Com was the game that launched a thousand game industry careers. While it certainly sold well for the time and made a solid amount of money, its real success is being cited among early influences by a large number of today's developers. All of which makes the thought that it was once … [Read more...] about Original X-COM Was Cancelled Twice Before Release, Creator Reveals At GDC
