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What was billed as the legal battle of the century in the matter of game cloning has now ended with a financial transaction behind closed doors. Zynga, a company with a history of game mimicry (especially those of smaller developers), had finally picked on someone their own size. Zynga was also … [Read more...] about EA & Zynga Settle Sims Social, Cityville Lawsuit

Obsidian's Project Eternity Kickstarter broke records because it catered to an under-served audience and brought a fresh, but familiar enough proposition to the table. A Kickstarter comes with its own set of challenges though, not the least of which is sometimes having to make a choice between … [Read more...] about Obsidian Reveals Project Eternity Progress, Talks Kickstarter

Ubisoft is taking full advantage of Assassin's Creed's alternate history bent by adding a new one. In the new Assassin's Creed 3 DLC Tyranny Of King, the player goes up against newly minted monarch George Washington using super powers gained from drinking tea. All of this will apparently be … [Read more...] about Assassin’s Creed 3 DLC Tyranny Of King Washington Brings Crazy Powers, Feeds Continuity

The acclaimed Dreamfall adventure games are apparently guaranteed a sequel with a Kickstarter campaign that has secured developers Red Thread $850K and counting. Red Thread brings back the core of the team that developed the original Dreamfall games, including creative director Ragnar Tornquist. As … [Read more...] about Dreamfall Chapters Kickstarter Fully Funded At $850K With Three Weeks To Go

A new Castlevania is on its way to handheld consoles for the first time since 2008. The latest major entry in the franchise was a God of War-esque third-person action game, but the new game sees the franchise return to its beloved roots as a side-scroller. 3D visuals are retained, however, though … [Read more...] about Castlevania: Mirror Of Fate Getting Demo

Bungie's official reveal of its monolithic project also comes with a few technical caveats. The game is hitting all current consoles (PC is unconfirmed) and has a planned life cycle of 10 years, so will presumably be transitioning to the next generation of consoles while maintaining cross-platform … [Read more...] about Bungie’s Destiny To Require Always On Internet

Bungie has finally revealed the project it left Microsoft and shacked up with Activision to build back in 2007. And having left a franchise it created and nurtured into an iconic industry presence over the course of a decade to make it, this should be something truly special. The only problem is … [Read more...] about Destiny: Halo Creator Bungie’s New Project Revealed

Watch Dogs will be set in Chicago with a narrative thread centering around "master hacker" and "former thug" Aiden Pierce, who if the game's E3 showing is anything to go by has a serious problem with smooth traffic. A flyer for the game has ended up in Kotaku's inbox and it provides a bit more … [Read more...] about Watch Dogs Coming This Christmas For All Home Platforms

There are probably still a few big unknowns left about Sony's next flagship home console, but the fact that it will include game streaming technology in some form is not one of them. Sony purchased game streaming company Gaikai last year, prompting speculation that the PS4 will be able to stream its … [Read more...] about PlayStation 4 Backwards Compatible Via Streaming

While Angry Birds is not widely known for its appeal as a home console game, 1 million copies shipped put it in striking distance of many a AAA effort. To put this in perspective, Homefront sold around 2 million across the same platforms excluding the upcoming Wii U game. And to be fair, console … [Read more...] about Angry Birds Console Sells 1 Million Copies At £30 Per Unit