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GameStop Anticipates Innovative and Expensive Next-Gen Consoles

GameStop, the biggest specialist retail chain for video games, has announced that it is launching a new initiative designed to prepare its stores for the launch of next-generation consoles from both Microsoft and Sony and that it is working closely with manufacturers in order to make sure they meet the requirements o...

18 May 2012
18:11 GMT

Beyond Good & Evil 2 Will Be Similar to Assassin’s Creed

Beyond Good & Evil 2 was first confirmed as being in development in 2008, but Ubisoft failed to offer updates on the progress of the game since then, and it seems that fans will have to wait a little longer before getting their hands on the title. Michel Ancel, the creator of the Rayman series and the leader of the ...

8 May 2012
03:07 GMT

Epic Mickey Creator Is Scared About Next Gen Development Costs

Warren Spector, who is currently working on Epic Mickey 2, believes that the increase in production values associated with video games will soon make some companies unable to recuperate their costs because of how much resources the development process requires. The veteran developer told Digital Spy that, “I d...

27 April 2012
17:21 GMT

FIFA 12 Development Team Ready for Next Gen Home Consoles

FIFA 12 gets Euro 2012 downloadable content this week, allowing players to enter the European nation-based competition, but it seems that the development team working on the series is already looking into the future and to the next generation of consoles. Sebastian Enrique, who is the lead producer working on the Eu...

23 April 2012
13:11 GMT

Mortal Kombat Developer Is Hiring for Next-Gen Platform Project

The development team at NetherRealm, best known for recently rebooting the fighting series Mortal Kombat, seems to be ready to work on next-generation video game consoles. It is also ready to hire at least two developers that will have hands on content with new hardware from both Microsoft and Sony. One of the new o...

10 April 2012
15:11 GMT

Jade Raymond Sees a Future for AAA Games Beyond Next Gen Hardware

Microsoft and Sony have not yet made official announcements about their next home consoles, but some video game developers are already talking about the future of gaming after it, with one Ubisoft developer already thinking about what games will look like when consoles become something akin to the holodeck of Star Tr...

14 March 2012
22:01 GMT

Developers Already Attending Microsoft Next Gen Durango Summit

It seems that Microsoft is already holding development summits linked to Durango, which is rumored to be the codename for the next-generation home console for the company, and one of them has just taken place in London. Sean Tracy, who is a technical designer for Crysis studio Crytek, has posted on his personal Twit...

29 February 2012
10:08 GMT

US Sony Leader Says No PlayStation 4 Announcement During 2012

Yet another Sony leading figure has suggested that the video games oriented division of the company is not ready to announce a new home console this year and will focus on increasing sales of the existing PlayStation 3 while also offering support for the Vita launch. Speaking to IGN, Jack Tretton, president and chie...

17 February 2012
04:50 GMT

Halo 4 Will Not Arrive on Next Gen Consoles

Despite a number of rumors spreading over the Internet it seems that Halo 4 will launch on the Xbox 360 and fans of the series will have to wait for the next installment in the Master Chief powered series in order to see what it can do with a new gaming platform.Writing on popular video game related forum Neogaf Fran...

14 November 2011
11:51 GMT

Kojima Is Hiring for Next Gen Metal Gear Solid Game

Kojima Productions, the video game development company headed by legendary designer Hideo Kojima, has announced that it is aiming to staff up in order to create yet another title in the long-running Metal Gear Solid series of games. The company is talking about “Next Generation Metal Gear Solid” and th...

18 January 2011
15:01 GMT

X-Blades Coming. XXX Title or Not?

Nothing sells better than partially naked, sexy chicks in video games - and most of the new titles have them. It's even better when these girls are promoted to game heroines: I will always remember BloodRayne - a game I only played because I wanted to see the main character as much as I could. Otherwise it sucke...

3 March 2008
03:38 GMT

New Lego Batman Character Revealed

Not to mention the real deal, I was and will always be a fan of Lego Games. That is one of the reasons I can barely wait to see Lego Batman: The Videogame in the stores. Of course that being Batman is a strong enough reason to become a fan of the game before it has been launched, but much of its flavor comes with the...

19 February 2008
04:42 GMT

Get Ready for Sin City in Midway's "This is Vegas"

Midway seems to know very well what people really want from a game: an open world, freedom, a great story and some superb characters. Add to these a great lifestyle action experience that will allow you to drive, fight, gamble and party like a rock star in Sin City and you already have an idea how will the next title...

7 February 2008
05:47 GMT

Nintendo Wii 2 - No Hand Controllers!

Don't get very excited, Nintendo hasn't specified a date for the next generation of Wii consoles, but Intel has made some predictions about its technical features. Actually, Intel has been talking to the three big console manufactures regarding the future chips to power the almost sci-fi, real next-gen con...

17 December 2007
04:26 GMT


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