News by Clark A. It’s well-documented now that long-time Japanese developer, Neverland, went bankrupt late last year. This was despite finding unprecedented sales success with its swan song, Rune Factory 4, which managed to become the fastest-selling title in the series and one of the fastest for the company overall.…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Publisher, Ripstone, seems pretty happy with the Wii U. After releasing Knytt Underground onto the console, it’s got Pure Chess on the way soon, and it has just announced that its oddball adventure game, Stick it to the Man, is also on the way. We reviewed…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Here’s a bit of depressing news; MCV Pacific has published the list of the 100 best selling games in Australia in 2013. GTA V won, unsurprisingly, but aside from a couple of Nintendo-developed 3DS games (Pokemon, Animal Crossing and Luigi’s Mansion), four games in the entire…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Have you heard of developers, Supercell? What about Clash Of Clans? I thought that one would ring a bell. The game that took the crown for “poster child of iOS gaming” has been doing very well for its parent. According to a report on Gamasutra, we…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. It all started out as a joke. Coffee Stain Studios released on YouTube some silly footage of “Goat Simulator,” a clear satire of the massive number of “simulator” games (such as Farming Simulator), that appear to be on very mundane themes indeed. Because the Internet has…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Who doesn’t like Worms? While it can be argued that the venerable franchise hasn’t done enough to modernise and reinvent itself over the years, the announcement of next-gen Worms is certainly worth celebrating. And that’s precisely what Team17 has done. Worms Battlegrounds will hit PlayStation 4…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Every so often a developer takes a crack of bringing big production values to the tower defence genre. It’s not a genre that I would have thought could work for more “serious” strategy gaming, but I remain open to the idea that someone will come along…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Tecmo Koei has confirmed the release date for the upcoming Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends. In Australia and New Zealand, it will be available on Vita, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 on April 3. A couple of things worth noting about this game; it’s a stand…
Read MoreNews by Chris I. While we’re still high speed warping and blasting things to bits in FuturLab’s addictive indie hit Velocity Ultra on the Vita, the developer surprised us out of nowhere with a batch of fresh screenshots of its upcoming PS4 and Vita sequel, Velocity 2X. If you missed…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Today we have another wonderful artist interview announcement to make. One of the most experienced game developers still working in the industry (and the longest-serving female developer), Brenda Romero, is going to participate in our humble book about games as art. Romero started working in the…
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