Radar: It’s good to play together can be plenty of fun alone, but there’s something to be said about a good cooperative experience. Fighting side-by-side with a buddy can make a bad game good, a good game great, and a great game unforgettable.
Burnout and Need for Speed studio Criterion is hiring for a PlayStation Vita game. Or were, rather. Now they’re officially looking for a software engineer for “other platforms”; whoever’s in charge of the listing must’ve forgotten they were on the internet and modified it since it was originally spotted by superannuation. What did it say [...]
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time is coming to PlayStation Vita, Sony’s announced. Developer Sanzaru ’ President/CEO Glen Egan took to the EU PS Blog to deliver the news, promising the handheld version to hold “all the same awesome Sly Cooper action you will find on the PlayStation 3 along with some very cool Vita specific [...]
Details on Yakuza 5 are likely to be with us soon. The series’ official Japanese site has received an update, Andriasang’s noticed, with heavy construction depicted. There’s also a video that recaps the first four that ends with an “and then..” Not very subtle. “A first look” is promised for May 24th — aka next [...]
With the Wii U poised for a late fall release window, gamers and analysts alike are wondering what Nintendo has up their sleeves, and whether or not the system will be a financial success. The system launches at an awkward time; Sony and Microsoft have yet to officially announce their next generation consoles and services [...]
Just in case you’re not among the millions who’ve probably done so already, Activision’s sweetened the Call of Duty: Black Ops II pre-order pot today. And as usual, different retailers all have different incentives on offer. Details below. Amazon: Free Call of Duty: Black Ops II digital wallpaper with pre-order. top: Free 2-sided Call of [...]
Ubisoft will be holding a console-only beta for Far Cry 3 over the summer; running on the PS3 and 360 for two weeks, players will be given access to 16-player matches, six classes, several maps and modes, plus dozens of weapons and hundreds of upgrades/customizations. To get into the beta, you’ll have to pick up [...]
Fable series developer Lionhead is working on an MMOish RPG for the next-gen Xbox, new job adverts would have us believe. Single- and multiplayer plus 4-player co-op are all mentioned. And it’s a new intellectual property to boot. “Opportunity to work on MMO like title for next generation consoles,” reads a listing on LinkedIn (via). [...]
The Halo news train keeps a’rolling, this time courtesy of a Game Informer interview with 343 Industries Franchise Development Director Frank O’Connor. Talking about the work going into Master Chief’s next three-game arc, titled by 343 as the “Reclaimer Saga,” O’Connor said that the company has about a decade’s worth of the story figured out, [...]
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