Metal Gear series creator Hideo Kojima has said that it can be more difficult to maintain creative freedom when working on big-budget games. “I want to use a lot of technology, but as we use more technology we need more budget, and when you need more budget it’s more difficult to put more authorship into […]
If you watched this year’s E3 press conferences, you saw things like severed limbs in a demo for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, decapitation by guillotine in Assassin’s Creed Unity, and graphic kill scenes in Mortal Kombat X. This trend of violence in mainstream games is “disturbing,” and isn’t likely to stop anytime soon, according […]
A gameplay trailer for the upcoming PlayStation 4-exclusive role-playing game Bloodborne has emerged, showing off the game’s dark environments, weapons, and otherwordly enemies. If it gives off a Demon’s Souls/Dark Souls vibe, that’s probably because the mastermind of those acclaimed franchises–Hidetaka Miyazaki–is working on Bloodborne as its director. The game is in development at From […]
Nintendo is well aware of fans’ desire to see both 2D and 3D Metroid games in the future. In fact, it’s hoping to share news regarding both styles “in the near future,” according to Nintendo’s Shinya Takahashi. In an interview with Kotaku, the subject of a new Metroid was brought up. Shigeru Miyamoto responded by […]
A new trailer for Capcom’s upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive, Deep Down, was on display this week at E3, but you now have the opportunity to see it (in all its Dark Souls-y glory) for yourself. The minute-long trailer provides several glimpses of gameplay, offering a look at a number of different enemies and environments that […]
Microsoft has offered a glimpse at what next month’s Xbox One system update will introduce, and the most notable feature is what it calls “Achievement Snap.” This feature, which was teased during a pre-E3 event on Monday, adds support for something that has always seemed like a natural use of Snap mode: tracking achievements. While […]
Examples of microtransactions in full-priced games are not hard to find. DICE’s Battlefield 4 lets you pay $50 to unlock every gun and upgrade, while Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto Online–the multiplayer mode for Grand Theft Auto V–lets you use real-world money to buy in-game cash. This practice is becoming more and more commonplace (probably […]
Microsoft’s Phil Spencer, who heads up gaming for the company, has explained why Windows efforts didn’t factor into Microsoft’s press conference earlier this week at E3. “E3’s a retail show,” Spencer told Polygon. “It’s a retail show, it’s a console show, so it didn’t really feel like the right place for us to talk about […]
THQ is back, but in name only: Nordic Games has acquired the defunct publisher’s trademark and will use it to publish games, Polygon reports. THQ, which was once one of the biggest publishers in the industry, filed for bankruptcy in December 2012 and then had its assets auctioned off early last year. Among the winners […]
With E3 behind us, we’ve now gotten a look at many of the games coming later this year (or, in many cases, 2015 and beyond). With a few exceptions, like Entwined, Dead Rising 3’s DLC, and the Destiny alpha, the event hasn’t left you with anything more to play right now–and that’s where the GOG […]
