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The Super Mario Maker Community Is Pushing Nintendo To Make Better Levels
Speaking to Edge (via GamesRadar+), he said: I've been watching lots of different courses on YouTube It was quite a surprise how much fun it was to watch the videos, without even playing myself There are so many intriguing and inventive courses, like one which you couldn't beat if you picked up a mushroom It's been[...]
There Are Micro-Transactions In Rise Of The Tomb Raider
Micro-transactions in full priced games will never feel very cool It can be a compelling pay model for certain games, but throwing them into a game you pay $60 up front for is always going to be controversial. That is why the internet hasn't reacted so hotly to the news that Rise of the Tomb Raider[...]
Phil Spencer Clarifies Comments Made About Sony The Other Day
Games, OS, XBL, that's the focus. — Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) October 10, 2015 @METALFACEDOOMXX @iamironwolf @adriancollier1 Our long term Xbox vision isn't about competitors, it's about gamers We'll stay focused there — Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) October 10, 2015 All the noise I've seen out of Phil Spencer has impressed me since he took over as Xbox boss, and the[...]
Until Dawn 2 Is Being Discussed "Internally"
In an interview with PlayStation Lifestyle, executive producer on the game Pete Samuels has addressed this, saying it is a possibility, as long as the Supermassive Games can find something to do with it. We do talk internally about what Until Dawn 2 could be, as it clearly can't be a sequel in the traditional sense, with the same[...]
James Franco And Lenny Kravitz Team Up In Guitar Hero Live Ad
Celebrity endorsed adverts for video games can be quite tedious They can feel a little forced, especially if said celebrities aren't very interested in the product. This new trailer for Guitar Hero Live featuring James Franco and Lenny Kravitz is actually pretty fun though The two seem like they are having a pretty good time, taking a[...]
Rise Of The Tomb Raider Has Gone Gold
Rise of the Tomb Raider really isn't very far away at all. Crystal Dynamics's reboot of the series in 2013 gave the franchise new life, and soon we will
NYCC '15: What's Happening With Resident Evil, Mega Man and Street Fighter V
The release collects the original 6 Mega Man games that were originally released for the NES The game features 8-bit sprites in HD resolution New to collection will be a challenge mode, and full leadership support with replays Museum mode was also touched upon The development team went really deep to find a ton of[...]
PlayStation Now Finally Available In The UK
Powered by 'the cloud', it allows you to play games remotely over a server This was the way the PlayStation 4 lets you play older games on older systems It's a neat piece of tech. It launched in the US way back in January this year, but it has now finally made its way to the[...]
Xbox Boss Says That He Is More Concerned With Regaining Fan Trust Than  Beating PS4
Speaking at the GeekWire Summit (via Videogamer), Spender spoke candidly about losing customers and how he is still trying to regain trust. Whether it's always-on, used games, whatever the feature was, we lost the trust in them that they were at the center of our decision-making process Were we building a product for us, or were we building a[...]
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 3 Beta Helps Being These Changes
Sometimes it is easy to forget that betas are predominantly about developers gathering data about their games in a massive public space They are so often used as part of marketing campaigns now it is easy to get a little cynical and see them as a way of securing pre-orders and the like But no,[...]
NYCC '15: Square Enix Expo Shows Off Deus Ex, Hitman, Tomb Raider and More!
Madeline Ricchiuto writes for Bleeding Cool Square Enix trotted out some of their top games for demos at NYCC this year, with Hitman and Deus Ex taking top billing Both games featured in-engine footage of the games, with Hitman being the more polished of the two Life Is Strange and Rise of the Tomb Raider also[...]
Bethesda Has "Concerns" Over Battlecry
A lot of AAA publishers are very reserved with the information they release about the state of games In a lot of cases, what might be a garbage truck on fire, is just a smiling face at public appearances. As Bethesda often prove though, they aren't like other publishers This particular instance is particularily interesting though[...]
Halo 5: Guardians Campaign Will Be 8-12 Hours Long
I wish more developers came out and said how long it took to beat their games before starting them Allotting time to beat a title is important In an age where games can last anywhere from an hour to 400, that seems like useful information to be privy to. Halo 5 is just around the[...]