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To continue the Vigil Games story in the wake of last night’s THQ asset auction where, like the guy who didn’t make the sports team cut, Vigil was one of the few pieces of “asset” no one appeared to show an interest in, and some of its talent is taking to the airwaves to lament.
“There was a shimmer on a slither of hope, that at one point, there’d be a Darksiders III: 4 Player Co-Op; It rode off into the sunset today,” wrote Darksiders lead designer, and...
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At least that’s the translation from old-school Kotakuer Brian Ashcraft who helped out on a recent Tweet from Platinum Games’ Atsushi Inaba.
“In THQ studio and IP selling off auction, Darksiders is unsold? [We] wanna buy it…on the cheap…”
It certainly would seem like a good fit, and Platinum are known for their solid action titles, so having a US-based studio on the same page would likely have a pretty solid growth factor for the Japanese developer. Despite...
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Out at a recent trip to Blizzard’s HQ in Irvine, California, AusGamers not only had a chance to get hands-on with a new build of StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm’s campaign, but also managed to corner the game’s lead, Dustin Browder, for a chat about their forthcoming expansion.
Among many topics broached, we asked him about the importance of the Arcade community in feedback and growth for the larger StarCraft 2 development.
“We know that there’s almost as many games...
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Warface® Closed Beta Starts
Trion Worlds, the leading publisher and developer of premium games for the connected era, today kicks off the closed beta for Warface, the upcoming free-to-play shooter, in cooperation with renowned developer and co-publisher Crytek GmbH (Crytek).
Warface will be accessed through GFACE®, Crytek’s social entertainment platform that is designed to enable its users to play games together live and to discover and share entertainment content with friends.
The...
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Path of Exile Open Beta Now Live
Path of Exile Open Beta Now Live
“Best Upcoming Indie Game” open and free for all players, adds 50 percent new content
Auckland, New Zealand–January 23, 2013–Grinding Gear Games announced today that the Open Beta for the free action role-playing game (RPG) Path of Exile is now live. Players may now experience Act 3 of the Path of Exile story, where they can explore abandoned docks, markets, temples and sewers in the ruined city of...
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Oil Rush 3D mobile strategy game is announced for Android
Oil Rush, an epic 3D naval strategy game, is coming in February to Android devices based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 chip.
The game – as well as a free demo – will hit the Google Play store and bring next-generation 3D graphics, hardcore depth and touch-native controls for mobile users. It is based on the proprietary multi-platform UNIGINE Engine and developed by UNIGINE Corp.
For now and during the first six month...
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The colossal cavalcade of casting rumors for Marvel’s upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy has taken a surprising, comedic turn. It seems that the galactic super-team could very well find itself with the addition of either Adam Sandler OR Jim Carrey.
According to a report from Latino Review, Marvel Studios apparently inquired about the availability of the two comedy icons, Sandler and Carrey. — That, is pretty much the extent of the rumor at this time. For what role, you may ask? It’s...
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Goodnight, sweet publisher.
THQ is no more.
The publisher, which found itself on the wrong end of a bankruptcy-induced auction yesterday, will dissolve as soon as its bankruptcy hearing and subsequent sales transitions are completed. Confirmation of this news comes in the form of a letter sent to THQ employees today, which was obtained by Kotaku. According to the letter:
Ubisoft has purchased the rights to THQ’s Montreal Studio, and South Park: The Stick of Truth. There is no immediate word...
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Dk Online Launches For A New Generation Of Dragon Knights
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Jan. 23, 2013 – The time has come for legions of new Dragon Knights to step up and save the world! Aeria Games, a leading global publisher of free-to-play online games, has announced the launch of DK Online, its newest massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG).
Following the overwhelmingly positive response to several beta phases, DK Online is now available to all players, and all character...
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