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Kojima reportedly blocked from accepting award by Konami’s legal team
There seems to be no end to the behind the scenes drama going on between Konami Corp and Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima. During this week’s The Game Awards, show host Geoff Keighley outed Konami as being responsible for not allowing Kojima to accept an award given to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain for Best Action/Adventure ...
Double Fine to crowdfund Psychonauts sequel through Fig
This week at The Game Awards 2015, Double Fine Productions Inc revealed that it is finally working on the long awaited sequel to the cult classic platformer Pyschonauts, which was originally released in 2005 for Xbox, PlayStation 2, and PC. When it was originally released, Psychonauts received almost universal critical acclaim, but it sold relatively few copies. ...
PlayStation 4’s PS2 emulation may not be the backwards compatibility we’ve been waiting for
PlayStation 4 owners were excited last month when Sony Corp confirmed that full PlayStation 2 emulation would be coming to the console, making it easier for fans to play classic games from the highest selling game console of all time on the highest selling console of today. Unfortunately, it looks like the emulation may not ...
Total War: Warhammer dev calls fans’ negative reaction to pre-order bonus “disheartening”
There has been growing resistance to pre-ordering games among several online gaming communities lately, especially after numerous high profile games launched within the last two years with game-breaking bugs and major server problems. After the fiasco that was the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight, it is hard to deny that buying a game before it releases is ...
Nintendo president promises NX will be “something unique and different”
Over the last year, there has been plenty of speculation surrounding Nintendo Co Ltd’s next game console, which the Japanese company has been calling “NX.” After the somewhat lackluster launch of Wii U, which has continued to trail far behind the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, Nintendo has been rumored to be speeding along development on ...
EA denies GameStop exec’s claims that Star Wars Battlefront “underperformed”
Despite all of the hype surrounding Star Wars this year, GameStop Corp exec Tony Bartel recently claimed in front of a group of retail investors that Electronic Arts Inc’s highly anticipated Star Wars Battlefront reboot failed to meet the game seller’s expectations. Bartel said that the game was one of three November releases (along with Assassin’s Creed Syndicate and Halo ...
Twitch encourages users to “co-stream” upcoming industry events
Twitch will soon be airing live coverage of two major upcoming video game industry events, The Game Awards 2015 and PlayStation Experience 2015, and the popular game livestreaming says that it wants its regular users to be able to participate with their own coverage, even if they can’t actually attend the events in person. “We’re excited ...
Verizon builds phone in Minecraft with working calls, video chat and web browsing
There is no shortage of incredible contraptions created within Minecraft, but Verizon Communications Inc seems to have taken things a step further by building a fully functioning cell phone within the Minecraft game world. Some of the features supported by Verizon’s Minecraft phone include video chat (with predictably blocky results), text/MMS, and extremely low-res web browsing. “Believe it or not, ...
Super Smash Bros mod ‘Project M’ ceases development and shuts off all downloads
The creators of the popular Super Smash Bros. Brawl mod Project M have announced that they are ceasing all development on the program, and they have shut down all download sources for the mod. “We’ve learned so much in the process of making Project M—accumulating life-changing lessons in communication, team work, professionalism, work ethic, and more—but there’s ...
GOG’s big winter sale is here with huge discounts on the Witcher series and dozens more
While the sales on the Steam Store may get more attention, they are not the only game in town when it comes to great deals on PC games. Today, GOG.com launched its Big Winter Sale, which includes huge discounts on dozens of games. One of the main advantages of buying games on GOG as opposed to ...
