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New releases this week | June 10th – June 17th
Very quite on releases for the following 7 days, possibly due to E3 taking all the limelight this week. The Last Of Us keeps the 'quality over quantity' phrase alive though.
Ubisoft jokes about the Always-On Kinect
While not directly mentioning Xbox One's Kinect, the angle at which the picture was taken -under the tv, pointed at the sofa, same height as the coffee table- does look like the view you would see from a Kinect camera.
Planetside 2 & DC Universe Online Confirmed for PS4
John Smedley, President of Sony Online Entertainment, stated “Since the launch of the original EverQuest, we have pioneered major shifts in the development of MMOs and videogames as a whole, and now we’re bringing our titles to the forefront of next-gen gaming. Players are evolving and want a variety of ways to access and play games. Our goal is to deliver epic gaming experiences that players crave while harnessing the awesome power and technology of this incredible new platform. We are thrilled to bring two of our most popular free-to-play games to PS4.”
Counting down to Playstation at E3
A countdown timer has been added to the Official Playstation site counting down to when the tech giant takes to the stage at this year's E3. The conference is set to begin at 6pm local time (Los Angeles) on Monday evening. Those of you in Europe will need to stay up late to watch the show. 2am in UK/Ireland or 3am in Central Europe.
Keifer Sutherland is Snake in MGS5
Konami have today announced that Keither Sutherland will be taking over the role of Snake in the upcoming Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. He replaces David Hayter, who played the well loved character in various guises for almost fifteen years. Hayter wasn't warned about the transition, but seems to have seen the writing on the wall long before the game's April blowout.
Deus Ex: The Fall announced for iOS
Yesterday, Square Enix made a bit of a surprising announcement: the next Deus Ex game was almost ready for release, and would launch in July on... mobile phones and tablets?
Sony shutting down servers for select titles
All good things must come to an end and the same is true for online gaming for certain titles. As games get older and hype dies down it's inevitable the multiplayer will be abandoned too. Sony released a list of games today that will have their servers shut down, effectively removing the online functionalities for said games.
Oops. Microsoft advertises a Sony product
Microsoft's official Dutch Windows Facebook page made quite a blunder earlier today when they posted an image featuring 4 games and asked followers to name each of them. Let's give it a go shall we?
PS Vita Getting Fieldrunners 2 this summer
The sequel to the wildly successful tower defence game, Fieldrunners, is now confirmed to be in the “final stages of development” as stated by a post on the PlayStation blog. This new addition to the series includes over 25 ingeniously designed towers… and I hear that guns can transform enemies into cows now… Well, that should satiate any beef cravings one might have. The game’s engine has also been completely redesigned to allow for a completely new feature; precision attacks. This allows every single enemy to carve a unique path throughout the battlefield, which should make for more interesting gameplay.
Portable gaming system Wikipad releasing next week
June 11th will mark the release of the Wikipad in America, a portable gaming system specially designed for playing Android type games. At present this is a US only release date and no word yet on when we can expect the system in Europe.