Need for Speed: Rivals announced by EA
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EA has announced Need for Speed: Rivals, the latest entry in the long-running racing franchise.
Rivals is in development at Ghost Games – EA’s newest studio – in partnership with Burnout and Need for Speed: Most Wanted developer Criterion Games.
The game will run on EA’s Frostbite 3 engine, and capture “the adrenaline and intensity of the street’s ultimate rivalry between cops and racers, in a stunning open road environment”, according to EA.
Players that manage to avoid the police will accumulate Speedpoints, which may be used to unlock new cars and items, but which will make them a more valuable target for the cops.
Gamers will also be able to play as the police, and work together to nab racers and earn promotions within the police force.
Atari to auction all IP piece by piece
After failing to find a buyer for its entire back catalogue, Atari will auction its IP piece by piece.
In January Atari filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and since convened with about 180 potential buyers only to receive 15 unsatisfactory bids for its entire catalogue.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Atari will hold auctions over four days in July, and is seeking a minimum of US$22.2 million (NZ$27.4 million) in total.
Dead Island studio announces free-running zombie title Dying Light
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Dead Island studio Techland has announced another zombie title: Dying Light.
The Polish studio said the game was a free-running zombie survival title with a day/night cycle.
Zombies are slow in daylight, but their numbers and strength increase at night.
“Microsoft did not target the highest-end graphics” – Xbox One engineer
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A Microsoft engineer says the company purposefully didn’t aim for the highest possible specs on the Xbox One.
Speaking in a video touting the power of the Xbox One, Microsoft’s silicon development general manager Greg Williams told Engadget that Microsoft's engineers “purposefully did not target the highest-end graphics”.
"We targeted more as a broad entertainment play and did it in an intelligent way," he said.
Battlefield 4 release date announced
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Battlefield 4 will be available from October 31, DICE has announced.
The game is confirmed for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Windows PC.
“Powered by the advanced Frostbite 3 engine, Battlefield 4 delivers a genre-defining all-out war experience brought to life with unmatched visual and audio fidelity, superior character animations, and dynamic destruction that ensures no two matches are alike,” said DICE.
The indies react: No self-publishing on Xbox Live hands money to competitors
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Destructoid has gathered a number of developer reactions to the news that Microsoft won’t allow self-publishing on the new Xbox Live.
It's worth noting that Sony, Nintendo, and Valve all allow self-publishing on their respective game distribution platforms.
Brian Provinciano, creator of Retro City Rampage:
Triple-A development "fundamentally broken" – former Trion Worlds GM
The current model of triple-A game development is fundamentally broken, according to former Trion Worlds general manager and CCO Scott Hartsman.
Speaking with Massively, Hartsman made it clear that he was talking about the system rather than companies or individuals.
“I don't know of anyone who's hired with the intent of treating people disposably. No one ever wants that, even the companies frequently perceived as ‘evil’,” he said.
Remedy explains absence of Alan Wake sequel
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Remedy creative director Sam Lake has taken to YouTube to explain why his studio is developing a new IP rather than an Alan Wake sequel.
Yesterday at Microsoft’s Xbox One reveal, Remedy announced a new IP by the name of Quantum Break, but many were hoping for Alan Wake 2.
“After the first game, we worked hard to make the sequel happen,” said Lake.
Overhauled Xbox Live still won't allow indies to self publish
Although Xbox Live is getting an overhaul, indie developers won’t be able to self-publish on the platform, Microsoft has confirmed.
With the launch of the Xbox One, the company is merging its Xbox Live Arcade, Xbox Indie Game, and Xbox Games on Demand channels into one consolidated marketplace.
However, unlike PlayStation and Nintendo – both of which allow self-publishing in their respective eShops – Microsoft is insisting that indie developers be represented by third-party publishers or Microsoft itself.
Ryse an Xbox One exclusive, launch title
Ancient Rome first-person hack ‘n’ slash Ryse is an Xbox One exclusive, Crytek has announced.
It will also be a launch title for Microsoft’s new system.
Announced during E3 2010, Ryse was described as "Microsoft's new Gears of War/Halo mega launch title".
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Dead Island studio announces free-running zombie title Dying Light
Thursday 23 May
“Microsoft did not target the highest-end graphics” – Xbox One engineer
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