Ben Abbott
It appears that Battlefield 4 will retain the last instalment's modern trappings, with DICE announcing at GDC that the game will be set in the current day.
"We still want to stay in this genre, the modern day as it is." stated DICE's general manager Karl Magnus Troedsson (quoted from Joystiq). Read More.
A 'leaked' screenshot from a potential Prince of Persia reboot has surfaced on the official Ubisoft forums this past weekend. Bearing the moniker 'POP_ZERO_2', this image appears to star a completely new and highly muscular hero in an unknown setting. Read More.
Living up to rumours that have been circulating since July, Sony have just announced the God of War Saga - collecting every instalment of the franchise in one package - and the inFAMOUS Collection, bundling both games in the series along with the Festival of Blood DLC. Read More.
Images of next-generation Xbox development kits have appeared online this last weekend, and - if Eurogamer's Digital Foundry is to be believed - they are real.
Posted on the ASSEMbler forums, these photos show what would appear to be an unassuming PC tower, a launch-screen prominently featuring the name 'Durango' (thought to be an alias of the system) and a binary cascade effect which appears repeatedly throughout. Read More.
A letter reportedly sent to Gamestop reveals that Ubisoft plan to implement a Season Pass for Assassin's Creed III, which provides "better value" for the game's DLC. The letter also divulged that Ubisoft are creating another team which will work on "post-launch episodic content". Read More.
Speculation of an entry-level 16GB 'PS3 4000' model is true, claims a VG247 source. Utilising Flash storage, it is apparently intended to compete with Microsoft's 4GB Xbox 360. Read More.
Gameloft and Warner Bros. released a new trailer earlier today which revealed that their mobile-exclusive Dark Knight Rises game is slated for a July 20th release. Read More.
2009 point-and-click puzzle adventure Machinarium might be coming to the PlayStation Vita, if a post on the ESRB website is to be believed.
Rated 'Everyone 10+', the game has been listed for Macintosh, Windows PC, PlayStation 3 and PS Vita. Although it's already been confirmed that the title would be coming to PSN and it made the journey to iPad last year, a port to Sony's handheld hasn't yet been announced. Read More.
UPDATE:
Battlefield 4 has been confirmed on EA's website. Pre-ordering the Limited or Deluxe Edition of Medal of Honor Warfighter will indeed gain you access to the beta. Read More.
Epic has revealed that the next instalment in the Gears of War franchise will be hitting stores on March 19th, 2013.
Set 14 years before the original Gears of War, the game will star long-standing team-mates Cole and Baird in 'Kilo Squad', a unit charged with treason and cowardice for unknown reasons. Read More.
In the midst of San Diego Comic-Con, Microsoft have unveiled a Limited Edition Halo 4 bundle that will hit the market on November 6th. It will retail for $399.
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Recent rumours suggest that 343 Industries might be working on a HD remake of Halo 2. With the success of last November's Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, the UK's Official Xbox Magazine has suggested that the Master Chief's second outing might be about to receive the same treatment. Read More.
It was revealed earlier today that Michael Fassbender will star in - as well as co-produce - the proposed Assassin's Creed movie.
"Michael Fassbender was our first choice," Ubisoft Motion Pictures CEO Jean-Juliet Baronnet told Variety "Michael is an extremely smart, talented, versatile and committed actor. Read More.
Sega has revealed that free-to-play multiplayer RPG Phantasy Star Online 2 will be launching for PC in North America and Europe during early 2013.
"Phantasy Star Online was a revolutionary game when it was released, and we want to make sure that its successor in the series is every bit as ambitious," Chris Olson (Vice President of Digital Business at SEGA of America) revealed via the press release. Read More.
