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Jade Empire as an Xbox 360 launch title "would have been massive"

Posted: 10.04.2013 by Technet2k

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Dr. Greg Zeschuk muses that if their original Xbox RPG Jade Empire had of been held back as a launch title for the Xbox 360, its impact would have been vastly greater. Instead it released when the cycle was winding down.

The BioWare co-founder says it "would've been great to put off a bit" and polish it some more. The studio also missed a trick when Mass Effect missed its launch title window.

Obsidian "sad to see" LucasArts shut down game development

Posted: 09.04.2013 by Technet2k

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CEO Feargus Urquhart of Obsidian Entertainment has said he's "sad to see" what has become of LucasArts now that Disney has turned them from an internal studio to a licensing model instead.

However Disney is looking to leverage the Star Wars license among third-parties and Obsidian has already expressed how keen they are to get back into the IP, if given the chance.

CD Projekt RED: "Just no way" The Witcher 3 would run on current-gen

Posted: 05.04.2013 by Technet2k

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Sorry Xbox 360 and PS3 gamers but The Witcher 3 is exclusively next-gen hardware, and PC of course because that's "non-stop next-gen," remarked CD Projekt RED co-founder Marcin Iwinski.

Splitting it across the generations would lead to compromises that the studio won't make. It would take a "couple of years" to bring The Witcher 3 to Xbox 360 and PS3 - not worth it.

Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster coming to PS3 on New Year's Eve 2013

Posted: 26.03.2013 by JonahFalcon

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Square Enix has confirmed rumors that it will be releasing an HD remake of both Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2 for PlayStation 3. The Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster will be hitting stores on the 31st December 2013.

Borderlands 2 receiving "inventory/backup/storage increases" in next update

Posted: 26.03.2013 by Technet2k

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The next update to Gearbox Software's Borderlands 2 will be giving more room for us to cart round our loot, as well as more storage space and even higher ammo limits with "eridium maximums increased."

A full changelog is expected to be published "sometime this week" for everyone to stare at. The new Vault Hunter Krieg drops in May with the fourth and final story DLC in June.

BioWare "starting to get ready" for new Mass Effect, Tali almost benched in ME3

Posted: 25.03.2013 by Technet2k

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Casey Hudson, executive producer of the Mass Effect series, has reiterated at PAX East that 'Mass Effect 4' will be "a new thing," as it breaks away from the Commander Shephard trilogy.

The original Mass Effect team at BioWare Edmonton is creating a "whole new fictional universe", while BioWare Montreal takes the reins. Tali almost wasn't a squadmate in Mass Effect 3.

Gearbox reveals sixth playable character at PAX East 2013

Posted: 25.03.2013 by JonahFalcon

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Gearbox revealed the sixth playable character for Borderlands 2, which will be available in May for 800 Microsoft Points ($9.99 USD): Kreig, a Psycho who has become a "reformed" bandit - reformed only in that he's shooting with the Vault Hunters and not at them.

Square re-master "classic fan-favorites" Final Fantasy X & X-2, trailer next week

Posted: 22.03.2013 by Technet2k

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More HD re-mastering on the way as Square Enix announce Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2 will be getting a makeover for release on PlayStation 3 and Vita through the PlayStation Network.

FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster is a single disc bundle for PS3 while Vita gets them individually. An official announcement trailer is due out Monday, March 25th.

New Dead Island: Riptide trailer features new playable character

Posted: 21.03.2013 by Technet2k

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Deep Silver and Techland have released a new gameplay trailer for Dead Island: Riptide and in it we see John Morgan, the fifth available protagonist to choose from when battling the undead.

Riptide takes place on another island seperate from the original, which gave the studio plenty of opportunity to work in all new content without developing a full sequel.

BioWare writer recalls Nyreen's creation in Omega DLC, her character "never an issue"

Posted: 20.03.2013 by Technet2k

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Mass Effect scribe Ann Lemay describes one of the "simplest and smoothest" processes she's ever experienced in the video games industry and it surrounded the creation of the first female Turien - Nyreen.

Nyreen originally was an unremarkable asari, but Lemay saw an opportunity. If joined by a female Commander, it presents a "triumvirate of interesting, diverse, and powerful female characters."

Redesigned boss fights in Deus Ex: Human Revolution exclusive to Wii U

Posted: 20.03.2013 by Technet2k

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Terrible news for Deus Ex: Human Revolution fans as while Square Enix and Eidos Montreal have announced a much improved Director's Cut, all the goodies are being kept exclusive to Nintendo Wii U.

It's revealed that boss fights have been reworked by the Montreal team so they aren't bullet-fests, although each boss still has to die because of the story. Energy recharges two cells as well now.

Rumour: PlayStation 3 version of Final Fantasy X HD includes X-2 on disc

Posted: 19.03.2013 by JamieSI

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According to a rumour picked up by FF-Reunion, Final Fantasy X HD will include X-2 on a single disc exclusively for PlayStation 3.

Final Fantasy X HD is planned for release in 2013 and each game will include its respective International edition content.

UbiSoft teases Might & Magic X for PAX East

Posted: 18.03.2013 by JonahFalcon

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One of the first open world RPGs may be making a comeback this week at PAX East, as Ubisoft has teased Might & Magic X.

Dead Island: Riptide "still connected to the original experience"

Posted: 15.03.2013 by Technet2k

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We get into a chat with creative producer Alex Toplansky for Dead Island: Riptide and ask about the upcoming new island full of shuffling undead. Riptide isn't a sequel, he says, so there's no 'reinventing the wheel'.

The team want to be clear that fans are getting "more of the core gameplay" they enjoyed in the original Dead Island, but they did want to "add a lot of original stuff," so we get a whole new island.

Borderlands 2 teaser warns mayhem is approaching

Posted: 15.03.2013 by JonahFalcon

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2K Games teased that a new Vault Hunter was coming to Borderlands 2 a few days ago. The publisher has now released a teaser trailer for that states that the debut of the new DLC will be at the PAX East panel by Gearbox on the 24th March.

CD Projekt RED confirms Cyberpunk 2077 will feature multiplayer, The Witcher 3 may

Posted: 13.03.2013 by JonahFalcon

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CD Projekt RED has confirmed that their 2015 techno-dystopic roleplaying game, Cyberpunk 2077, will feature multiplayer - something none of The Witcher titles had.

BioWare reveals Mass Effect 3 multiplayer annual stats

Posted: 08.03.2013 by JonahFalcon

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Gamers have been enjoying the multiplayer portion of Mass Effect 3 for a year, and BioWare has released some of the stats accumulated in that time.

Divinity Original Sin "makes sense" on consoles, Dragon Commander not so much

Posted: 06.03.2013 by JustCommunication

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Larian would consider bringing their upcoming RPG Divinity: Original Sin to console, CEO Sven Vinke has commented, but that Dragon Commander wouldn't work anymore.

Speaking to Strategy Informer, Vinke mentioned that a console version of Original Sin was simply down to finance and development:

"Original Sin makes sense on console for me, I think, if you do it split screen. Couch co-op would be great... that's purely a financial aspect, we just need to develop it."

Avellone: Thrill of today's RPGs 'undermined by certain advances'

Posted: 05.03.2013 by Technet2k

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Obsidian Entertainment's Chris Avellone feels some advancements in the RPG genre are greatly better than others, as some are robbing us of the thrill we should get out of exploration and triumph.

The big offenders are the likes of journals and quest compasses planning our routes for us. These have been more for "player convenience," he says, but it waters down the RPG experience.

Mass Effect 3: Citadel trailer invites gamers to spend one last adventure with old friends

Posted: 04.03.2013 by JonahFalcon

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The final single player downloadable content pack for Mass Effect 3, Citadel, is coming out tomorrow on the 5th March, and the launch trailer will bring a tear to fans' eyes as they are given one last chance to spend time with friends and romantic partners from the previous three games.