Compared to competitors like Konami, Square-Enix, and Namco, Capcom is one of few Japanese third parties staying profitable on consoles and handhelds. Not only is Capcom making next-gen exclusives like Dead Rising 3 and Deep Down (the latter of which still isn’t confirmed for the US), but the home of …
Read More »RadioRadar podcast 065: The Xbox One Super Show!
Oh, that’s right. It’s time for nearly two hours of Xbox One talk. Want to find out about the hardware? Want to learn about the software? We’ve got you covered. Hosts: Hollander Cooper, Greg Henninger, Ryan Taljonick, Lucas Sullivan, Zach Betka, Henry Gilbert, Tom MagrinoQuestion of the week: What’s your …
Read More »What is your favorite PS4 feature? – Ask GamesRadar
Hello, dear readers! GamesRadar has an awesome community and we love hearing from you. We love it so much, in fact, that we created a show just for you! Our Community Manager Greg Henninger is going to sit down every week and answer your burning questions. This week’s questions come …
Read More »PS4 Livestream happening RIGHT NOW!
The embargo has lifted, the PS4 review is live, and we can finally give you a peek behind the curtain the beginning of a new generation. We’ve got a PS4 in-hand, and some amazing games to boot, and we want to spend half the day showing them to you. Tune …
Read More »The real potential of the next generation is in its workout games
“Move right into the center there,” the Xbox Fitness rep instructed me. I was demoing their game at a preview event for all Xbox One launch titles, “Good, now stand still.” A few seconds passed. The TV screen lit up, my heart rate was 80 beats per minute. What. Witchcraft? …
Read More »People Can Fly working on Fortnite, renamed Epic Games Poland
Gears of War: Judgment (opens in new tab) and Bulletstorm (opens in new tab) developer People Can Fly has been renamed Epic Games Poland and put to work on next-gen build-and-battle survival game Fortnite (opens in new tab). Epic Games confirmed the switch-up in a statement to Pixel Enemy (opens …
Read More »AAA devs get back to making games, not products
“It was not the way I envisioned creating video games,” says Simon Darveau. He’d been with Ubisoft for half a decade, where he worked as a game designer on the Assassin’s Creed series. Being a AAA developer on an established franchise certainly had its perks–a decent salary, a secure job. …
Read More »Ubisoft adding 500 positions to Quebec studios through 2020
Ubisoft is adding more than 500 jobs to its Quebec studios over the next seven years. Usually the numbers are going in the opposite direction in stories like these, but Ubisoft said the need to strengthen its online gaming headquarters and company-wide infrastructure justified the $373 million investment. Its Quebec …
Read More »World 1-2, the ultimate video game music collaboration
Mega Man composer Manami Matsumae, along with Keiji Yamagishi of Ninja Gaiden, Austin Wintory of Journey, and other video game composers have announced today the release of their mega collaboration: World 1-2: The Complete Collection. Available now, this collection features both the original collaboration, World 1-2, and the follow up, …
Read More »Japanese genres were missing out on (and some enlightening exceptions)
Import only? Everything’s better in Japan. Food, toilets, and vending machines are all superior; littering, pollution, and crime rates are all down. Even the dirt, it’s clean. And, depending on who you ask, Japan gets all the best video games. From platformers to shmups, fighting games to rhythm games, it …
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