Originally Posted by wraggster EA defending developers without the resources to take on the social games giant, claims COO EA is standing up for the industry against Zynga in its lawsuit over cloning allegations, the publishing giant’s COO has claimed. Speaking to Eurogamer, Peter Moore said that there had been a number of examples in the past where Zynga had release copycat titles, but there had never been a company with the resources to take on the social games giant in court. He added that ...
Originally Posted by wraggster GAME OF THE DAY: Some genres have struggled in the transition from TV to touchscreen. Football is not one of them. Early efforts to bring football to smartphones focused on trying to concentrate the established console game model on the smaller, button-less screen. And sometimes it worked, too – X2’s First Touch Soccer was decent. But the genre really flourished when developers stopped trying to emulate the two-decade old console design model and started to approach the genre from ...
Originally Posted by wraggster This year’s instalment of Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer series is stepping up the licencing war with EA’s FIFA IP. PES 2013 will boast 150 licenses in total, including the entire Spanish league, every team in Italy’s Serie A, The UEFA Champions League, a host of European club teams and 17 additional international teams, including England. What it lacks, however, is a strong showing from the Premier League. In fact, Konami’s press material suggests that Manchester United will ...
Originally Posted by wraggster If there's one thing I can say about Hotline Miami, it's that it leaves an impression. The music is probably what hit me first: electronic tunes that range from foreboding drones to synth-heavy, 80s-inspired rhythms. Pixelated visuals throb with neon colors that would be right at home in an episode ofMiami Vice. The overall tone is reminiscent of the film Drive, which is no accident. Dennis ...
Originally Posted by wraggster Machinarium will finally come to PS3 in September, at least in Europe, according to ... a comment thread on a European PlayStation Blog post. SCEE's Ross McGrath teased " two new titles as well in September, one brand new and one new to PSN" in a PlayStation Plus post. Reader Antares commented on that post guessing that the brand new game was Double Dragon Neon and the new-to-PSN game was Machinarium ...