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Originally Posted by wraggster

The lack of dedicated PC Ghost Recon titles was a result of the sorry state of the retail market for the platform, Ubisoft has explained.

Theo Sanders, creative director of the forthcoming Ghost Recon Online, told CVG that all PC releases in the series were ported down from the console versions.

"We knew it was a platform we wanted to come back to. However, until recently, the retail market for PC made it difficult to invest in a big, dedicated product," he

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics decided to reboot the Tomb Raider franchise because heroine Lara Croft was starting to lose relevance, so says brand director Karl Stewart.

In a Rock Paper Shotgun interview, Stewart argued that gamers were struggling to relate to the invincible, infallible old Lara. Conversely, the revised take on the gaming icon will be more more grounded and accessible.

"I think Lara's a beloved character and Crystal has really enjoyed

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Originally Posted by wraggster

PC and PlayStation 3 gamers will have to wait to jump into the Call of Duty: Elite beta, Activision has said.

The social network and stat tracking service is already live for Xbox 360 owners.

PS3 gamers get Elite "this summer". PC gamers have to wait until the autumn.

The news comes alongside the release of a new Call of Duty: Elite trailer, below, taken from a personal walkthrough from Beachhead studio head Chacko Sonny and Noah Heller, product

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Zombie game Dead Island has been given a Mature sticker by North American age-rating body ESRB.

Blood and gore and violence are the main reasons why. You can dismember zombies with a wide variety of weaponry and even stamp on their vacant heads to finish them off.

Dead Island also apparently has references to drugs, under age sex, alcohol and naughty words.

"This is a first-person shooter in which players join a group of survivors who must battle

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The Assassins' Creed Wii U game is not Revelations, Ubisoft has confirmed.

In an interview with Swedish website Aftonbladet, translated by our Swedish brethren Eurogamer.se, Ubisoft mega boss Yves Guillemot said it's "for the future".

Here's the exact translation:

"We saw something about a new Assassin's Creed for Wii U. What can you say about that?" asks the website.

"Our next edition of Assassin's will be in a

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