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Forza Horizon on the…Horizon

Posted Mar 5, 2012 at 2:23PM EST by Administrator Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: forza 4, forza horizon, forza motorsport, Microsoft, playground games, Turn 10

Microsoft confirms the rumors we’ve all been reading about.

Microsoft has done quite well with its Xbox-specific Forza franchise. The last entry in the series, Forza Motorsport 4, launched to high critical praise and strong sales worldwide. So it should come as no surprise that Microsoft is already hard at work on a new Forza game, this one tentatively titled Forza Horizon.

Horizon is being developed by PlayGround Games in conjunction with Forza creator Turn 10. The game is rumored to be a shift from the traditional Forza format, with a bigger focus on open world racing. Microsoft is currently aiming for a release in fall of 2012. Essentially, this is a confirmation of the rumors we discussed over the weekend, which in turn were spurred by a leaked trailer for the game.

Details are still scarce on Forza Horizon, but with Turn 10 onboard the franchise is at least in good hands. We’ll keep you updated as information rolls out.

What would you think of an open-world Forza?

[Edge]

Microsoft confirms the rumors we’ve all been reading about, and Turn 10 is onboard.


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EA Dumps Battlefield 3: Aftershock

Posted Mar 2, 2012 at 12:56PM EST by Administrator Listed in: iPad Tags: aftershock, battlefield 3, EA

Sometimes the best thing you can do for a game is pull the plug.

Battlefield is one of EA’s biggest brands, so it makes sense that the company would look to cash in on its popularity in any way possible. The most recent tie-in came in the form of an iOS game released for the iPad, known as Battlefield 3: Aftershock. There was only one problem: the game sucked.

Battlefield 3: Aftershock stayed live for only 15 days. Launched on February 7, the game was almost unplayable due to serious connection issues and an unresponsive control scheme. EA pulled the title from the iTunes store on February 22 so that it could tweak the title based on customer feedback.

So how did that tweaking manifest? EA is deleting the game, of course! In a statement issued earlier this week, EA confirmed that development on the game has been shut down completely, and that the servers will be pulled offline March 31.

Battlefield 3: Aftershock was free-to-play, so it’s not like anyone is really getting hurt by the game being taken offline. Anyone, of course, besides EA, who likely sank a large sum of money into the title before realizing it was a lost cause.

Did you play Battlefield 3: Aftershock? What did you think?

[Gamasutra]

Sometimes the best thing you can do for a game is pull the plug.


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Zynga Eyes Online Gambling

Posted Mar 1, 2012 at 4:27PM EST by Administrator Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: mark pincus, zynga, zynga bingo, zynga poker

Just when you thought the company couldn’t possibly be sleazier.

For many gamers, Zynga is one of those companies that represent everything that’s wrong with the industry. Their aggressive targeting of casual gamers and obvious theft of original concepts makes them an easy enemy for anyone who feels like a good rant. In short, Zynga’s reputation isn’t necessarily a good one.

Reputation aside, Zynga makes huge piles of money. And CEO Mark Pincus thinks he has an idea of how the company could make even more—online gambling. Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom event, Pincus talked about Zynga Poker’s 30 million users and how its success primes the company for its next big step:

“I think it's a good natural fit. I think, philosophically, the part people haven't noticed yet, [is that] real-money gaming is perfect with virtual goods and social games.”

This isn’t the first we’ve heard of Zynga’s plan to go into the online gambling business—its latest project, Zynga Bingo, is running in closed beta and operates on a real-money basis.

What do you think of Zynga and online gambling?

[Edge]

Just when you thought the company couldn’t possibly be sleazier.


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Temple Run Scores 36 Million Downloads

Posted Feb 13, 2012 at 6:45PM EST by Administrator Listed in: iPad, iPhone Tags: angry birds, imangi studios, temple run

Need more evidence that mobile gamers will buy anything? Here it is.


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Namco Bandai promises more support for Tales franchise in the west

Posted Oct 11, 2011 at 4:24PM EST by Administrator Listed in: PS3 Tags: Namco Bandai, tales of graces f, tales of the abyss, tales of xillia

Namco Bandai have promised to meet fans' enthusiasm with a larger focus on international releases.


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