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Ubisoft wants to ‘redefine piracy in modern entertainment’ with Assassin’s Creed IV. The new title features a new pirate assassin, but this is a far more serious take on the pirate story than Treasure Island and Pirates of the Carribean – something that’s new to video games and Ubisoft hopes …
Read More »Artplant creates Game of Thrones MMO
BigPoint has announced an upcoming Massive Multiplayer Online RPG based on the popular HBO-series Game of Thrones, with Norwegian studio Artplant on development duties. Artplant, best known in Norway for various games for children based on popular television shows, has expanded heavily in the last two years, and broke through …
Read More »HBO to launch on consoles?
HBO could follow in the footsteps of Sky and launch on platforms such as Xbox 360, a new report suggests. This would bring programmes such as True Blood, The Pacific, Game of Thrones, Treme, How to Make it in America and more to console owners. The suggestion comes from IHS …
Read More »Sony signs HBO deal
The already decent video offering on the PlayStation Network has been given another boost after Sony and Time Warner signed a deal to bring HBO programming to the US arm of the network. The agreement will see the likes of Curb Your Enthusiasm, True Blood, The Sopranos, Sex and the …
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