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UPDATE:It looks like this was alla big misunderstanding, according to Neogaf sleuths, and that DSfix will survive as normal. ORIGINAL STORY: The mod that popularised the otherwise technically compromised PC version of Dark Souls has been pulled after a copyright threat. DSfix, made by Durante, implements 1080p and 60fps gameplay …
Read More »Bandai Namco changes name as it moves beyond games
Bandai Namco Games has changed its name to Bandai Namco Entertainment. It’s a subtle change but one that is actually more significant than when it altered its name from Namco Bandai to Bandai Namco. The dropping of the word ‘games’ for ‘entertainment’ reflects the firm’s efforts to expand beyond just …
Read More »Dark Souls Games for Windows Live migration is underway
PC owners who own Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition are now able to remove its Games for Windows Live integration. The move to Steamworks, which has been in the works for some time, was originally scheduled for last month before being slightly delayed. The migration is optional, should you …
Read More »The Witcher 3 dev: The market is afraid of badly polished games
The creators of The Witcher 3 says the firm had to delay the game to remove ‘small errors’ that the market is afraid of. The firm stated that the delay was made so that ‘details could be corrected’ and admitted that it had ‘set the release date too hastily’, and …
Read More »Tekken and Soul Calibur bundle out next week
Bandai Namco is bundling three of its fighting titles into a single PS3 release. The SKU, called Fighting Edition, will include Tekken 6, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and Soul Calibur V and will be released on December 19th. MCV has asked Bandai Namco how much it is going to cost. …
Read More »Dark Souls GFWL migration delayed until December
Bandai Namco’s Dark Souls will ditch Games for Windows Live a little later than initially planned. The swap from GFWL to Steam was scheduled to take place this month but will now occur in December. We are working hard to finalize the process to move your Dark Souls: Prepare to …
Read More »Dark Souls II PC owners will have to buy again to get all of Scholar of the First Sin upgrades
More details about Bandai Namco’s Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin make poor reading for PC owners. Revealed earlier, the new SKU offers an upgraded version of the existing game complete not only with all of its DLC but also with some visual, technical and gameplay tweaks. However, …
Read More »Bandai Namco reports positive six-month income and sales results
Bandai Namco has reported an increase in income and sales for the company’s first half of fiscal 2015. For the period between April 1st and September 30th 2014, net income was up 8.5 per cent year-on-year to $184,000, while net sales reached $2.2m – a 13.5 per cent increase compared …
Read More »CD Projekt announces 16 bits of DLC for The Witcher 3 – and they’re all free
In a world where Season Passes and DLC releases come at a huge premium and are often announced before a game is even out, this is quite a surprise. CD Projekt has revealed not only that it will release 16 bits of DLC for upcoming RPG The Witcher 3, but …
Read More »Bandai Namco was smart to delay Project CARS
I quite like a good horror game, and this month I’ve been spoilt for choice. There’s been Sega’s terrifying Alien Isolation and Bethesda’s The Evil Within, which marked the return of Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami to the genre he created. Thankfully I have been saving up my trade-in credit …
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