Alessio Palumbo's articles

Meeting Everquest Next and its creators

At Gamescom 2013, we had the pleasure to witness a BCD (behind closed doors) presentation of Everquest Next, unveiled for the first time during SOE Live last month in Las Vegas. Hosting the presentation were none other than Dave Georgeson, Director of Development for the Everquest franchise and the very man who pulled the curtain Read more

South Park The Stick of Truth release date unknown

We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this one is certainly going to leave many fans disappointed: we just received an update from Ubisoft schedule - and South Park The Stick of Truth release date is still completely unknown at this point, with only a sad “TBC” label. Even games scheduled for Read more

You can move gold from The Witcher 2 to The Witcher 3

Speaking to VG247, Marek Ziemak, Gameplay Producer at CD Projekt RED for The Witcher 3, confirmed that amongst other things, players will be able to move gold collected from their The Witcher 2 inventory. As for what to expect, players will be able to continue their progress, continue with the decisions made in storyline of Read more

Activision CEO: “We’re more than yearly CoD”

In an interview with CVG, Activision CEO Erik Hirshberg has rejected the notion that the company is risk-averse, adding that Activision as a whole is a lot more than just a yearly Call of Duty and that they actually have some appetite for risk.  I think there is a false narrative that all Activision wants Read more

Dark Souls 2 beta registration is open

Namco Bandai just sent us a press release announcing that the Dark Souls 2 beta registration is now open, although it seems like it will involve PlayStation 3 users. You can try to be one of the lucky beta testers by entering your data here  or directly on PSN. The first beta test for Europe, Australia, Read more

Blacklight Retribution PS4 recorded LIVE @ Gamescom

PlayStation 4 looks to be the next-gen console of choice for F2P developers. We have tried quite a few at Gamescom, including Blacklight Retribution PS4, and you can check our recorded FullHD (off-screen) footage below. Blacklight Retribution for PS4 should be released in the launch window of Sony‘s next-gen console. For the record, Zombie Studios Read more

Killzone Shadow Fall multiplayer: new video, info

All of a sudden, a burst of new information, screenshots and videos have been released for Killzone Shadow Fall, Guerrila Games‘ launch title for PlayStation 4 and the fourth entry in the main series (not counting the episodes on PSP/Vita). The game has been closely guarded at Gamescom, but just the following week - this Read more

Dragon’s Prophet Frontier system - exclusive reveal

During Gamescom 2013 we stopped by Infernum, the European publisher of Dragon’s Prophet, the latest fantasy MMORPG by Runewaker. You might remember our earlier interview and giveaway for the game. This time, they were eager to let us know about Dragon’s Prophet Frontier system - the big PvP sandbox-like update that will be included in Read more

Warframe to be PS4 timed exclusive at launch

Digital Extremes just confirmed in a press release that Warframe is going to be a PlayStation 4 timed exclusive for three months. The game will be downloadable on PSN starting from the console’s launch (scheduled for 15 November in North America and 29 November in Europe). Here’s the official comment of Creative Director Steve Sinclair: Read more

Dragon Age Inquisition multiplayer may not be a dream

In an interview with French website Dragon Age Saga, we discovered that a Dragon Age Inquisition multiplayer mode might not be a faint dream for fans. Speaking with Cinematic Director Jonathan Perry at a recent event held in London, they asked him about such a mode, and this was his reply: Lots of people have Read more