BioWare co-founders Ray Muzyka And Greg Zeschuk have announced they are retiring from BioWare. both have written blogs about their retirement, you can catch them at Ray Muzyka And Greg Zeschuk. Ray is going to get involved with Social Impact Investment whilst Greg will get involved in Craft Beer, not just making but also creating Beer Diaries.
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BioWare Blog
Rovio have revealed Bad Piggies, a Spin-off from Angry Birds, and announced the game is set to come out on 27th September on iOS, Android and Mac. this game lets you play as the Angry Birds Piggies, you have to create vehicles for them to get to the end of level using the building blocks provided. the trailer shows that there are obstacles which mean some vehicles need fly. the way the building works means there are many different ways to complete a level. Rovio have also announced PC and Windows Phone 8 versions will be coming later.
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NCsoft have announced they are bringing Guild Wars 2 to Macs, with support from ArenaNet and TransGaming. anyone who has already bought Guild Wars 2 is eligible to join in the Mac Beta. the Beta is live and running on liver servers. when the game goes live, updates will come to both the Mac and PC versions at the same time.
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Bethesda have released the final behind the scenes look at Dishonored. this video focuses on the dev team applying the finishing touches to the game.
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Bethesda Blog
Tecmo Koei have revealed the games they are bringing to this years Tokyo Game Show. each of these games are playable and include:
- Dead Or Alive 5 (PS3 + Xbox 360)
- Fist Of The North Star: Ken's Rage 2
- Dynasty Warriors 7 Empires
- Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper (Wii U)
The Tecmo Koei booth is located in 2nd Hall, booth #2-N1 and will be open through Thursday 20th September until end of Sunday 23rd September.
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Nintendo have announced all retail 3DS games that are available on the 3DS eShop will earn double star points when bought. this is open to UK Stars members and will require the 3DS being linked to your Stars Account. this means that any one who buys New Super Mario Bros. 2, Freakyforms Deluxe Your Creations, Alive! and New Art Academy: Learn New Painting Techniques and Share Your Art from the eShop will earn 500 Stars instead of just 250 Stars the retail versions come with.
when you buy the game from the eShop, you will be presented with a survey which will need to be answered within 28 days to get all 500 Stars.
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Nintendo UK
