First it was Lindsay Lohan, now it's disgraced dictator Manuel Noriega's turn to sue a big-name developer over a popular videogame franchise. Noriega, who was the dictator of Panama until 1989, is suing Activision for appropriating his likeness and namesake without his permission for use in Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
Despite the delay to 2015, Tom Clancy's The Division made a big splash at E3 2014 with a new cinematic trailer that showcased the fall of New York City, as well as a second trailer that focused on the title's gameplay. Now a little more than a month removed from that event, Ubisoft has released a new video that goes into a little more depth.
Klei Entertainment announced today that the Reign of Giants expansion for Don't Starve will be available for the PlayStation 4 starting next week. The add-on was previously released for the PC back in April 2014.
The cast of Super Smash Bros. just got an additional helping of Fire Emblem, as today Nintendo revealed that Robin and Lucina from the popular franchise will be joining the fight. Fans of the female variant of Robin are also in luck, as both genders will be included for use.
Neversoft is officially nevermore, as the remaining members of the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater developer have now fully merged with developer Infinity Ward in order to assist on current and future projects.
Things appear to be going from bad to worse for Crytek UK, as according to a report out of Kotaku, a majority of the staff at the company's Nottingham-based office have stopped coming into work. The news about the Homefront: The Revolution developer's financial woes first surfaced late last month.
Ubisoft announced in a blog post today that Ubisoft Quebec will be the lead studio on "a future Assassin's Creed." Previous entries in the popular franchise were typically handled by the publisher's Montreal studio, with other studios providing assistance, so this is certainly an interesting alteration.
Devolver Digital has announced that Deconstructeam's point-and-click title, Gods Will Be Watching, will be released on July 24. The crowd-funded thriller will be available on Windows, Mac and Linux through either Steam, Humble or GOG.com.
Less than a month after their latest title was released, Airtight Games has quietly closed its Redmond based headquarters. The Murdered: Soul Suspect developer's former office space has been locked up and all remaining office equipment is currently in the process of being sold off.
