Games News: Press Start: rumours of DriveClub delay, GTA V sells 3m in UK and more

DriveClub may need another service before driving onto shop shelves. Photograph: Sony

A selection of links, hand-picked by the Guardian games writers.

Sony holds fire on confirming DriveClub delay | CVG UK

There are persistent rumours that Sony is set to delay the release of its massively multiplayer racing game, DriveClub:

A statement on the matter, expected to confirm that some plans for the project have changed, was unavailable at the time of going to press. The wait for official communication on the matter could take more than a day.

On Wednesday, two separate publications claimed that the online-centric PS4 racing game has been delayed into 2014. The first was from the games blog The Same Coin, while a Kotaku report claims that "a person familiar with goings-on at Sony" has confirmed the rumour's veracity.

As speculation continued to circulate, DriveClub design director Paul Rustchynsky told his followers on Twitter that he could not provide any information.

Evolution's globetrotting racer is an ambitious project, using a lot of the fresh infrastructure of the PlayStation 4 online system. The reports come at the same time as Ubisoft's decision to delay the release of similarly complex next-gen driver, The Crew.

Grand Theft Auto 5 has reached 3 million in sales in the UK according to GfK Chart-Track | VG247

This one sort of speaks for itself:

Grand Theft Auto 5 has reached 3 million in sales in the UK according to GfK Chart-Track figures. The game is on its way to becoming the biggest selling game in UK history.

What does Activision have to say on the matter? This from MCV:

"Congratulations to the team at Rockstar for their success," said UK senior brand manager Kevin Flynn. "We look forward to getting the record back before the next GTA title."

Okaaaaay...

Cyan launches Kickstarter for spiritual successor to Myst | Polygon

Remember Myst – the classic cross-over adventure hit? Develop Cyan is kickstarting its 'spiritual success'...

Obduction — which the page notes means "the act of drawing or laying over" — will be a first-person adventure focused on player immersion that "harkens back" to the spirit of Cyan's Myst and Riven and builds on what the creators learned during development.

Cyan is asking for $1,100,000 to develop Obduction and is currently planning to publish the title to Windows PC and Mac, with a mid-to-late 2015 launch window. The title is being developed with a "flexible scope," meaning the developers will add more content and allow the game to grow in scale if the appropriate funding levels are achieved.

After one day it's on $113,896.

You Might Need Your 3DS If There's Ever A Legend of Zelda Movie | Kotaku

What was the key problem with the infamous 1993 Super Mario Bros movie? It seems Nintendo's answer may be that it lacked interactivity. And they won't be making that mistake again, according to Kotaku:

When I spoke to [Zelda chief, Eiji] Aonuma this past week, he told me that that ideas for a Zelda film adaptation have been batted around. "This is something that me and Mr. Miyamoto talked about," he began. "If we were to make a Zelda title, if we had interest in doing that, I think really what would be most important to us is to be able to play with the format of a movie, make it more interactive, like you're able to take your 3DS into the theater and that leads you into participating in it somehow. We wouldn't want to make it the same as any other movie. We want to somehow change what a movie is."

Let's hope it's not just "press 'A' to skip cut-scenes" or cinema-goers could be in for a short evening.

Naughty Dog has no plans to port The Last of Us to PS4 | VideoGamer

Would you like to see Joel and Ellie struggling through their apocalyptic nightmare in more intricate visual detail on PLayStation 4? Tough luck.

Discussing the idea of a PS4 port with a fan on the PlayStation Blog, Naughty Dog community strategist Eric Monacelli explained: "We have no plans to do that".

Early this year, Naughty Dog told Eurogamer that it produces its graphical assets at higher resolutions than the PS3 can handle, leading to hopes for a next-gen update – but actually most developers work in this way. And besides, that game is wrenching enough as it is.

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