The Sims 3 Console Version Announced
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010The casual gaming department of Electronic Arts, EA Play, has announced that The Sims 3 will make its way onto consoles later this year. Unique versions of the game are currently indevelopment for the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS. The Sims 3 was originally released for the Pc and Mac in June [...]
4 CommentsSupreme Court to Vote on Video Games
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010The Supreme Court of the United States has recently announced its decision to look over points of view on video game regulation. Many states have come forth to lesser courts with the proposal to regulate the purchase of certain video games beyond a rating point. Cases in favor of this policy have been shot down [...]
1 CommentSega Refocuses Digital Business Plan, Lays off 73
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010Sega West has made the news a lot recently, from its thoughts on motion controls to re-emphasizing its commitment to the Wii hardcore audience, but the company has made a new headline with a significant corporate restructuring. Its San Francisco office – which saw lay-offs of 36 employees (15%) – will now serve as its [...]
1 CommentFormer IW Devs Respawn with Fired Leads
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010The fallout over the contract and back-pay disputes between Activision and former members of Modern Warfare 2 developer Infinity Ward has lead to the latter losing over a dozen key personnel, and a new competitor studio formed at rival producer Electronic Arts. Many in the position of prediction had put two and two together in [...]
2 CommentsBethsoft Drops Interplay Lawsuit Appeal
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010The fight between current Fallout franchise right holders Bethsoft and original developer Interplay has been long and arduous one. What began as a financial disagreement over the re-release and possible future use of the first two games in the post-apocalyptic RPG series, with a federal court deciding in favor of Interplay. Bethsoft quickly reported its [...]
No CommentsPachter Doubts Continued Gears of War Exclusivity
Monday, April 26th, 2010On his weekly show over on Gametrailers.com, Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has stated that he is unsure whether the Gears of War-franchise will remain exclusive to the Xbox 360 in the future, unless Microsoft agrees to pay even more than it is already doing. Unlike the rights to the Halo-franchise, which is owned by Microsoft, [...]
No CommentsSuper Street Fighter IV Video Review
Monday, April 26th, 2010This upgrade is a bargain. Fighter fans should not miss out.
4 CommentsStimulus Package To Cost $15 On PC
Saturday, April 24th, 2010The time when PC-gamers would receive content updates free of charge appears to be nearing its end, as the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 “Stimulus Package” apparently will cost $15 for PC-users as well. Paid DLC has been common on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 for several years, but if similar content made [...]
2 CommentsRUSE Faces 3 Month Delay
Friday, April 23rd, 2010Ubisoft has stated that its upcoming real-time strategy game R.U.S.E. has been delayed by approximately 3 months. The game is now set for a release in September 2010. According to the organization, the direct cause for this delay is that the multiplayer beta that was held between March 9th and April 12th on Steam has [...]
No CommentsShamoozal Presents Micro-Shorts “Read-Only Memory”
Friday, April 23rd, 2010Phil Summers is a hell of a guy. He’s a hell of an Elder-Geek, too. This week he announced a new animated series called “Read-Only Memory” through his site Shamoozal.com and GoNintendo.com.
1 CommentLate Night Gaming Excuses to Tell Your Significant Other
Friday, April 23rd, 2010It’s 3AM. You’ve completely lost track of time playing while playing video games and now you have to sneak back into bed. Here’s what you should say and what you shouldn’t say.
15 CommentsNew Tony Hawk Installment Announced
Friday, April 23rd, 2010Following a Tweet from skateboarding-legend Tony Hawk earlier this week, Activision has confirmed that the next installment in the Tony Hawk series will be known as Tony Hawk: SHRED. The previous Tony Hawk game that was released, Tony Hawk: RIDE, received generally negative reviews. It has not been announced if this new installment in the series [...]
3 CommentsActivision to Hand Out Bonuses to Remaining IW Staff
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010In the news story that keeps on giving, Activision seems to be following in line with their recent comments on how they will keep staff in Infinity Ward despite a string of controversial firings and resignations. Revealed via Facebook page of a group bluntly known as “Gamers Against Bobby Kotick and Activision”, that the bonuses [...]
3 CommentsGuinness Confirms MW2 as Biggest Entertainment Launch
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010The video game analyst and consumer communities have long assumed that the November launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was the biggest in entertainment history, an assertion backed by its publisher Activision only 24 hours after it became available. Guinness World Records finally recently confirmed this assumption, stating that the $401.6 million grossed [...]
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