Earlier this week, Ed Fries, a former Microsoft employee, discussed the acquisition of Rare by his ex-employers with Develop. What wasn’t known about the situation was how hard Microsoft had to fight to acquire it. A bidding war had reportedly been fought between Microsoft, Nintendo, and Activision, the latter remaining the strongest contender until internal […]
Originally exclusively intended as part of a Playstation Move bundle, Sony has announced that the 320gb hard-drive SKU of the Playstation 3 Slim will be offered as a stand-alone product. According to the Playstation blog, the console will retail for $349, fifty dollars less than the Move bundle it was formerly exclusive to, and fifty […]
It might not seem like Activision-Blizzard ever needs a new MMO with the consistent success of World of Warcraft, but that hasn’t stopped the developer from beginning production on a new, unrelated project. Speaking to Gametrailers, Mike Morhaime hinted at a more thorough reveal in 2012, and assured gamers that the new game would not […]
Keiji Inafune, the creator of the Mega Man series and producer of the Dead Rising, Lost Planet, and Onimusha franchises, has announced on his personal blog that he will be leaving Capcom at the end of the current month, effectively making today his final day in office. Last April, Inafune was named Global Head of […]