Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 | Posted by Gavin Greene | 2 Comments

After a tremendous black-lash from fans, it appears that Blizzard has retracted its proposed Real ID forum system, which would have transitioned all Usernames on the Battle.net site to the player’s real life names. After the planned update was revealed to be pending for all existing and new users, the controversy surrounding it lead the company to issue a statement on the matter, despite its positive intentions of cutting down “temper tantrums” caused by the previous style of user-to-user interaction.

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Thursday, July 8th, 2010 | Posted by Christoph Vand | No Comments

For those of you like myself who are wondering why Dragon Age 2 wasn’t announced at E3, we’ve finally received the official word that Dragon Age 2 is indeed coming.  Shocker!  I know.  It was never a matter of if, but of when.  Will the following information about this game make you salivate or take a step back in thought?  Let’s find out!

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Monday, June 7th, 2010 | Posted by Gavin Greene | No Comments

Look Mr. Bubbles, misleading sales statistics!

One financial distinction that many gamers may not release is that “units shipped” does not mean “units sold.” Look no further than 2K’s Bioshock 2 which, according to the developer, shipped over 3 million units, but may have sold significantly less. Arvind Bhatia of analyst firm Sterne Agee released a statement on the Q1 statements in which 2K released the shipment statistics. However, no official statistics or predictions on how much Bioshock 2 actually sold have been released.

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Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 | Posted by Gavin Greene | 1 Comment

The grassroots gamer-political organization the Video Game Voters Network (VGVN) has just reached the 200,000 member milestone, according to its parent Entertainment Software Association. The coalition was founded in 2006, and represents the gaming community in matters of state and federal interest, most recently including bans or increased taxes on game software and misrepresentation of the community within the mainstream media.

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Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 | Posted by Gavin Greene | 2 Comments

Even if you managed to not succumb to homicidal rage by the internet account/access loopholes required to play titles like Assassin’s Creed II or Silent Hunter 5, a recent malfunction over the weekend left even legitimate copies of the software unplayable. Considering the already heated response the developer has received from the fanbase, Ubisoft was quick to issue a statement on the situation.

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Friday, February 5th, 2010 | Posted by Vincent Lam | 2 Comments

SCEE has revealed the God of War III Ultimate Trilogy Edition Box for selected retailers across Europe, Austrailia and New Zealand. This rare ticket item is only availiable for pre-order and is limited in quantity. Contents include:

• God of War III
• Sculpted replica of Pandora’s Box
• God of War Collection (God of War and God of War II, remastered in HD, running at 60 fps, with Trophy support, all on one Blu-ray Disc)
• Extra game content downloadable via PlayStation Network
• God of War Combat Arena containing an exclusive environment and seven challenges to complete
• Dominus character skin
• Apollo character skin
• Phantom of Chaos character skin
• Forgotten Warrior character skin
• Special audio bonus
• God of War Trilogy Soundtrack – God of War I, II, and III scores from the game (3 CDs in total)
• God of War: Blood and Metal EP – a heavy metal homage featuring original music inspired by God of War (downloadable via PSN)
• Artbook
• Postcards

Currently there is no price for the item. SCEE has also mentioned a new trailer we be unveiled on February 11th. God of War III will be released on March 16th in North America and March 19th in Europe.

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 | Posted by Mats Paasche | No Comments

Virtua Tennis will now also be available on Wii, and it will use Wii Motion Plus.

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 | Posted by Kipp Pietrantonio | No Comments

June 2, 2009

Wii Sports Resort includes, frisbee, ping pong, golf, basketball, archery, sword games, wave runner…and more

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 | Posted by Kipp Pietrantonio | No Comments

Includes a Skateboarding game, perfect ten (brain age for your backside) and new fitness features.

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 | Posted by Kipp Pietrantonio | No Comments

June 2, 2009

Following their success bringing their titular franchise back to its roots on the DS, Nintendo kicked off their press conference at E3 with a reveal of New Super Mario Brothers Wii. Bringing back the classic look and feel of the plumber’s glory days, the title comes equipped with up to 4-player co-op multiplayer, with a variety of new suits and abilities to use for and against your friends.

Monday, June 1st, 2009 | Posted by Kipp Pietrantonio | 1 Comment

Halo ODST has a release date: 9/22 and the newly announced Halo Reach will have a beta included.

Monday, June 1st, 2009 | Posted by Mats Paasche | No Comments

Forza Motorsport 3 will be relapsed in October this year, the game will featured more than 300 real cars as well as new community features.

Monday, June 1st, 2009 | Posted by Kipp Pietrantonio | No Comments

Microsoft opened up their press conference with a Beatles Rock Band presentation, headlines by Yoko Ono, Olivia Harrison and then Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney. Followed by a presentation of Tony Hawk’s Ride by none other than Tony Hawk himself.

Monday, June 1st, 2009 | Posted by Kipp Pietrantonio | No Comments

Crysis 2 has officially been unveiled as a future title for Xbox 360 and Ps3. This will be the first title to use the new engine CRYengine 3.

Sunday, May 31st, 2009 | Posted by Gavin Greene | No Comments

May 30, 2009

Again through the pre-E3 pipeline we hear of news of games yet to come. The latest in the line of premature surprises is the release date for yet another highly anticipated title for the upcoming Fall season, Batman Arkham Asylum. Come August 25th (in the States, the 28th in Europe,) gamers will finally be able to set foot in Gotham’s most notorious location and battle the fiendish insanity of the Joker and his minions on the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. Speaking of the crazy clown, the team also revealed a new game-play trailer for the Playstation 3 version of the title, showing challenge room footage of a playable Joker, another titilation to increase the anticipation for the coming months.

The trailer in question can be viewed here