Month: July 2012
Tony Hawk’s HD Grinds Its Way To Release
Tony Hawks Pro Skater HD has 720’d its way on to Xbox Live and will be available on the PlayStation Network later today ,Activision has confirmed. It can be yours for 1200 Microsoft points or $15 USD if you’re playing along at home on a PlayStation. This latest Tony Hawk includes rebuilt content from Tony […]
Paradox Interactive announces its “Six Games and Rock’n’Roll Tour”
Paradox Interactive has kicked off what it dubs the “Six Games and Rock’n’Roll Tour.” The Swedish publisher and some developers will be embarking on a “coast to coast tour” of the United States, showcasing five previously announced games and one mystery game. Highlights from the tour are available on their tumbler page. The first stop […]
MechWarrior Online Community Day and Centurion Mech Announced
Mechwarrior Online Developers Piranha Games have been very busy this week. First, they released a video showcasing the upcoming free-to-play game’s latest Mech, the Centurion. This medium sized Mech is sort of like the T-34 of Mechs, boasting a good mix of speed, armor, and firepower. You can watch the video with some pretty gameplay […]
20 Staff Laid off From Dead Rising Studio
20 staff members from Capcom Vancouver (formally Blue Castle Games) have been laid off the studio confirmed via their official twitter account. After publishing 4 Dead Rising titles in two years (Dead Rising 2 & Off the Record where standalone titles and Case: West/ Case: Zero where downloadable) it is understanding that they would want […]
Next Ratchet & Clank Features Tower Defense
James from Insomniac Games published a guest post over at the PlayStation Blog outlining some brand new features coming to their latest game, Rachet and Clank: Full Frontal Assault. While the game returns to the classic third person, behind the player, combat we’re all used too – Insomniac has also introduced a new tower defense […]
Steam Summer Sale Deals For July 18th
The Steam Summer Sale continues despite my best attempts at monkeywrenching. In fact, I used all the knowledge at my disposal. For instance, while cutting my cable company’s fiber optic lines, I made certain to cut a section of wire out and take it with me. That makes things harder for the technicians to fix. […]
Is World War Z Getting Video Game Treatment?
It appears the movie World War Z will be getting the video game treatment. A trademark was registered by Paramount Pictures with emphasis on the electronic games industry. You can view the trademarks here and here. The trademark specifies that the goods and services will be: “electronic games”, “electronic downloadable games”, and ““electronic game software for handheld […]
New World of Warplanes Dev Diary Released
Wargaming.net has released the fourth developer’s diary for their upcoming free-to-play aerial combat game World of Warplanes. This diary focuses on the game’s control schemes: keyboard, keyboard and mouse, gamepad, and joystick. The developers promise that while “every control option comes with its own unique style and feel,” none will “grant you any in-combat advantage.” […]
Legends of Pegasus X’or Race Trailer Released
Kalypso released a new trailer for their upcoming 4X strategy game Legends of Pegasus. This trailer showcases the X’or faction, an isolationist race of sentient machines. While the trailer focuses mostly on story, there is a little bit of gameplay footage thrown in, as well as the interesting tidbit that the X’or can colonize planets […]
Steam Summer Sale Deals For July 17th
I had hoped that, by not talking about the Steam Summer Sale for a few days, it’d go away. Alas, Rae wrote about it and the curse continues. Will my wallet ever be safe from Valve’s villainous deals? Will any of us ever truly be safe? You may read today’s deals after the jump.
Battlefield 4 Confirmed In New MOH: Warfighter Trailer
Battlefield 4 is indeed a real game, as the end of the most recent Medal of Honor: Warfighter trailer confirms speculation from this weekend The trailer is a developer diary covering all of the basics including the multiplayer, weapons and more straight from the guys behind the game. At the end of the trailer is […]
Hideo Kojima Sorry To Fans About MGS5 Hoax
Fans and blogs alike where alight with news that the logo for Hideo Kojima’s next project Metal Gear Solid 5 had been shown at the San Diego Comic Con. Konami was quick to squash these rumors, and considering that fact that the only source of the rumor was a blurred, camera-phone-esque, image of the supposed […]
Evade The Cops With These Need For Speed: Most Wanted Bonuses
Criteron’s next Need For Speed title, Most Wanted, just got a whole lot more evasive with the announcement of several pre-order bonuses alongside the acknowledgement of a limited edition. Just like 2010’s Need for Speed reboot, Most Wanted will come in a limited edition. Unlike most limited editions, which require you to pre-order the game, […]
Steam Comes To Linux, First Game Left 4 Dead 2
There has been one major platform that has been overlooked in regards to Valve’s Steam service and that is Linux. Rumors have circulated for years that THE major digital distribution platform would finally make its way to the open source platform and over the weekend Valve confirmed the existence of the “Steam Penguins” project. They […]
Cole MacGrath and Jack & Daxter Confirmed For Battle Royale
Electricity and fur collide with the announcement of Jack & Daxter and Cole McGrath as playable characters in PlayStation All-Star Battle Royal. Over the weekend at ComiCon Sony confirmed that the lightening empowered hero from Infamous and Infamous 2 will be shocking his way onto the battlefield along with Jack and his wisecracking fur-ball Daxter […]