Author: Rae Michelle Richards
Facebook IPO Could Make Them A Major Player In The Gaming World
All eyes are on Facebook’s impending initial public offering, with rumblings of the company’s stock being open to the public in a little as two weeks. The world of business and the world of gaming very rarely collide with positive results, and the few times business stories have appeared on our front page we were […]
Check Out MechWarrior Online’s Long Range Devastator
A new mech from Pirhana Game’s upcoming MechWarrior Online has been revealed. The Catapult mech uses long range missiles in order to obliterate its targets. When paired with a spotter the Catapult can devastate opponents who aren’t within visible range. Rounding out the Catapult’s offense package are a series of four laser cannons and freaking […]
Rumor: $99 Xbox 360 Bundle To Be Released Soon
A report over at IGN suggests that Microsoft may be preparing to release a brand new Xbox 360 bundle priced at $99. Before you get excited about the prospect of the Xbox 360 now costing just a little more than a new release game you should understand that are a few caveats. This new bundle […]
New Port Royal 3 Trailer Released
Kalypso Media has released a brand new walkthrough for their upcoming Caribbean trading simulator Port Royal 3. The six minute long video introduces you to the basics of the Port Royal franchise including the game’s controls, how to send out your trading convoy and of course nautical battles. Port Royal 3 offers players the ability […]
Skyrim’s First DLC – Dawnguard – Arrives This Summer
One of 2011’s finest games, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, will receive its first dose of downloadable content with the release of Dawnguard this summer Bethesda has announced. In a similar fashion to Activision’s Call of Duty DLC the Xbox 360 version of Dawnguard will be a timed exclusive. This means that PC and PS3 […]
Konami Set To Deploy Solid Snake Onto Vita This June
Solid Snake will be deployed on the PlayStation Vita for the first time with the release of the Metal Gear Solid Collection this June Konami has announced. The Vita version of the collection will include the re-mastered versions of Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3 that were released on the Xbox 360 […]
SEGA Announces $15,000 Virtua Fighter V Tournament
SEGA has announced that they will be holding a tournament for the upcoming Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown at the 2012 Evo Championships. The game itself won’t be part of the official EVO festivities but the $15,000 pot of prize money will be included as a side tournament at this year’s event. SEGA’s tournament will […]
G4 and Adam Sessler Part Ways
Longtime host of X-Play and Editor and Chief at G4 Media, Adam Sessler, has parted ways with the company according to his spokesperson. Sessler is arguably one of the most recognizable names and faces in the industry. Over his 14 year career with G4 he has hosted two different incarnations of X-Play (originally titled Extended […]
THQ Releases Free Darksiders II Avatar Shirt
Want some new threads for your Xbox Live avatar but don’t want to shell out 80 points for a new shirt? Save yourself some Microsoft Points (and by extension real world money) with Ubisoft’s free Darksiders II avatar T-Shirt. The free T-shirt can be obtained by visiting the Darksiders II facebook page and following the […]
Kid Icarus Multiplayer Tour Set To Sweep Europe
Nintendo has announced a series of multiplayer challenge events for Kid Icarus Uprising set to sweep across Europe during late April and early May. Do you think you have what it takes to take on the Kid Icarus Battle Squad? The big N will be giving away free posters to everyone who challenges the squad […]
Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 Offers Players Full Control of The Field
Konami announced the next entry in the Pro Evolution Soccer series for release this fall. The2013 edition of PES promises to include changes influenced by the series’ earlier games. In addition for the first time in the franchise’s history players will be able to have full control over their shorts. PES 2013 is set to offer player’s […]
Skype Comes To PS Vita With Video Conference Support
The PlayStation Vita will be receiving its own version of Skype, the popular voice/video chat software, in the latest PlayStation Store update. Skype will be available on both the 3G and Wifi models and will also support Video chat using the system’s front facing VGA camera. If you’ve been looking for a way to replicate […]
40% of Free 2 Play Players Spend Real World Cash
The free to play model has exploded in recent years with established games like Lord of the Rings Online and Team Fortress 2 adopting the model after being released at retail. Newer games like Phantasy Star Online 2 and Tribes Ascend have adopted the model in favor of a retail release all together. These games […]
Rayman Origins 2 Spotted In Online Survey
A sequel to last Novembers critical success Rayman Origins may be in the work over at Ubisoft. We know about this potential sequel well before a possible E3 2012 reveal thanks to an online survey the publisher may have commissioned. Arkenford, an online marketing firm, included a few different screenshots of the rumored Rayman sequel […]
Hackers Break Open The Vita Again With Unnamed PSP Title
Sony was very prompt with their response the last time hackers found an exploit in the PSP versions of Motorstorm and Hot Shots Tennis. Both of those games have been patched and are now available for purchase on the PSN but this hasn’t stopped hackers from showing off another exploit using a yet to be […]