Category: News
Ron Gilbert Has Left Double Fine
Today is a sad day for me Ron Gilbert has left the great developer Double Fine. Ron made a post on his personal blog, basically he’s moved on to pursue other interest since his pet project The Cave released earlier this year. It’s exciting to hear what Mr. Gilbert may be up to in the […]
Gearbox Teases New Playable Vault Hunter
Again, the word “tease” is the main emphasis here – straight from the Gearbox panel at SXSW. It has been confirmed that this new character will NOT be part of the Season Pass for Borderlands 2. From the brief images in the trailer, it appears this new character is a melee specialist. A release date […]
Xbox ‘Gold Family Pack’ Gets Discontinued
Back in November 2010, Microsoft rolled out a great service to families with numerous gamers within the household called the Xbox Gold Family Pack. The deal was actually really sweet, you get four Xbox Live memberships for $100 (a savings of $100). This was great for families and friends who pitched in together to get […]
Aliens: Colonial Marines Gets Patched…
…but it still won’t change that Metacritic score, unfortunately for Gearbox and Aliens fans. Probably one of the worst received games in recent times, Aliens: Colonial Marines certainly has had a dismal start. But at least Gearbox is still supporting the game through updates/patches. Read on for the list of patches that rolled out today […]
The Walking Dead Season 2 Coming Fall 2013
For those of you in Australia, New Zealand, and Brazil – you should be happy to know that The Walking Dead: Season 1 from Telltale Games is now available to you all despite all the rating setbacks. So that’s really good news as this is one of the best point-and-click games that I’ve ever played. […]
Humble Bundle 5 Android Revealed
Six great games for one low price? It’s not a dream or weird subscription but the latest Humble Bundle, available now through March 18th on their official website. Humble Bundle 5 with Android includes DRM free versions for PC & Android tablets (as well as Steam Keys) for Beat Hazard Ultra, Dynamite Jack, Solar 2 and […]
New Deadpool Trailer Comes In Guns Blazing
For those of you who don’t follow Marvel Comics and don’t have a clue as to who Deadpool is…well first off, shame on you. But more importantly, Deadpool (a.k.a. Merc With A Mouth) is a highly trained (unstable) assassin/mercenary who’s banter is comparable to a X-Rated Spider-Man. Really there’s not enough time in the day to […]
Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk Arrives At Retail
Atelier Ayesha the latest game in the long running Atelier series was released on the PlayStation 3 today, NIS America confirmed. Ayesha is the first game in the franchise to be released in the west since 2012’s Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland. The story is centered around a young women, Ayesha, who is searching […]
Tecmo Koei Canada Shuttering Studio in Toronto
According to an article in the Financial Post, Tecmo Koei Canada Inc. will be closing their Toronto studio at the end of March. The studio is responsible for locally produced mobile games such as Samurai Cats and My Monster Rancher. Tecmo Koei also produced Fatal Inertia for Xbox 360 and PS3 as well as the […]
Farm 51 and Nordic Games Announce Deadfall Adventures
Farm 51 and Nordic Games are partnering up again for another game called Deadfall Adventures. If the two names together sound familiar, well that’s because they both are collaborating on Painkiller: Hell & Damnation (which is set to launch in April of this year). So what is this Deadfall Adventures? Read on to find out.
Kojima Talks PS4: Excited About Interaction
Hideo Kojima is more excited about interaction than hardware it seems. In a recent interview with IGN, Kojima states that he is more excited in the social and long ranged feature sets of the Playstation 4 saying: I can say that with every new generation of hardware the capabilities of the hardware increases. But up […]
Ubisoft To Unveil Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag March 4th
The next entry the annual Assassin’s Creed franchise will be a full fledged numbered sequel. Unveiled on Ubisoft’s facebook page the game is titled Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and the reveal image conveys very clearly that the game will revolve around piracy in some fashion. It is unknown if the game will star AC […]
Darksiders Is Finally Set To Be Auctioned Off…Along With Other THQ Properties
It’s never easy hearing about a publisher, developer, or anyone in the gaming industry (let alone anyone at all) lose their jobs. Such was the case with THQ as the publishing titan came crashing down. Speculation could be pointed at their failed attempt to make uDraw the next big thing, but just one thing isn’t the cause […]
Insomniac Games Files Trademark ‘Sunset Overdrive’
Nothing and I mean nothing gets by you all on the internet. Insomniac Games has silently registered a trademark for Sunset Overdrive. Even though the studio has went on to publicly announce that it will not be continuing the Resistance franchise, they do have the upcoming (recently delayed) action packed co-op shooter Fuse which is […]
Edge of Twilight: Athyr Above Coming To iOS Soon
I don’t know if many of you have even heard of Edge Of Twilight, but I’ve been following this series of games for a long time – in fact since about 2009. Yeah, it’s been that long. Well the original game was canceled back in 2009 and the studio went under. Well, through a new […]