Category: News
Electronic Arts Set To Lay Off Up To 1000
Electronic Arts has announced a companywide lay off from between 500-1000 people. A number that will result in having 5%-11% of their staff back out on the job market. This lay off was originally planned to happen last Monday (4/9) but was pushed back. It has been confirmed that they are coming very soon however. […]
Gravity Rush Demo Arrives On May 29th
One of the next big titles for the PlayStation Vita, Gravity Rush, will be receiving a playable demo two weeks before its June 2012 launch. The demo will hit the PlayStation Network on May 29th in North American and May 30th in Europe. Gravity Rush tells the tale of Kat, a young girl who gains the ability […]
Devil May Cry Tells The Tale of Dante’s Early Days
Ninja Theory’s take on the Devil May Cry franchise, “DMC: Devil May Cry”, turned a lot of heads when it was unveiled a few years ago. New details surrounding the game’s plot and gameplay came to light at the Captivate ’12 event in Rome this past week. DmC will take Dante back to his roots […]
Tekken Tag 2 Roundhouses Its Way To 360 and PS3 This Fall
Fans of the Tekken series won’t have to wait long for the next entry in the franchise. The long in development Tekken Tag Tournament 2 will be released for both the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 this September the publisher has announced. With the announcement of the release4 window Namco Bandai also highlighted two other […]
Prepare To Shout Kamhamha With Dragon Ball Z Kinect
Akira Toriyama’s hammy long running anime series Dragon Ball Z will be shouting its way on to Xbox 360 Kinect this October thanks to Namco Bandai and Funimation, the holders of the western license for DBZ. This new game is the fourth iteration on Microsoft’s latest home console after Burst Limit and Raging Blast 1 […]
Mass Effect 3 N7 Weekend
So as it turns out people seem to really dig the multiplayer in Mass effect 3, so for the third weekend in a row EA has a bonus in store for us. EA sent out a blast to let us all how much we all have played, read that with some fun stats after the jump.
Assassins Creed 3 More Desmond-Centric Than Ever
Assassins Creed 3 Lead Writer Matt Turner recently told CVG that the upcoming Ubisoft title will feature more Desmond than previous Assassins Creed installations. “All I can say about Desmond’s story is you’re going to experience more Desmond than you’ve ever had before,” Turner said. “We’re spending more time on the present than we have […]
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Joins The Order of Assassins With New DLC
Final Fantasy XIII-2 will be joining the ancient order of the assassins with the release of new downloadable content for the game. Crossing over with Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed franchise a new add-on costume was revealed for the main protagonists Noel and Serah. Noel will be given the Assassin Treatment with a new outfit based upon […]
Rock Band Blitz – No Rock Band 3 Disc Export
For those about to rock, we salute you. Some more information is coming out of the woodwork regarding Rock Band Blitz, the recently-announced next title from Harmonix. The premise is a relatively simple one – you get to play a rhythm game in the style of Amplitude or Frequency but with Rock Band branding. That […]
Pokemon/Strategy RPG Crossover Heading Stateside
Tecmo Koei’s strategy RPG crossover with those adorable Pocket Monsters, Pokémon + Nobunaga’s Ambition, will be heading stateside this June. The game will receive a name change coming to North America as Pokémon Conquest. While Nintendo will be handling the publishing the game was actually developed by Tecmo, whose long time Nobunaga’s Ambition franchise has […]
Playstation Vita Firmware Updated to Version 1.65
Sony just updated their blog confirming that a new firmware update has been released for the Playstation Vita. The changes are posted after the break.
Pre-Order The Secret World And Gain Access To Beta & Headstart
Funcom’s long in development MMORPG The Secret World hopes to spook a whole new audience with the announcement of pre-order Beta access and early access to the final game. Pre-orders will be able to gain access to the game 4 days early on June 15th. If you pre-order The Secret World you’ll also be given […]
Wii U The Perfect Console for MMORPGs?
I just had a chance to check out an article over at CVG, and they have some opinions of Joel Bylos, a Funcom Lead Designer regarding the Wii U and its benefits as it pertains to MMORPGs. According to Bylos, the tablet-like controller is suited rather perfectly for the MMORPG genre, sicne there is so […]
Lolipop Chainsaw’s Zombie Slaying Tunes
Grasshopper Manufacture’s next project Lolipop Chainsaw is heavily influenced by the Punk & Rock movements of the 80’s if the art style and aesthetics didn’t already give that away. The game’s sound director Akira Yamaoka and Jimmy Urine of Mindself Self Indulgence fame come together to discuss the game’s sound track in this latest promotional […]
Tropic 4: Modern Times Expansion Now Available
The first downloadable expansion for Tropic 4, Modern Times, is now available through Steam and Amazon for $20 USD. If you are not a fan of digital copies and would rather have a boxed copy you’ll be able to pick one up at EB Games/Gamestop and other brick & mortar retail. Modern Times brings Tropic […]