"Hey, is that Diablo III?" To commemorate the release of Diablo III on the PS3 and Xbox 360, Penny Arcade has teamed up with Katie Rice, recent winner of PA's Strip Search webcomic reality show, to create five new comics about what you can expect when playing Diablo III on console. The first panel awaits […]
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Xbox One, PS4 stretch goals added to Mighty No. 9 Kickstarter campaign
September 9th, 2013 
Mark Should funding reach $3.3 million, Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune’s team will bring digital version of new game to upcoming consoles. If funding for Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune’s new side-scrolling game Mighty No. 9 reaches $3.3 million on Kickstarter, developer Inti Creates will bring the game to the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, […]
Halo developer joins EA Visceral
September 9th, 2013 Mark Former 343 Industries project lead designer Scott Warner lands at Dead Space studio working on unannounced game. Halo 4 project lead designer Scott Warner has joined the Electronic Arts-owned Visceral Games, the developer announced on Twitter today. Prior to joining 343 Industries in 2009, Warner spent more than seven years at the now-defunct Pandemic […]
Kojima addresses criticism over MGSV’s "sexy" Quiet character
September 9th, 2013 Mark Metal Gear Solid creator says he designed the female character “as an antithesis” to “excessively exposed” characters from past fighting games. Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has responded to recent criticism concerning the intentionally “sexy” depiction of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain‘s female character Quiet. In a string of tweets recently, […]
Patch 5.4: Siege of Orgrimmar Preview Video
September 9th, 2013 Mark We’re adding a lot of new content in Patch 5.4—so much, in fact, that we couldn’t blame you if some of the biggest new additions managed to slip under your radar. Don’t worry, though. We’ve got you covered with this short video overview of Siege of Orgrimmar. Now there’s no reason to feel left out […]
GameStop: Call of Duty: Ghosts on track to be most preordered game of 2013
September 9th, 2013 Mark Retailer calls FPS series a “juggernaut and cultural phenomenon”; Activision teams up with Eminem for album discount offer. Upcoming first-person shooter Call of Duty: Ghosts is poised to be the most preordered game of 2013, according to a statement from GameStop today. “Call of Duty is an entertainment juggernaut and cultural phenomenon. We are […]
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Comments Off on GameStop: Call of Duty: Ghosts on track to be most preordered game of 2013Analyst predicts double-digit gains for August US software sales
September 9th, 2013 Mark Cowen & Company expecting August console and handheld software sales to post first double-digit gain since April 2011. When the NPD Group reports United States industry sales for August on Thursday, the findings will be positive. That’s according to Cowen & Company analyst Doug Creutz, who said in a note to investors today that […]
Grand Theft Auto developer has turned down "many" movie offers
September 9th, 2013 Mark “The money’s never been close to be worth risking one’s crown jewels,” says Rockstar Games cofounder on the prospect of a Grand Theft Auto movie. In a rare interview with the Guardian, Rockstar Games cofounder and vice president of creativity Dan Houser spoke about how the studio has been offered “many times” to create […]
Elder Scrolls studio trademarks Soulburst
September 9th, 2013 Mark Zenimax files trademark application covering online and console games. The Elder Scrolls and Fallout parent publisher Zenimax Media has filed two trademark applications for “Soulburst” covering online and console games. The applications (via Siliconera) were filed with the United States Patent & Trademark Office on September 2. No other information is available and a […]
Titanfall won’t sell as well as Call of Duty, says Zampella
September 9th, 2013 Mark Respawn Entertainment cofounder says upcoming shooter won’t match Call of Duty sales out of the gate; multiplayer-only game will be $60. Respawn Entertainment’s upcoming online shooter Titanfall will not post Call of Duty-level sales numbers, at least not right away, according to cofounder Vince Zampella. Speaking on southern California’s KFI AM60 recently, Zampella said […]
