Two months after it launched, turn-based fantasy role-playing game Divinity: Original Sin has sold well over half a million units, mostly from Steam. Chief Executive Officer of developer Larian Studios Swen Vicke said the game has broken even, and is now turning a profit. He credits the game’s success to the quality of its content, […]
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"In the Modern Game Industry, Content Is King," Divinity: Original Sin Dev Says
September 14th, 2014
Mark The Horizon Bucket List in Forza Horizon 2
September 14th, 2014
Mark Creative Director, Ralph Fulton, talks about the Horizon Bucket List in Forza Horizon 2.
Microsoft’s $2.5B Acquisition of Minecraft Could Be Announced Monday — Report
September 14th, 2014
Mark Reports that Microsoft will buy Minecraft developer Mojang might be confirmed very soon. “A source briefed on the matter” told Reuters that Microsoft will officially reveal it will acquire Mojang for $2.5 billion tomorrow, Monday, September 15. Note that the figure is higher than the $2 billion first reported by the Wall Street Journal. According […]
Titanfall DLC Map Zone 18 Screenshots and Details Released
September 14th, 2014
Mark Respawn Entertainment has revealed screenshots and details about Zone 18, one of the maps included in it’s upcoming Titanfall DLC, IMC Rising. Zone 18, according to the game’s fiction, is an old IMC base hidden in the wilderness of the Dakota system, where IMC Robotics continues its research after the destruction of the Hammond Robotics’ […]
Destiny Is a Different Game After 20 Hours, Bungie Says
September 14th, 2014
Mark How many hours have you put into Destiny since it launched? If it’s more than 20, you should be playing a very different game than the one you started, according to Bungie. “Twenty hours in, I think that players will find that they’ve evolved to playing a whole different kind of game than the shooter […]
Super Smash Bros. Wii U Releases in November — Report
September 14th, 2014
Mark A preorder card for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U that surfaced online suggests that the game will release on November 21, 2014. The card, a picture of which was posted online by Twitter user BluesDriveBuster, seems to have come from the American retail chain Fred Meyer, and looks authentic. The release date it lists […]
Horror Game Five Nights at Freddy’s Teases Sequel
September 14th, 2014
Mark Scott Cawthon, the developer of the outstandingly creepy Five Night’s at Freddy’s, has teased a sequel to the horror game on his website with the above image. Five Night’s at Freddy’s puts players in the role of a security guard at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, a kid-friendly restaurant where the animatronic robots that are supposed to […]
Space Sim Elite: Dangerous Reveals Price and Preorder Edition
September 13th, 2014
Mark Elite: Dangerous will cost $60 when it’s released on PC, but you can preorder the game’s Mercenary Edition right now for $50 and some extra rewards, developer Frontier Developments has announced. If you preorder the Mercenary Edition, you’ll get a digital download of the game, an Eagle fighter ship docked in a secondary location in […]
PlayStation Now Could Add PS4, PS2, and PS1 Games, Sony Says
September 13th, 2014
Mark Sony’s game streaming service PlayStation Now could get PlayStation 4, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation 1 games in addition to the PlayStation 3 games it’s currently offering, the company has said. “In our plans going forward we’re looking at everything so there’s the real possibility that you’ll see PlayStation 1, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation 4 titles […]
Titan, Warlock, Hunter: Which Destiny Class is For You?
September 13th, 2014
Mark There are a number of ways in which Destiny takes cues from massively multiplayer online role-playing games, but its class system is not one of them. While MMORPGs are often designed to all but require parties to have a balanced assortment of classes in order to succeed–healers, tanks, damage dealers–Destiny is not aiming for the […]

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