Last year’s Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Even prior to the announcement of Assassin’s Creed Unity–the newest game in the series scheduled for release only on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC–there have been rumors about a new AC game being designed for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Ubisoft has yet to confirm anything, but […]
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Halo 3 Easter Egg Uncovered 7 Years After Its Release
July 10th, 2014
Mark First-person shooter Halo 3, released in 2007, has some pretty awesome Easter eggs. From the weird monkey family to the hovering picture of a dancing man, Halo 3’s Easter eggs are well-documented. The game has been searched from top to bottom, and yet one secret still remained undiscovered until now. In a video made by […]
Rock Band and Plastic Instruments Will Return on Xbox One and PS4, Harmonix Says
July 10th, 2014
Mark It’s been a long time since we had a new Rock Band or Guitar Hero game. If you’re like me, then your old plastic instruments from those games are collecting dust in a corner, sitting unused year after year. Rock Band 3 launched all the way back in 2010, and we’ve not had a follow-up […]
Play Nice, Play Fair – How We Fight Cheating in StarCraft II
July 9th, 2014
Mark Blizzard Entertainment has always taken active measures to combat cheating in our games, and that's of particular importance for a highly competitive game like StarCraft II. If a StarCraft II player is found to be cheating or using hacks or modifications in any form, then that player can be permanently banned from the game, as […]
Patch 2.1.0 PTR Patch Notes (Updated: July 9, 2014)
July 9th, 2014
Mark Updates to patch notes can be found in red. Last updated July 9, 2014. Below you'll find the preliminary PTR patch notes for patch 2.1.0. Please note that this isn't the final version of the patch notes and that some changes may not be documented or described in full detail. PTR PATCH 2.1.0 – v2.1.99.25390 […]
More People Than Ever Play Games on Multiple Devices, Study Shows
July 9th, 2014
Mark People are beginning to play games on more than one system, a new study has found. The only segment of the gaming population to experience growth from 2013 is the group of people who game on several different devices. The NPD Group–the organization that collects video game sales data for the United States each month–published […]
Considering Upgrade to Xbox One? Microsoft Offering Select Users $75 to Switch
July 9th, 2014
Mark Some Xbox 360 owners turned on their systems this week to find a surprising image (above) informing them that if they buy an Xbox One this month, they’ll get a special $75 credit. As it turns out, this is part of a limited-time offer for select gamers in the US, Canada, and UK. “This short-term […]
Remastered Grim Fandango Won’t Be Limited to PS4 and Vita Release
July 9th, 2014
Mark News on the remastered version of Grim Fandango may have come during Sony’s E3 press conference, but that doesn’t mean it’ll be limited to the two Sony platforms–PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita–it was announced for at the time. As it turns out, the remastered game will also be coming to computers. In conjunction with the […]
Road to Game Of The Year 2014
July 9th, 2014
Mark The editors of Gamespot take a few minutes to talk about the games so far that are contenders for Game of the Year 2014, including The Wolf Among Us, Divinity: Original Sin, Wolfenstein: The new Order, Mario Kart 8, The Last of Us: Left Behind and Shovel Knight.
Battlefield Hardline: Here Are Some Ridiculous PS4 and PC Beta Stats
July 9th, 2014
Mark Electronic Arts today released an infographic featuring some ridiculous statistics pulled from the recently concluded Battlefield Hardline beta, which was held only on PlayStation 4 and PC. Below are the facts pulled from the infographic, which you can see in full (below) and on the Battlefield Blog. $9 trillion loot money grabbed in Bloodmoney mode, […]

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