With 2014 Ladder Season 2 starting to wind down, we would like to take some time to preview our new maps for 2014 Ladder Season 3. The upcoming season will see nine new maps added across the 1v1, 2v2, 3v3, and 4v4 map pools. We’ve already published the new maps below to the Custom Games […]
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June 30th, 2014 
Mark Blizzard will be rocking Cologne on August 13-17 at gamescom, when more than a quarter of a million gamers will gather to celebrate their love for gaming. For some, it’s enough to play, watch, and learn about their favorite games. But others are brave enough to go further and participate in Blizzard’s legendary costume and […]
Support Reading Rainbow Kickstarter by Buying Special Edition Ouya
June 30th, 2014 Mark Actor LeVar Burton’s Reading Rainbow Kickstarter has hit its $1 million funding goal and then some. At the time of writing, the Kickstarter is closing in on $4.5 million from more than 90,000 backers, but with only a few days until the campaign ends, Burton hopes new rewards from Kickstarter’s most successful projects, including the […]
MMO Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade Launches Founder Program, Releases Alpha Gameplay Footage
June 29th, 2014 Mark We went to see MMO Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade at E3 2014, but developer Behavior Interactive only talked about its plans for the game without showing any in-game footage. Earlier this week, Behavior launched its Founder Program, and with it posted a number of videos of Eternal Crusade’s alpha gameplay. You’ve likely heard the terms […]
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Comments Off on MMO Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade Launches Founder Program, Releases Alpha Gameplay FootageDestiny Could Sell 10-15 Million Copies, More Than Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Analyst Says
June 29th, 2014 Mark Activision is making a huge bet on Destiny, and according to one analyst it’s likely to pay off to the tune of 10 to 15 million copies sold, or an estimated $600 to $900 million. In comparison, Nintendo’s Mario Kart Wii–one of the best-selling games in history–has sold-through more than 35.5 million copies life-to-date, and […]
Posted in PC Comments Off on Destiny Could Sell 10-15 Million Copies, More Than Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Analyst SaysMiyamoto: “For A Lot of Us at Nintendo, It’s Difficult to Decide What Cool Is”
June 29th, 2014 Mark Nintendo’s legendary designer Shigeru Miyamoto thinks that the company’s games don’t fit neatly into any of the existing game genres popular in the market today. “Nintendo isn’t one simple element of an overall gaming industry,” Miyamoto told the Los Angeles Times in an interview at E3 2014. “I really think there needs to be a […]
Posted in PC Comments Off on Miyamoto: “For A Lot of Us at Nintendo, It’s Difficult to Decide What Cool Is”How The Order: 1886 Brings Its Werewolves to Life
June 29th, 2014 Mark During its E3 2014 presentation, Sony showed off the spookier side of their upcoming exclusive third-person shooter, The Order: 1886. The quick demo set in the bottom of a hospital below Whitechapel showed protagonist Galahad being hunted by a werewolf, or lycan. In a recent post to the PlayStation Blog, developer Ready At Dawn Studios […]
Former Xbox Live “Head Banhammer” Joins Microsoft’s Gears of War Team
June 29th, 2014 Mark Stephen “Stepto” Toulouse, the former Director of Policy and Enforcement for Microsoft’s Xbox Live service, is rejoining the company as the Director of Community Engagement at Black Tusk Studios, the Microsoft-owned studio currently working on the next Gears of War project. Jokingly known as the the “Head Banhammer,” as Director of Policy and Enforcement Toulouse […]
Posted in Xbox360 Comments Off on Former Xbox Live “Head Banhammer” Joins Microsoft’s Gears of War TeamSniper Elite 3 Steam Keys Bought in Good Faith Revoked as Result of Scam
June 29th, 2014 Mark Valve has revoked an unknown number of Steam keys for the recently released Sniper Elite III after developer and publisher Rebellion said they were stolen from one of its retail distributors. We still don’t know how many buyers were affected, but at the time of writing the Steam discussion thread where Rebellion made the announcement […]
Posted in Xbox360 Comments Off on Sniper Elite 3 Steam Keys Bought in Good Faith Revoked as Result of ScamDestiny Budget “Nowhere Near” $500 Million, Bungie Says
June 28th, 2014 Mark Back in May, Activision Chief Executive Officer Bobby Kotick revealed that the publisher will invest $500 million in Bungie’s upcoming shooter, Destiny. Since then, that figure has been associated with the development and marketing budget of the game, but Bungie recently said it isn’t accurate. Responding to a question from a fan, Bungie’s Eric Osborne […]
