Annual fighting game tournament based in Melbourne will be in May this year; Tom Taylor and Johnny “Humanbomb” Cheng confirmed as guests.   Get the full article at GameSpot “Melbourne to host fifth annual fighting game tournament BAM” was posted by Zorine Te on Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:29:11 -0700

Nintendo supervisor Hiro Yamada says company hopes to reveal the studio’s latest project soon.   Gamers interested in learning about the new Wii U game from Metroid developer Retro Studios may not have long to wait. The Official Nintendo Magazine asked Nintendo supervisor Hiro Yamada if Retro is not making making Donkey Kong Country Returns […]

Activision CEO earns over 800 percent more in 2012 than he did in 2011.   Call of Duty maker Activision’s CEO Bobby Kotick saw an 800 percent raise in 2012, as new stock options left the executive with a contract worth $64.9 million. In 2011 his total pay was $8.1 million. Kotick is now the […]

Latest contract awards Activision CEO five-year stock options that could pay up to 800 percent more money than the $8m he earnt in 2011.   Update: An Activision representative has contacted GameSpot to state that Bloomberg has since revised its story to emphasise the distinction between Kotick’s annual salary and his stock options, and that […]

Box art for what could be 2013’s Call of Duty appears in supermarket listing.   Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot “GS News – Call of Duty: Ghosts listed by UK retailer Tesco” was posted by andyb on Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:52:36 -0700

Disney VP Bill Roper says company sees potential in adding Star Wars characters to game, but won’t commit right away.   Star Wars characters could one day appear in Disney Infinity, according to Disney Interactive VP Bill Roper. Speaking with Games Industry International, the executive said the company recognizes the potential of adding characters like […]

“Please look forward to it,” says Okami Twitter account.   Capcom’s Japanese Twitter account for Okami appears to be teasing an upcoming announcement. “Sorry I“ve been kind of out of touch lately,” said the account (translated by Gematsu), “but I have the feeling we“ll be able to drop a fresh announcement like WHAM! around the […]

Funds from the Call of Duty: Black Ops launch event were used to pay for luxury shopping trips, holidays, iPads, and a bachelorette party.   [ Watch Video ] Comment on this video Watch this video in High Def An ex-Activision PR manager in the UK has been convicted of defrauding the company out of […]

In this edition of the Artist Arcade we take a look at fantastic artistic renditions of fan art for Pandora’s Tower.   Get the full article at GameSpot “Artist Arcade – Pandora’s Tower” was posted by Synthia Weires on Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:06:13 -0700

Join Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata as he announces a sequel to The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, plus a new Yoshi’s Island and Mario Party, all for 3DS.   Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot “Link to the Past sequel and more at Nintendo Direct April 2013” was […]