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Best and Worst Games of December 2011
After two huge months for games, especially November, December was especially slow, with most new releases coming in the form of downloadable titles. The biggest release by far of the month was Star Wars: The Old Republic, Bioware’s ambitious MMO. Trine 2 also released, along with Mario Kart 7. But what games took home the […]
Portal 2, Skyrim, Bastion Lead Finalists For 12th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards
The finalists for the 12th annual Game Developers Choice Awards had been revealed by organizers yesterday. The nominations this year are lead by three studios, two major players in the industry and one newcomer. Bethesda Game Studios’ Skyrim, the long-awaited fantasy RPG, and Valve’s sci-fi puzzle title Portal 2 both received 5 nominations. The newcomer […]
Infinity Blade Series Nets $30 Million
Epic Games, developers of the Unreal Engine and Gears of War series, announced on January 6 that their mobile outings, Infinity Blade and Infinity Blade II, on the iPhone and iPad have earned a pooled $30 million dollars since first debuting in December 2010. Epic Games President Dr. Michael Capps commented on the success of the […]
PS4 and Next Xbox To Be Revealed At E3
E3 in 2012 is set to become the biggest E3 ever, with UK gaming outlet MCV reporting that the PlayStation 4 and next Xbox will be revealed. On Twitter, Ben Parfitt, an online editor at MCV, said, “Obviously we can’t reveal our sources. But you have my personal word on this – the source is […]
Steam Rises Even With Increased Competition
With the increase of digital distribution platforms like Electronic Arts’ Origin in 2011 and the Gamefly’s online service in 2012, common sense would dictate a decrease in sales and install base for Valve’s Steam. Suprisingly, the rising saturation of these platforms have had an adverse effect, with Steam increasing its year-over-year unit sales by over […]
New iCade Products Revealed at CES
With the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in full swing, it means a slew of new tech goodies. Among these are some new products from ION, the makers of the iCade (an arcade cabinet set up for your iPad). One of their new products is a “cabinet-less” iCade: think of it as a fightstick you can […]
500,000 Vita Units Sold Since Japan Launch
The PlayStation Vita’s launch in Japan may have failed to meet some analysts’ expectations, but the system has still managed to sell a respectable number of units according to deputy CEO Kaz Hirai. Speaking for Sony at CES 2012, Hirai stated that 500,00 Vita units have been sold to consumers since the system debuted on […]
UPDATE: Diablo III Confirmed For Consoles
UPDATE: Perhaps our excitement was premature. Blizzard issued a statement clarifying the tweet: “Bashiok’s response on Twitter was intended as a confirmation that we’re actively exploring the possibility of developing a console version of Diablo III, as we’ve mentioned in the past. This is not a confirmation that Diablo III is coming to any console […]
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift EXTEND Limited Edition Contents Announced
Arc System Works announced back in October of last year that they had planned to release BlazBlue: Continuum Shift EXTEND, the “definitive version of the Continuum Shift series.” While there was no mention of a release date at that time, we do know that the title will be available on the PlayStation Vita, PS3, and […]
Assassin’s Creed, Arkham City authors nominated for Writers Guild award
The Writers Guild of America have made their nominations for the 2012 Writers Guild Awards. The titles, which were selected from the time period of December 1, 2010 and November 30, 2011, marks for the fifth time that the WGAs have dedicated a category towards the video game industry. The credited writers also have to […]
Persona 4 The Golden: New Screens, Commercial
Persona 4 The Golden releases this spring in Japan, and Atlus has released a bunch of new screens, and a new commercial. The screens include shots of the new winter ski trip segment, new winter battle costumes, shots of the new team attacks, and two of the new persona evolutions. The game will have five […]
Minecraft and Firefall Shutting Down Jan. 18 in SOPA Protest
Over the past week a few game companies publicly denounced Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), but now two companies are shutting down their services on Janurary 18 in protest of SOPA. Mojang (creators of Minecraft) and Red 5 Studios (creators of Firefall) will both be shutting down their games protesting SOPA. Going even further, Red […]