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GameStock Shares Drops Amid News of Sony’s Latest Patent
We shared that a patent for technology that would prevent a console from playing used games was filed back in December by Sony yesterday. Despite the fact that this is just an application and not actually being putting to use, GameStop’s shares took a 6.1 percent fall following the news. This isn’t the first time that […]
Kickstarter Launched For Spicy Horse’s Akaneiro: Demon Hunters
With American McGee and Spicy Horse’s Akaneiro: Demon Hunters set to enter open beta this month, the company is turning to Kickstarter in hopes of adding new features and giving the title a fully polished look. Akaneiro: Demon Hunters is a free-to-play action-role-playing game with fast-paced combat and stunning artwork. Inspired by Japanese themes and the […]
Steam Announces Sale Encore Weekend
The Steam Holiday sale ends soon, but in case you missed out on some of the deals, don’t fret: today, Steam announced they’ll be reprising some of the most sought-after deals this weekend. The Encore Weekend sale will start at 10AM PST on Saturday, January 5, and run until 10AM Monday, January 7. You’ll find […]
Endgame: Syria Rejected By Apple
You might recall us telling you about a title that explores the civil war in Syria just last month. Due to App Store guidelines that restrict games from “solely target a specific race, culture, a real government or corporation, or any other real entity”, Auroch Digital found out that Apple had rejected Endgame: Syria due […]
NVIDIA Announces New Portable Gaming System, “Project Shield”
Yesterday at CES 2013, NVIDIA announced a new mobile gaming system, called “Project Shield.” It is said to be running their next generation mobile graphics chip, the Tegra 4. It will run Android and be cross-platform compatible with PCs. This will be achieved through the streaming of game content with an NVIDIA card, over WiFi, […]
Corpse Party: Book of Shadows Hits PSN On January 15
The first Corpse Party game published by XSEED Games back in 2011 was quite an eerie title. The sequel, Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, is set to cause players to quiver in horror as it ties up some loose ends that the first one might have left behind. In Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, the […]
Pokemon X and Y Coming Worldwide October 2013
During their Pokemon Direct broadcast, Nintendo announced the latest entries in the popular series. Pokemon X and Pokemon Y both will be available worldwide (excluding some countries) for the Nintendo 3DS at some point in October of this year. The new entries will bring new Pokemon and cities to the Pokemon universe. Nintendo did […]
Fallout 4 Rumored By Fallout 3 Voice Actor
The rumors of a possible Fallout 4 announcement at this year’s PAX East and the Post Apocalyptic Boston setting have been around for awhile now. We can now add a tweet by the voice actor of Three Dog, the DJ behind Fallout 3‘s Galaxy News Radio. Erik Todd Dellums’ tweet yesterday read: To all my #Fallout3 […]
Dead Island Riptide Collector’s Edition Revealed
Late last year, Deep Silver surveyed fans of the Dead Island title to find out what sort of goodies they would like to see included in a collector’s edition of the upcoming sequel, Dead Island Riptide. Deep Silver announced today that the results are in with the reveal for the North American exclusive Rigor Mortis […]
Andrew McCutchen is Voted the MLB 13 Cover Athlete
After five days of voting Andrew McCutchen was just announced as the cover athlete for MLB 13 The Show. With 108,147 votes, McCutchen became the first NL player since 2008 when Ryan Howard was on the cover. McCutchen had a great season for the Pirates and just fell short of batting title, which he lost […]
The Wii U Makes Some Money
The Wii U seems to be on the path towards success. Apparently it sold 890,000 units from its launch through December, garnering $300 million in sales. The system is even beating out it’s older brother, the Wii, which generated $270 million. “While the Wii launch established new benchmarks in the United States, Wii U has […]
Borderlands 2 Gear Up Weekend Is Underway
Sir Hammerlock’s Big Game Hunt, the third DLC for the highly popular 2012 Borderlands 2, comes out on January 15. To celebrate the upcoming release, Gearbox Software is offering a weekend full of special in-game events. To kick off the weekend, Gearbox remarks that Vault Hunters have been reporting an increase in powerful shotguns. You […]