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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 […]
Vizio Enters PC Market
Vizio, known for its HDTVs, is apparently throwing in its net in the PC market, one that several other companies have been fleeing from recently. At CES, they revealed plans for two all-in-one desktop PCs and three notebooks. Although they’re keeping tight-lipped for now, it looks like they might be taking the Apple approach–going for […]
66M Xbox 360s, 18M Kinects Sold Worldwide
At CES yesterday, Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer revealed the latest sales numbers for the Xbox 360 and the Kinect. Ballmer commented on the Xbox franchise, stating that,”We invest for the longterm. We’re the world sales leader for the last year in consoles and we have 66 million Xbox users and [almost] 40 million Xbox Live subscribers.” […]
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 […]
Netflix Coming to PlayStation Vita
PlayStation 3 has proven to be an immensely popular platform for Netflix usage. Sony Computer Entertainment America and Netflix are taking a cue from this success and teaming up again with PlayStation Vita. Announced yesterday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Netflix will be bringing TV shows and movies to PlayStation Vita for […]
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 […]
Xbox LIVE House Party Details
The Xbox LIVE House Party is about a month away and will be similar to the Summer of Arcade promotion having one new title released per week. Beginning February 15, four titles (headlined by Alan Wake’s American Nightmare) will be released. Much like the Summer of Arcade, purchasers of all four games will be rewarded […]