One of the longest-running magazines about video games has just run out of credit. It’s just been announced that GamePro magazine, which launched in 1988, will cease publication as a standalone entity next week on December 5. As first reported by IndustryGamers, both the magazine and website are being shut down, with the following text running on GamePro.com as of today: Thank you for your loyalty, support, and participation in the GamePro.com Read More ...
World of Warcraft has been perched high atop the massively-multiplayer throne for seven years now, but is about to get its first serious dose of competition when the Electronic Arts-published Star Wars: The Old Republic launches. While it’s not really a shock to learn that some folks have already indicated that they’ll be leaving Azeroth for a galaxy far, far away, a new survey indicates that WoW could shed anywhere between 900,000 and 1.6M players Read More ...
I’ve already posted about why the video games industry should do away with review scores and now I’m here to talk about why we should keep them. The industry as a whole has always been about providing gamers the best game possible on the platform of their choice. In this generation and economy we find ourselves giving a more critical eye to games then ever before. Games have increased in Read More ...
Blizzard’s World of Warcraft MMO has shed 1.1 million subscribers in the past six months, the developer has announced. As revealed in an investor call earlier today and reported by Massively, player numbers have fallen 10 per cent to 10.3 million compared to 11.4 million in May this year. CEO Mike Morhaime explained that most of that decline was seen in the East. It’s been a year since the last major expansion, 2010′s Read More ...
Publisher THQ has announced today they have re-launched their official website with new features and functionality. The site features a new global digital e-commerce destination (shopTHQ) powered by Digital River. The site’s design better reflects the company’s branding and provides news about upcoming THQ properties. The site opens up with a “Fresh 5″ list featuring the company’s top current and future games, and provides a single landing page with links Read More ...
The creators of Splosion Man have joined the Microsoft Studios family as announced by Microsoft corporate vice president Phil Spencer today. The studio has been making titles exclusively for the Xbox Live Arcade platform since its beginnings in 2006. “Twisted Pixel has an incredible track record of innovative, critically acclaimed, and most importantly, fun, games,” said Phil Spencer, corporate vice president, Microsoft Studios. “Microsoft Studios is home to cutting-edge entertainment Read More ...
Valve has announced today the addition of new modes for Counterstrike Global Offensive (Counterstrike: GO). Targeted for release via Playstation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, and Steam (for PC and Mac) in early 2012, CS: GO will expand upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched 12 years ago. Arsenal Mode is based on the popular Counter-Strike: Source mod Gun Game. “Arsenal: Arms Race” and “Arsenal: Demolition” Read More ...
Namco Bandai Games announced today that Dark Souls will be available in North America on October 4th and October 7th in the UK. With tense dungeon crawling and fearsome enemy encounters, the seamlessly intertwined world of Dark Souls is full of extreme battles, rewarding challenges, nuanced weaponry and magic, and the flexibility to customize each character to suit any desired play style. The innovative online component allows gamers to draw Read More ...
Square Enix, Inc finally announced the finalized release date for Final Fantasy XIII-2 in North America today.The game will launch on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles on January 31st, 2012 in North America. FINAL FANTASY XIII–2 is the sequel to FINAL FANTASY XIII, which was released in North America in March 2010 and has shipped 6.2 million units worldwide. The sequel has evolved beyond its predecessor, with an extraordinary Read More ...
Netflix has been making a bit of a change recently and especially made one with their recent price hike. As they start to separate their two DVD and Internet Streaming services, Netflix has decided to add another; Qwikster. After a rather poor display and formal apology in explaining the changes, Netflix will be adding a video game upgrade option much like their Blu-ray option for you to choose. You’ll be Read More ...
They’ve got the iconic classic Half-Life under their belt. Their recent titles FPS zombie multiplayer Left4Dead 2 and comedic puzzler Portal 2 delight critics and fans alike. And now the long-awaited DotA (Defense of the Ancients) is on it’s way. The Valve Corporation’s unflagging success makes gamers wonder what they’ll do next. Will Valve set their sights on the growing handheld market? For those hoping for Valve on the go, Read More ...
The Sony conference at TGA 2011 was full of hardware goodness, launch dates, remakes, and much more. Let me give you the details! As stated in my previous article, the Vita is launching on December 17th in Japan. Apparently it’ll boast 26 launch titles. A Final Fantasy remake? You bet! Final Fantasy X will be remade for the Vita (and the PS3). Sorry, no FFVII. Square Enix will be releasing Read More ...
You read that headline right folks. Announced at the Call of Duty XP this past weekend, Microsoft will be bringing us yet another expensive, Xbox 360 bundle. The new bundle will be completely designed and themed inspired by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 complete with authentic sounds from the game on the console for the power button and disc eject button. You can check out pictures of the console Read More ...
It was announced from HaloFest this weekend in the Penny Arcade Expo that the upcoming new warthog in Halo 4 will be playable, at least in an interactive museum experience kind of way, in Forza Motorsport 4. In this new Autovista experience players get to see a first hand look at the Warthog. When players pick up Forza Motorsport 4 you’ll be able to interact with this Warthog in Read More ...
It certainly wouldn’t be a fighting game if there wasn’t an arcade stick with relevant art on it to go along with it. Mad Catz has recently entered into a multi year agreement with Capcom to bring in Street Fighter X Tekken arcade sticks and accessories. The agreement covers both North America and European territories. The arcade stick will launch based on the upcoming Street Fighter X Tekken title Read More ...
