Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade has doubled it’s yearly revenues from 2011 to 2012, according to analyst firm “FADE” (Forcasting & Analyzing Digital Entertainment). The numbers from 2012 have grown tremendously due to 47 Studios and Mojang’s Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition, as well as an extremely successful Summer of Arcade promotion. The amount of great mutliplayer downloadable titles certainly didn’t hurt, either. Below is the list of the...
If you’ve been on twitter at all during the Super Bowl, then surely you’ve seen the hashtag “#XboxHorizon” being used. It seems to be a tweet from Polygon’s Justin McElroy who started it all. Holy shit, Xbox Horizon, huh? Guess if they wanted to beat Sony to the punch, this is the time/place to do it. — Justin McElroy (@JustinMcElroy) February 4, 2013 After this, hell broke loose. Xbox Horizon #YesPlease — Justin Young (@TheJustin) February...
Ubisoft has announced it’s humongous collectors edition of the upcoming Splinter Cell: Blacklist. Featuring exclusive digital content including a co-op map pack and the “Upper Echelon” upgrade pack, a limited edition graphic novel written in full color, and the icing on the cake – a 2 channel twin engine Paladin RC Aircraft with remote control. You’re basically flying air force one around your living room. Oh, and it comes with the full retail...
Crysis 3’s Open Beta has recently begun, bringing with it two mutliplayer modes, two maps, and a slew of future-war tech. The beta lets you put your nanosuit on, customize it’s tech, and level up to level ten experiencing everything from weapons, attachments, and suit modules. The game modes the beta brings are Hunter Mode in which there are “two teams, initially comprised of two permanently cloaked “Hunters”, and up to fourteen CELL troopers...
Square Enix has released the latest trailer for the HD Collection of it’s famed Hitman series, featuring 40 levels, 75 hits, and plenty of silver-ballin’. The package comes with Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, Hitman: Contracts, Hitman: Blood Money, as well as Hitman: Sniper Challenge – the pre-order bonus to the new Hitman: Absolution.
PlayStation 2 classic Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is now available for download via the PlayStation Network. Released as a part of the “PS2 Classics Collection”, the game takes you into the Tommy Vercetti’s rise to the top of the criminal underworld. You can view more about GTA: Vice City at it’s official website or download it now on the PlayStation Network for $9.99.
Square Enix has just announced it’s sleeper hit (get it?) Sleeping Dogs will be seeing more campaign content in the year of the snake. The company has committed to another six months of add-on content for continuing the games campaign. Each one is detailed below, releasing on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. YEAR OF THE SNAKE Wei Shen’s story continues in Year of the Snake as he rejoins the ranks of the Hong Kong Police Department in a series of new missions set...
Ring Runner : Flight of the Sages is trying to make its way onto Steam by going through Steam Greenlight. From everything I’ve seen, read and heard about this game, Ring Runner seems to be something special although I have no idea. Couldn’t tell you personally about it at all, but Kenny can. Kenny Rioux previewed Ring Runner last week for us. Kenny is back at it this week checking out the new multiplayer beta that the devs have opened. On top of that, Ring Runner...
Playstation fans thought it would never come, but it finally has. DLC for Skyrim is finally arriving on the Playstation and, as of last report, going to be half off in lieu of the lengthy release schedule. Bethesda Game Studios, via their twitter, just announced the release dates, they are as follows- Dragonborn 2/12 Hearthfire on 2/19 Dawnguard on 2/26 PS3 Dates: Dragonborn confirmed for 2/12 release in N. America. Hearthfire on 2/19. Dawnguard on 2/26. Still waiting on...
*Update* The Wall Street Journal has reported that the February 20th announcement is, in fact, the next Playstation console. No specific source is given but The Wall Street Journal usually knows what they are talking about. Source- Gamesindustry.biz *Original Post* Sony has just posted this video, titled #PlayStation2013, to their blog and YouTube. What are they teasing? It certainly seems like we may be about to see the next generation of consoles appear before our very...
