Oh Diablo 3, you sure had a hell of a first week out in the wild blue yonder that is the PC Gaming world. I mean, you sold 3.5 Million copies in the first 24 hours, coupled with the 1.2 million that got a copy as part of World of Warcraft Annual Pass promotion and well, you have been making a couple of shekels to rub together. Oh and the numbers don’t stop there Mr.D3. As of week one, you accumulated a whopping 6.4 million players at your beck and call. This...
I think out of all of the game companies, Sony is the one that looks to care most about games at this year’s E3. With PlayStation 3 and the recently released PlayStation Vita, Sony has the opportunity to deliver games that will reach both systems. I think from all of the announcements and rumors, it is safe to say that any game on PS3 that is not pushing the hardware to the limit will also make it onto PlayStation Vita. I think the most innovative new titles of...
2k Games has announced that the highly anticipated Xcom: Unknown Enemy is receiving some exciting special edition feature and pre-order extras for those who purchase the game. A special edition which is only available to PC players will be obtainable from participating retailers and will provide players of the action-strategy game with some must have items like, an art book; fold-out poster of the XCOM headquarters; XCOM insignia patch; and a collection of digital...
Ubisoft has announced that award-winning studio, Lootdrop are bringing a new game to Facebook players utilizing the insanely popular Ghost Recon franchise. Commander which is an isometric tactical combat game is now available to play in the game center at no cost, players can choose to play the game as its own entity or also use it in furthering their experience along side Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (available now) or Ghost Recon: Online (available later this year)...
The recent court trial between cell phone giant Motorola and gaming god Microsoft has heated up, as a federal judge is requesting the ban of all Xbox 360 sales in the United States. Yeah, he went there. Judge David Shaw is claiming Microsoft infringed on four video codec patents owned by Motorola and has requested the International Trade Commission to send out cease and desist orders for a ban on the 250 GB Slim model Xbox 360’s. It was also recommended that Microsoft pay...
Some classic game genres stand the test of time on their gameplay and don’t need much else to guide them through to popularity in the modern game market. I’m thinking of FPS, RTS, mano a mano fighting games, and space shooters both vertical and horizontal. Some game genres require a little more originality on the side of the developer to make a title really stand out in an age of AAA titles and rockstar-level game icons. These could be said to be both western and...
In the 9 years following the previous Max Payne game quite a lot has changed. Leaving New York City and the DEA behind in favor of a private security job for the wealthy Branco family in Sao Paulo, Brazil, our hero has sunk lower and lower in life pressured by the constant overhanging guilt of his wife and daughters death. Max is now addicted to pain killers and an avid alcoholic, often getting drunk on the job and leaving it up to his new friend from the police academy...
Yesterday, Ubisoft and Redlynx had announced that their rage and hate stimulator game, Trials Evolution, had amassed a whopping 500,000 people when it got released on Xbox Live Arcade a month ago. This is not surprising, especially considering Trials HD released three years ago was until recently, the best selling XBLA game of all time. So in addition to breaking controllers the 500,000 mark, Redlynx wanted to share that their user created content portion called Track...
Babel Rising in a new take on the god simulator. Coming to PSN and XBLA for Move and Kinect, Babel Rising gives you the powers of a god. Reign fire from the heavens, strike with lighting or destroy the human’s tower with your god-like powers. Stop the humans from constructing the Tower of Babel through 15 missions in 4 different modes. Play competitively or through co-op as you strike back against the humans many schemes. Coming this summer to PSN and XBLA
EA Sports sure has been busy. What with the changes that they are making to FIFA 13 (written by yours truly here), and with the NHL playoffs currently in the Semi-Final stage, EA is currently working hard on bringing the most realistic ice hockey experience that can be delivered. NHL 13 is bringing with it, two big changes that will help give the player even more control in what EA dubs as “the biggest change to the franchise since the introduction of the Skill Stick...
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