Archive for Category: "Gaming News"

Crysis 3 Multiplay Beta on January 29

Crysis 3 Multiplay Beta on January 29

Electronic Arts Inc.and award-winning developer Crytek GmbH  today announced an open multiplayer beta* for the premiere sandbox shooter experience, Crysis®3, will be available starting January 29th for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and PC. Including two team-based modes and two maps, the extensive beta will give players an opportunity to master the [...]

Star Wars: The Old Republic Expansion: Rise of the Hutt Cartel

Star Wars: The Old Republic Expansion: Rise of the Hutt Cartel

BioWare expands their Star Wars saga with brand new story-based missions pitting both Republic and Imperial forces against the nefarious Hutt Cartel on the new planet of Makeb.

Crytek Buys Homefront From THQ

Crytek Buys Homefront From THQ

Crytek GmbH today announced the acquisition of the intellectual property rights for the Homefront franchise following an auction of assets by THQ Inc. Crytek’s association with the Homefront IP began in autumn 2011, when the developer announced it would be creating the second game in the series in partnership with THQ Inc. Following THQ’s recent [...]

Martin Luther King News for January 21, 2013

Martin Luther King News for January 21, 2013

I’d love to have something smart ass to say about today, but I got nothing.  The man was a saint.  So in honor of a great leader and revolutionary, we’re going to do what we always do in a news post.  Give you the news.  So here’s a bunch of stuff to whet your technological [...]

Android-Based Gamestick Needs Support

Android-Based Gamestick Needs Support

GameStick is a small yet powerful, dedicated games console that plugs directly into a TV’s HDMI slot and comes with a fully featured Bluetooth controller – ready to go right out of the box

Dead Space 3 Downloadable Demo

Dead Space 3 Downloadable Demo

In the demo, players will be thrust into deep space terror when unwilling hero — Isaac Clarke — and all-new co-op companion — Sergeant John Carver — crash land on Tau Volantis, an unforgiving ice planet teeming with Necromorphs. Dead Space 3 takes the franchise’s core elements of suspense, horror, action and sound and introduces them to all-new elements — including co-op play

Infocom Text Adventures on iPhone

Infocom Text Adventures on iPhone

The Lost Treasures of Infocom has been designed specifically for iOS, with a customized interface designed specifically for tablets and smartphones.

Star Trek (2013) Video Game Release Date

Star Trek (2013) Video Game Release Date

All pre-orders for the game will include access to the “Elite Officer Pack,” which features exclusive items and unique uniforms for legendary characters Kirk and Spock, who play front and center in a completely new story created especially for STAR TREK The Video Game, written by BAFTA award winner Marianne Krawczyk.

Dead or Alive 5 Plus Has First-Person Mode

Dead or Alive 5 Plus Has First-Person Mode

Team NINJA today released new information and assets for its upcomingDEAD OR ALIVE® 5 PLUS fighting game for the PlayStation®Vita handheld system. The new generation of DEAD OR ALIVE combat will come to the handheld system on March 22, 2013 with cross-platform features that allow players to play matches against opponents on both PlayStation 3 and [...]

Borderlands 2 Add-On: Sir Hammerlock’s Big Game Hunt

Borderlands 2 Add-On: Sir Hammerlock’s Big Game Hunt

Grab your friends and get ready to head back to Pandora! 2K and Gearbox Software are thrilled to announce the third add-on campaign content pack for Borderlands 2, Sir Hammerlock’s Big Game Hunt, arriving January 15*. What starts off as a relaxing hunting expedition with Sir Hammerlock soon takes a sinister turn as our Vault [...]

Nintendo TVii Launches!

Nintendo TVii Launches!

The company that changed how we play is about to change how we watch. On Dec. 20, Nintendo will introduce Nintendo TVii, a free, integrated service for the recently launched Wii Uconsole that combines what you watch and how you watch into one seamless, second-screen experience on the revolutionary new Wii U GamePad controller. The rapid increase in both the [...]

THQ Files Bankruptcy!

THQ Files Bankruptcy!

THQ, which has struggled to stay afloat through a year-long cash crisis, has filed for bankruptcy protection. The company’s assets have been sold to investor Clearlake Capital Group for $60 million.

Nuketown Zombies Trailer – Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Video

Nuketown Zombies Trailer – Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Video

The Nuketown Zombies Bonus Map is Now Available on the Xbox 360 Video Game and Entertainment System for Call of Duty: Black Ops IIDLC Season Pass Holders

Hitman: HD Trilogy Available Feb 2013

Hitman: HD Trilogy Available Feb 2013

IO Interactive A/S, a Square Enix studio today announced HITMAN: HD TRILOGY. Experience for the first time ever the classic and critically acclaimed games: HITMAN 2: SILENT ASSASSIN, HITMAN: CONTRACTS and HITMAN: BLOOD MONEY, unified in one deadly HD-Collection for PlayStation®3 and Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. For the very first [...]

Arma 3 Postponed Until 2013

Arma 3 Postponed Until 2013

In what might be described as an eventful year, Bohemia Interactive has decided to postpone the release of Arma 3. The additional development time enables the project to reach its full potential, with the studio expecting to finalize their release plans in the new year.

Nintendo MBA: Gaming Success

Nintendo MBA: Gaming Success

Nintendo rescued the video game industry. In the 1980s there was the North American video game crash. Video game industry revenues plummeted 97%, from 3.2 billion in 1983 to only 100 million in 1985. That’s when Nintendo released the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), and video games became cool again.

Street Fighter Meets Hello Kitty

Street Fighter Meets Hello Kitty

Available in limited quantities throughout North America, the new range is expected to be available this month, timed to coincide with the 25th anniversary celebration of the legendary Street Fighter video game franchise from Capcom.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Sold to bitComposer

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Sold to bitComposer

bitComposer Entertainment AG has acquired the exclusive worldwide rights for future video game adaptations of the acclaimed S.T.A.L.K.E.R. brand from Boris Natanovich Strygatsky

7 Million Copies of Assassin’s Creed 3

7 Million Copies of Assassin’s Creed 3

In solo missions alone, players have accumulated more than 82 centuries of gaming time and committed more than 3 billion assassinations.

Xbox 360 Still Top Console for Two Years

Xbox 360 Still Top Console for Two Years

Xbox 360 closed another impressive month, strengthening its position in the console market with U.S. sales of 1.26 million units in November.