Despite sporting an aesthetic that takes many of its cues from World of Warcraft, much like Blizzard's own Warhammer-inspired efforts back in the day, Elder Scrolls Online will seemingly take at least some risks with the aging MMO formula. The biggest one of which seems to be including a … [Read more...] about Elder Scrolls Online Main Story Mode Is Single Player
Sons of Anarchy Getting A “Real Game”
The "Sons" are heading to a proper game machine sometime in the near future, according to showrunner Kurt Sutter's Twitter feed. Previously announced was a browser game tie-in dealing with the antics of prime time's ersatz Hell's Angels, but those plans have apparently been scrapped in favor of a … [Read more...] about Sons of Anarchy Getting A “Real Game”
Republique Kickstarter Gets Funded, MGS 4 and Mass Effect Voice Actors On Board
Indie outfit Camouflaj have successfully managed to pull their embattled Kickstarter campaign through by the skin of its teeth, hitting the $500k funding goal hours short of deadline. Republique, an unlikely iOS action game which sees the player help a young woman escape a totalitarian state by … [Read more...] about Republique Kickstarter Gets Funded, MGS 4 and Mass Effect Voice Actors On Board
Sony Patches PS Vita PSN Game Hack, Same Hack Found In Others
After news broke that two of its games allowed the PS Vita to run homebrew software, Sony swiftly pulled "Hot Shots Tennis" and "Motorstorm Arctic Rift" from the PSN store to patch up the Vita firmware to version 1.67. However, it appears that these two games were not the only ones harboring the … [Read more...] about Sony Patches PS Vita PSN Game Hack, Same Hack Found In Others
Animal Crossing Coming To 3DS This Fall
As if guessing that I was waiting for Ace Attorney vs Professor Layton as well as a 3DS that has that dock thing with the second analog nub built in to jump on the bandwagon, Nintendo have decided to test my resolve. A new Animal Crossing is coming in the Fall, though no firm release date is … [Read more...] about Animal Crossing Coming To 3DS This Fall
Valve: EA’s Origin Has Work To Do To Catch Up To Steam
No one expected EA's Origin to overtake Steam in a matter of months. Indeed, given Valve's and EA's vastly different histories within the industry, not a lot of people wanted it to. And it hasn't. But although it's doing a decent job by all accounts, Valve's Gabe Newell, a man who probably knows … [Read more...] about Valve: EA’s Origin Has Work To Do To Catch Up To Steam
DOTA 2 Adding “Twist” To Free To Play
With free-to-play taking off the way it has, it won't be long before developers will have difficulty getting someone to play a game that they are giving away. It's inconceivable for Valve to ever be in that position, especially with such a high-profile property as DOTA 2, but it hasn't gotten to … [Read more...] about DOTA 2 Adding “Twist” To Free To Play
The Banner Saga Coming to XBLA / PSN, Bringing Player-Owned Cities
There is a possibility that you might not know about the Banner Saga yet. It's a certainty that you're worse off for it if that is the case. The Banner Saga is a Kickstarter-funded turn-based strategy adventure which seems like the reason Kickstarter was invented. How else would a 2D turn-based game … [Read more...] about The Banner Saga Coming to XBLA / PSN, Bringing Player-Owned Cities
Arkham City Harley Quinn DLC Teased Via Twitter
Rocksteady might have implemented the best hidden Easter egg in video game history via the Warden's room in Arkham Asylum, only for players to completely fail to unearth it. This time, it's not taking any chances, tweeting a picture of Harley Quinn complete with giant mallet and a message: "Don't … [Read more...] about Arkham City Harley Quinn DLC Teased Via Twitter
UPDATED: Dead Space Narrative Producer Calls Gears of War Worst Writing In Games
In what seemed to have started as a crash course in narrative for the interactive medium which took a left turn into full-on Gears of War bashing to finally end up as self-deprecating recrimination, Dead Space narrative producer Chuck Beaver calls the narrative of Epic's flagship title "literally … [Read more...] about UPDATED: Dead Space Narrative Producer Calls Gears of War Worst Writing In Games
How The Halo Movie Was Killed
Microsoft's failure to adapt and lack of agility has historically cost it a lot more than a movie deal. But Zunes and Windows Phones aside, the story of how one of the biggest video game movie projects imploded is still interesting for a host of other reasons. Not the least of which is a glimpse … [Read more...] about How The Halo Movie Was Killed
Ubisoft Sued Over Assassin’s Creed By Disgruntled Writer
Writer John Beiswenger has filed a suit accusing Ubisoft of lifting concepts like the Animus and an assassin war being fought over it from his novel "Link." His book reportedly details "the conception and creation of a link device and process whereby ancestral memories can be accessed, recalled, … [Read more...] about Ubisoft Sued Over Assassin’s Creed By Disgruntled Writer
