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Major Nelson has announced via Twitter this week that a new Xbox 360 Spring Update will be rolling out to some Xbox 360 owners this week and next. The new Xbox 360 update contains behind the scenes improvements and preparation work for future enhancements, says Major Nelson. Details of the Xbox … [Read more...] about Xbox 360 Spring Update Rolling Out Over The Next Few Weeks

Slant Six, the Canadian studio behind the well-received Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, has laid off about a fourth of its staff. The company maintains this is not permanent and has also offered its employees a choice between a severance package and thirteen weeks of unemployment with the … [Read more...] about Resident Evil Raccoon City Studio Lays Off Quarter Of Staff

The Wii and DS online experience left a lot to be desired, not in the least because of the awkward and unwieldy Friend Codes gamers were expected to input in order to play with one another. The old friend code system has gone the way of the dodo, however, at least according to Nintendo of America … [Read more...] about Wii U Featuring Better, More Intuitive Friend Codes

Releasing a periodic hardware refresh is now par for the course for most consoles, home or portable. And while the new model is usually lighter, smaller, and more power-efficient, manufacturers also reap the benefits with a cheaper and more streamlined manufacturing process. Sony Worldwide Studios … [Read more...] about New PS3 Slim A Possibility According To Sony

Fresh from the crusade against cheapening IP by making it accessible and affordable, Origin boss David DeMartini is once again weighing in on the relationship between Origin and rival service Steam. The narrative he's using to frame the issue should be familiar to gamers who have lived through the … [Read more...] about EA: Origin vs Steam Like Battlefield vs Call of Duty

Pikmin has always been more of a cult appeal, at least as far as Nintendo franchises go. However, with the Wii U's newly found online features, perhaps a multiplayer infrastructure beyond local co-op might have gone some way towards widening its audience. Unfortunately, technical hurdles will … [Read more...] about Pikmin 3 Not Getting Online Multiplayer

A brave new world of getting permanently banned from your single-player game is upon us, as Blizzard announced that it's polishing up its banhammer as the launch of its Real World Money Auction House approaches. But while I definitely understand Blizzard's need to safeguard its game's economy, the … [Read more...] about Blizzard Threatens Permanent Diablo 3 Bans In Wake Of Exploit

It looks like Apple has learned to live with and even embrace its accidental gaming empire, to the point where it's actually being proactive in going after the core gamer demographic. The big announcements at WWDC this year were certainly iOS 6 and the Macbook Pro refresh, but one of the first … [Read more...] about Diablo 3 Updated To Accommodate New Retina Macbook Pro Display

Although the controversy surrounding the original Mass Effect 3 has gone down to a simmer, Bioware seems to be moving forward with its plan to expand the ending of the trilogy using new DLC, as well as new multiplayer content in the form of an expansion. Product descriptions for both have been … [Read more...] about Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut DLC Info Leaked

According to Nintendo Gamer, the next entry in Activision's blockbuster Call of Duty series will find a home on Nintendo's upcoming console. Although the franchise might seem an unlikely fit for Nintendo's audience, this is far from the first Call of Duty to grace a Nintendo console, as both the … [Read more...] about Call Of Duty Black Ops 2 Getting Wii U Release