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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

It has been revealed that Valve’s Source engine, which has been used in the past to create the fantastic Half-Life, Portal, and Left 4 Dead series of games, will now be making the jump into movies and will help create a new animated movie called "Deep". Deep is a new movie being created by Shane … [Read more...] about Valve’s Steam Game Engine Being Used To Create “Deep” Animated Movie

If there's any more space to innovate on iOS (and a good argument could be made that the surface is barely being scratched), one aspect is definitely improving the way traditionally hardcore experiences like first-person shooters are being shoehorned onto the platform. Bungie cofounder Alex Seropian … [Read more...] about Halo Co-Creator Developing iOS FPS

It's certainly rare that a developer exercises restraint in promoting their game. It's even rarer for them to actively miss a huge opportunity to do so at an event specifically designed for that purpose. And rarer still to just have too much good stuff to show to be able to squeeze in anything … [Read more...] about Rainbow 6: Patriots Withheld From E3 On Purpose

Not keeping multiplayer hostage makes PlayStation Plus a much more elective service than Microsoft's Xbox Live. No doubt this isn't news to Sony, which is why they've relaunched their PlayStation Plus service with the requisite fanfare at this year's E3. And the biggest addition is the set of free … [Read more...] about PlayStation Plus Service Getting More Free Games

It seems like another epidemic of indiscriminate account hacking is picking up steam. The recent LinkedIn security breach is followed by another break-in, this time targeting Riot Games and its hugely popular League of Legends. Riot's EU West, EU Nordic and East account databases have been … [Read more...] about European League of Legends Accounts Hacked, No Financial Information Taken

British retailer ShopTo estimates the WiiU's price at £280, with projected cost per game at around £40. The figure is very much in alignment both with an earlier report from Japanese publication Nikkei, as well as previous hints from Nintendo. "The first thing I would say is we focus on value," … [Read more...] about Wii U Estimated Price Around £280