|
With several lines of Halo 4-themed toys about to go on sale – and hype ramping up for the series’ fourth installment – it’s not too long until you’ll get a good look at the tweaks 343 Industries has made to the series’ hero. While the company’s not ready to reveal too many images just [...]
Bethesda evidently believes that the human race is a destructive influence upon the Earth, and has determined to curb our rapacious ways by offering a distraction for the next few years. Well, that or the company’s just decided that Fallout 3 and Oblivion are old enough to sell at a discount, and figures that if [...]
Capcom’s evidently decided that Asura’s Wrath’s questline – in which you take on Heaven and all its planet-sized, colossally-powerful honor guard – doesn’t pack quite enough wonderfully overblown chanllenge. Accordingly, it’s teased this image of the game’s many-armed, cosmically-ornery hero facing off against Street Fighter’s Ryu. While not too much has been offered beyond this one [...]
Also covered: Magicka’s success, bigger-budget games, DLC, and free-to-play. Paradox Interactive may be a relatively small publisher, but it’s defined itself as a PC-first company that goes out of its way to make its customers happy. I sat down with CEO Fred Wester at this year’s PDXCon for a refreshingly frank talk about Paradox’s ongoing focus [...]
THQ has revealed that a demo for the highly-anticipated UFC Undisputed 3 will be made available next week on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Normally, this is where we’d go into the details as to what the demo will contain, talking about the fighters, the modes, and the different features. We’d make a joke [...]
NetherRealm’s Ed Boon has opened up about the studio’s plans to adapt Mortal Kombat for Sony’s PlayStation Vita. Speaking with the US PlayStation Blog, the creative director said the 2011 fighter is in the process of being reworked for the handheld’s unique capabilities, and will be far more than a straightforward port. On the topic of [...]
Revelations grew out of RE1 and J-dramas, reveals Producer Kawata Nintendo’s released a new Iwata Asks feature, in which company boss Satoru Iwata sits down with the developers of a new Nintendo title. While some previous features have focused on internal projects such as Ocarina of Time 3D, this time the CEO shared time with emissaries from third-party [...]
Microsoft has announced record earnings for the quarter ending Dec 31, 2011. Sales of Xbox 360 and Kinect were mentioned as “compelling” drivers in a holiday season that capped off the quarter with an overall company-wide revenue of $20.89 billion, 5% up on the same period last year. “In addition to the continued strength of [...]
BioWare is a fan of Bethesda’s work, will make DA3 a more open-world affair. Dragon Age II’s linear gameplay stands in stark contrast to the open-world experience gamers are enamored with in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — and BioWare has taken note. The studio said it plans to bring more of an open world feel to Dragon Age [...]
SWTOR’s free 30 days now closed to those who don’t sign up for a subscription plan. If you’re already turning foes into Bantha fodder in Star Wars: The Old Republic, you probably noticed an email from BioWare in your inbox, informing you to select your subscription plan by December 22nd. Now, if you’re like me, you probably [...]