The NPD results for August 2014 are in and there are very few surprises to talk about. Seeing as how there were few game releases last month, software sales were not exactly incredible and we’re actually looking at an 21% decrease compared to August 2013. On the other hand, PS4 and Xbox One consoles continued to sell very good, which resulted ...
Read More »Destiny will get many new events in the near future
Any good MMO should ideally have lasting appeal in order to keep players hooked and convince them to return to the game time and time again. While Destiny is considered a pretty good game by most, there are many who criticized the fact that it’s too grindy and there aren’t a whole lot of interesting activities available. Luckily Bungie is ...
Read More »Mass Effect 4 Salarians look better than the trilogy ones says Bioware Producer
A pretty long time has passed since we heard any real news regarding Mass Effect 4, but we did learn an interesting detail from a Bioware dev recently. Mike Gamble is the Producer of Mass Effect 4 and you probably already know him if you watched the San Diego Comic-Con 2014 panel. Anyway, Gamble didn’t reveal much more about the game since then, ...
Read More »The Walking Dead and Wolf Among Us coming to PS4 & XB1
Developer Telltale Games has officially announced via its Twitter account that The Walking Dead’s first two seasons are coming to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, in addition to The Wolf Among Us’ first season. Moreover, the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PlayStation Vita are also benefiting from this retail re-release. All versions of The Walking Dead will come out on October ...
Read More »Metal Gear Solid 5 The Phantom Pain gets TGS 2014 teaser, new MGS Collection coming this year
Today Legendary Director Hideo Kojima revealed a new preview for the upcoming Metal Gear Solid 5 The Phantom Pain. The preview provides us with a small glimpse into what we can expect to see at the Tokyo Game Show 2014. The event will take place next week so basically just around the corner and Metal Gear Solid 5 The Phantom Pain ...
Read More »Heroes of the Storm gets new keg weilding Pandaren hero
Today Blizzard Entertainment revealed the latest addition to the Heroes of the Storm roster. This hero is none other than Chen Stormstout, best known for being the first Pandaren to appear in a Warcraft game. Chen made its first appearance in Warcraft 3 where to proved to be a faithful companion to the beastmaster Rexxar before reaching Pandaria and becoming a quest ...
Read More »Destiny sold over $500 million on its first day
Activision announced that the company sold copies of Destiny worth over $500 million in one day through retail stores and first parties worldwide. This makes Bungie’s game the biggest new franchise launch in history. It seems like Activision and Bungie’s advertising and promotion of the game worked extremely well. According to Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard, retail and first ...
Read More »Report: Microsoft trying to buy Mojang; Notch “unlikely” to stay
The Wall Street Journal has recently reported that Microsoft is in “serious discussions” to purchase Swedish developer Mojang, best known for its sandbox phenomenon – Minecraft. According to “a person with knowledge of the matter”, MS is prepared to pay a whooping $2 billion for the studio, and said deal “could be signed as early as this week”. Further reports coming ...
Read More »Forza Horizon 2 on the 360 gets first details & screenshot
In addition to the above screenshot, Microsoft has unveiled Forza Horizon 2’s first details with regards to its last-generation version. According to the publisher, Horizon 2 on the Xbox 360 will not include weather effects or the Drivatar feature, will run at a 720p resolution and at 30 frames per second, and will include fewer cars, in addition to a ...
Read More »Bungie explains the lack of day-one Destiny reviews
When online reviews or otherwise for a specific title aren’t “up-and-running” on its launch date, it’s usually a bad sign. Most of the time, the title’s publisher fears that journalists will tear it apart because of its potential low-quality, and in return, said game will “drop the ball” when it comes to sales. Of course, there are also exceptions, and ...
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