A Finnish e-sports tournament of Heartstone has become the center of a massive controversy after advertising separate categories for men and women. The Assembly Summer 2014 tournament is the national qualifier for the men’s Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft IeSF World Championship tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan in November. The World Championship will also host male-only competitions in three other games: Starcraft ...
Read More »GTA 5 developer Rockstar sued by Lindsay Lohan
Yes, you did read that right. Actress/model/singer/ etc. Lindsay Lohan actually sued GTA 5 creators Rockstar Games and Take Two Interactive today. Lohan claims the developers have borrowed her likeness when creating the Lacey Jonas character. Lawyers are saying that GTA 5 uses the actresses entire image and shows her struggles with the paparazzi. Apparently Lohan is troubled by the ...
Read More »Battlefield Hardline improved thanks to community feedback
It would appear that Visceral Games are taking their job seriously and have decided to bring a host of improvements to Battlefield Hardline based on the feedback they received from beta testers. The company just started a new initiative called CMW – Community’s Most Wanted. This is where they will list some of the most important improvements and fixes for ...
Read More »Far Cry 4 features lots of women including 2 of the antagonists
We already knew that Ubisoft’s Far Cry 4 will not include any playable female characters, but apparently women will play an important role in the upcoming title nevertheless. Creative director Alex Hutchinson revealed for Outside Xbox that we’ll be seeing a lot of ladies throughout the game. The company “tried very hard to make sure of the four main antagonists, half ...
Read More »Airtight Games reportedly shuts down
Airtight Games, the development studio behind the recently releases Murdered: Soul Suspect has shut down according to a report by GeekWire. Although the official website of the company remains online and doesn’t have make mention of any possible closure, GeekWire confirm that the office space previously occupied by the studio has been boarded up accompanied by a sign indicating the ...
Read More »Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition out now
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition has released today according to developer DrinkBox Studios. The game is an updated version of the original Guacamelee! that released last year. The new title adds an expanded story mode, new areas to explore, a three-headed skeleton boss known as The Trio of Death along with numerous new enemies and abilities. The developer has also ...
Read More »Analyst suggests Destiny could be biggest selling game of the year
According to analysis done by Doug Creutz, a Cowen Research analyst, Destiny could on its way to being the biggest selling game of the year. Using statistical analysis based on the number of pre-orders, Cowen’s ‘Ordometer’ is able to predict the likely number of sales a game will see. Bungie’s latest game has the highest score on the Ordometer of ...
Read More »PS4 DualShock 4 controllers now work wirelessly with PS3
DualShock 4 controllers can now be used wirelessly with the PS3 following a recent update. In order to enable this you must go to the “Accessory Settings” menu and look for the “Manage Bluetooth Devices” option, then select “Register New Device”. The DualShock 4 could be used previously with the PlayStation 3, but only by connecting the controller through an USB ...
Read More »Civilization Revolution 2 is out today
Civilization Revolution 2 has launched today and is available on all iOS devices, including the iPhone and iPad, for $15. Publisher 2K Games has previously described the title as: “The game [that combines] the core tactical elements of the series with intuitive controls and a friendly user interface – designed specifically for mobile gamers on touch-pad devices. “The latest instalment ...
Read More »Age of Empires Online officially shut down
Age of Empires Online has been officially taken offline. The MMO real-time strategy game, which was a collaboration between Robot Entertainment (formerly Ensemble) and Gas Powered Games, was taken offline today at 4 PM Pacific Time. The announcement comes via their company blog, and ends a run which began with the game’s launch in August 2011. The final statistics stand ...
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