NEWS

The business strategy for Sony Online Entertainment’s upcoming MMORPG, EverQuest Next Landmark has been outlined on their forums. While Sony has been struggling with layoffs as of late, its online entertainment business continues to shine, especially given the success of its newest console, the PS4. Dave Georgeson, director of development, defined the five phases of development for SOE’s ambitious new title, as ...

The latest system update for the Xbox One is here, just in time for the release of Titanfall. Released on the 4th of March, this update features a variety of improvements, many of which focus on players’ experiences with friends online. The update also focuses on multiplayer experience in general Some of the changes include easier access to the friends ...

Not often do gamers get a chance to play a quality game based on a comic-book superhero. Usually, these games are adaptations of blockbuster movies, and are nothing more than easy cash-grabs, profiting from a film’s hype rather than relying on quality gameplay to sell copies. When Batman: Arkham Asylum first came out, this perception was changed drastically. Rocksteady managed ...

Respawn Entertainment have done a unboxing of Titanfall Collector’s Edition. The Titanfall Collector’s Edition will be delivered in a box of considerable size and is being sold at the huge price of $ 250 (it seems that stocks are already depleted). Besides the game itself, the Titanfall Collector’s Edition offers an Atlas Titanium model, with miniature statues of several soldiers (that ...

The Xbox One seems to be selling poorly. So poorly, in fact, that Microsoft is resorting to exceedingly fast price-cuts and bundles to compete with its rivals. Gigantic retailers such as Target, Walmart, Amazon and GameStop are now offering incentives, like offering gift cards or games like Titanfall for free, which some see as a very bad sign for Microsoft. Last ...

Wildstar is one of the most anticipated MMORPGs for this year. Carbine Studios has to cater to some extremely high expectations with their humorous space-set cartoonish game. With more and more information being revealed on Wildstar, we’re starting to get a clearer picture of what exactly the game will offer. This week, Carbine Studios released a new trailer for the ...

The gaming world was taken by surprise this week, when news of BioShock and System Shock developer Irrational Games’ intentions of shutting down became public. Irrational Games has decided to shut down after 17 years of game development, and a core of 15 members of their team will be moving to a newly formed studio, under Ken Levine. Ken Levine, ...

The NPD Group’s research data has been made public, and the numbers are out. After declining sales in the gaming industry throughout 2011 and 2012, 2013 saw some growth in sales numbers, even though they are minimal. In total, $15.39 billion were spent by American gamers throughout 2013, a minor 1% more than the previous year. If we take into ...

It sees major changes keep going on at the top of the food-chain at Microsoft. According to an update on his LinkedIn profile, Jason Holtman, the Head of PC Gaming and Entertainment Strategy at Microsoft has left the Windows and Xbox creating company at the end of January 2014. Jason Holtman has signed up with Microsoft in August 2013, with ...

Unfortunately, the latest trailer for Wildstar doesn’t shed any light on when the beta-stage of the game opens up. Many fans have been waiting for the announcement for awhile now, but the folks at Carbine Studios just aren’t ready for that step yet. That’s not to say they don’t like to tease us, and they are doing a masterful job ...