Great news for Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn/PS3 owners: PS3 players will be able to upgrade the popular MMO to its PS4 version beginning April 11, three days before the official PS4 launch on April 14. More importantly, this upgrade service will be completely free for those who purchased and played the PS3 version of the game. And owners ...
Read More »Everquest Next Landmark development plan revealed
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 ...
Read More »The Dark Knight returns in Batman: Arkham Knight
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 ...
Read More »2K plans to continue the BioShock franchise
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, ...
Read More »The US video-games industry saw a 2% growth in 2013
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 ...
Read More »NBA Live 14 gets a major new update
EA seems to be determined to improve the overall quality of NBA Live 14, which is not surprising, given the fact that the game received very bad reviews from both the press and the fans. It’s not that it is a terrible game (well, it actually is for the most part), as it does have some great concepts, but everything ...
Read More »Dragon Age: Inquisition survey asks players about multiplayer
Expectations are high when it comes to the 3rd Dragon Age game, mainly Bioware’s Dragon Age: Inquisition. For those living in the Vancouver area, testing the game might just become a possibility. Bioware has announced that it will be hosting some short play-tests in the Vancouver area next week (specifically on the 10th and 11th of February), and getting into ...
Read More »More Elder Scrolls Online beta invites have been sent out
A new batch of beta invites for the Elder Scrolls Online has been sent out today, and based on all accounts, it’s the largest wave of invites to date. Bethesda is preparing for a comprehensive stress-test of its Elder Scrolls Online servers, and the stress-test will begin on Friday, the 7th of February (starting at 12:00 PM EST) and will ...
Read More »Thief’s gameplay explained in a new trailer for the game
About 3 weeks remain until the US launch of Thief on the 25th of February. Europeans will get to enjoy the new installment in the Thief franchise 3 days later, on the 28th of February. Unlike the game’s protagonist, Garrett, Thief doesn’t have a stealthy approach when it comes to its launch. Eidos Montreal and Square Enix have been pushing ...
Read More »Kingdom Come: Deliverance Preview – New videos and screenshots
The internet has been in an uproar for the last two weeks, as news of the development of a realistic RPG set in medieval times has emerged. A relatively unknown studio named Warhorse sits behind the project, but the team is formed out of highly experienced individuals. Kingdom Come: Deliverance is the name of the game, and what a game ...
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