It appears that some people got their hands on some Titanfall Xbox 360 copies from retailers a few days before release. They won’t get to enjoy it much though as the servers will only be online when the game actually launches. However this does mean that players who like looking at menus will surely have a blast knowing they can ...
Read More »Doom 4 beta will only be available for next-gen consoles and PC
A couple of months ago Bethesda promised that everyone who pre-orders Wolfenstein: The New Order will receive a beta key for Doom 4, a game that’s also developed by the same company. Bethesda plans to deliver on that promise, however it seems that the Doom 4 beta will only be available for next-gen consoles and the PC. The game itself ...
Read More »Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls sells over 2.7 million copies in its first week
Blizzard announced earlier today that Reaper of Souls, the expansion pack for Diablo 3 has sold over 2.7 million copies in its first week after release on Mac and PC. The company states that players have defeated the Angel of Death, Malthael over 1.5 million times already and by all accounts it seems like they’re not done with him just ...
Read More »Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft – Then and now
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Blizzard Entertainment’s free-to-play CCG (collectible card game) was finally released on March 11 after being in open beta since late January 2014. The game is all about 1v1 online battles in a turn-based fashion that features many of the beloved characters and spells from the Warcraft Universe. There are a total of nine classes, each having ...
Read More »PS Plus vs Games with Gold – April Free Games
April is here (no joke, really), and with it come some new titles for Playstation Plus subscribers, as well as Xbox Games with Gold members. Up until now, the Playstation Plus offerings pretty much stomped anything Microsoft has been offering, but this month, both consoles give out some decent enough games. In fact, this month, Sony wasn’t generous at all, ...
Read More »Assassin’s Creed 5 has been finally revealed
Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed franchise is no doubt one of the longest-living and most profitable game franchises of the company. Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag managed to pull in some impressive sale numbers, and fans of the series were expecting Ubisoft to keep it going. If you’re an Assassin’s Creed fan, you won’t be disappointed, as we’ll be getting a new ...
Read More »Diablo 3 Auction-House is now offline
The days of buying and selling items in Diablo 3 are now officially over. Blizzard has long made its decision to remove the controversial trading platform public, and has been preparing for the big change for awhile now. Following the extremely popular and successful 2.0.1 patch for Diablo 3, the auction house has now been removed entirely. Frankly, it’s a ...
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 »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 »Jason Holtman leaves Microsoft
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 ...
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