EA keeps winning (losing?) in Consumerist’s Worst Company in America tournament
From an article on The Consumerist, EA has already “beaten” both SONY and Best Buy in the Worst Company in America 2012 tournament.
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Go behind the scenes of Quantic Dream’s Kara tech demo
The team behind 2010’s PS3 hit Heavy Rain, studio Quantic Dream, have made a very crazy tech demo. The clip below is the behind the scenes making of video for Kara, the story of a robot.
Remedy readying for next gen project
Remedy, the studio that brought you Alan Wake, is “looking for world-class talent to work on an unannounced project targeted at future generation consoles.”
Bioshock Infinite’s latest Heavy Hitter, the Siren
2K games has gone live with the final video in the Heavy Hitters series for BioShock Infinite.
Castlot servers will go live tomorrow
Yoogames, makers of several popular browser-based MMOs, has exciting news for fans of their previous games – or indeed for anyone looking to break away from traditional client-based games. After just a week of beta, Castlot is ready to roll out.
Assassin’s Creed III, new details emerge
Thank you, Ubisoft! A recent demo shown to journalists on the new Assassin?s Creed title means that we get a little sneak peek at what we?ll be playing later this year.
Grand Theft Auto V details leaked
A supposed former Rockstar employee has reportedly leaked information regarding the new Grand Theft Auto V via GameSpot forums.
Diablo III coming to Xbox and PS3?
Diablo III is set to be released on store shelves on May 15th for the PC. The title could potentially be making its way to the Xbox and PS3 consoles after Blizzard?s debut for it on PC is finished. There is still no confirmation, but the COO, Paul Sams, stated that the company would ?[continue] to explore? the possibility of a console port.
Angry Birds creator, Rovio, buys out gaming studio
Angry Birds Creator, Rovio, buys out Futuremark Gaming Studios, which is their second acquisition this year.
Mists of Pandaria now live!
The newest expansion in the most popular MMO ever is now in beta testing. Mists of Pandaria the most recent update for the all popular World of Warcraft is now in live beta.
Capcoms Zombie launch
Capcom had a rather peculiar idea to spice up the launch of Resident Evil: Operations Raccoon City. They sent an army of the undead out to take part in an experience with the general populace.
British game retailer Game closes 277 stores
It?s no secret that the British video game retailer Game has been under the weather lately. Unfortunately for gamers in the UK, the struggling company closed forty percent of its stores amounting to 277 outlets. 2,104 employees have also been laid off, only 14 of which worked at the Basingstoke Game corporate office.
Take a closer look at Guild Wars 2’s thief, dynamic events with Total Biscuit
Gaming’s favorite brit is back to give us a close look at a few various aspects of the upcoming Guild Wars 2. It’s a full 30 minutes continuous first person gameplay focusing on the unique gameplay qualities of the thief class, as well as a progression through a chain of dynamic events.
Additional details on CCP?s World of Darkness exposed
During the FanFest in Reykjavik, Iceland, there were some more details pertaining to CCP?s World of Darkness. Chris McDonough wanted to address to everyone that progress was still being made despite its focus on Eve Online and Dust 514. “Our product is very much still in active development,” he explained. Apparently there will be things that will ?make [fans] go nuts.?
Smite has some serious pwning potential
Hi-Rez isn’t exactly a newcomer to the online gaming scene, but they are venturing into new territory with their latest free-to-play adventure: Smite.
Minecraft has made $80 million, nobody is surprised
According to filings in Sweden, Minecraft has amassed $80 million since October 2010.