New Information Concerning Ubisoft's "Next-Gen Online RPG Project" By Jacob Saylor
A new job ad posted on Ubisoft Massive’s website is in relation to their need for a PvP design specialist. While news hit the airwaves just last week that development on the unannounced MMORPG was hitting full-steam ahead, this just reinforces any validity behind such rumors.
However, the studio is also in the midst of hiring on staff for the multiplayer sections of both FarCry 3 and Assassin’s Creed III. While I – as well as many others – am almost certain that this job posting is probably for... More »
Square Enix Play Arts Kai Announces Batman Arkham Asylum Figure Set By Addison Langford
If there's one thing Square Enix still does well it's their Play Arts Kai figure line. They recently announced their latest figures and they're based off of the hit game, Batman: Arkham Asylum (yeah, not Arkham City). There have been four different figures announced however, we currently only have pictures for two of them.
Square has yet to announce an official release date but Amazon is currently listing them as releasing in August. The figures that have been announced are: Armored Batman (seen above and below), Harley... More »
Latest Dust 514 Trailer Welcomes You to "Eden" By Alex Co
CCP Games has now released a new trailer for their upcoming free-to-play (F2P) PS3 shooter Dust 514. Aside from new gameplay scenes, the trailer also highlights the game's developers as they talk about how the game ties into CCP Games' MMORPG EVE Online.
The game's producer Thomas Farrer explains that Dust 514 is a "persistent" FPS, and how it's linked directly to EVE Online's universe -- which still has a cult following even if it's nine years old to... More »
Ghost Recon: Future Soldiers Now in Stores By Ian Miles Cheong
Ubisoft has just e-mailed us to confirm that Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is now in stores. The game is out for both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and sells for the typical price of $59.99.
In Future Soldier, you take on the charge of a crack team of highly-trained commandos who are armed with state of the art technology and cutting-edge military hardware. Their mission is to take out high value targets with as little collateral damage as possible.
The game offers both a full-fledged single player campaign as well... More »
Watch the "Robots of War" in this Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Feature By Alex Co
If you ever wondered how drones and other robotics are tailored to warfare, then this video by our friends over at VICE magazine should answer those questions.
The video, which is the first pat of a three-part series, is titled "Robots of War," and ties up with Ubisoft's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. It explores the real side of modern warfare and while it might lack the standard gunfights and explosions one expects from trailers, it's nonetheless an intriguing look at how modern tech helps the... More »
Gran Turismo 6 Spotted on Sony Employee CV By Alex Co
While the franchise's luster might have dimished somewhat over the years, it's hard to argue with the fact that Gran Turismo is still a major franchise for Sony. In saying that, it seems Gran Turismo 6 is now currently brewing over at Polyphony Digital.
This news was unearthed in Sony Associate Brand Manager Brian Dunn's LinkedIn profile where he lists "Gran Turismo 6" as one of the titles he's currently "managing."
While his profile now has since been edited to omit Gran... More »
Max Payne 3 Glitches: Zombies, GTA Free Roam & More
By Ian Miles Cheong 
Max Payne 3 Glitches
Max Payne 3 has been out for about a week now, and like every other Rockstar Games release, it is kind of buggy—and will be until they patch it up.
I'm sure we can all recall when Red Dead Redemption's John Marston had to use human birds as target practice and ride a donkey woman instead of a horse, or when the detective could run up buildings in L.A. Noire. Similar oddities happen in Max Payne 3.
We've put together a list of ten bizarre... More »
IMDB Lists Mario & Voice Actor for Sony PlayStation All-Stars Brawler By Alex Co
In what should be used as an example to not believe everything you read on the internet, it seems someone from the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) might be trolling Sony and Nintendo fans at the same time; as a current listing for Sony’s upcoming PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale lists Mario and his voice-actor Charles Martinet as part of the cast!
If you don't believe me, here's a screenshot of said IMDB page.
Now, before you go jump into conclusions that Sony and Nintendo are... More »
XCOM: Enemy Unknown Release Date Revealed, Plus Pre-Order Bonuses By Ian Miles Cheong
2KGames has revealed just now that XCOM: Enemy Unknown will be released this year on October 9, 2012. The game will be out for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game will be out three days later on October 12 in Europe.
The announcement of the game's release date comes with the unveiling of the game's pre-order bonuses, which includes the Elite Soldier Pack. The bonus content adds an extra soldier to your roster of units modeled after the original XCOM.
In addition to the retro soldier,... More »
GTA 5 Release Could be Narrowed Down Tomorrow By Ian Miles Cheong
Those of us who are paying close attention to Rockstar Games, Take Two, and the development of Grand Theft Auto V have good reason to keep our eyes and ears tuned to Take Two's conference call tomorrow.
The next fiscal year is about to begin, and with it, Take Two will announce its stock price forecasts for fiscal 2013, which has already begun. It ends in March 2013.
The fact of the matter is that if Take Two's CEO Strauss Zelnick forecasts a $2 (or greater) share price, then there's a good... More »
A Payne to End All Pains: Max Payne 3 Verdict — The Hype
By Seb Wuepper 
In the early days of the 21st Century, people were in love with bullet time. That camera technique, popularized by The Matrix movies, turned into a mainstay of early 00s action movies. It wasn’t quite as hard to kill as the grainy look the action genre inherited from Black Hawk Down or other such fads that still endure today, but it proved to be a distinctive feature of a number of films none the less. Finnish made hyper-violent manshooter Max Payne was one of the first games picking up on this stylistic device, making it... More »
Borderlands 2: Revamped Inventory, Health Kits Drop in the Middle of Battle By Ian Miles Cheong
Despite the recent releases of Diablo III and Max Payne 3, we haven't been ignoring Borderlands 2, which promises to deliver as good an experience as the first game when it's released later this year.
Speaking on the PlayStation Blog, the game's producer Matt Charles says that Borderlands 2 will see an entirely revamped inventory system for a more "fluid combat experience". Players will no longer have to quench health kits like bottled water anymore.
“We decided to remove... More »
Curt Schilling Confirms Layoffs at 38 Studios By Jacob Saylor
If you aren’t aware of the ongoing problems over at 38 Studios, then I am not even going to make the usual “You live under a rock” joke. Just know that this has been a huge part of the gaming space, namely for the past week and a half.
While we were all expecting job cuts from the studio, today it was confirmed by Curt Schilling himself. The studio head spoke to reporters outside of a closed-doors meeting with Rhode Island’s governor, Lincoln Chafee; also in attendance were various state... More »
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Dated for Release By Jacob Saylor
Tekken is a hugely popular franchise; its unique characters, fantastic combat system, and varied battle environments make it a must-have for anyone remotely interested in fighting games.
If you are one of these fighting game aficionados, then you will be happy to hear that Tekken Tag Tournament 2 has been dated for release. The game will see a September 14th release, according to Eurogamer. While that date in particular is reserved to the European market, the United States will probably follow suit; at the very least,... More »
Aliens: Colonial Marines Development Going Well, Stop Worrying By Jacob Saylor
Sometimes, things get blown out of proportion – especially in this, the video games industry. I swear, sometimes we could turn a printer malfunction into front page news.
In any case, this is the case with Aliens: Colonial Marines. Randy Pitchford, Gearbox Studios bigshot, spoke to Eurogamer today. He noted that people only think that the game is in development hell because it was announced very early.
“Because the game was ‘announced’ with that original press release, it might... More »
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