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Rockstar has lofty ambitions for the future of the GTA series
0By: Musa Afridi | December 24th, 2012 |News
The developers wish to make on in-game world where all the cities of the Grand Theft Auto games are connected and can be visited. Rockstar has been a busy developer over the past few years, bringing award winning title after award winning title to PCs and consoles. Red Dead Redemption, L.A. Noire and Max Payne 3 are the three main examples of the hit factory’s prowess at what...
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West Virginia Democrat senator introduces bill to study effect of violent games on children
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | December 22nd, 2012 |News
Democrat West Virginia senator introduces bill to study the effect of violent video games and other programmes on children. The whole world is still in shock after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, that resulted in the death of 20 children and six adults on Friday, December 14, and is anxiously waiting for the government to take measures to e...
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Filing for bankruptcy not the end of the company or games, says THQ President
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | December 22nd, 2012 |News
THQ boss says recent Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing not the end of the company; operations to continue at studios unaffected. After experiencing financial woes for nearly two years, THQ filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after deeming it as the only viable option to keep the ship from sinking deep into the ocean. While the action has warned warning bells for the fans of Saints Ro...
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Day Z creator depressed about the War Z controversy
By: Jason McCarthy | December 22nd, 2012 |PC News
The Day Z creator says the War Z controversy made him consider quitting the industry altogether. The mind behind 2012 multiplayer open world survival horror mod Day Z for 2009’s tactical shooter ArmA II, Dean Hall, has finally ended his silence on the situation surrounding Hammerpoint Interactive’s zombie survival shooter War Z. Posting on Reddit as “rocket2guns,” he...
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Valve pulls controversial War Z off Steam
By: Jason McCarthy | December 21st, 2012 |PC News
Valve removes Hammerpoint Interactive’s controversial open world zombie shooter from its digital distribution platform; offering refunds. Valve has removed the open world zombie shooter War Z from Steam and apologised to the users for prematurely issuing a copy of the game for sale. Speaking to Kotaku, a Valve representative admitted that the game had been mistakenly publi...
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War Z players accuse developers of misleading them
By: Jason McCarthy | December 21st, 2012 |PC News
Players accuse War Z developers of misleading them through false information; new patch forcing them to sign terms of service that disallows funds. Fans of Hammerpoint Interactive’s open world zombie survival horror video game War Z are furious and that too for a very good reason. According to the Reddit users, the features that the developers were advertising were nowhere...
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Square Enix releases iOS version of Final Fantasy IV
By: Jason McCarthy | December 21st, 2012 |Smarthphone and Tablet News
A revamped version of the fourth title in the popular role-playing game (RPG) series hits iTunes for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Square Enix has brought its renowned role-playing game Final Fantasy IV, with the game becoming available on iTunes store today for $16. The game comes with compatibility for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Square Enix has made several improve...
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Hitman sneaks up on the competition
By: Moses Abaortae | December 21st, 2012 |Charts: UK
Agent 47 takes out some of the other titles in the United Kingdom’s weekly sales charts as it ends the week at number one. No prizes for guessing which game finished top once again. Call of Duty: Black Ops now has a five star rating on the sales front as it spends its fifth continuous week at number one in the sales charts as the best-selling series does exac...
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Sony keen to develop PS3-PS Vita Cross-Controller functionality
By: Moses Abaortae | December 21st, 2012 |Vita News
A year after the PlayStation Vita’s release, Sony are focusing on developing the console’s much touted Cross-Controller functionality to compete with the Wii U. The PlayStation Vita had plenty of promise when it was announced almost two years ago, back when it was titled NGP, or Next-Gen Portable. However, many are of the opinion that the console failed to live up to much o...
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$2-million worth of Nintendo Wii U’s stolen in the US
By: Moses Abaortae | December 21st, 2012 |Wii U News
7,000 Nintendo Wii U’s stolen from an air cargo warehouse in Seattle. Police are currently investigating the crime. Nintendo may have had a fairly strong launch in the United States and sold out in the United Kingdom but it is now facing a minor, rather unexpected setback. According to confirmed reports, a shipment of Nintendo Wii Us was stolen. The report states that the ...
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Private equity group takes over publisher, THQ
By: Moses Abaortae | December 21st, 2012 |News
Darksiders and Saints Row publisher files for bankruptcy but assures fans that it plans to release a number of already announced titles. THQ has been in the news for a number of reasons in recent months, though the occasional bits of good news have been blighted by the overall gloom surrounding the publisher’s financial situation. The publisher was supposed to have gone un...
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Core experience to remain intact in Dark Souls II, assures former director
By: Jason McCarthy | December 20th, 2012 |News
Mind behind Demon’s Souls and Dark Souls assures fans that protection of core experience in upcoming sequel a priority. From Software and Namco Bandai Games’ action role-playing open world adventure game Dark Souls is all set to have a sequel, announced during the 2012 Spike TV Video Game Awards show earlier this month. Even though the director of Demon Souls and origina...
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Nintendo TVii service for Wii U launched in North America and Canada
By: Jason McCarthy | December 20th, 2012 |Wii U News
Nintendo’s launches highly-anticipated free video service for Wii U in North America; support for TiVo and Netflix to arrive in early 2013. After keeping the Wii U owners in America and Canada wait for a little more than a month, Nintendo has finally launched TVii service in the region today. The video streaming service has been described as one of the most attractive feat...
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Wii U port of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance not under consideration, confirms Kojima Productions
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | December 20th, 2012 |Wii U News
Studio not thinking about bringing the latest title in the Metal Gear franchise to Nintendo’s dual-screen console. Kojima Productions is well aware of the popularity of its Metal Gear brand, but that has done little to make it consider a version of its upcoming action game Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance for the Wii U. During a recent interview with Eurogamer, Kojima Produc...
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Blizzard bans ‘several thousand’ Diablo III players
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | December 20th, 2012 |PC News
Developer takes strict action against players using botting programs; to make reporting bad behaviour convenient through future patch. Blizzard has been facing the nuisance of hacking and cheating for years now, but is not ready to put up with such behaviour in its action role-playing game (RPG) Diablo III. The developer has passed judgement on several thousand players who w...
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Capcom delays Monster Hunter 4 following poor sales of Resident Evil 6
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | December 20th, 2012 |3DS News
Upcoming action game for Nintendo’s portable gaming console delayed until summer 2013 to enhance quality even further. Capcom has delayed Monster Hunter 4, an action game for Nintendo 3DS that was slated for release by March 2013. The publisher announced that the game will now arrive in summer 2013 now instead of the date that was originally announced. Capcom explained ...
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Dota 2 Heroes – An introduction to Akasha the Queen of Pain
By: Jason McCarthy | December 20th, 2012 |Featured
Akasha the Queen of Pain is an intelligence hero in Defense of the Ancients (Dota) 2 who has a handful of deadly spells at her disposal to strike fear in the hearts of her enemies. Queen of Pain is a very mobile hero that thrives in solo lanes. Her ability to deal massive damage in a burst and gank is what causes her to be a solid pick. Her first ability Shadow Strike is a s...
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Call of Duty: Black Ops II developers asks veteran players to take it easy on ‘Christmas Noobs’
By: Jason McCarthy | December 19th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Treyarch requests adept players to take it easy on “Christmas Noobs” while advising new players to prepare themselves before going against experienced players. With Christmas just a week away, the Call of Duty: Black Ops II veterans will be rubbing their hands with excitement and busy perfecting their sinister laugh as a wave of new players is expected to hit online servers...
