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EA announces latest free-to-play game: Command & Conquer Generals 2
0By: Moses Abaortae | August 23rd, 2012 |Uncategorized
The classic real time strategy series is set to be released as a digital download based on the free-to-play model while also making use of DICE’s impressive Frostbite 2 engine. Some gamers may not remember the original Generals game when it was released on PCs and chances are that if you don’t, then you have ...
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Sleeping Dogs dominates the UK Sales charts on release
By: Musa Afridi | August 23rd, 2012 |Uncategorized
New Super Mario Bros. 2 came in second as Dead Island made a comeback, while The Dark Knight Rises success continues to lead to strong Batman: Arkham City sales. The weekly UK sales charts are in and it turns out that Activision is left embarrassed as Sleeping Dogs brawls its way to the top. Developed by Square Enix, the title was slated by Activision during the early days o...
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Deus Ex and Epic Mickey designer calls out for less violence and more human interaction in games
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | August 18th, 2012 |Uncategorized
The popularity of the first-person shooter genre is something that simply cannot be denied and thus it does not come as a surprise to see publishers heavily inclined towards such games. The lead designer of original Deus Ex and Epic Mickey Warren Spector is however not too comfortable with the prevalence of shooters and violence in games. In an interview with Eurogamer Germa...
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EA reiterates that digital sales are the future
By: Moses Abaortae | August 18th, 2012 |Uncategorized
The end of boxed games are “not far away” according to Peter Moore, the COO of Electronic Arts, but believes consumers will be the key factor in deciding which distribution medium becomes the norm. The video game industry is at multiple fork roads and the decisions made over the next few years could change the way publishers, developers and gamers interact with each other a...
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Sony executive feels “much better” about Vita sales
By: Moses Abaortae | August 18th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Jack Tretton believes that the PlayStation Vita is making a comeback on the sales front and claims that the figures are acceptable considering the nature of the market and the industry. The PlayStation Vita was supposed to be Sony’s saviour. The multinational consumer electronics giant was struggling on the financial front after taking a number of hits including a hacking sca...
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FIFA 13 has a no girls policy, for now at least
By: Moses Abaortae | August 18th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Not that EA Sports or anyone affiliated with the game is sexist but rather the developers will not be introducing females players and leagues in FIFA 13. The announcement was made in response to an online petition. When it comes to the world of football simulation gaming there are only two names in the game, FIFA...
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No plans of dropping price of PS Vita this year, confirms Sony
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | August 18th, 2012 |Uncategorized
The unimpressive sales figures of PlayStation (PS) Vita have led many analysts to point out the necessity for a price cut in order to keep the handheld device afloat. Sony, however, has no plans of succumbing to the inevitable just yet and instead has its engineers working on reducing the cost of manufacturing, which would eventually pave the way for a possible slashing of pric...
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Axl Rose $20 million lawsuit against Activision given a go ahead by Californian judge
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | August 18th, 2012 |Uncategorized
A couple of years back, Guns ‘N Roses front-man Axl Rose had filed a lawsuit against Activision for fraud and breach-of-contract. While the first of the two allegations, i.e. fraud, have been dismissed, a Californian judge has decided to let the $20 million breach-contract suit to move to trial in February 2013. The whole issue between Rose and Activision started after the...
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Argument over annualised release of Assassin’s Creed is strange, says creative director
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | August 17th, 2012 |Uncategorized
While getting an opportunity to continue the journey down Desmond Miles’ memory lane without having to wait too long is quite enticing, the annual release of an Assassin’s Creed title has not gone down too well with the fans. The creative director of the franchise Alex Hutchinson, however, fails to understand why there is an argument over an Assassin’s Creed title hitting...
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Dota 2 Heroes – An Introduction to Rooftrellen the Treant Protector
By: Jason McCarthy | August 17th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Dota 2 Heroes – An Introduction to Rooftrellen the Treant Protector Rooftrellen the Treant Protector is a melee strength initiation hero. His abilities are very supportive in nature, but do not let that fool you as he can surely hit like a tank. There is no argument regarding his supporting capabilities. He is able to increase the survivability of his allies through his ab...
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Dota 2 Heroes – An Introduction to Karroch the Beastmaster
By: Jason McCarthy | August 17th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Karroch the Beastmaster is a melee strength hero who is most often picked up as a solo hero and is really powerful because of his ability to scout and initiate throughout the game. His abilities really shine when they are used with an ally nearby as he alone will have a tough time taking down an enemy. If you fancy yourself as a loner and want to take care of business yourself,...
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Gran Turismo 6 dev will not “carelessly” announce release date
By: Musa Afridi | August 17th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Kazunori Yamauchi, the creator of the Gran Turismo series and the head of Polyphony Digital, is determined not to hint towards the release date of their upcoming title prematurely in order to avoid all “it’s been delayed again” talk which plagued the release of Gran Turismo 5. When it comes to first-party titles and series, Gran Turismo is in a league of its own when it c...
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Rain and PlayStation Plus Vita expansions announced at Gamescom
By: Musa Afridi | August 17th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Sony gave the conference held in Germany its due importance and made a number of announcements including the new title from Japan Studio as well as plans to introduce PlayStation Plus to the Vita system along with an increase in the Cloud storage capacity. Gamescom is usually where announcements relating to price...
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Battlefield 4 can be “very successful” in modern setting – EA
By: Musa Afridi | August 17th, 2012 |Uncategorized
DICE has confirmed it will stick to the modern warfare genre amidst speculation that it will be pulling a Call of Duty and aiming towards a near future setting. The Battlefield is EA’s primary first-person shooter franchise with the series currently holding the record for the publisher as being the fastest-sell...
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Dead Space 3 release date and Limited Edition confirmed
By: Musa Afridi | August 17th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Isaac Clarke’s third outing in the Dead Space series hits stores in February and the game’s Limited Edition comes with two bundles for the player’s limb dismembering pleasure. Dead Space was one of the biggest surprises when it was released by EA as it brought the survival-horror genre back to life in some style. The game, developed by Visceral Games, a studio that is kno...
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FIFA 13 demo dated for September, Match Day feature detailed
By: Musa Afridi | August 17th, 2012 |Uncategorized
EA Sports has announced that the demo of their upcoming title is set for release on the 11th of September, 14 days before the full game is released. The next instalment in one of the gaming world’s longest running annual release titles, FIFA 13, is nearly upon us and in true EA Sports tradition, the demo for the game is also set to help ease the wait the fans have ...
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Metal Gear Rising and F1 2012 dated for release
By: Moses Abaortae | August 16th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Platinum Games and Codemasters both announce to the gaming public when they can expect Revengeance and the latest Formula One title to hit shelves. 21 seems to a popular number for video game publishers in terms of release dates as it turns out that both Metal Gear Rising Revengeance and F1 2012 will be releasing on the 21st, albeit of two completely different months...
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GameStop finds itself in the list of “America’s Worst Companies to Work For”
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | August 16th, 2012 |Uncategorized
For a gamer, there probably is nothing as appealing as working in a video game store where they get to see and talk about their obsession all day long and in the end walk away with a salary. On the contrary, working for video game retailers is not as charming as it appears to be, as revealed by the financial analysis and commentary website 24/7 Wall Street. It gathered reviews ...
