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Sony out to prove free-to-play “really works”
0By: Moses Abaortae | July 25th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
John Smedley, the Sony Online Entertainment boss, claims that titles such as Dust 514 will prove that freemium is here to stay. A term everyone will hear in the gaming industry these days is free-to-play; a number of publishers are working on establishing their presence in the freemium market with Ubisoft, Sony, ...
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Blizzard CEO comments on always-online requirement for Diablo III
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | July 24th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
There is no doubt about the commercial success that Blizzard’s latest action role-playing game (RPG) Diablo III has garnered. However, the reaction of the fans to the always-connected requirement has not exactly been encouraging for the developer. Addressing the complaint in a recent message to the fans, Blizzard’s CEO Mike Morhaime defended the always-online requirement fo...
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God of War: Ascension to keep women safe from the brutality of Kratos
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | July 24th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
For a series that is well-known for its gratuitous depiction of violence and gore, God of War will be pulling back a few punches, especially when it comes to the fairer sex, in the upcoming title. Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) Santa Monica Studio design manager David Hewitt conceded that God of War: Ascension will be low on violence against women, something that is being ta...
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Industry veteran believes hardware manufacturing days for Nintendo are numbered
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | July 24th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Nintendo may be doing a pretty good job of providing valuable entertainment at the moment, but that does not stop former Electronic Arts (EA) COO Bing Gordon from believing that it is destined to become “primary a software company.” The industry veteran is convinced that the hardware manufacturing days of the company are numbered and is pretty much staring at a fate similar...
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Bug in Diablo III allow Wizards to become invincible, Blizzard still working on a fix
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | July 24th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Blizzard just cannot seem to get a break as it finds itself encountering yet another challenge, this time involving a bug that makes Wizard players invincible for an indefinite length of time. The exploit, which is triggered by using certain spells and skill-modifying runes in a specific sequence, is reportedly in use by Diablo players for at least a day and yet the developer i...
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Bioware set the wrong precedent with Mass Effect 3
By: Moses Abaortae | July 23rd, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
An anonymous employee from one of the major publisher claims that the way Bioware handled the Mass Effect 3 ending saga claiming that he is “worried about the precedent” set by the developer. Mass Effect 3 was one of the most eagerly anticipated games of the year and it did not disappoint until players reache...
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Medal of Honor Warfighter not heading to the Vita
By: Moses Abaortae | July 23rd, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
EA state Origin listing was an error and that the sequel to the Medal of Honor reboot is not in development for the PlayStation Vita. Electronic Arts is a busy publisher as it is currently overseeing the development of a number of titles ranging from Dead Space 3 and Crysis 3, which are due to release in February next year, to FIFA 13 and Medal of Honor: Warfighter, which are d...
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Fake Gran Turismo app sells 100,000 units on Google Play in 24 hours
By: Moses Abaortae | July 23rd, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Sailfish Games, the developers of the fake Gran Turismo game, have stirred up quite a controversy after releasing a game with the same name as the popular PlayStation racing simulation series. Recent developments on Google Play, formerly known as the Android Store, have put the platform under further scrutiny as a game developer managed to make quite a bit of money by selling a...
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Ubisoft confirm Watch Dogs will miss Gamescom
By: Moses Abaortae | July 23rd, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
The publisher confirms that their stunning title will not be appearing at this year’s Gamescom, much to the gaming world’s disappointment. The game that has two Ubisoft studios working on it, Watch Dogs, will not be making the trip to Germany for Gamescom as the publisher listed the titles it would be showcasing at the event. Both Ubisoft Montreal and Ubisoft UK are curr...
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Dead Space 3 co-op was introduced following feedback from gamers
By: Moses Abaortae | July 23rd, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
EA explained that the first two Dead Space games were too scary for many players and hope that co-op would make the game more accessible while maintaining the sense of horror the series is known for. Anyone who has played the opening sequences of either Dead Space or Dead Space 2 will know the feeling of sheer terror that the games can invoke in the gamer, with both sections gu...
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Sony ends online support for SOCOM and MotorStorm Pacific Rift
By: Moses Abaortae | July 23rd, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
The consumer electronics giant has a plethora of titles which it supports but on the 1st of October MotorStorm Pacific Rift, Arctic Edge and SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3 will not be among those titles. Sony has announced that it plans to end supporting a number of titles by the end of the quarter and listed four titles. Among the titles is MotorStorm Pacific Rift, the seq...
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PlayStation Vita’s semi-annual sales figures fail to impress
By: Moses Abaortae | July 23rd, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Sony remain positive, claim console has sold according to expectations despite not having reached the one-million mark since its release in Japan last December. The Japanese market is crucial to Sony’s success especially when it comes to gaming consoles especially the PlayStation brand where the consoles are known to sell well. In fact, the market in Japan is one where PlaySt...
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Review: Resistance: Burning Skies, is it worth a buy?
By: Moses Abaortae | July 23rd, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
The PlayStation Vita’s first first-person shooter has its strong points and weak points but does the overall package impress? Read our review to find out. A majority of PlayStation Vita gamers are lamenting the lack of content on the second generation portable gaming console released by Sony. There are a number of titles on offer but enough to maintain a consistent interest i...
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Review: Resistance: Burning Skies, is it worth a buy? – Part 2
By: Moses Abaortae | July 23rd, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
This is a continuation of the first part of the article… The on screen icons are conveniently placed so that they can be accessed without too much trouble and ‘axing’ the Chimera is a breeze and one of the most satisfying melee experiences since the one introduced in the PlayStation 3 title, Killzone 3, albeit not quite as good. The use of the touch screen is also pret...
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Nintendo President prefers pricing to early launch date
By: Moses Abaortae | July 23rd, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Saturo Iwata, the President of Nintendo, has stated that being the first next generation console in the market is not as important as compared to what price it will be sold for. Nintendo is set to be the first of the three platform developers to have their next generation console out in the market. In fact, the Nintendo Wii U has been shown off at two E3 Press Conferences and n...
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Halo 4 beats Black Ops 2 even before release
By: Moses Abaortae | July 23rd, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
A recent poll states that gamers are more excited for the return of the Halo series instead of Activision’s upcoming first-person shooter title in the Call of Duty series. ‘Halo 1 – Black Ops 2 0’ is how the score between the two games is at the moment. Despite there being no real competition between the two titles, the fact that both g...
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EA not abandoning Battlefield 3 despite Battlefield 4 announcement
By: Moses Abaortae | July 23rd, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
The game’s developer, DICE, has stated that it has multiple teams working on the IP to ensure both titles get their due treatment and support Battlefield 3 while its follow up is in development. Electronic Arts has once again done what has become famous for in the past few months and confirmed a new title after initially leaking it by accident on their digital distribution pl...
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Freemium games are “pure” according to Sony executive
By: Moses Abaortae | July 23rd, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
John Smedley, the head of Sony Online Entertainment, believes that the free-to-play game model lack of reliance on marketing for sales means it relies on the experience to sell than anything else. The Sony executive has publically stated that he believes that the publisher is at the forefront of bringing the freemium business model to the mainstream with titles such as DC Unive...
