After Activision recommended closure of the studio last month, the Bizarre Creation’s management has agreed to close the studio after 17 years in the business. Bizarre Creations is best known for their Project Gotham Racing series and the addictive Geometry Wars titles. The studio was acquired in 2007 by Activision and will die by the same hands this week. Many […]
Feel that gravitational pull on your wallet? Yep, Portal 2 is now available for pre-order on Steam. As part of Valve’s dual-incentive offer, early bird purchasers get 10 percent off the original purchase price of $49.99, along with a free giftable copy of the original Portal. “Portal 2 is shaping up to be the most innovative title in Valve’s history, […]
Publisher EA has issued a statement in response to the gut-wrenching news that Crysis 2 was leaked online nearly five hours ago. The company says it is “deeply disappointed” over today’s events and was keen to point out the PC leak is not representative of the final build, urging fans to wait it out until March 22. The full statement is after […]
Yikes, this could get messy. Internet reports indicate that a beta of Crysis 2 has leaked online. The 9GB download is spreading like wildfire across torrent sites, with gameplay videos already appearing on YouTube (soon to be removed by EA’s legal team, surely). Judging from information obtained on the file timestamps, this leak is fairly recent, compiled on January 13. […]
2K is giving the King a fitting return, with a Duke Nukem Forever: Balls of Steel Edition designed to satisfy even the most rabid fans. Available in “limited” quantities, the $99 collector’s edition will be sold exclusively through GameStop and Amazon. It’ll net you the following:
While Blizzard hasn’t shipped a console title in what seems like eons, that could change with the long-awaited release of Diablo III. Speaking at the DICE Summit yesterday, company CEO Mike Morhaime says the prospect of Diablo on consoles is being explored. It might not be a straight-up port, but rather an experience modified to fit consoles:
Renowned film composer Clint Mansell broke the news in a recent interview with The Quietus that he is scoring the third installment in BioWare’s sci-fi RPG franchise, Mass Effect 3. Mansell’s works include Moon and more recently Black Swan. Jack Wall composed the orchestral-heavy score for Mass Effect 1 and its sequel. There’s no word on if we’ll see a collaborative effort between […]
With 1.4 million downloads recorded in the first 24 hours of release on Xbox Live alone, Treyarch’s ‘First Strike’ DLC-based map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops is well-positioned to shatter records in the digital space, representing a 25 percent in day-one sales over last year’s MW2 Stimulus Package. Expect that figure to reach even more impressive heights as […]
Accompanying the details that Activision Blizzard will be axing Guitar Hero, Bobby Kotick also announced that the company has established a new studio, Beachhead, whose sole responsibility will be Call of Duty content. Beachhead will create “best-in-class online community, exclusive content, and a suite of services to supercharge the online gaming experience like never before.” Additionally, Kotick revealed that the […]
Max Schaefer, CEO of Runic Games, told Digital Spy that Torchlight II will have to be pushed back to July. The Xbox Live version of the original Torchlight was recently released and it seems that the development of that version took more resources and time than originally expected. Schaefer explained “I’d say that the Xbox project, having to do the […]
Rockstar’s Western epic Red Dead Redemption continues to have legs, with parent company Take-Two’s fiscal Q3 2011 earnings report revealing that the title has shifted a staggering 8 million units to date. In reference to investor outlook, company chairman Strauss Zelnick said the holiday sales figures for Take-Two’s entire portfolio exceeded expectations, recording $334.3 million in net revenue. Take-Two’s 2011-2012 […]
When the original Crysis came out, it was a beast — practically no hardware configuration available at the time could handle it at max settings, unless you opted for a dual video card setup. Expect Crysis 2 to offer a level of detail beyond its console counterparts on PC, however, it won’t completely obliterate the high-end setups of today. That’s according to […]
Publisher Ubisoft today announced Call of Juarez: The Cartel, the third installment in its Wild West themed shooter franchise. Developed by Techland, the title is due out on “next-gen consoles and PC” Summer 2011. Unlike previous entries, this one is set in modern day. Should make for an interesting premise. “Call of Juarez: The Cartel is set in present day […]
Update: It’s now up for pre-order on Amazon. At long last, DICE and EA have released the first-ever teaser trailer for Battlefield 3, the direct sequel to 2005’s popular multiplayer focused shooter. The tease puts an end to years of silence and speculation. Don’t expect much in the way of details, yet. However, there’s a release window revealed at the […]
Namco Bandai’s announced that Ridge Racer Unbounded is due for a release in 2012. It’s touted as a revival for the long-running franchise, and aims to “shake up” its associated genre. Unbounded mixes destruction with traditional arcade racing gameplay. “Players will careen through the competition using their four-wheeled street-racing thoroughbreds as high-octane wrecking machines with a new mantra – Drive, […]
By way of number crunching from analyst firm Forecasting and Analyzing Digital Entertainment, otherwise known as FADE, Valve’s Steam service brought in nearly $1 billion last year — an estimated $970 million to be exact. Hit the jump for a breakdown of the top ten grossing titles, ranked by estimated revenue. Activision’s Call of Duty franchise is, perhaps unsurprisingly, leading […]
Valve today added an oft-requested feature to its Steam client: the ability to take screenshots without use of an external application such as FRAPS. Users can snap shots simply by pressing F12. From there, shots will be automatically uploaded to the Steam Cloud depending on settings, allowing friends and other visitors to your public profile page to view. Alternatively, users […]
Bethesda has just revealed the release dates for several of its new 2011 titles, including id Software’s RAGE which was announced all the way back in 2007. Brink, a new FPS title developed by Splash Damage will be released on May 17th in North America and May 20th in Europe. Hunted, a fantasy action title under development by inXile Entertainment, […]
Paradox Interactive’s intriguing co-op fantasy romp Magicka is off to a sound start, selling through 30,000 copies across various digital distribution storefronts in less than 24 hours following its release.
Developer Valve has always been one to foster creative talent and Portal 2 is no exception. Regardless of your platform of choice, you’ll be able to download entirely user-made levels for the title, according to Valve’s Chet Faliszek in a recent interview with NowGamer. He further notes that while the mod tools themselves are PC-specific, the levels built are platform […]