Activision wasn’t the only company involved in a bidding war over Bungie’s next IP. A report stemming from UK site CVG indicates that EA attempted to nab publishing rights to the project but dealings fell through as the two parties were unable to strike upon agreeable terms, according to EA Partners boss David DeMartini: We had extensive conversations with [Bungie], […]

Q Games and Sony have announced that production is well underway for PixelJunk Shooter 2. The follow-up to 2009’s artsy PSN shooter looks to expand on the original in every which way imaginable. To that end, executive producer Dylan Cuthbert says the team is busy “implementing all the ideas that were left on the drawing board for the first game […]

Ubisoft is readying a multiplayer beta for Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, the company revealed today in its year-end fiscal earnings call. The beta will arrive ahead of the game’s fall release, which likely means a promotion to select participants will soon be announced. More details are promised for E3, alongside a full-on reveal of the game itself. Makes sense to use a beta […]

Are you honestly surprised? We aren’t. Infinity Ward community manager Robert Bowling buoyantly tweeted earlier today that Modern Warfare 2’s Stimulus Package DLC has already amassed one million downloads, breaking both day one and weekly sales records on PSN. This feat echoes the success of its Xbox Live counterpart. Back in April, publisher Activision announced that sales of the five-piece map […]

Rumors are circulating that Sony plans to monetize its PlayStation Network by offering premium services for a nominal annual fee. Citing a “highly-placed source,” VG247 claims that Sony plans to offer subscribers a free PSN title each month, from a selection of “two to four.” Not exactly far-fetched if true. After all, Sony has expressed intent to offer paid subscription-based […]

Developer Crytek has passed along the first direct-feed screenshots of its New York-set shooter Crysis 2. Sure, the setting may not be a lush jungle filled with greenery this time around, but Crytek still manages to turn heads when it comes to delivering great-looking visuals. Looking past all the eye candy-laden shader effects, these screens highlight the in-game HUD elements, which Crytek declares are […]

Construe the numbers any which way you’d like: it doesn’t change the fact that April was a slow month for the video game industry. On a year-over-year basis, sales took a considerable hit, down from 1.03 billion to 766.3 million dollars — a 26 percent drop off. Despite a somber showing across the board, Nintendo still emerged victorious on both […]

The United States Air Force is feeling the pinch over Sony decision to nix OtherOS support on PS3. The USAF invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in capital as part of a $663,000 contract that called for building a cloud-like computational cluster of PS3 units running Linux-based operating systems, only to have Sony remove the feature via a firmware update. […]

Following an early reveal last week, Ubisoft has lfted the wraps on Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood. Billed as the “next iteration” of the critically acclaimed franchise, this entry introduces a multiplayer component. Although we’ve known that bit of detail for some time, today Ubisoft finally shed light on how it will play out, leaving us with even more questions.

Publisher EA is taking its “Project Ten Dollar” initiative to new heights, requiring those that purchase Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 enter in a game-specific, one-time use registration code that the company has aptly dubbed “Online Pass.” All brand-new copies of Tiger 11 on Xbox 360 and PS3 will include the code. This is EA’s latest retort in its ongoing […]

After a slight delay, 2K Games has a set a firm date on its Rapture Metro Pack, the second downloadable add-on for narrative-driven shooter BioShock 2. Priced at 800 MS Points or $9.99 in Earth dollars, the pack will hit Xbox Live Marketplace and PSN tomorrow on May 11. A release on Games for Windows Live will follow shortly. The […]

As we reported back in March, LittleBigPlanet 2 is on the way. It’s coming sooner than you think, too. The June issue of GameInformer touts a full feature story on the follow-up to Media Molecule’s creation platformer, which is poised to take advantage of the upcoming PlayStation Move motion controller. Details from the aforementioned issue have already surfaced courtesy of […]

You can file this under the “non-shocker” category. In Activision’s latest financials earnings call, company COO Thomas Tippl dropped word that a second map pack for Modern Warfare is on the way, giving gamers more ways to spend their stimulus dollars. Infinity Ward is handling development duties on it. Beyond that, no other concrete details were offered up, aside from […]

Sayonara. Capcom producer Jun Takeuchi of Resident Evil 5 and Lost Planet fame has no plans to oversee production of the inevitable Resident Evil 6, he revealed in a recent review with UK rag Xbox 360 World. Takeuchi says picking up the mantle left by ex-Capcom employee and series creator Shinji Mikami brought upon “extreme pressure,” prompting his decision to distance […]

Ubisoft has confirmed that the next Assassin’s Creed title is named Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood and will mark a franchise-first into the multiplayer space.

Change comes to the PlayStation Store today, as Sony dishes out its weekly round of offerings on Tuesday, marking an end of an era for Thursday updates. There’s a myriad of reasons to pull out that credit card this week, chief among of them sales. In celebration of its Spring Fever initiative, Sony has temporarily — through Monday — slashed […]

With designer Tomonobu Itagaki no longer at the creative helm, Tecmo is taking its sweet time with the next installment in the Ninja Gaiden franchise. Tecmo touts that the tentatively titled Ninja Gaiden 3, when it conceptualizes, will be nothing short of “spectacular.”

May the fourth be with you: in commemoration of Star Wars day, LucasArts has penciled in a firm release date for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, announcing that the title will hit store shelves on October 26. A multi-platform effort, the title is slated to hit PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS, and PSP. Picking up from where […]

That last ten percent is a tough nut to crack. Or at least it is for Gran Turismo 5 developer Polyphony Digital. Company head-honcho and GT franchise creator Kazunori Yamauchi says progress on the oft-delayed title is moving along a steady pace at around 90 percent complete. “Gran Turismo 5 is about 90 percent finished,” Yamauchi-san revealed in a interview […]

It sure felt like Activision was dangling a carrot in our faces the past couple days with a multitude of teases on Call of Duty: Black Ops, not to mention the ridiculously information-light announcement. Finally, we catch a first glimpse at the title in this brief teaser trailer. The bits shown in this trailer appear to suggest a modern setting, […]