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Sony slashes PS Vita prices in Japan, Final Fantasy X HD previewed
- Sony today announced plans to slash the price of their handheld PlayStation Vita by as much as 33 percent in Japan. The move comes as Sony is feeling increased competition from free or cheap games sold on smartphones and tablets.
PlayStation 4's imminent launch will have PS3 prices dropping as much as 60%
- Sony is about to take console gaming into the future, and if industry experts are correct, that future will begin on February 20. That's when the Japanese giant will give the world its first glimpse at the PlayStation 4 at…
Bungie unveils post-Halo franchise known as Destiny
- Several members of the press were recently invited to Bungie’s 80,000-square foot studios in Bellevue, Washington for a look at what the company has been up to since wrapping things up with Halo a few years back. It was here…
Weekend game deals: Max Payne 3 $13.59, Mass Effect 3 $9.98
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Celebrating the launch of its Linux client, Steam has discounted everything in its catalog that runs on the open source operating system, including half or more off Torchlight II, FTL: Faster Than Light and many other top indie releases. Elsewhere, you'll find decent savings on...
Nvidia roundup: Record yearly earnings, Tegra 4, Project Shield
- Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huan recently said during the company’s quarterly and yearly earnings call that they did the best work in the company’s history in 2012. The proof is in the revenue which shot up 7.1 percent year over year…
System Shock 2 returns after 14-year hiatus
- Are you a gamer that doesn’t have a date for Valentine’s Day this year? Looking to rekindle an old flame? Does nostalgia have a special place in your heart? If you answered “yes” to these questions, then you might be…
Valve co-founder Gabe Newell publically addresses layoffs
- Yesterday brought rumors that Valve may be preparing extensive staff cuts after the company fired Jeri Ellsworth the day before. One site said they confirmed that several employees had been let go – as many as 25 – in what…
60 percent of gamers wouldn't buy a console that blocks used games
- During a recent speech at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference, GameStop CFO Rob Lloyd said that 60 percent of customers said they would not buy a new gaming console if it couldn’t play used titles. The admission comes…
Xbox co-founder says the last five years have been painful to watch
- The man responsible for giving Microsoft’s original Xbox its name has penned a blog post outlining the poor job he says the company has done with the console over the past five years – and especially during the last 12…
Time Warner says next Batman Arkham game coming this year
- Time Warner CFO and chief administrative officer John K. Martin recently revealed during an investors call that the company is planning a strong games release this coming year which will include a new game under the Batman: Arkham franchise. Not…
Next-gen Xbox details leaked, from someone who claims to have one
- The next-generation Xbox—the one that will follow the still-popular Xbox 360—will run multiple games at once, require game installations, and will only work when a much-improved version of the popular but divisive Kinect sensor array is plugged in, according to…
Minecraft now available free of charge for Raspberry Pi owners
- The incredibly popular sandbox game Minecraft continues to expand to a number of different platforms following its arrival on the PC back in May 2009. As of today, the hit title is now available on the Raspberry Pi, the affordable…
Crytek wants to go free-to-play only in 3-5 years
- It's no secret that Crytek is interested in free-to-play gaming. Starting with its upcoming F2P multiplayer military shooter Warface, company CEO Cevat Yerli revealed last summer that the studio was interested in shifting away from full priced retail titles in…
Daylight will use Unreal Engine 4, procedurally-generated maps
- Independent game developer Zombie Studios officially announced their next big project called Daylight during the DICE summit last week. So far, so good, but the really interesting side of the story is that Daylight will use Epic's Unreal Engine 4 and…
Cybercriminals targeting online gamers, by the thousands
- Phishing sites and emails designed to look like official bank notifications are nothing new, but perhaps you should look closer next time you get a suspecting email for your favorite online game. Kaspersky Labs is reporting that during 2012 they…
Dead Space 3 Tested, Benchmarked
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The third installment in the Dead Space series was released this month, and considering the game made our list of 2013's most anticipated PC games we thought we would check it out to see how it looked and performed.
Dead Space 3 might be a direct console port but it’s done right, at least as far as I can tell after a few hours of gameplay. The game might not have DirectX 11 features or a high resolution texture pack, but I personally found it to be quite enjoyable.
Weekend game deals: Borderlands 2 $30, 80% off Crysis, Dragon Age
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If you've missed the few other chances to grab Borderlands 2 at half off since September, Steam offers another opportunity this weekend, pricing the game at $29.99 for one license or $89.99 for four ($22.49 each). You'll also find Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for $7.49...
EA's Origin game distribution platform launches for Mac
- Just a couple of weeks after delivering an alpha client for a limited number of users, EA has now gone ahead and announced the full release of its Origin digital distribution service on OS X. The new client will include…
Wikipad's detachable controller gaming tablet priced at $250
- Razer isn’t the only one working on a gaming tablet with detachable controllers. A Los Angeles-based company has come up with a much more affordable proposition in the form of a 7-inch device powered by an Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core…
Ouya CEO Julie Uhrman outlines annual console refresh plans
- During a recent interview, Ouya founder and CEO Julie Uhrman revealed the fact that the company plans to release a new console every year to leverage the best-performing chips and take advantage of lower component prices to continually deliver the…
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt said to be 30 times bigger than The Witcher 2
- CD Projekt Red has announced that its third and final game of the Witcher trilogy is coming sometime next year, promising a richer role-playing experience including an expansive open world that measures 30 times the size of The Witcher 2.…
Rumor: next Xbox to block used games with one-time activation codes
- As Sony prepares to show us the future of PlayStation in a couple of weeks, rumors about its next-generation Xbox counterpart are beginning to fly left and right as well. The latest comes courtesy of Edge magazine, which cites sources…
Nvidia Project Shield demo streams Borderlands 2 from PC
- Despite the fact that we don’t know a ton of information about Nvidia’s upcoming Project Shield handheld at this point, the company is once again teasing gamers with the unit’s capabilities. A recent demo on Nvidia’s blog shows the portable…
Android-based gaming console Ouya hitting retail in June, preorders start today
- Ouya, the Android-based gaming console that raised over $8.5 million from more than 63,000 backers on Kickstarter, is now officially available for pre-order to anyone who missed out on the campaign and will be available at a wide range of…
Markus 'Notch' Persson's discusses the $100 million he earned in 2012
- Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson earned just over $100 million in licensing fees from the game in 2012 according to a report in the Swedish financial press. The outspoken creator is still all a bit taken back by the fame…
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