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Halo 4: Halo Array Detailed, Tops Black Ops 2 in Nielson ratings

Halo 4: Halo Array Detailed, Tops Black Ops 2 in Nielson ratings

Halo Waypoint which is a rich source of all things Halo, just got updated with something called the Halo Array. So what is this, exactly? According to the site: "The Halo Array is a collecti... Read More

God of War: Ascension Refrains from Violence Against Women

God of War: Ascension Refrains from Violence Against Women

Video games are accused a ton of things. From miscreant behaviour and deflated intelligence to violent shootings and other manic sprees. One of the more valid criticism, however, has been how the vi... Read More

CNN Blames Video Games for Theater Shootings in Colorado

CNN Blames Video Games for Theater Shootings in Colorado

Don't you just love the mainstream US media? Many people who've seen The Dark Knight Rises know about the recent shooting at a theater in Aurora, Colorado that left 12 people dead and several mor... Read More

Total War: Rome 2 info blowout – bigger map and unit roster, massive fleet and more

Total War: Rome 2 info blowout – bigger map and unit roster, massive fleet and more

We have new details from Rome 2: Total War courtesy of the PC Powerplay magazine. Creative director Mike Simpson states: "Our games have always encompassed a grand vision. But we’re now pus... Read More

Sony Confirms The Last Guardian is Still in Development

Sony Confirms The Last Guardian is Still in Development

As many people are aware, rumours have been running rampant on Final Fantasy Versus XIII's cancellation. Versus was meant to be Square-Enix's vision and Kingdom Hearts director Tetsuya Nomura's late... Read More

Blizzard Promises More End-Game Content, Relentless Support for Diablo 3

Blizzard Promises More End-Game Content, Relentless Support for Diablo 3

Were you unsatisfied with Blizzard's Diablo 3, post-Diablo slaying grace? Granted, no game could last forever but Blizzard is already working hard to extend the play life of their recent action RPG.... Read More

Jet Set Radio Coming to iOS, Android Devices

Jet Set Radio Coming to iOS, Android Devices

Sega recently announced that Jet Set Radio will be coming to iOS and Android this summer. Score another one for mobile gaming? Hell yes. For those unaware, Jet Set Radio (changed to "Jet Grind Ra... Read More

Valhalla Contracts Korean Studio for Devil’s Third on PC, Tablets

Valhalla Contracts Korean Studio for Devil’s Third on PC, Tablets

Valhalla Studios made news for obtaining it's Devil's Third IP back from THQ. It then went on to announce it's expansion of the franchise beyond video games, such as the realm of anime and movies. ... Read More

Quakecon 2012: “Much Loved Classic PC Shooter” Sees Revival

Quakecon 2012: “Much Loved Classic PC Shooter” Sees Revival

There was a time when id Software, creators of Rage (who also worked on some other games. "Doom" or "Quake" they seem to be called), never had to work hard to create publicity. Nonetheless, at Quake... Read More

Dead Space 1&2 were too scary for gamers, EA reveals

Dead Space 1&2 were too scary for gamers, EA reveals

EA has revealed that they added co-op to Dead Space 3 because people found the previous games too scary, and playing with a friend was the logical evolution for the series. "We were doing resea... Read More

Microsoft responds to Fez patch issues, supports Polytron

Microsoft responds to Fez patch issues, supports Polytron

Microsoft has revealed that they support Polytron's decision to release the old patch again which was pulled due to some issues. Recently, Fez developer Polytron, had mentioned that they couldn't ... Read More

Sports Champions 2 fact sheet reveals important information about the game

Sports Champions 2 fact sheet reveals important information about the game

OVERVIEW: Using the PlayStation Move motion controller and PlayStation Eye, players become part of the event as they use their controllers to compete in a variety of new sporting challenges. Buil... Read More

Worms Revolution gets fourth developer diary

Worms Revolution gets fourth developer diary

[HTML1] Q. Tell me about the Single Player mode. A. Well there’s hours and hours of content in Single Player mode, and it’s divided into two separate components. We’ve got the Campaign mod... Read More

Pyramid Attack Showcase Beck in Sound Shapes, Talk Redefining Aesthetics in Gaming

Pyramid Attack Showcase Beck in Sound Shapes, Talk Redefining Aesthetics in Gaming

Describing Sound Shapes' new "record" Cities is a lot like going with the flow. Simply put, Beck's music forms the basis for platforming "elements", and this meant in the loosest sense of the term. Ho... Read More

Splinter Cell: Blacklist Q&A With Community Developer

Splinter Cell: Blacklist Q&A With Community Developer

Community developer on Splinter Cell, Zack Cooper, answers some frequently asked questions regarding Ubisoft Toronto's upcoming Splinter Cell: Blacklist. Blacklist begins with Third Echelon being d... Read More

Ninostarter announced by Namco for North America

Ninostarter announced by Namco for North America

Namco Bandai of America have today announced the oddly named Ninostarter, giving fans of the upcoming Ni No Kuni: The Wrath of the White Witch and its subsequent Wizard's Edition the opportunity to pi... Read More

Over 300 gaming premieres heading for Gamescom 2012

Over 300 gaming premieres heading for Gamescom 2012

The first batch of exhibitors have already announced their games line ups for gamescom 2012, in which several spectacular world premieres are expected to be showcased. Tim Endres, gamescom Project ... Read More

Where Sleeping Dogs Lay, Georges St-Pierre Goes Behind the Scenes

Where Sleeping Dogs Lay, Georges St-Pierre Goes Behind the Scenes

Square Enix and United Front Games caused commotion with their open world action title Sleeping Dogs. The stellar talent has caught attention, and now UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre goes ... Read More

Iwata not worried about Sony and MS revealing powerful consoles in 2013

Iwata not worried about Sony and MS revealing powerful consoles in 2013

Satoru Iwata has mentioned that he is not worried about Sony and Microsoft producing significantly more powerful consoles and he has revealed that the next-gen consoles could be revealed in 2013. "... Read More

Dédale flutters over to Desura

Dédale flutters over to Desura

Dédale, already out on iOS , is now available on Desura. Meet Dédale, a challenging yet ambient puzzler that has it's fair share of positive reaction so far. Featuring a beautiful butterfly that ... Read More