News

JikGuard
Xbox One will launch in Asia in late 2014
Microsoft's Xbox One will not see a release in Asia later this year alongside the U.S. and European releases. Instead, Asian territories will have to wait until late 2014 to get their hands on the console.
June 11, 2013
JikGuard
GDC Europe adds Tomb Raider, Schneider-Johne, Sproing talks
GDC Europe 2013 has added a talk from German biz veteran Boris Schneider-Johne (Monkey Island translator, Power Play editor), as well as on Tomb Raider's camera and on C++ compile times.
June 11, 2013
JikGuard
Microsoft: We haven't forgotten about indies, honest
As promised, Microsoft spent the bulk of its E3 presser this morning in Los Angeles to detail games which could be expected on the Xbox One. We saw a few overtures toward indies... but not much.
June 10, 2013
JikGuard
EA doubles down on sequels and spinoffs, teases Mirror's Edge 2
Electronic Arts kicked off its E3 press conference this afternoon, previewing 11 titles intended for next-generation platforms.
June 10, 2013
JikGuard
Microsoft: Xbox One will have Twitch streaming integration
In the midst of its E3 press conference this morning, Marc Whitten came onstage to walk audiences through Xbox One's overhauled, SmartGlass-integrated Xbox Live, including support for Twitch streaming.
June 10, 2013
JikGuard
Xbox One releasing this November, $499 price point
As announced just moments ago at the Microsoft E3 press briefing in Los Angeles, Microsoft has confirmed its Xbox One, would be releasing "worldwide" to store in November of 2013.
June 10, 2013
JikGuard
State of Decay sells 250K copies on XBLA in two days
State of Decay, an open-world zombie survival game released last week on Xbox Live Arcade, sold more than quarter of a million copies in its first two days on sale.
June 10, 2013
JikGuard
Puzzle & Dragons studio isn't taking success for granted
"Boredom sets in, always. You watch 'Titanic' over and over, and you will get tired." - GungHo's Kazuki Morishita says that he isn't taking the immense popularity of Puzzle & Dragons for granted.
June 10, 2013
JikGuard
Fixing the industry's image problem still a work in process
Mike Gallagher, CEO of the Entertainment Software Association, was optimistic when talking about moving video games beyond their often violent ties.
June 10, 2013
JikGuard
'No one's complaining about not being able to trade iOS games.'
Avalanche Studios CTO Linus Blomberg says the Xbox One's used games policy will ultimately come down to its fee, adding that revenue from used game sales to developers could lower costs.
June 6, 2013
JikGuard
New Diablo III game director vows to address game's economy problems
Blizzard's Josh Mosqueira will be stepping up as the new game director for Diablo III, announcing intentions to reduce the centrality of the game's Auction House.
June 6, 2013
JikGuard
Facebook Credits will finally be killed off in September
A year ago, Facebook announced that it was abandoning its Facebook Credits system, in favor of local currencies. From September this year, the Credits system will finally be killed off once and for all.
June 6, 2013