Archive for the ‘world’ Category

New Modern Warfare 3 Maps Finally Coming to PS3

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Back in early April, Xbox 360 gamers got their hands on two maps that have yet to be released on the PlayStation 3. The Sanctuary and Foundation maps came to 360 on April 10th for Call of Duty Elite members, though no date was specified as to when PlayStation 3 ...

Are You Excited for Assassin’s Creed III?

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Day in and day out you hear a lot from the IGN Nintendo team. Now we want to hear from you. What you'll find below is our weekly blogging feature. Here we ask you questions based on recent Nintendo events or games and ask you to blog your thoughts. The ...

Building The Elder Scrolls Online

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

The reaction to the first screenshot of ZeniMax Online Studios' upcoming The Elder Scrolls Online was not overwhelmingly positive for a few reasons. Its art style doesn't scream Elder Scrolls, really, and series fans have a lot of expectations about exploration, combat and story for an online version of a ...

Rumor: Sony Crafting New Killzone Teaser

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

There's little doubt at this point that Sony intends on continuing the Killzone franchise in a major way. Here's what we already know: Sony-owned developer Guerilla Games, the studio that created the Killzone franchise, is spearheading three Killzone titles with the help of fellow first-party studio Sony Cambridge...

PixelJunk Games on PSN Getting Huge Discounts

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Consider this a public service announcement...

New Need for Speed Confirmed

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Though no gameplay details were given, EA confirmed a new Need for Speed title is scheduled to launch around the time of Medal of Honor Warfighter in the third fiscal quarter of 2013...

EA Investing in Next-Gen, Focusing on Digital Distribution

Monday, May 7th, 2012

EA announced today that it's made over 1.2 billion dollars in "digital revenue" during its fourth fiscal quarter. That is a massive 47 percent year-over-year growth...

SWTOR Subscriber Base Shrinks

Monday, May 7th, 2012

Electronic Arts reported a drop in Star Wars: The Old Republic's subscriber base, down to 1.3 million from the 1.7 million figure given in February 2012...

Sony: Core PSN Gamers Are ‘More Adult’

Monday, May 7th, 2012

Whether or not games are art is an argument that will likely never be resolved. But it's hard not to come down on the side of at least some games being art when you play the likes of Flower or Journey, both PlayStation Network exclusives from the minds of Thatgamecompany...

MechWarrior Online: A Thinking Person’s Shooter

Monday, May 7th, 2012

2012 just might be the year mechs come back in a big way. After almost a decade Piranha Games is reviving the MechWarrior franchise with the CryEngine 3 driven, free-to-play MechWarrior Online. The first officially licensed MechWarrior game since MechWarrior 4, Online brings back the slower, more methodical combat fans ...

Company of Heroes 2 Officially Announced

Monday, May 7th, 2012

Following last week's leak, THQ has officially announced Company of Heroes 2. In development at Relic, the real-time strategy sequel will be focus on fighting on the Eastern Front during World War II, where you'll play as the Russian army and push back German forces...