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Go to Best Buy during E3 and Try Demos of Upcoming W…
Announced at the recent Nintendo Direct conference, Best Buy and Nintendo are teaming up for a special promotion.Â
Seung Lee | Friday, May 17, 2013 4:51 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Nintendo Is Claiming Ad Revenue from YouTube Gamepla…
Nintendo is now issuing Content ID Match copyright claims to YouTube videos that show gameplay from its published titles. People who post Let's Play videos on the popular social media site can expect to be hit the hardest from t...
Seung Lee | Thursday, May 16, 2013 9:11 PM | NEWS | COMMENTS (1)
Insomniac Ask Me Anything With Ted Price
Ted Price, the CEO of Insomniac, voiced his opinion pertaining to next-gen consoles on Reddit this weekend. In response to an Ask Me Anything post, which asked for his viewpoint on the upcoming next-gen consoles and the Wii U, h...
Derek Zahn | Monday, May 13, 2013 1:21 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Xbox Infinity?
Courtesy of the International Business Times, it has been reported that the next Xbox will be dubbed the Xbox Infinity which has been revealed from an alleged leaked promotional image, or so we thought. It  was later revealed th...
Derek Zahn | Sunday, May 12, 2013 1:27 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Pre-order Dragon's Crown and Receive a Free Art Book
Atlus is well-known for its ability to entice consumers into purchasing and pre-ordering games. With that said, the company is offering a 64-page, paperback art book for those who pre-order Vanillaware's upcoming 2D hack-and-sla...
Seung Lee | Friday, May 10, 2013 4:30 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
The Room Rests Comfortably with Two Million Sales
The Room (not the Tommy Wiseau film) has been receiving a lot of buzz lately. It's likely because of said buzz, that the 2012 puzzle game has successfully sold two million copies on iOS and Android devices. Ever since the game's...
Seung Lee | Thursday, May 9, 2013 3:20 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Bethesda Announces Upcoming Wolfenstein Release
Bethesda announced today that Wolfenstein: The New Order will be making its way to Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 3, and Next-Gen Consoles in the fourth quarter of 2013. Developed by MachineGames, the first-person shooter will pit ga...
Jared Whitehead | Tuesday, May 7, 2013 10:42 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Sims 4 Announced for 2014
Electronic Arts have announced that The Sims 4 is set to be released in 2014. The game will be developed by Maxis and will release on both PC and Mac.
Mark Harris | Monday, May 6, 2013 11:49 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
16-Bit Capcom Titles Coming to the Wii U Virtual Con…
Via a company employee, Capcom has reveled that they have a number of 16-bit titles planned for release on the Wii U Virtual Console.
Derek Zahn | Sunday, May 5, 2013 8:05 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Next Borderlands 2 DLC "Tiny Tina's Assault on Drago…
It's a bittersweet day for Borderlands 2 fans as the newest yet final DLC is revealed and it stars everyone's favorite 13-year old explosives expert and all around psycopath (in a cute way), Tiny Tina.
Derek Zahn | Sunday, May 5, 2013 5:49 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Nyan Cat's and Keyboard Cat's Creators Don't Want Sc…
Christopher Orlando Torres, the creator of Nyan Cat, and Charles Schmidt, the owner of Keyboard Cat, are suing Warner Bros. and 5th Cell. Apparently, the two men aren't happy with the companies including their memes in the popul...
Seung Lee | Friday, May 3, 2013 5:22 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Way of the Dogg Is Out Now on XBL
Famous rapper and songwriter Snoop Lion, formerly known as Snoop Dogg, now has his own game. It's part-rhythm and part-fighting game, which is a combination that I've never seen before. If you're wondering why the game's ...
Seung Lee | Friday, May 3, 2013 3:31 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
GTA 5: Meet The Gang
Rockstar Games released three new trailers for the three playable characters of GTA 5. Some time ago GTA announced there would be three characters that you could switch between on the fly, now you get to see a glimpse of them in...
Joseph Charpentier | Wednesday, May 1, 2013 11:01 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Beyond: Two Souls Reveals 35 Minute Gameplay Trailer
Quantic Dream has released two trailers at the Tribeca Film Festival for the successor to Heavy Rain, titled Beyond: Two Souls. One of the trailers is a standard teaser, the other is a 35 minutes of continuous gameplay footage. ...
Joseph Charpentier | Monday, April 29, 2013 12:32 PM | NEWS | COMMENTS (2)
Nintendo Decides Not to Host An E3 2013 Press Confer…
Nintendo has revealed that this year they will not be having an E3 press conference. Instead, Nintendo's president Saturo Iwata has decided to plan something different. He stated that Nintendo is currently "planning to host a fe...
Derek Zahn | Monday, April 29, 2013 12:26 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Next-Gen Xbox To Be Revealed May 21st
This week, Microsoft announced that the next Xbox will be revealed on May 21st. Invites sent out by Microsoft to members of the press provided official confirmation that their next-generation console, codenamed Durango, will fin...
Derek Zahn | Sunday, April 28, 2013 5:22 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Katamari Damacy is Rolling Over North America's PSN …
Namco's (now known as Bandai Namco) sleeper hit, Katamari Damacy, is arriving onto the U.S. PSN as a PS2 Classic for the PS3. Released in North America almost a decade ago, Katamari Damacy is one of the weirdest yet most enterta...
Seung Lee | Friday, April 26, 2013 8:42 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Skyrim: Legendary Edition is Now Official
If you've ever played Fallout 3 and/or The Elder Scrolls series, then you probably saw this recent announcement from Bethesda coming. We'll be seeing a new version of the latest Elder Scrolls game, Skyrim, complete with DLC...
Seung Lee | Thursday, April 25, 2013 5:54 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Nordic Games Purchases THQ’s Darksiders, Red Faction…
Nordic Games, a young game publisher best known for releasing the PC version of Alan Wake, announced that it has purchased the bulk of THQ's secondary IPs for a sum total of $4.9 million. Nordic Game's CEO, Lars Wingefors, has m...
Joseph Charpentier | Thursday, April 25, 2013 2:37 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Konami Announces Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collec…
After a few days of speculation based on a rating issued by the South Korean equivalent of the ESRB, Konami has seen fit to clarify the contents of Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection, and it's a doozy. The collection seems ...
David McBurney | Thursday, April 25, 2013 7:13 AM | NEWS | COMMENTS (1)
The Lord of the Rings Online: Helm’s Deep Announced
The successful free-to-play MMO based in Middle Earth is releasing its fifth expansion this Fall. The expansion will of course include the Battle of the Hornburg (also known as the battle for Helms Deep), arguably the most memor...
Joseph Charpentier | Wednesday, April 24, 2013 11:34 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Leisure Suit Larry Returns
Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded, originally rumored to be released in May, is now confirmed for a release this June. Although this isn’t a brand new installment, it is a great way for gamers who don’t have an old DOS computer (or e...
Joseph Charpentier | Monday, April 22, 2013 12:03 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
BioShock Infinite Sales Near One-Million For March
Bioshock Infinite has been the best-selling title for the month of March in the United States. It has been reported that 878,000 units were sold during March and it has been noted that this sales count was above what the company...
Derek Zahn | Sunday, April 21, 2013 7:37 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Earthbound Finally Coming to Virtual Console
The 1995 cult Nintendo classic that had been stuck on limbo for years is finally being re-released. During its Nintendo Direct presentation, Nintendo announced that the SNES fan favorite, Earthbound (known as Mother 2 in Japan) ...
Paul Cesar | Sunday, April 21, 2013 10:55 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Skyrim: Legendary Edition On the Way?
Recently a Polish retailer has made available Skyrim: Legendary Edition, a bundle which includes all of the DLC that has been released for the title so far, which includes Dawnguard, Hearthfire, and Dragonborn, along with the ac...
Derek Zahn | Saturday, April 20, 2013 9:44 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
The Evil Within is Resident Evil Creator's New Game
Shinji Mikami is at it again; Bethesda has announced The Evil Within, the man's new horror project. Prior to this announcement, the game was simply known as Project Zwei; it was revealed back in April 2012.
Seung Lee | Friday, April 19, 2013 6:17 PM | NEWS | COMMENTS (1)
Nintendo Is Going All Out: New Zelda, Mario Party, a…
The recent Nintendo Direct conference had a lot of announcements, big and small. The most applauded for, however, were about the new Legend of Zelda, Yoshi's Island, and Mario Party games coming to the 3DS.Â
Seung Lee | Thursday, April 18, 2013 5:13 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Bethesda Moves on From Skyrim
In a blog post this morning, Bethesda Studios announced that they will no longer be developing DLC or expansions for Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, citing that a new project now requires “the studio’s full attention to make it...
Jared Whitehead | Monday, April 15, 2013 12:55 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Flashback HD Coming to Xbox Live Arcade and PSN
This upcoming title, which has been rebuilt from the ground up using the Unreal Engine by the original creator Paul Cuisset and his development studio, will soon be hitting Xbox Live Arcade and PSN.
Derek Zahn | Saturday, April 13, 2013 10:52 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
PSN Goes Through Maintenance on April 15
If you've already made plans to play online on your PS3 this upcoming Monday, you'll want to reschedule. On the 15th, Sony will be taking down the PSN server, starting from 11 AM EDT to 11 PM EDT. This is all for North America, ...
Seung Lee | Friday, April 12, 2013 7:07 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Microsoft Studios Cuts Ties To Employee Adam Orth
Adam Orth, a now former employee for Microsoft Studios, has recently been released from his duties as creative director. Last week, Orth tweeted his opinions on always-on devices. His controversial statement promptly caused hord...
Seung Lee | Thursday, April 11, 2013 4:01 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
The Latest Pokemon Reveal Looks a Lot Like Mewtwo
After the new eeveelution reveal a few weeks ago, there hadn't been any new information on Pokemon X and Y. That is until now, and this brand new reveal looks awfully familiar to an old favorite.
Paul Cesar | Tuesday, April 9, 2013 9:10 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Batman: Arkham Origins Has Been Revealed
Batman: Arkham Origins, the next title in the critically acclaimed "Arkham" series of games, has been revealed.
Mark Harris | Tuesday, April 9, 2013 12:03 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Microsoft Sells Mediaroom to Focus on Xbox
Microsoft released a statement today saying that their IPTV platform Mediaroom has been sold to Ericsson, and that they plan on devoting “all TV resources to Xbox.†The sale price of the platform was undisclosed, but officials a...
Jared Whitehead | Monday, April 8, 2013 1:47 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Activision Confirms Fast & Furious: Showdown
Activision has confirmed its plans to release the rumored title Fast & Furious: Showdown. This upcoming title will release for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, PC, and the 3DS and is expected to make an appearance in stores on May 21st...
Derek Zahn | Sunday, April 7, 2013 10:56 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
An Always Online Xbox? Microsoft Creative Director A…
Seemingly, a creative director from Microsoft Studious doesn't understand the intensifying debate over always online games and consoles. Speaking on his personal twitter account, Adam Orth, a creative director for Microsoft Stud...
Derek Zahn | Saturday, April 6, 2013 11:20 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Torment: Tides of Numenera is now the Most-Funded Ki…
The Kickstarter funding campaign is over for Torment: Tides of Numenera, and it has managed to raise a whopping $4,188,927 USD in 30 days. This amount is more than 465% of its original goal of $900,000.
Seung Lee | Friday, April 5, 2013 9:41 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Raven Releases Source Codes for Jedi Knight 2: Jedi …
Raven Software, the developer of LucasArts' Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy, has graciously made the source codes for the two Star Wars games available to the entire galaxy. This act of generosity is likely a respon...
Seung Lee | Thursday, April 4, 2013 10:36 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
LucasArts Internal Development Shut Down
Confirming what many feared would be the case back when Lucasfilm and its associated subsidiaries were acquired, Disney has announced the shut down of internal development at LucasArts. The press release puts forward a bus...
David McBurney | Thursday, April 4, 2013 5:19 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Grand Theft Auto V Cover Art Released
With an official release date of September 17, 2013 for both PS3 and Xbox 360 , Rockstar has officially released Grand Theft Auto V’s box art for your viewing pleasure. In classic collage-format, GTA V’s cover provides shots of ...
Jared Whitehead | Tuesday, April 2, 2013 11:15 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Unreal Engine 4 Will Not Support the Wii U
Disappointingly, Unreal Engine 4 will not be offering support for Nintendo's latest console installment, the Wii U. Epic Games VP and co-founder Mark Rein made this evident when he compiled the following statement:
Derek Zahn | Sunday, March 31, 2013 4:18 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
GTA: Liberty City Stories And GTA: Vice City Stories…
With the Grand Theft Auto trilogy (III, Vice City, and San Andreas) for the last generation of consoles recently making their way onto the PlayStation Store, it's only natural that the two PSP GTAs would also tag along.
Seung Lee | Saturday, March 30, 2013 6:09 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
The Phantom Pain is Metal Gear Solid V... Kinda
The industry's worst kept secret is now brought into the light... kind of. Following the reveal of a game called "The Phantom Pain" at the Spike VGAs many people have been guessing that the game (credited to Joakim Mogren and Mo...
David McBurney | Thursday, March 28, 2013 4:14 AM | NEWS | COMMENTS (1)
Battlefield 4 to Arrive Fall 2013
EA Games and DICE have officially announced that Battlefield 4 will be arriving this Fall for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. Utilizing movie theaters in both San Francisco and Stockholm last night, EA Games revealed a stunnin...
Jared Whitehead | Wednesday, March 27, 2013 10:40 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
DC Announces New MOBA Title
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, along with DC Entertainment, announced their entry into the multiplayer online battle arena genre today. Infinite Crisis, the latest development from persistent online world-creator Turbin...
Jared Whitehead | Monday, March 25, 2013 11:07 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Borderlands 2's Level Cap Will Go Up to 61 On April …
Today, at Gearbox's PAX East panel, the developers of Borderlands 2 announced that players who are currently capped at level 50 will be able to experience leveling up once again. In this upcoming DLC, the level cap will be incre...
Derek Zahn | Sunday, March 24, 2013 10:13 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Trophies for PS1 and PS2 Classics?
Sony has recently filed a patent for adding a method and apparatus that would implement trophy support to PSone and PS2 classics, along with adding trophy support for PS3 titles who do not currently support trophies. This new ap...
Derek Zahn | Saturday, March 23, 2013 9:14 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Diablo III Might Not Just Be For PS3 And PS4
Diablo III may not have received the warmest of responses from fans, but it has still managed to sell a tremendous amount of copies since its launch in 2012. Now, back at Sony's PlayStation 4 unveiling, Blizzard showed up with n...
Seung Lee | Friday, March 22, 2013 8:26 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Ducktales Remastered Announced, Woo-oo!
Not Pony Tails or Cotton Tails, DuckTales is back! Who said dreams don't come true? More than 20 years since it's release, the beloved NES classic is coming back in a big way and getting a well deserved HD treatment . Capcom, Di...
Paul Cesar | Friday, March 22, 2013 8:06 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
StarCraft II: Heart Of The Swarm Manages To Sell 1.1…
The second installment in Blizzard Entertainment's StarCraft II trilogy, Heart of the Swarm, is currently enjoying a lot of success, with a nice 1.1 million copies sold in just two days. The game's predecessor, Wings of Liberty,...
Seung Lee | Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:18 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Resident Evil 6 x Left 4 Dead 2 Project Revealed
Capcom and Valve have recently announced the the Resident Evil 6 x Left 4 Dead 2 project. This crossover project will add characters from Left 4 Dead 2 exclusively to the upcoming PC version of Resident Evil 6. In addi...
Derek Zahn | Sunday, March 17, 2013 11:03 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Saints Row 4 Launch Date Locked In
Deep Silver has confirmed that Saints Row 4 will release for current generation consoles and PC on August 20th in the United States and on August 23rd in the UK. In conjunction with this announcement, Deep Silver has also releas...
Derek Zahn | Sunday, March 17, 2013 12:04 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Fire Emblem Awakening Manages To Sell 180,000 Copies…
Fire Emblem Awakening for the Nintendo 3DS has been a major hit in the U.S., and it should come as no surprise. After all, we gave it the title of Game of the Month for February. The game has already sold an impressive 180,000 c...
Seung Lee | Friday, March 15, 2013 6:05 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Sony Drops Some More $10 PlayStation Store Credit
A few lucky PSN users may have found that they recently received $10 in credit for Sony's PlayStation Store. Well, this isn't actually the first time that the company has done this. In fact, just last month, Sony was giving away...
Seung Lee | Thursday, March 14, 2013 5:35 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
God of War: Ascension Trophy Causes Controversy
God of War: Ascension has caused controversy recently, with many members of the gaming community expressing concern at a trophy in the game titled 'Bro's Before Ho's'. The trophy pops up in game soon after you help Kratos bruall...
Gamer Sector Staff | Tuesday, March 12, 2013 3:53 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Assassin's Creed: Rising Phoenix Appears Online
Today, an image depicting something called Assassin's Creed: Rising Phoenix has made its entrance in the vast world of the internet. The leaked logo suggests a connection with Ubisoft Digital Arts, and could be hinting that a ne...
Paul Cesar | Monday, March 11, 2013 7:50 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Lost Planet 3's Release Date Is Finally Here
Finally, what we’ve been waiting for (or at least, I've been waiting for) is here. Capcom has formally confirmed the release date of the highly-anticipated Lost Planet 3.
Matthew Spurr | Monday, March 11, 2013 7:30 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Electronic Arts Teases Battlefield 4 Reveal at Gamer…
Despite the trouble Electronic Arts has been having with the release of SimCity last week, they are now baiting us with the possibility of the reveal of Battlefield 4. Electronic Art's invites to th...
Derek Zahn | Saturday, March 9, 2013 9:07 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Age of Empires II HD Invades Steam On April 9
The popular 1999 real-time strategy game, Age of Empires II, is being touched up graphically by Hidden Path Entertainment. You can expect the game to hit Steam on April 9 of this year. Pre-purchase the game now for a 10% discoun...
Seung Lee | Saturday, March 9, 2013 12:39 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
EA Plans On Adding More SimCity Servers Soon
EA's recently released SimCity has been seeing a lot of traffic on its online servers. In fact, there's been so much traffic that many players have been unable to even start playing the game. This is why the company has decided ...
Seung Lee | Thursday, March 7, 2013 9:48 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Deep Silver Hints At Big News For PAX East
Deep Silver, the publisher of Saints Row, has smited us with a hint of "huge" news at upcoming PAX East. They stated in a press release:
Derek Zahn | Monday, March 4, 2013 12:45 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Gamefly Relieves Some Employees
Recently, a company-wide restructure has led to a group of layoffs that has effected around fifteen percent of the company. GameFly CEO Dave Hodess released a statement regarding the recent layoffs which reassured their customer...
Derek Zahn | Saturday, March 2, 2013 10:32 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
League Of Legends Finally Arrives On Mac
League of Legends, Riot Games's hit MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena), is now playable on Apple's Macintosh computers. So, people no longer have to change OSes. In its announcement, Riot stated that the Mac version of the g...
Seung Lee | Saturday, March 2, 2013 12:25 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Assassin's Creed IV Cover and Title Confirmed
Given how quickly plans leak one would almost begin to suspect Ubisoft doesn't want to keep new Assassin's Creed projects under wraps. Along with a mockup box, Ubisoft has confirmed Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag as the next in...
David McBurney | Thursday, February 28, 2013 9:14 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
U.S. Gets To Play With Non-Residents In Monster Hunt…
It looked like people in Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (MH3U) would be forced to only play with those living in the same region as them. That, however, is no longer the case, because Capcom plans on releasing a patch for the Wi...
Seung Lee | Thursday, February 28, 2013 4:50 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix to hit North American Pl…
Square Enix have confirmed that Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix will be releasing in North America and Europe this fall, exclusively on the PlayStation 3.
Gamer Sector Staff | Tuesday, February 26, 2013 5:17 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Sony Clarifies PS4 Game's Price Range and No Backwar…
Jack Tretton clarified that the PS4 will support free-to-play titles and will offer games from $0.99 to the more well known price range of around $60. He also noted that there will be an option for players to sample games b...
Derek Zahn | Sunday, February 24, 2013 10:27 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
BioWare Announces Final DLC For Mass Effect 3
BioWare has announced the final downloadable content that will be available for Mass Effect 3 single player and multiplayer. To begin with, the single player DLC dubbed Mass Effect 3: Citadel by BioWare will release on March 5th...
Derek Zahn | Saturday, February 23, 2013 9:18 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Ubisoft Wants To Get Along Better With PC Gamers
Ubisoft, as we all know, has been infamous for its shoddy treatment of people who legitimately buy PC versions of the company's games. Essentially, Ubisoft plans on having larger retail offerings through its digital distribution...
Seung Lee | Saturday, February 23, 2013 1:55 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
IGN Lets Some Employees Go; 1UP, Gamespy, UGO Are Sh…
Valve isn't the only one going around firing people, it seems. IGN made layoffs today in its editorial department and plans on shutting down the gaming sites 1UP, Gamespy, and UGO. This decision is most likely a result of IGN be...
Seung Lee | Thursday, February 21, 2013 5:04 PM | NEWS | COMMENTS (1)
Sony Unveils PlayStation 4
We all knew it was coming and we were all filled with questions. Sadly a number of those questions remain unanswered, but Sony has provided enough information on the newly announced PlayStation 4 to whet our appetites. A handful...
David McBurney | Wednesday, February 20, 2013 10:03 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Gears of War: Judgment Leaked on Torrent Sites
In an interview with CVG, Microsoft commented on recent leaks of Gears of War: Judgment that were uploaded on some torrent sites today, a month before the game is released.
Paul Cesar | Tuesday, February 19, 2013 7:22 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Rock Band DLC Ending in April
After over five years of continuous DLC, Rock Band's DLC reign is finally coming to an end.
Gamer Sector Staff | Monday, February 18, 2013 9:01 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Bungie Unveils Destiny
Today, February 17th, Bungie has officially announced its upcoming title 'Destiny'. In their unveil, Bungie included background information, a list of some key features, concept art, and an option to pre-order the game.
Derek Zahn | Sunday, February 17, 2013 3:41 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Electronic Arts and Zynga Settle
After over six months of intense legal battles Electronic Arts and Zynga have settled their plagiarism dispute over The Sims Social and The Ville in California court.
Derek Zahn | Saturday, February 16, 2013 10:15 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
WSJ Says PlayStation 4 Will Stream PS3 Games
According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Sony's newest PlayStation project will be able to play games downloaded over the Internet. This feature is designed to allow PlayStation 3 games to be compatible with the PlaySta...
Seung Lee | Saturday, February 16, 2013 1:58 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Donkey Kong Country Returns...Returns on the 3DS
One of the Wii's finest games is getting a three dimensional boost. Metroid Prime developer Retro Studios' tough as nails reboot of the DKC franchise is making yet another comeback with a remake on the 3DS with Donkey Kong Count...
Paul Cesar | Friday, February 15, 2013 6:41 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Rumor: PlayStation 4 Prototype Controller Caught on …
It appears that Sony has been hard at work on the successor to the PlayStation 3. An image posted on Destructoid shows a controller that looks similar to the past DualShock controllers, but with some notable changes. A D-Pad tha...
Seung Lee | Thursday, February 14, 2013 11:18 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Valve Says Goodbye to Several Employees
The fan favorite gaming company may be losing some love after a recent decision to lay off a number of employees from many different divisions. There's no exact number, yet, on the amount of people who've lost their jobs, but Ga...
Seung Lee | Wednesday, February 13, 2013 9:57 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
New Batman: Arkham Game Confirmed and Coming This Ye…
During an investor call, Time Warner confirmed that a new game in the Batman: Arkham series is in the works and set to release in 2013. Last week, while speaking during the firm's fiscal year 2012 earnings call, Time Warner's CF...
Paul Cesar | Tuesday, February 12, 2013 7:25 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
RUMOR: System Shock 2 May Be Headed to GOG.com
There is a major rumor floating around PC gaming circles today.
Gamer Sector Staff | Monday, February 11, 2013 8:24 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
SimCity Getting Second Closed Beta February 16th
Electronic Arts and Maxis will be hosting a second closed beta for the highly anticipated game SimCity. Unlike the previous beta, this second beta will only last twenty-four hours instead of forty-eight and will commence a...
Derek Zahn | Sunday, February 10, 2013 1:01 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Origin Releases For Mac Users
As of February 8th, 2013 Electronic Arts launched Origin, its direct download application, for Mac users worldwide. Just as the PC version of Origin, Origin for Mac will offer fast and safe game downloads for a variety of titles...
Derek Zahn | Saturday, February 9, 2013 9:28 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Dreamfall Chapters' Kickstarter is Up and Running
The long-awaited continuation of the Dreamfall/The Longest Journey series is seeking funds on Kickstarter to create Dreamfall Chapters.
Mark Harris | Saturday, February 9, 2013 5:20 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate's Online Servers To Be Reg…
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate's release date isn't too far away now (March 19th for North America!), but you may or may not be excited to know that you'll only be able to play with the people living in the same geographical region a...
Seung Lee | Friday, February 8, 2013 9:47 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
A New Assassin's Creed Is On The Horizon
Good news for Assassin's Creed fans: Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has announced, during an earnings call, that the company will unveil a new game in the franchise, sometime between March and April of 2014. This next installment wi...
Seung Lee | Thursday, February 7, 2013 5:49 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Rumors Swirl Around Xbox 360 Successor
With one out of the three core console competitors having already released a product, the rumor mill has begun swirling around the successors to the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Edge Magazine citing unnamed sources has let forth ...
David McBurney | Wednesday, February 6, 2013 11:49 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Coming in 2014
The upcoming sequel will be the featured cover of Game Informer's March issue but if you're a digital subscriber, the news is already available to you. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is the third and according to developer CD Projekt ...
Paul Cesar | Tuesday, February 5, 2013 4:23 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Some Exciting Potential Steam Releases Coming Soon
The folks over at CDR Database (a group that hacks into the database that contains the listing for upcoming Steam games before they are put up for pre-order) have found quite a few interesting titles that may be coming to Steam ...
Gamer Sector Staff | Monday, February 4, 2013 9:42 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
MMO of The Year Awards 2013 Voting Has Begun
Earlier this week MMO of the Year, one of the biggest honors for massively multiplayer online games, announced the nominees for its 2013 awards. In its eighth consecutive year the nominations span browser, mobile, and downloadab...
Derek Zahn | Friday, January 18, 2013 12:14 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Deluxe Bundle DLC Now Available For Far Cry 3
For those who were not able to pick up the Far Cry 3 DLC packs by pre-ordering the game there is good news. Ubisoft has released a Deluxe Bundle which includes all the content that was contained in the Monkey Business, Lost Expe...
Derek Zahn | Thursday, January 17, 2013 10:39 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Disney Infinity Officially Unveiled
At an LA press event, Disney Interactive officially revealed their newest and ambitious title, Disney Infinity. Developers of the “actually very good for a movie game†Toy Story 3: The Game, Avalanche Software, is developing the...
Paul Cesar | Thursday, January 17, 2013 11:04 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Skylanders Franchise Racks Up Millions For Activisio…
Call of Duty isn't the only franchise that's making big bucks for Activision, it seems. Today's youths of America are going crazy over the Skylanders action RPGs, which take place in the Spyro franchise's universe. The abundant ...
Seung Lee | Friday, January 11, 2013 6:06 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
DmC Getting Free Bloody Palace DLC
DmC may not have hit shelves quite yet, but it's never too soon for some DLC, luckily for all involved it's free. The series traditional Bloody Palace mode will be making a return appearance as a free download shortly after laun...
David McBurney | Friday, January 11, 2013 2:47 AM | NEWS | COMMENTS (1)
Electronic Arts Shutting Down Online Servers For Sel…
There is disappointing news for fans of FIFA Soccer 11, Madden NFL 11, NBA Jam, NBA Live, NCAA Football 11, NHL 11, The Sims 2, and Trenches II as Electronic Arts has announced the shutdown of online services for these titl...
Derek Zahn | Thursday, January 10, 2013 1:10 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Pokemon X and Y Revealed and Set for an October Rele…
Last week, the Pokemon Company was teasing big news coming on January 8th and they weren't kidding! Earlier today, Nintendo revealed Pokemon X and Y for the 3DS. Set for a worlwide release in October, this newest installment in ...
Paul Cesar | Tuesday, January 8, 2013 11:53 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Demon's Souls Enters The PlayStation Store January 8…
If you were hooked into the Souls series with Namco Bandai's Dark Souls, but always wanted to see what its predecessor, Demon's Souls, was like, then you're in luck! Atlus recently decided to release its best-selling (yes, it's ...
Seung Lee | Friday, January 4, 2013 5:32 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Capcom Reveals Street Fighter X Mega Man
Capcom fans are in for a treat! Street Fighter X Mega Man has been revealed on their Capcom-Unity blog in celebration of both Mega Man and Street Fighter's 25th anniversaries. This 8-bit style title stars Mega Man going up again...
Paul Cesar | Sunday, December 9, 2012 2:04 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Dark Souls II Officially Revealed
Dark Souls II was revealed last night at the Spike Video Game Awards with the world premiere of its trailer being unveiled to an unsuspecting public. The exercise in tourtur... er, video game was announced by Namco Bandai f...
Mark Harris | Saturday, December 8, 2012 11:38 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Skyrim's Dragonborn DLC Arrives Tomorrow For 360 And…
No, your eyes aren't deceiving you, the PS3 actually is going to receive DLC for Bethesda's latest open-world fantasy epic, Skyrim. Joystiq received an explanation from some people over at Bethesda: "We think Dragonborn is our&n...
Seung Lee | Monday, December 3, 2012 5:47 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Nintendo Power's Last Issue Goes Back To Its Roots D…
After more than two decades of publication, Nintendo Power is finally calling it quits. Its final issue is slated for release on December 11, and its front cover has already wound up on the Internet. Longtime fans will probably ...
Seung Lee | Friday, November 30, 2012 4:43 PM | NEWS | COMMENTS (1)
Codemasters Asks Some Achievement Fanatics To Make A…
Dann Webb, Editor-in-Chief for popular sites Xbox 360 Achievements and PS3 Trophies, has been asked by Codemasters (the company behind the DiRT and Grid racing games) to design an achievement/trophy list for the upcoming Grid 2....
Seung Lee | Wednesday, November 28, 2012 7:02 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
This Petition For A PC Version Of Grand Theft Auto V…
It should come as no surprise that people would want some Grand Theft Auto V on their computers. After all, GTA IV was breathtaking to look at and play, if one had the mods and PC specs needed to handle the extremely intense gra...
Seung Lee | Tuesday, November 27, 2012 4:50 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
The iOS Version Of Street Fighter X Tekken's Price I…
It certainly may not be the most exciting game to watch (or play, for that matter), but Street Fighter X Tekken and its new 99 cent offer on the App Store definitely is attractive. Plus, a recent, free update to the game has add...
Seung Lee | Friday, November 23, 2012 1:57 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Borderlands 2 Gets Another Exciting Campaign
Have you rinsed every corner of Pandora of its Eridium, cash and badass ranks? Well there’s some rather good news worth sinking your Vault Hunter teeth into.
Gamer Sector Staff | Friday, November 16, 2012 8:06 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
First DLC For PlayStation All-Stars Announced: Kat a…
PlayStation All-Stars is almost upon us. There's only a handful of days left until Sony's brawler hits shelves and to expand on your excitement, Sony has already revealed the first set of DLC characters. As a thank you gift to a...
Paul Cesar | Friday, November 16, 2012 12:10 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Season Finale for The Walking Dead: The Game Release…
Telltale Games have announced the dates for the release of the final installment for The Walking Dead game series.
Gamer Sector Staff | Thursday, November 15, 2012 7:57 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
People Love That New Wii U; GameStop Has 1.2+ Millio…
It's natural to have more people buy something as it begins to gain a bigger reputation. The Wii U, however, is going above and beyond, in terms of sales. GameStop reports that over 1.2 million different people across the nation...
Seung Lee | Thursday, November 15, 2012 7:36 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Gabe Newell Unofficially Confirms Source Engine 2 De…
Gabe Newell, founder of Valve, may have just unofficially confirmed that the Source Engine 2 is in the works.
Mark Harris | Monday, November 12, 2012 6:14 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
A Slew of New GTA V Information
With the release of the December issue of Game Informer, a whole slew of brand new information on the upcoming Grand Theft Auto V has been made available.
Mark Harris | Saturday, November 10, 2012 7:31 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Sequel to Mass Effect 'In Very Early Stages of Desig…
A new Mass Effect game is on its way but before people start planning their lengthy gaming sessions, it’s worth noting that its in very early production according to Casey Hudson; the game’s executive producer at BioWare.
Gamer Sector Staff | Friday, November 9, 2012 8:26 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Silicon Knights Is Out To Destroy All Of Its Unsold …
Back in 2007, the company Silicon Knights sued Epic Games, claiming that it had breached an agreement that the two of them made in regards to licensing for Unreal Engine 3. Epic Games countersued, claiming that Silicon Knights h...
Seung Lee | Friday, November 9, 2012 4:28 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
THQ Delays South Park: The Stick of Truth, Metro: La…
Disappointing news for THQ fans: the developer has delayed three of its anticipated titles. South Park: The Stick of Truth, Metro: Last Light, and Company of Heroes 2 have all been pushed for a 2013 release due to the company's ...
Paul Cesar | Thursday, November 8, 2012 6:55 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
You Liking Halo 4? Play It A Lot And Receive Some Fr…
If Halo 4 is keeping you occupied, then you're in luck, because Xbox LIVE Rewards is giving away free Microsoft Points to those who spend enough time on the game. The only catch is that you have to put in as much time as possibl...
Seung Lee | Wednesday, November 7, 2012 4:49 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Get Ready For Another Adventure With Skyrim's New Dr…
If you were disappointed with the last DLC for Skyrim, Hearthfire, because of its focus on domesticity, then you might be relieved to know that the upcoming Dragonborn DLC will have much more combat and exploration. You'll even ...
Seung Lee | Monday, November 5, 2012 5:13 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Android Console, 'Ouya', On Shelves December This Ye…
The Android built ‘Ouya’ console is set for a December 2012 release after the team behind its production praised its successful and rapid development cycle.
Gamer Sector Staff | Friday, November 2, 2012 2:28 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
GTA V Gets A Spring 2013 Launch Confirmation
Book a week off work, lock your doors and save some extra cash for that all important Red Bull fix because Spring 2013 – Grand Theft Auto V is released on Xbox 360 and PS3.
Gamer Sector Staff | Thursday, November 1, 2012 10:04 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
The First Add-On For Dishonored Announced: Dunwall C…
The first of three add-on packs for Dishonored has been announced.
Paul Cesar | Friday, October 26, 2012 7:21 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Nintendo To Make A Loss On Every Wii U Console Sold
For every Wii U console sold, Nintendo will be making a loss. Here's hoping they have the software to patch up the wounds...
Gamer Sector Staff | Thursday, October 25, 2012 1:48 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Zynga Layoffs Continue, Boston Branch Closed
One day a book will probably be written about the triumphs and trials of Zynga's early (or perhaps only) years in the market. After a meteoric rise to the top of the heap in a new segment of a burgeoning market, the company has ...
David McBurney | Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:00 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
BioShock Infinite 'Beast of America' Trailer Reveals…
A while back we shed light on Irrational Games’ clever marketing strategy; letting people vote on Facebook for what content they wanted to see in a future, much eagerly awaited trailer. And now it’s here…
Gamer Sector Staff | Tuesday, October 23, 2012 6:59 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
GOG Launches For Mac OS X
In the realm of digital game distribution, the only service worth mentioning in the same breath as Steam is GOG, started about four years ago, the service has offered hundreds of titles (primarily retro, though that has changed ...
David McBurney | Saturday, October 20, 2012 7:10 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
CD Projekt Reveals A Few Details On Cyberpunk RPG
Ever since the breakout success of The Witcher franchise, CD Projekt Red has been something of a darling among the hardcore RPG fandom, so the announcement earlier this year of their intent to start another franchise (this one b...
David McBurney | Saturday, October 20, 2012 7:09 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Call of Duty Elite Won't Just Be For The Elites Afte…
Activision is, in another attempt at enticing as many people in the world to purchase Call of Duty: Black Ops II, making some changes to its subscription service for the franchise: Call of Duty Elite.
Seung Lee | Thursday, October 18, 2012 3:57 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Rumor: Skyrim DLC to Return to Morrowind
While The Elder Scrolls series didn't break into the mainstream until the release of Oblivion (and to an even greater extent Skyrim), fans of the series still often hold up Morrowind as the pinnacle of the franchise. Given the f...
David McBurney | Wednesday, October 17, 2012 9:10 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Diablo III's Patch 1.0.5 Is Here
Diablo III may have left a sour taste in many people's mouths, but this new patch may change some minds. The list of changes is gigantic, but some notable additions are a feature called Monster Power, which is similar to the /pl...
Seung Lee | Tuesday, October 16, 2012 11:11 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Playing Halo 4 Early Will Get You Banned From Xbox L…
At this point it's no secret that Halo 4 has leaked onto the internet, it should also be no surprise that Microsoft isn't super pleased with the whole scenario and are banning Xbox LIVE accounts caught playing it pre-release.
David McBurney | Tuesday, October 16, 2012 3:32 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Public Choose Content of New BioShock Infinite Trail…
Take Two, the brains behind the much anticipated next installment in the BioShock series, have put the general public in charge of the content for it’s next trailer via voting on it’s official Facebook page.
Gamer Sector Staff | Thursday, October 11, 2012 9:14 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Microsoft Clarifies The Status of Fanworks
As a general rule, footage of games not put out by a publisher falls into a nebulous part of copyright law, there's never really been a legal challenge to posting it that's gone past a Digital Millennium Copyright Act takedown n...
David McBurney | Thursday, October 11, 2012 5:00 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Get Your Eyepatches Ready For Borderlands 2's Captai…
Mark your calendars for October 16, because that's when the Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty DLC for Borderlands 2 (PS3, Xbox 360, and PC) is hitting digital retailers. The upcoming adventure will probably feel a lot like...
Seung Lee | Thursday, October 11, 2012 3:21 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Pre-Order Ninja Theory's DmC In The U.S. And Receive…
Not everyone might be hyped up for the upcoming reboot to the Devil May Cry franchise, and that's understandable. If you don't completely hate Ninja Theory and the people that work for it, however, then you might be excited to h...
Seung Lee | Tuesday, October 9, 2012 5:07 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Angry Birds And Star Wars Are Now In Cahoots
So, Rovio, the company behind the ever-popular Angry Birds, tweeted a link to a Tumblr page. The page in question has a gif of a bird holding a blue lightsaber. According to Rovio, something huge will be happening on October 8. ...
Seung Lee | Friday, October 5, 2012 8:29 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Cliff Bleszinski Departs Epic
Cliff Blezinski has departed from Epic Games today.
Gamer Sector Staff | Wednesday, October 3, 2012 7:17 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
All Hail King Washington In Assassin's Creed III's D…
We all know who George Washington is; he cemented his spot as one of the greatest Americans of all-time, with his terrific leadership skills. Now, after the American Revolution ended, Washington was originally offered the opport...
Seung Lee | Wednesday, October 3, 2012 6:22 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
'Software' Now Available on Steam
Steam, the digital distribution service typically reserved to downloadable video game titles, has rolled out the first batch of "software" titles.
Mark Harris | Wednesday, October 3, 2012 7:47 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Xbox 360 People Love Their Minecraft
As per a tweet from the developers of the 360 version of Minecraft, 4J Studios, the game's officially managed to break the four million download milestone. It's a pretty significant accomplishment, considering how much of a prof...
Seung Lee | Monday, October 1, 2012 6:26 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
EA Cancels NBA Live 13
Despite being one of the industry's 800 pound gorillas, Electronic Arts luck can be pretty suspect. Nowhere is this more obvious than in their attempts to renew their foundering basketball simulation franchise. Following in the ...
David McBurney | Friday, September 28, 2012 6:38 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Halo Wars Was Not a Welcome Project to Bungie Accord…
According to an interview with gameindustry.biz by former Ensemble Studios founder Terry Goodman, the development of Halo Wars was not as cooperative and rosy as PR would have had us believe.
David McBurney | Friday, September 28, 2012 6:33 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Sony Announces Day 1 Digital Initiative
The state of digital downloads this generation has been... mixed to say the least, while the smaller experiences came into their own, the games that usually sell consoles have traditionally seen long belated digital releases, ...
David McBurney | Thursday, September 27, 2012 6:30 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Mass Effect Trilogy Announced for 360, PC and PS3
With each generation of consoles, a few franchises seem to always rise to the top, a few new IPs come about that define that generation. As far as RPGs go that was Mass Effect this generation and now all three games will be avai...
David McBurney | Wednesday, September 26, 2012 7:26 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Telltale's Walking Dead to See Physical Release in D…
Telltale's game based off the multimedia hit "The Walking Dead" has been creating quite a bit of stir for the little adventure game company that could. A critical darling and a seeming sales success given the second season of ep...
David McBurney | Wednesday, September 26, 2012 6:15 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
You Might See Some Sequels To Assassin's Creed III
The Assassin's Creed franchise has had numerous amounts of sequels to its main games throughout the years. In fact, Assassin's Creed II received a trilogy with Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and Revelations. This trilogy did so w...
Seung Lee | Tuesday, September 25, 2012 7:03 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Install Textures On Black Ops II For PS3 And Keep Th…
Game Design Director for Call of Duty: Black Ops II David Vonderhaar made a post on the official Call of Duty forums earlier, confirming that the PlayStation 3 version of Black Ops II will come with an optional texture install. ...
Seung Lee | Tuesday, September 25, 2012 3:19 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Sony Asserts PS3 Support Will Continue for Next 2-3 …
In an interview with GameSpot, Sony Vice President of Hardware Marketing, John Koller, asserted that the PS3's lifespan would continue for another 2-3 years.
David McBurney | Saturday, September 22, 2012 3:19 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Here's A Slimmer Version Of The PS3 Slim
If you've ever thought that the PS3 Slim could cut down a bit more on its weight, then you're in luck. Today, at TGS, Sony has announced that it'll start producing yet another redesigned version of the PS3. It's going to be a 50...
Seung Lee | Wednesday, September 19, 2012 4:06 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Killer Instinct Trademark Renewed
Microsoft has just renewed the trademark for Rare's classic fighter, Killer Instinct. It was revealed on PlayXBLA and this announcement could mean either a future HD release of the classic title on XBLA or possibly the long awai...
Paul Cesar | Wednesday, September 19, 2012 1:27 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
BioWare Founders Retire From Game Industry
Rumored earlier today and confirmed on BioWare's blog, the two doctors that founded BioWare and have been the collective face of the company are both retiring from the game industry.
David McBurney | Tuesday, September 18, 2012 3:05 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Dragon Age III Is Real, And It's Coming Late 2013
BioWare has formally announced Dragon Age III: Inquisition today, along with an expected launch date sometime late 2013. It's actually been worked on for the last two years, by most of the people who worked on the past Dragon Ag...
Seung Lee | Monday, September 17, 2012 6:22 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Mass Effect 3 on Wii U Includes From Ashes and Exten…
Straight Right has announced that the Wii U version of Mass Effect 3 will include the DLC pack "From Ashes" as well as the Extended Cut DLC.
Paul Cesar | Monday, September 17, 2012 6:00 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Meet Project Eternity: Obsidian's New IP
Obsidian Entertainment, the company behind games such as Fallout: New Vegas, the Neverwinter Nights series, and the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series (on Xbox), has launched a Kickstarter page for a new game, Project...
Seung Lee | Friday, September 14, 2012 4:02 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Bayonetta 2 Announced As A Wii U Exclusive
Everyone's favorite gun-toting, angel hunting witch is back for a sequel. Earlier today during Nintendo's Press Conference it was revealed that Platinum games is indeed making Bayonetta 2 but the shocking surprise announcement w...
Paul Cesar | Thursday, September 13, 2012 12:04 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Terraria Coming To XBLA And PSN
Terraria, a side-scrolling, block-building, sandbox game, similar in concept to Minecraft will be making the transition from PCs to consoles in early 2013 according to developer 505 Games.
Gamer Sector Staff | Wednesday, September 12, 2012 12:32 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Ten Steam Greenlight Games Get Go Ahead
Valve’s new crowdsourcing technique of finding indie games to release that gamers will enjoy has only been available for a couple of weeks, but they have already announced that 10 of the titles up for vote in Greenlight wi...
Gamer Sector Staff | Wednesday, September 12, 2012 11:57 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Some ArmA Developers Are In Trouble With The Law
While they may not have fought the law, two employees from Bohemia Interactive (the company behind the popular ArmA II) certainly did lose to it. A Greek news organization called News 247 reported that a 28 year old and 33 year ...
Seung Lee | Tuesday, September 11, 2012 5:01 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Capcom Details Post Launch DLC for Resident Evil 6
Resident Evil 6 will finally hit store shelves in less than a month and to further heighten your anticipation Capcom has unveiled some DLC for the game after its release in the form of three new online modes.
Paul Cesar | Tuesday, September 11, 2012 2:42 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Revloution’s Broken Sword Eclipses Kickstarter Goal
Everyone has been talking about Kickstarter lately, and many people have a good reason. The website and idea may have risen like a fad, but it might be here to stay thank to many success stories like Revolution’s Broken Sword - ...
Gamer Sector Staff | Saturday, September 8, 2012 1:42 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Madden NFL 13 Roster Update to Arrive 9/8
The second roster update to Madden NFL 13 will be arriving tomorrow, Sept. 8. This will make all team rosters finally reflect the actual 53-man rosters that teams have had to cut down to for the beginning of the regular season, ...
Gamer Sector Staff | Friday, September 7, 2012 8:48 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
EA Announces FIFA 13 Soundtrack
EA has finally announced the track list for FIFA 13. As usual, it includes some familiar faces in Metric, Passion Pit and Santigold along with some bands that seem to be virtually unheard of. Regardless, the soundtrack is sure t...
Gamer Sector Staff | Thursday, September 6, 2012 3:38 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Raiden, Nariko, Sir Daniel Fortesque And Evil Cole J…
It seems after the mystery and secrecy of Battle Royale's line-up was shattered due to the initial leak of most of the game's roster, Superbot Entertainment and the folks at Sony had no choice but to pump out official character ...
Paul Cesar | Wednesday, September 5, 2012 7:37 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
The Avengers Initiative Is Coming To A Touch-Screen …
On September 5th, Marvel announced their newest addition to their gaming universe, Avengers Initiative.
Gamer Sector Staff | Wednesday, September 5, 2012 6:46 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
People Anticipating Tekken Tag Tournament 2 On PS3, …
Your PS3's HDD is in for a world of hurt if it's lacking in storage capability, and you want to play Tekken Tag Tournament 2. The upcoming 3D fighter from Bandai-Namco Games is going to include a mandatory 7.5 GB install after...
Seung Lee | Wednesday, September 5, 2012 4:16 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
All Is Not Well (For Indie Developers) In The Land O…
Thanks to a bunch of people abusing the system to make fun of the fact that Half-Life 3 has yet to release, Valve has decided to enforce a $100 fee for submitting a game on its Steam Greenlight program. Obviously, this news has ...
Seung Lee | Wednesday, September 5, 2012 4:06 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Can Your PC Run Black Ops 2?
If you’ve been using Windows XP for you gaming PC, and haven’t planned on upgrading anytime soon, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 might change your mind. With the game having upgraded its engine to run on DirectX 11, Windows XP will...
Gamer Sector Staff | Tuesday, September 4, 2012 9:21 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Angry Birds Move Over, Bad Piggies Are Dropping In
What can I say about Angry Birds? It's been a massive hit with people of all sorts of different agegroups and cultures. With that said, it's not surprising to hear that the people at Rovio are working on a new game. This time,...
Seung Lee | Tuesday, September 4, 2012 6:20 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker No Longer On Xbox LIV…
In a strange turn of events, you may have noticed that the digital version of the HD re-release of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, has mysteriously vanished. Anyone who was a fan of the game on the Xbox 360 online service will h...
Benjamin Rivera Jr. | Tuesday, September 4, 2012 5:41 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
War Has Never Changed, Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zero…
Despite proclamations with every Metal Gear since Solid 2 that Hideo Kojima would be passing the reigns to a new director for the franchise, here we sit at the series 25th anniversary staring down the barrel of yet another new M...
David McBurney | Sunday, September 2, 2012 11:39 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Skyrim's Dawnguard DLC Is Having Trouble Reaching Th…
Bethesda's games on the PS3 have never exactly been smooth experiences (Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas come to mind). That being said, it's surprising to see that Dawnguard, Skyrim's latest DLC (released on the 360 back in Jun...
Seung Lee | Saturday, September 1, 2012 12:11 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
New Final Fantasy Announced!
Square Enix announced that the next Final Fantasy game to be released is not, as we expected, Final Fantasy XIII-3! Instead, the titling schema is getting even more convoluted, as no one eagerly awaits Lightn...
Mark Harris | Saturday, September 1, 2012 11:10 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Steam Greenlight Just Went Live
Steam Greenlight has finally just been given... well, the green light. Valve announced a while back that they intended to crowd-source the decision making on what indie titles would be pushed for sale on their digital gamin...
Mark Harris | Thursday, August 30, 2012 2:05 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Activision Details Call of Duty: Black Ops II's Spec…
Full details and price points have emerged from Activision about the special editions of Call of Duty: Black Ops II for the 360, PS3 and PC. As is tradition with most AAA titles, developers always have special versions of their ...
Paul Cesar | Wednesday, August 29, 2012 1:44 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Skyrim's Hearthfire DLC Arrives September 4 For The …
If you love houses, children, and Skyrim, then you're in luck, because that's what this new DLC for the popular fantasy RPG focuses on. Hearthfire will allow you to construct your own house, give it add-ons, and adopt some child...
Seung Lee | Tuesday, August 28, 2012 10:31 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
A Slew Of New GTA V Images For Your Viewing Pleasure
I think it's safe to say that the GTA V marketing campaign monster has officially begun. Over this past week, Rockstar has released a total of 10 screenshots that focus on showing some of the different modes of transportation in...
Paul Cesar | Saturday, August 25, 2012 12:00 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Psychonauts Is Joining The PS2 Classics Lineup Next …
North American PS3 owners, next Tuesday is your chance to relive (or experience for the first time) all the excitement of playing Psychonauts, a rather unique game from the folks over at Double Fine. The bizarre adventure will b...
Seung Lee | Friday, August 24, 2012 2:36 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
PlayStation All-Stars Reveals 4 New Characters
That's right, 4 new characters were revealed for the upcoming PlayStation Brawler, Ratchet & Clank, Dante, Sackboy and Spike (try to act surprised). Care to know who the new challengers are? Let's break them down.
Paul Cesar | Friday, August 24, 2012 12:00 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
This Upcoming Dust 514 Vita App Might Catch Your Int…
If you're thinking about being a hardcore fan of Dust 514, a free, sci-fi first-person shooter, when it releases later this year for the PlayStation 3, then Dust 514 Neocom on the Vita will allow you to mess around with some par...
Seung Lee | Wednesday, August 22, 2012 12:00 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Diablo 3 Introduces Paragon System
Diablo 3's endgame content has become rather dry in recent in months, or so Blizzard seems to think; as such they are introducing a new system called the Paragon System to try and spruce it up.
Gamer Sector Staff | Monday, August 20, 2012 9:02 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Konami Extends Agreement With UEFA Past 2013
As of August 17th, Konami has announced an extension to its agreement with the UEFA (Union of Europian Football Associations) to continue use of their constituent leagues in the Pro Evolution Soccer series. As someone from the U...
David McBurney | Monday, August 20, 2012 7:51 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Black Ops II Might Be Heading To The Wii U
The future may be black for the Wii U as well, because a LinkedIn page for a Mr. Randall Herman shows that he's currently a QA tester for Treyarch, the company behind the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops II. A description of his...
Seung Lee | Saturday, August 18, 2012 3:04 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Harmonix Reveals The Full Rock Band Blitz Setlist
First they established themselves as pioneers of the "music video game" genre with titles like Amplitude and Frequency. Then they changed the world with Guitar Hero. Lastly they revitalized and perfected the entire genre with Ro...
Paul Cesar | Friday, August 17, 2012 11:00 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Rumors Swirl About The Future of OnLive
Rumors have been swirling all day (that being August 17th, 2012 for the historical record) about the future of OnLive, the first major foray into the concept of streaming modern video games. While no one can seem to quite agree ...
David McBurney | Friday, August 17, 2012 9:37 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
PlayStation Plus Members, Don't Miss Out On A Counte…
If you've been worried about the quality of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Sony is here with some relief. An exclusive 60-minute demo for PlayStation Plus members will help you decide if the game will be worth the $15 when it...
Seung Lee | Thursday, August 16, 2012 5:10 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
The PSN Starts Shredding With Tony Hawk's Pro Skater…
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD isn't quite exactly what fans of the skating franchise were expecting, judging by the game's Metacritic score. That being said, however, if you're really jonesing for some skateboard action, and you own...
Seung Lee | Tuesday, August 14, 2012 7:45 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Don't Miss Out On This Amazing Capcom Digital Collec…
Capcom Digital Collection came out last March for Xbox 360 and as a retail release it was a good deal packed with 8 classic Capcom games in one disc for only $39.99. If you thought that was a good deal then but not enough to mer...
Paul Cesar | Sunday, August 12, 2012 8:01 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Check Out These New Trailers For Warframe, You Proba…
This new footage for Warframe actually gives us a first glimpse at how the game will actually play. If you don't know what Warframe is, though, it's a free-to-play shooter from a company called Digital Extreme. It's not your a...
Seung Lee | Saturday, August 11, 2012 8:32 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
PlayStation All-Stars Public Beta Coming This Fall, …
There's never a shortage of PlayStation All-Stars news and this past week was no exception. There's tons of news, rumors, possible leaks, developer statements and more.
Paul Cesar | Saturday, August 11, 2012 2:00 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Jet Set Radio HD Coming This Fall
Sega's official blog just announced a new release date and price tag ("tag" get it?) for the HD remake of one of the Dreamcast's most popular titles: Jet Set Radio. Originally slated for a summer release, JSR was pushed back to ...
Paul Cesar | Saturday, August 11, 2012 1:58 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Steam Soon Won't Be All About Games
You might've seen this coming, but the digital distribution behemoth, Steam, is going to start releasing non-gaming software. In the last few months, Steam has had Linux support, Steam Greenlight, Teach with Portals, and Source ...
Seung Lee | Wednesday, August 8, 2012 8:27 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
DayZ is Being Made Into a Standalone Game
Popular Arma II mod DayZ is getting a full standalone release that will be backed by Bohemia Interactive.
Gamer Sector Staff | Tuesday, August 7, 2012 4:05 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
THQ Cancels InSane, Rights Transfer to Del Toro
The potential horror trilogy from appartently popular director Guillermo del Toro, InSane, has been cancelled this morning as a result of the continuing financial crisis of THQ.
Gamer Sector Staff | Tuesday, August 7, 2012 11:49 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
The PS3's Exclusive DLC For Assassin's Creed III Mig…
If you're looking to get the most out of Assassin's Creed III when it releases, then the PS3 version is right up your alley (if you own a PS3, that is). I say this because some box art for the game on the UK Amazon site claims t...
Seung Lee | Tuesday, August 7, 2012 1:55 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Rejoin Kratos And Cole With God of War And inFamous …
Today, Sony announced two HD collections for the PS3: God of War Saga and inFAMOUS Collection. On top of these two collections, we also have a Ratchet & Clank HD collection that's near its release date. Anyway, each of the g...
Seung Lee | Monday, August 6, 2012 8:44 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
EA Takes Zynga To Court Over The Ville
Zynga just can't catch a break. After taking some sharp stock nosedives in recent weeks that led to accusations that the top level employees in the company were engaging in some shady business (these accusations already having s...
David McBurney | Monday, August 6, 2012 11:39 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
New Resident Evil 6 Trailers Show Off Ada's Campaign…
Two new trailers for RE6 are out today revealing more info about the year's most anticipated title. The first shows off a new campaing starring everyone's favorite mysterious anti-hero/mercenary, Ada Wong.
Paul Cesar | Saturday, August 4, 2012 2:32 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Skyrim's Dawnguard Is Available Now On PC, But Not F…
Sorry PS3 Skyrim players, but you'll be the last to get your hands on the game's Dawnguard DLC. While PC players can now purchase Dawnguard on Steam, Bethesda seems to have run into some technical issues with the PS3 version. Be...
Seung Lee | Friday, August 3, 2012 8:09 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Check out Dishonored's Impressive Voice Cast
Bethesda's upcoming steampunk style, role playing game, Dishonored won't be out for 2 more months but today the game's voice cast was revealed and it includes tremendous Hollywood talent. From Academy Award winnners to pop cultu...
Paul Cesar | Friday, August 3, 2012 7:37 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Dragon's Dogma Sequel On The Horizon
During a recent interview with Japan's biggest gaming magazine Famitsu, Dragon's Dogma creator Hideaki Itsuno commented that he's already thinking of ideas for a sequel to the game. According to Itsuno, the world of Dragon's Dog...
Paul Cesar | Friday, August 3, 2012 7:36 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Try Star Wars: The Old Republic For Free This Fall
This shouldn't come as too much of a surprise, considering the low subscription numbers, but Star Wars: The Old Republic is making the switch to a free-to-play plan. BioWare General Manager Matt Bromberg, however, told IGN in ...
Seung Lee | Tuesday, July 31, 2012 6:10 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Info Has Been Le…
I just can't seem to stop talking about PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. It doesn't help that there seems to be new characters announced every week. This newest update is about much more than just a few new fighters, however...
Seung Lee | Tuesday, July 31, 2012 4:52 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Microsoft Set To Open A New Studio In London
It's been reported that Microsoft is getting ready to open up a new games development studio in London and concurrently hiring experienced staff to run it. This new base will actually be the fourth Microsoft games studio in the ...
Paul Cesar | Sunday, July 29, 2012 8:51 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Skyrim 1.7 Patch Is Coming To PS3 Soon, But No News …
For those of us playing Skyrim on PS3, the game's 1.7 patch that added new features such as mounted combat and extra killcams will soon arrive on the console. You can thank a recent tweet from the Elder Scrolls' Twitter account ...
Seung Lee | Sunday, July 29, 2012 8:00 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
id Software Hiring for Next-Gen Game, Possibly Doom …
id Software, known best as the studio responsible for franchises such as Quake, Rage and Doom has recently put up a job listing online detailing that they are looking to hire programmers to work on "cutting-edge technology for a...
Paul Cesar | Thursday, July 26, 2012 12:11 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Gran Turismo 5: Academy Edition Is Gearing Up For Re…
This fall will mark the two year anniversary of Gran Turismo 5's release, and the four year anniversary of Polyphony Digital's partnering with Nissan on its GT Academy competition.
Seung Lee | Thursday, July 26, 2012 3:26 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Final Fantasy Versus XIII's Supposed Death Is Probab…
Final Fantasy Versus XIII has been an enigma ever since its unveiling at E3 2006. Recently, it has come to my attention that there's a rumor floating around that the game may be dead. Personally, I'm skeptical of this cancella...
Seung Lee | Monday, July 23, 2012 5:56 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Don't Try The Techniques In Dragon Ball Z Budokai HD…
Those of us who were born before the turn of the new millennium probably remember the anime, Dragon Ball Z. I have fond memories of it from my childhood, watching it along with Gundam Wing and Thundercats after coming home fro...
Seung Lee | Friday, July 20, 2012 3:59 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Hang With Ratchet, Clank, and Even Sly Again
Insomniac Games and Sony have recently announced that The Ratchet & Clank Collection will be released on the PlayStation Store for the PS3.
Seung Lee | Wednesday, July 18, 2012 1:50 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Here's Some Incentive to Return to Metal Gear Solid …
Per a recent tweet by Konami, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots will soon be receiving a patch. This patch will include trophy support and some other features which haven't been announced yet.
Seung Lee | Thursday, July 12, 2012 7:20 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Persona 4 Arena is the PS3's First Region-Locked Gam…
Atlus USA has recently announced that its upcoming fighting game, Persona 4 Arena, will be region-locked on the PlayStation 3.
Seung Lee | Wednesday, July 11, 2012 3:00 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Suit Up with the Pre-Order Bonuses for PlayStation A…
The eight confirmed characters so far for SCEA's PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale will definitely have extra costumes. However, some of these costumes will only be available if you pre-order the game. Don't worry about n...
Seung Lee | Sunday, July 8, 2012 5:07 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Skyjacker Kickstarter Hits Milestone, Celebrates wit…
Skyjacker should be a subject familiar to those who listened to the most recent episode of the Indiecast. (Go check it out. Seriously, there's a link right there at the top, I shout way less than on the Sectorcast.) A new smatte...
David McBurney | Thursday, June 28, 2012 4:43 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Say Hello to Your New President and CEO of Sony
Kazuo "Kaz" Hirai, former head of the games division over at Sony and the butt of many PS3-related jokes, has just been appointed as the president and CEO of the recently troubled electronics company. With all of the unexpecte...
Seung Lee | Wednesday, June 27, 2012 9:14 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Jak and Toro Inoue to Jump Into the All-Stars Battle…
Sony's answer to Nintendo's popular Super Smash Bros. franchise, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale has been picking up attention lately. Today, a rumor claimed that a character with blonde hair and goggles would be playable....
Seung Lee | Tuesday, June 26, 2012 8:50 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Augment Your Arsenal with DUST 514's Mercenary Pack
CCP Games has just announced that its upcoming free-to-play PS3 exclusive FPS, DUST 514 will have a purchasable Mercenary Pack for $19.99 in USD. But why exactly would one want to shell out a hefty amount of hard-earned cash for...
Seung Lee | Tuesday, June 26, 2012 4:44 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
PS3 to Go Back to Liberty City and Vice City with Cl…
It's been a long time coming but the PS3 will finally be able to enjoy the company of popular crime sandbox games Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) has just list...
Seung Lee | Sunday, June 24, 2012 9:26 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
New Halo 4 Details
Apparently Microsoft has decided to release quite a bit of details about Halo 4 right before E3. It's up to all of you to decide whether all these new additions to Bungie's tried-and-true Halo formula will be a fresh new start f...
Gamer Sector Staff | Wednesday, May 16, 2012 3:03 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
The Rough Launch of Diablo III
With all the delays for Blizzard Entertainment's infamous Diablo 3, you would think the studio would be more than prepared for a massive worldwide launch as was planned today. However, it seems even the monolith that is Blizza...
Gamer Sector Staff | Tuesday, May 15, 2012 3:25 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection For The PS Vita To Be…
Konami has announced today that the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection is going to be released in June of this year for the PlayStation Vita.
Gamer Sector Staff | Wednesday, May 2, 2012 1:37 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Nintendo 3DS Gets A New Color On May 20th
It’s Spring, and the flower’s are blooming. Just as they come out in color, so does the Nintendo 3DS.
Gamer Sector Staff | Tuesday, May 1, 2012 11:29 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
New IndieGala 'Pay What You Want' Bundle!
IndieGala puts out its line up for it's new Indie Game Bundle 4!!! IndieGala puts out Indie Games from any developer, for any platform. This bundle is no different. With 9 games in this bundle its a great deal. 4 of which have...
Gamer Sector Staff | Tuesday, May 1, 2012 2:56 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
SEGA Announces: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
SEGA today has announced the long awaited sequel to Sonic & All-Star Racing. Sonic and the group of "Sega All-Stars" race across land, air and water allowing their new vehicles to transform from cars to planes to...
Gamer Sector Staff | Monday, April 30, 2012 8:34 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
New Dishonored Screenshots
Arkane Studio's new assassination simulator takes an interesting approach in handling both its combat and atmosphere. We've put together a compilation of its most impressive screenshots, gaze in awe.
Gamer Sector Staff | Tuesday, March 20, 2012 6:50 AM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
Assassin's Creed III Setting Rumored
Ubisoft had recently announce that it would be releasing details on Assassin's Creed III in the near future. The internet however, is not a patient being.
Gamer Sector Staff | Thursday, March 1, 2012 4:15 PM | NEWS | POST A COMMENT
