Gaming News
You Shall Not Online Pass: EA Drops Controversial System
May 16, 2013 | Kieren McGovernElectronic Arts Inc. has decided to kill its controversial Online Pass system, VentureBeat writes, a choice sure to improve the ailing publisher’s public image. John Reseburg, EA Senior Director of Corporate Communications, has confirmed in an email to GamesBeat that … Read More
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX Limited Edition Goodness
May 9, 2013 | Ross HealyKingdom Hearts fans will receive a limited edition art book if they pre-order the upcoming PS3 exclusive: Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX. According to the official PlayStation blog, the game is to be released on September 13th and will come packaged with three renewed HD titles.
The original Kingdom … Read More
EA Acquires Star Wars Rights
May 7, 2013 | Gabe BartoloEA is a pretty big name in the game industry: they’re responsible for massive franchises like Battlefield, Dead Space, and Mass Effect. Now, they are exclusive custodians of Disney’s Star Wars franchise, and at a critical point in their history, … Read More
Watch Dogs Release Date Announced
May 2, 2013 | Gabe BartoloWatch Dogs, the upcoming technology-manipulating, open world action game from Ubisoft, is set to release on November 19th in the US, and on November 22nd in the UK.
Watch Dogs rocked the 2012 E3 convention, amazing the press and gamers everywhere … Read More
Hundreds unemployed after EA “organizational update”
April 26, 2013 | Rohan ByrnePublishing giant EA has stated that it will lay off an unspecified number of staff — rumoured to be in the hundreds — over the coming weeks in an attempt to recover from losses suffered this dismal financial quarter. Kotaku broke … Read More
Deadpool Released on 25th June 2013
April 18, 2013 | Kieren McGovernDeadpool finally has a release date: 25th June 2013.
High Moon Studio’s upcoming title, featuring Marvel’s resident renegade mercenary– yes, it is Deadpool — will retail for $49.99 on Xbox 360 and PS3 and for $39.99 on PC, proving once … Read More
Is this the New Prince of Persia?
April 17, 2013 | Kiri KaragiannisClimax Studios set rumors abuzz earlier this week when it posted screen shots of what looks to be like a new Prince of Persia game, only to pull them off its website yesterday. These shots were posted under the “tech … Read More
EA Kills Social Titles
April 16, 2013 | Kieren McGovernElectronic Arts Inc. recently announced via its blog that it will be shutting down SimCity Social, The Sims Social, and Pet Society on June 14th 2013. On this date, these three titles will be forever gone from Facebook, a fact … Read More
New Xbox Reveal Rumors as Controversy Follows
April 11, 2013 | Kiri KaragiannisThe Xbox 720 is set to be revealed at a Microsoft event on May 21st, only a few weeks away, as rumor has it. While Microsoft has not confirmed the claims that this will be the exact date of the … Read More
LucasArts goes under
April 9, 2013 | Rohan ByrneAfter 30 years of iconic games, LucasArts has announced its closure.
The death knell rang last year when Disney acquired the Star Wars brand. Since then, the Clone Wars TV series has been axed, a schedule has been set for a new trilogy of films, and there has … Read More