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Blizzard Isn’t Happy With Windows 8 Either
Valve says Windows 8 is a catastrophe. Blizzard doesn’t disagree. Blizzard executive vice president of game design Rob Pardo says Microsoft’s controversial new operating system also isn’t great for his company, which makes games like Diablo III and World of Warcraft “Nice interview with Gabe Newell – ‘I think Windows 8 is a catastrophe for…
By Jason Schreier Published July 27, 2012 -
Skyrim: Dawnguard 30-Day Xbox 360 Exclusivity Has Now Exceeded 30 Days
Wondering when you can get Skyrim‘s downloadable content Dawnguard for your PlayStation 3 or PC? So is Bethesda. “We have not announced Dawnguard for any other platform, nor given a timeline for any such news. If we have news, I promise I’d tell you,” Bethesda vice president of marketing Pete Hines wrote on Twitter yesterday…
By Jason Schreier Published July 27, 2012 -
Minecraft Creator Cancels First-Person Shooter
The studio behind Minecraft was working on a first-person shooter. No more! Mojang CEO and Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson told Joystiq that they killed the game, which they were co-developing with another company, because they “did not want more external dependencies.” “The success of Minecraft meant we could focus on projects fully owned by…
By Jason Schreier Published July 26, 2012 -
Report: Zynga Insiders Dumped Lots of Stock Before It Tanked [UPDATE]
Zynga CEO Mark Pincus dumped $200 million worth of stock this past April, three months before his company’s stock suddenly tanked last night, according to a new report. According to Yahoo News, Pincus sold $200 million worth of stock back in April, just when the year’s second financial quarter had begun. Other investors and executives,…
By Jason Schreier Published July 26, 2012 -
Baldur’s Gate Is Back. New Characters, Dungeon Coming September 18
If you’ve been getting the urge to replay Baldur’s Gate, you might want to wait til this fall. The classic role-playing game will see new life on September 18, when developer Beamdog releases Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition, an enhanced remake with new characters and a new adventure that the company says will take you six…
By Jason Schreier Published July 26, 2012 -
Why Final Fantasy Is Called Final Fantasy (And Other FF Trivia)
Did you know that Aeris’s death was inspired by the death of Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi’s mother? Or that the name Final Fantasy came from the sense of desperation Square felt back in the 80s? Okay, maybe you did. Still, this is an interesting, well-produced set of trivia from Square Enix’s ubiqutious role-playing game…
By Jason Schreier Published July 26, 2012 -
Final Fantasy XIV, Totally Overhauled, Is Now Called A Realm Reborn
Square Enix has completely rebuilt Final Fantasy XIV in a project that has now been rebranded “A Realm Reborn,” the publisher said today. Previously called “Version 2.0,” this will be the next incarnation of Square’s massively multiplayer online game, which has been modified quite a bit since it first came out in 2010. Square Enix…
By Jason Schreier Published July 26, 2012 -
Here’s A Trailer For An RPG With 40 Endings
Here’s the launch trailer for Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time, a new strategy-role-playing game that Atlus will bring to the U.S. next week for PSP. Yep, PSP. The Vita might not get new games, but the PSP does. And this one is looking pretty good. Rockin music! This is the fourth game in the Growlanser series,…
By Jason Schreier Published July 26, 2012 -
Microsoft Reportedly Shuts Down Vancouver-Based Studio [UPDATE: Projects Cancelled]
Looks like Microsoft has laid off quite a few people at its Vancouver-based studio that was responsible for developing a core Kinect shooter Update: Microsoft has informed Kotaku that they have not shut down the studio but it has ended development on flight simulator Microsoft Flight and Project Columbia, a Kinect interactive TV project designed…
By Jason Schreier Published July 25, 2012 -
Charlie’s Angels Screenwriter Says Diablo III‘s Story Is ‘Pretty Damn Weak’
The man who wrote movies like Charlie’s Angels and Big Fish has written an interesting blog post about Diablo III‘s narrative failures, calling its story “pretty damn weak.” John August, a Hollywood screenwriter with a rather lengthy resumé, has a few gripes about Blizzard’s action-roleplaying game. He says the story fails because your character has…
By Jason Schreier Published July 25, 2012 -
Zynga Stock Drops 41%
Zynga’s stock has suddenly dropped 41%. This is surprising news for the FarmVille maker, which has been facing difficulties on the stock market since it went public late last year. Shares fell to $2.99 a pop after hours today and have been fluctuating around there since. When Zynga went public in December, shares sold for…
By Jason Schreier Published July 25, 2012 -
Gabe Newell Wants to Support Linux, Because Windows 8 is a ‘Catastrophe’
The head of Valve says his company is working to develop for Linux, calling Microsoft’s Windows 8 a “catastrophe” that will lead product manufacturers to abandon the platform. At a gaming event in Seattle last night, as reported by AllThingsD, Valve CEO Gabe Newell said the one thing holding back Linux is video game support.…
By Jason Schreier Published July 25, 2012 -
Chris Avellone Teases Planescape: Torment Successor
Like its nameless protagonist, Planescape: Torment might come back from the dead. Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz in an interview posted today, Obsidian co-founder and Planescape: Torment creator Chris Avellone said he’s “very tempted” to start a Kickstarter to revive his beloved classic role-playing game. Although he’d ditch the D&D—and maybe even the setting, too. “I think…
By Jason Schreier Published July 25, 2012 -
Some Stages In The New Mario Look A Lot Like Temple Run
Mario on rails? Some stages in the newest Mario game will borrow the auto-run mechanic found in many mobile games like Temple Run and Jetpack Joyride When you enter one of these stages in New Super Mario Bros. 2, which is out for 3DS on August 19, Mario will start dashing like there’s no tomorrow.…
By Jason Schreier Published July 25, 2012 -
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Will Arrive On September 25
The next World of Warcraft expansion will be out on September 25, developer Blizzard said today. In addition to new zones and dungeons, Mists of Pandaria adds the playable pandaren race and monk class to Blizzard’s massively multiplayer online RPG. It also raises the level cap to 90 and adds some new challenge modes, prestige…
By Jason Schreier Published July 25, 2012 -
Anti-Bigotry Gaming Site Defaced With Racial Slurs
It only took a week for Gamers Against Bigotry to be defaced by bigotry. The website, started by comedian Sam Killermann in late June as a way to fight against offensive slurs and hate speech in the video game community, was almost immediately attacked by bigots (or one single, dedicated bigot). They painted racial slurs…
By Jason Schreier Published July 24, 2012 -
This Action-RPG For Vita Is Looking Pretty Stellar
This is Ys Celceta: Sea Of Trees (also known as Ys Celceta: Foliage Ocean), the next game in Falcom’s Ys series of action-roleplaying games. No word on U.S. release yet, but it’ll be out this September in Japan for Vita. Boutique publisher XSEED Games has localized many of Falcom’s other games—including several in the Ys…
By Jason Schreier Published July 24, 2012 -
Two New DLC Packs Add Puzzles To Quantum Conundrum
Delightful puzzler Quantum Conundrum will receive two new downloadable content packs this summer, publisher Square Enix said today. Pack one, The Desmond Debacle, sticks you in a new wing of the Quadwrangle Manor to solve puzzles that center around the drinking bird Desmond. Pack two, IKE-aramba!, tasks you with rescuing the adorable Interdimensional Kinetic Entity…
By Jason Schreier Published July 24, 2012
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