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Sony And Nintendo, Best Friends Forever

Two decades ago, Sony and Nintendo were prepared to partner on a CD-ROM drive for the SNES. Things went sour. The deal fell apart. And Sony went their own way, eventually launching the PlayStation and paving their own path to success. Today, the two companies almost seem like best friends. BFFs! And as a dedicated…

Maybe The Bungie Guys From The PS4 Event Really Should Form A Boy Band

One of the oddest, most memorable parts of last night’s PlayStation 4 announcement event wasn’t a game or a piece of hardware. It was four dudes, standing still. Four dudes from Bungie, specifically, who got on stage to talk about how they were thrilled, just absolutely thrilled, to bring their next game Destiny to PS4…

Plants Vs. Zombies for iPad and iPhone are free right now in the App Store. Probably a trap. (Thanks, Zeronline!)

Arcane Legends‘ Latest Expansion Adds Pirates. And Sharks. And Pirate Sharks.

I’ve never been a big fan of sharks in massively-multiplayer online role-playing games, something to do with the giant, deadly bastard that used to swim in the harbor outside Freeport in EverQuest. I’ve never really warmed to pirates either, falling on the ninja side of that age-old debate. Combine the two and you’ve got a…

EA Lays Off Staff, May Have Shut Down Army of Two Developer Visceral Montreal

Electronic Arts has laid off a number of development staff in both Los Angeles and Montreal, the publisher confirmed today. We’re hearing from multiple sources that they’ve shut down Visceral Montreal, the studio behind upcoming shooter Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel, but EA wouldn’t confirm or deny that news. However, in a statement to…

Ziff Davis Shuts Down 1UP, Gamespy and UGO [Update]

Layoffs have struck the popular editorial outlet IGN, and it sounds as though subsidiary gaming sites 1UP, UGO and GameSpy are all being shut down. Digital media company Ziff Davis acquired IGN and its subsidiaries from Rupert Murdoch’s Newscorp earlier this month. In an internal memo obtained by Kotaku, Ziff Davis CEO Vivek Shah told…

Last Night’s Entire PS4 Event In Three and a Half Very Funny Minutes

Did you miss last night’s big PlayStation 4 announcement? Want to watch a highlight reel that has the benefit of being both a lot shorter than the actual event and quite funny? VideoGamer‘s Matt Lees has got you covered, with this “abridged version” of the event. I very much enjoyed this. Good show, guys.

Facebook is the Perfect Place to Play a Game of Thrones

Today developer Disruptor Beam launches the open beta for Game of Thrones Ascent for Facebook, and I couldn’t imagine a more fitting platform. It’s got social and political intrigue, it’s regularly the staging ground for massive wars, and your family members are just a click away in case you need… military support. Yes. Game of…

There’s Officially A Legend Of Grimrock Sequel On The Way

Petri Häkkinen, co-founder of Almost Human Games confirmed in a blog post earlier today, that Legend Of Grimrock, the dungeon crawler game that Mike Fahey loved so much is getting a sequel. The project initially started as a DLC or an expansion for the first game, but with an engine update on the way they’ve…

No plans for a Vita price cut in North America, Sony said at a PS4 roundtable this morning.

Zelda: Oracle of Seasons And Ages Are Coming To 3DS Virtual Console Outside Of Japan… Eventually

Last night, Nintendo announced that Game Boy favorites The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons would come to the 3DS’s Virtual Console in Japan. Today on the Wii U’s social network, Miiverse, Zelda designer Eiji Aonuma confirmed that they’ll be out in other regions too… eventually. Here’s…

The PS4 will be able to output visuals at a 4k resolution for media, but not games, Sony said during a roundtable today.

We didn’t see the PS4 last night because it’s not finalized yet, Sony’s Jack Tretton tells AllThingsD

The Skeptical Reaction To The PS4 Reveals Questions Sony Still Has To Answer

The cat is out of the bag! Between the Wii U launch and the PlayStation 4 reveal last night, it’s safe to say that next gen is here, people. But what are people thinking about that reveal last night? Some of these reactions are funny and witty. Some are thought-provoking. Some are excited. Most, to…

ChefVille ‘Once Upon A Thai’ Quests: Everything You Need to Know

The newest cooking event in ChefVille takes us to Thailand, virtually at least. Madeline has arrived in our restaurants with a brand new Terrific Thai Cooking Station, Thai Garden, Coconut Milk Stand and plenty of quests to complete along the way. We won’t waste time with formalities, so let’s jump straight into finishing this event’s…

Year Walk‘s Trippy Vision Quest Might Be the Most Ominous iPad Adventure Ever Created

Up until this week, I hadn’t really played a game on my iPad that gave me the creeps. Games that made me laugh? Yeah. Games that challenged my brain? Absolutely. But nothing yet has made me feel as unsettled as Year Walk Out today, Year Walk takes its inspiration from the ancient Swedish tradition where…

New early-March $15 single-player DLC for Mass Effect 3 brings back characters from the first two games, BioWare blogs

Sony’s Wildest Plans For The PS4: How Likely Are They?

Last night, during the big PS4 conference, Sony brought Gaikai’s David Perry on stage to deliver some lofty promises for the new gaming console. Perry, whose cloud-gaming company was purchased by Sony last year, said some very futuristic-sounding things about the next PlayStation. Things that sound interesting. Things that sound wild. But video game press…

King.com brings Bubble Witch Saga and Candy Crush Saga to Japan and Korea. Maybe they can help me get past level 98.

This Week’s Android Charts: So Excited for a New Game I Don’t Care That It’s Wipeout

I’ve been rather hard on Activision’s mobile Wipeout game in the past, largely because it’s based on a silly television obstacle course show and not my beloved series of PlayStation hovercar racing games. Today I’m just so happy to see a new game in the Android paid charts that I don’t care. C’mere Wipeout, you…