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Activision-Blizzard sold 12 million copies of Diablo III, the company said today in an investors’ report.
By Jason Schreier Published February 7, 2013 -
Warren Spector Doesn’t Think Lollipop Chainsaw Should Have Been Made
Warren Spector, one of the most respected game designers out there and the lead creator of the revered Deus Ex, did something unusual for a game designer today. At a talk at the DICE convention in Las Vegas, he named a name… or at least he let one of his slides name the name of…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 7, 2013 -
Two Quotes That Help Warren Spector Assess Where He’s At Right Now
Legendary game designer Warren Spector was talking at the DICE convention in Las Vegas today, but didn’t want to talk about his departure from Disney and the shuttering of his studio. He wanted to talk about the “graying of gaming” or at least about his journey though gaming. But the elephant is in the room,…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 7, 2013 -
You Can Visit Heaven with Mega Man, Sam Fisher and Brain Age in This Week’s Nintendo Download
Comparatively speaking, it’s not that often that you get to engage in wanton bloodshed in a game released for Nintendo platforms. (Well, you can creatively interpret Mario’s adventures in an ultra-violent way, if you wanted.) So, The Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2—where you can kick guys to bloody bits—is a departure from…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 7, 2013 -
Robie Taught Me a Thing or Two About Brick-Breaking
As I played through the first few levels of Viral’s new Facebook brick-breaking game, Robie, I was annoyed by the game’s assumption that there was anything about the genre I was unaware of that would require interrupting my play for a tutorial. Then I learned how to bend the ball to my will. There must…
By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2013 -
Demons, High Schools, And Sex: Just Another Day At Atlus Games
Sex sells. Except when it doesn’t. Two years ago, when the people at Atlus tried to convince big-box stores to distribute their newest game, Catherine, they found that companies like Walmart and Target weren’t interested in selling sex. Store reps were turned off by the game’s box art, which features a shirtless man trapped inside…
By Jason Schreier Published February 7, 2013 -
FarmVille 2 Gothic Revival Workshop Recipes: Everything You Need to Know
Our look at the new Gothic Revival theme in FarmVille 2 continues with a complete guide to the Crafting Workshop recipes that have also been released in this theme. There are three new recipes in all, some of which will be required if you’d like to finish the game’s Florist Table feature. You do want…
by Brandy Shaul | Games.com Published February 7, 2013 -
The Next Assassin’s Creed Will Get A Total Overhaul: New Character, New Time Period, Coming Next Fiscal Year
Ubisoft announced that a new Assassin’s Creed game featuring a new hero and time period will be coming in fiscal year 2014, which could be anywhere from this October to next September April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014. Ubisoft president Yves Guillemot promised a major leap forward for the Assassin’s Creed franchise and indicated…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 7, 2013 -
Zombies Look Really Ugly In The Trailer For The Walking Dead‘s Shooter
This is the first official trailer for The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct, aka that Walking Dead shooter that has absolutely nothing to do with the Walking Dead games that everyone loves. Survival Instinct is out March 19 for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. March 26 for Wii U. What do you think? Any interest?
By Jason Schreier Published February 7, 2013 -
Watch Gabe Newell’s DICE Keynote Live Right Here [UPDATE: It’s Over]
Valve boss Gabe Newell is speaking at the D.I.C.E. show in Las Vegas today, and you can watch the livestream right here. The respected developer almost always has smart and interesting things to say, so expect an entertaining speech. Will he talk about Steam boxes? Movie plans? Ricochet 2? Let’s see. The speech starts at…
By Jason Schreier Published February 7, 2013 -
Rayman Legends No Longer a Wii U Exclusive; PS3 and Xbox 360 Versions Also Coming in September
There’s good news and bad news, Rayman fans. First, the bad news: Rayman Legends—the follow-up to the fun, much-praised Rayman Origins—has been delayed until this September, about six months after its original February 26th release date. The good news is that PS3 and Xbox 360 owners will also be getting their own versions of the…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 7, 2013 -
The Wikipad Gaming Tablet Is Finally Coming Out. And It’ll Be Cheaper.
Originally, the Wikipad—an Android tablet with a custom controller dock—was supposed to come out last Halloween. But October 31st came and went with no Wikipads in any store anywhere. But the hybrid portable is alive and will be showing up in a smaller, less expensive form this spring. The Wikipad coming in a few months…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 7, 2013 -
Don’t Call BioWare’s Next Sci-Fi Game Mass Effect 4
Mass Effect 3 is well behind us and fans already know that that an upcoming game set in Bioware’s far-future universe is in development at BioWare Montreal’s studio. That game doesn’t have a name yet. But, the dev studio’s representatives really don’t want you to refer to it as Mass Effect 4 [If you haven’t…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 7, 2013 -
I Wish I Were Good At Video Games So I Could Be Cool Like People In 90s Movies
Having Mad Skills is a huge part of the video game culture mythos. Do you remember the future promised to us in the 1990s, where every TV show had a kid just like you “going in the game,” crowned with a giant jutting VR helmet? Remember all the kids in action kneepads, waving power-gloved fingers,…
By Leigh Alexander Published February 7, 2013 -
This Week’s Windows Phone Charts: I Need Your Skulls
What does it take to unseat Angry Birds from the top of the Windows Phone game charts? How about something smart, sexy and exclusive? Skulls of the Shogun‘s stylish real-time strategy cuts a wide swath through this week’s top ten list. An exclusive iOS game is just another iOS game. An exclusive Android game is…
By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2013
