Zombie Apocalypse!
There’s finally a reason to be interested in zombie games again.
For that, we need to thank Dean Hall, the creator of DayZ, a new mod that is taking the internet gaming community by storm.
DayZ is a mod for a military shooter called ArmA II. If [...]
Hack-tivision
It’s bad enough when game companies are hacked by outside parties.
But hacking your own employees’ computers?
That’s a scenario that Activision CEO Bobby Kotick apparently endorsed in 2009, tasking the company’s IT director to [...]
Treasure Chest
Do you love Borderlands? Do your palms get sweaty when you think about the upcoming sequel?
Then you’re exactly who Gearbox is targeting with the “Ultimate Loot Chest Borderlands 2 Limited Edition.”
For the mere price of $150, [...]
Crumbling Kingdom
More details — none of them good — have emerged regarding 38 Studios‘ meeting with Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chaffee earlier this week, including a video of Chaffee’s comments to reporters after the meeting.
38 Studios failed [...]
Delta Force Infringed
NovaLogic, the developer behind the long running Delta Force video game franchise, is filing an injunction for trademark infringement over Activision‘s similar Delta Force logo used in Modern Warfare 3.
According to Gamasutra, NovaLogic warned [...]
More Mass Effect
Good news! There’s new Mass Effect 3 DLC coming soon! Bad news… it’s not the DLC you probably want.
Kotaku has the scoop on new Mass Effect 3 DLC so fresh that BioWare hasn’t even announced it yet. Sony’s Hong Kong website [...]
Beta Of The Gods
SMITE, the free-to-play MOBA from Hi-Rez Studios, is now taking pre-orders.
Wait, what?
Don’t panic, fans… the game will still be free-to-play, but you can start letting Hi-Rez take your money now — which you were going to let them do [...]
38 And Falling?
It looks like 38 Studios might be in need of more shillings.
Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chaffee visited the company’s Providence studio this week to discuss plans to keep the company in the green. 38 relocated to the state from Massachusetts [...]
Defense Of The Trademark
After a months-long court battle, Valve and Blizzard have agreed to terms regarding the use of the “DOTA” name in commercial products.
The initial impression is that Valve “won,” in that it will be able to continue development [...]
Tribes Grows
Tribes Ascend has always had a vision of an eSports future ahead of it
Now we have some premier tournaments lined up.
Both the CSN and the NASL are picking up Tribes as another eSports title
CSN already has a tournament running that culminates with a [...]
Going Global
It’s not chocobo racing, but Square Enix and Bigpoint have announced their collaborative project.
It’s called Gameglobe, and it’s being billed as a browser-based game platform where players can create their own adventure games or just [...]
EA Is Filthy Rich
EA announced on Monday that they’ve earned a boatload of money via “digital revenue.”
Just how much did EA earn? $1.2 billion. IGN reports that this is a 47% increase in year-over-year growth.
EA’s digital revenue came from a number [...]
