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Blizzard CEO Drops Hints On Unannounced Social Game
Posted 2/10/11 4:28 pm ET by Adam Rosenberg in News
Those who are wondering what the big announcement from Blizzard Entertainment will be at October's just-confirmed BlizzCon just got a little more information to feed their forecasts. Speaking in Las Vegas yesterday, Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime dropped a few vague hints about an in-development (though formally unannounced) game that the studio is working on.
For 24 Hours, 'World Of Goo' On iPad Is Just A Buck
Posted 2/10/11 4:21 pm ET by Russ Frushtick in News, iPhone / iPad
At $10, "World of Goo" was one of the most expensive iPad games on the App Store. Many game publishers like EA and GameLoft have tried to release iPad games at that price-point with varying degrees of success. After all, the App Store is so overloaded with one dollar games that even quality titles can be overwhelmed in price wars. Despite all that, as we learned yesterday, "World of Goo" has been thriving on the iPad. The reason? It's freakin' excellent. And for today only, it's a dollar.
'Hunted: The Demon's Forge' Trailer Features Dragons And Actual Humor
Posted 2/10/11 3:05 pm ET by Adam Rosenberg in News, PS3, Video, Xbox 360
A few weeks ago Bethesda announced its 2011 release slate, pegging co-op action adventure "Hunted: The Demon's Forge" for a June 1 arrival in North America. Developer inXile Entertainment released a Co-op Gameplay Trailer today which, as you might have already gathered, highlight's the co-op gameplay on offer in "Hunted."
'Call Of Duty: Black Ops' First Strike Map Pack On PS3 And PC In March
Posted 2/10/11 2:56 pm ET by Adam Rosenberg in News, PC, PS3
Xbox 360 owners have been raising hell on the maps featured in the "First Strike Map Pack" for "Call of Duty: Black Ops" since its February 1 release. Everyone else has been kept waiting for the 360-first exclusive to make its way to the PlayStation 3 and Windows PC platforms. A new announcement from Activision now indicates that March is the month, so clear your calendars accordingly.
What Can We Expect From The New 'Call of Duty' Digital Community, Project Beachhead
Posted 2/10/11 11:42 am ET by Russ Frushtick in PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Yesterday's earnings report from Activision was filled with surprises, not the least of which was the cancellation of all future "Guitar Hero" projects. But also in the report was news that Activision was working on a "best-in-class online community, exclusive content and a suite of services for our Call of Duty fans to supercharge the online gaming experience like never before," according to Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg. The community is known only as Project Beachhead and it's a big deal.
'Halo: Reach' Map Pack Might Be Called 'Defiant,' Might Look Like This
Posted 2/10/11 10:56 am ET by Adam Rosenberg in News, Xbox 360
As you Xbox 360-playing readers come down off of the high of last weekend's Double XP event honoring the new "First Strike" map pack for "Call of Duty: Black Ops," you're probably looking for something new to play. And though you may be tempted to break out the old "Halo: Reach" disc, you might want to hold off for a bit as the next map pack, which may or may not be called "Defiant," could be announced before you know it.
New 'L.A. Noire' Gameplay Basically Tells You Everything You Need To Know
Posted 2/9/11 6:27 pm ET by Adam Rosenberg in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Years after the game's original announcement, Rockstar Games is finally just about ready to release its Los Angeles-set police thriller, "LA Noire." The trailers shown so far have been upsettingly short on gameplay footage, a problem addressed today with the release of the "Orientation" dev diary, which you can find embedded after the jump.
'Batman: Arkham City' Prelude Explored In Six-Issue Comic Book Miniseries
Posted 2/9/11 5:29 pm ET by Adam Rosenberg in News, PS3, Xbox 360
"Batman: Arkham City," the sequel to Rocksteady Games' award-winning 2009 hit "Batman: Arkham Asylum" is coming later this year with a new story in which Arkham Asylum has fallen, prompting the warden-turned-mayor to wall off a Gotham neighborhood and establish it as a home for the incarcerated. There's obviously a pretty juicy story connecting the events since the end of the previous game to the coming sequel, a story which will be explored in a comic book miniseries from DC Comics.
Activision Pulls The Plug On 'Guitar Hero,' 'True Crime: Hong Kong'
Posted 2/9/11 5:05 pm ET by Russ Frushtick in News
Today is indeed a dark day for lovers of plastic guitars. Activision has officially pulled the plug on the "Guitar Hero" franchise after years of flagging sales, capped by the dismal performance of "Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock." The news was delivered in Activision's earnings release, which also stated that "True Crime: Hong Kong" would also be cancelled. Layoffs have been reported at United Front Games, the developer behind "True Crime," as well as Vicarious Visions, the developer responsible for the Wii version of "Warriors of Rock."
'Torchlight 2' Release Delayed Until Summer 2011
Posted 2/9/11 4:20 pm ET by Adam Rosenberg in Mac, News, PC
Soon, very soon now, Xbox Live Arcade gamers are going to know the joys of Runic Games' "Torchlight," a brazen "Diablo" clone. But is it really a clone if you've got "Diablo" co-designers Max Schaefer and Erich Schaefer leading development? You ponder that while I go cry in a corner. For alas, the coming release of "Torchlight 2" has been pushed back into summer of this year.
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