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by MikeV | June 18, 2013
Usually at least a week before E3 developers and publishers release a list of games that will be shown off during the expo, and Wolfenstein: The New Order was one of the three games shown at the Bethesda booth. It's time to go kill some Nazis. [read more]
by OG | June 16, 2013
Before the E3 floor was open for business, Nintendo held a special media event allowing the press access to their games before anyone else. One of the games available to play was the newly announced Mario Kart 8.
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by OG | June 03, 2013
Back in 1995, I won my local Blockbuster’s Video Game Championship earning myself a year of free game rentals and a certificate showing my success. I was 16 at the time and that was my proudest achievement so far in my life. At school, I told some people in my class about it and instead of any congratulations, I was asked “How many 10-year olds did you have to beat to win?” That was the last time I brought up my tournament win. [read more]
by OG | April 25, 2013
Recently some journalists have been pointing out that companies have been staying silent about recent controversies. That's what they're supposed to do, and it's a good journalist that can get around that silence. [read more]
by Nickolai Niver | April 19, 2013
Designed as a squad-based MMO, Firefall has a unique PvE side and solid PvP. It’s a bold move to include them in a MMOFPS, but the development team, Red 5, promises it will be an experience unlike anything else. [read more]
by OG | April 05, 2013
EA’s CEO Peter Moore made a post today on the EA.com called “We Can Do Better” where he defends his company. Although defending your company is always noble, how he defends his company is another example of how some people at EA just don’t get it. [read more]
by Original-Gamer.com | March 31, 2013
After much deliberating, and procastinating, we have our final award winners.
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by MikeV | March 28, 2013
With all the excitement that the Metal Gear Solid V trailer generated at GDC 2013, some of the scenes shown did not match up to the series timeline. In fact, upon further research, MGSV does not fit within the timeline and contradicts the established canon. [read more]
by Drew Bergmark | March 28, 2013
Since Kickstarter has become a relevant platform for crowdsourcing, critics have challenged what people put on there. From the CodeHero fiasco that seemingly hasn't resided to other unfinished fully-funded projects, many consumers stay away from such proposals and wait for them to come to online or brick and mortar retailers. Maybe, that's not a bad thing after all. [read more]
by Drew Bergmark | March 21, 2013
Yesterday, I was going through social media wondering what people were questioning about with exclusive reviews. I hadn’t heard anything about any exclusive reviews for months despite liking multiple regions of IGN on Facebook. IGN’s Xbox head Ryan McCaffrey skipped St. Patrick’s Day on Sunday because he was working on reviewing possibly one of the year’s most anticipated titles: BioShock Infinite. [read more]
by Drew Bergmark | March 19, 2013
Between the disruption of their own servers and selling over one million copies in the first two weeks, Maxis has been on a roller coaster that very few developers go through in a development studio's life. [read more]
by OG | March 19, 2013
Ever since it was shown at last year’s E3, The Wonderful 101 has been a highly anticipated title for Wii U owners. I mean, what’s not to be excited about? The game is being developed by the highly talented Platinum Games, and is a game made for the Wii U, not some simple port. [read more]
by OG | March 11, 2013
Last week, the first reviews of God of War: Ascension started making their rounds on various gaming sites. One review in particular by Rev3Games, and former X-Play host, Adam Sessler, caused a huge uproar that was completely misleading and forced a changed by the developer. [read more]
by Drew Bergmark | March 07, 2013
Yesterday, the managing director of PikPok Games Mario Wynands spoke with NowGamer about topic that has been spreading like slime in Ghostbusters 2: micro-transactions. The more anger about it, the more the topic grows. What's all the fuss for games that use micro-transactions? It's not that publishers like EA are pointing a gun at you saying you have to buy these micro-transactions but still consumers are voicing their opinion. [read more]
by Drew Bergmark | February 21, 2013
Will the PlayStation 4 block used games? What will happen to all the PSN titles purchased for the PlayStation 3? Will the PlayStation 4 require to be online in order to play games or use other applications? I've got your one-stop-shop for all post-event news right here. [read more]
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