Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) announced today they will be shutting down the servers for four of their titles: EverQuest Online Adventures for PS2, Cosmic Rift, Infantry, and Star Chamber: The Harbinger Saga. Actual closure of the servers will be on March 29th, 2012 and all billing will be terminated as of today. SOE says they have no plan to allow the games to be licenses out for emulation. They will be offering three free months of … [Read more...]
Best Games 2012 to Look Forward to
Now don't let this get to your head, but I'm going to be honest with you. There's nothing more important in this world to us than you. There, I said it. The cat is out of the bag now, and even though I just poured my heart out in expressing my undying love for you, I don't expect you to say it back. Instead, why not tell us what games you are looking forward to the most coming up in 2012? What does that have to do with us loving you? … [Read more...]
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Release Date Leaked
A while back Amazon France placed a very barely detailed listing for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 but no one took it seriously. Earlier today though retailer Fnac posted a full posting of the game alongside a November Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 release date. It's sent then been pulled down, but not before people were able to snap a screenshot of the listing. In all honesty though, does this "leak" even surprise anyone? Call of Duty games … [Read more...]
It’s official: Assassin’s Creed 3 taking place during the American Revolution
It's been rumored for a little while now, and GameInformer certainly didn't help when they accidentally released a logo showing a american revolution era assassin donning a tomahawk and musket sneaking up on George Washington, but now it's official. … [Read more...]
BioShock Infinite Release Date Announced
I'll keep this short and sweet. 2K Games announced today that BioShock Infinite will be released in North American on October 16th of this year for XBox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. It will become available internationally just three days later on October 19th. It will be great. You will buy it. That is all. … [Read more...]
World of Warcraft’s continuing loss of subscribers causes Activision Blizzard to cut 600 jobs
Despite the fact that lately everyone says that World of Warcraft is finally reached its peak and going through a neverending downfall, there has not been any proof to actually support that statement. Well, until now. Activision Blizzard, the largest U.S. video game publishers announced on Wednesday that it was cutting 600 jobs globally from their internet game development unit, primarily "World of Warcraft". The layoffs will not have an … [Read more...]
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning first DLC grows the game world by 15%
It seems like most DLC packs these days are hardly worth the price; and when it is, it's because it's a $5 map pack or a $5 multi-hour questline. EA plans to release the first DLC for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, called Kingdoms of Amalur: The Legend of Dead Kel on March 20th for PS3, XBox 360 and PC, and it's going to be a doozy. The new story-driven expansion pack introduces players to the gigantic continent of Gallow's End, and adds 15% … [Read more...]
Assassins Creed 3 Revealed and Dated
Ubisoft officially revealed Assassins Creed 3 today, thus confirming the wide speculation that the new installment in the Assassin's Creed franchise is already in development. It gets even better to, as they've already released their target date: October 30th of this year. "We will push the title a lot because it's a fantastic product that the team has been working for three years," said Ubisoft Chief Executive Officer Yves Guillemot. "What … [Read more...]
Diablo III targetting Q2 2012 launch
Fan favorite (lol) Bobby Kotick revealed today (alongside Call of Duty franchise plans) that Activision Blizzard is aiming for a Q2 launch for Diablo 3. Furthermore they also revealed a global press event in March regarding World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, and the desire to take a more active role in 2012 in eSports regarding StarCraft II. What do you guys think? Will it see a Q2 2012 launch, and if so will you be picking it up? … [Read more...]
Capcom Announces Ace Attorney 5 and re-release of 1-3 in HD for iPhone and iPad
This year celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Ace Attorney Series, and to celebrate Capcom officially announced the newest addition to the series, Ace Attorney 5. All they released so far is the logo above, but no other details including which platform it will be on or what characters will be in it have been announced. Alongside this announcement was news that the first three Ace Attorney games will be released on the iOS this year in full … [Read more...]