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PlayStation 4 Price Point Rumored To Be Lower!
True to form, Sony has been keeping a tight lid on the details on the upcoming PlayStation 4. We have received  rivulets of information regarding the specs and the probability of Sony releasing their console after Microsoft does, but that’s about it really. Speculation is always rife when it... Read more
PlayStation 4: Coming Soon
Sony’s has just announced an up-coming, mysterious PlayStation meeting, followed by a video that was released on Sony’s official PlayStation Blog. The video is a vague display of light and sound, and shows nothing but invites the viewer to “See the future” and displays the PlayStation symbol and hints... Read more
CD Projekt Announces The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Love is in the air for devoted gamers at the beginning of February, not because of Valentine’s Day, but due to the announcement made by CD Projekt. Adam Badowski, the head of CD Projekt RED, announced that the third installment of the successful Witcher franchise is in development and... Read more
Gears of War: Judgment Available in March
A joint effort by creators People Can Fly and Epic Games, Gears of War: Judgment, designed exclusively for Xbox 360, has at last been completed and will reach retail stores in March. This is the 4th Gears of War Game in the franchise and is a prequel to the... Read more
Facebook Games Go Hardcore
Facebook games have always catered mostly to families. The gaming options are vast, including casino games such as Texas Holdem Poker, hidden object games like Hidden Chronicles, puzzle games like Candy Crush Saga, and the family and farming games like Café Land and of course the infamous Farmville. Yet... Read more
Cyberpunk 2077: CD Project to Change the Gaming Industry?
The folks who created Witcher are sticking to their task of trying to revolutionize the gaming industry. The Witcher is touted as one of the best role-playing games ever and people still flock to buy it when a new version is launched. The company behind the game, CDProjekt Red... Read more
Grand Theft Auto V Release Pushed Back Until September
Originally set to release in the spring, Rockstar Games’ new Grand Theft Auto V has announced that they are pushing back the date. September 17th is the new release date to allow more time for development and the perfection of game details. Although many gamers are disappointed by the... Read more
Steam and Android: Game Changers in the Gaming Industry
Android and Linux are not known for gaming. Although you can play games through android powered Tablets, but no self respecting gamers would call Angry Birds a ‘real’ game. Ouya, Steam Box, and Nvidia’s Project Shield have therefore been dismissed by some critics, because it is a common perception... Read more
Studio Ghibli Enters The PS3 Market With Ni No Kuni
Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli has captured the hearts of countless animation fans all over the world with its creations such as Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, Tales from Earthsea, and Ponyo. Even individuals who are not really into the format easily... Read more
Bethesda Takes The Elder Scrolls Online
Later this year, Bethesda Game Studios will bring even another aspect to their nearly 20 year old and ever evolving role-playing game, The Elder Scrolls. ZeniMax Online Studios, a company focused on MMO development, is moving The Elder Scrolls from a single player game into a massively multiplayer dimension.... Read more
First Grader Invents Mobile Game App
Who is Zora Ball?  While you may not recognize the first grader’s name now, chances are you will be hearing it again, as she is currently the youngest person to have created a mobile game app.  While computer programming is perhaps not a typical school activity for an average... Read more
King Becomes Number One Gaming Company on Facebook
Do you enjoy Facebook games? If you answered yes, you are not alone. Social networking games are at an all time high for popularity, due in large by increasing mobile accessibility. In a recent report by Flurry, 80% of the $10 billion in mobile app profits are generated by... Read more
What We Know About The PlayStation 4 So Far
The grapevine has been on fire, thanks to speculations about the PlayStation 4, which many a gamer has been waiting for. With the PlayStation 3 being nothing short of awesome, we can only expect the next generation PlayStation console to be even more so. And with all the rumors... Read more
Nvidia Produces a Handheld Gaming Device
Nvidia introduced a handheld gaming console at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show. It’s being deemed Project Shield and features a couple of special attributes. This is an impressive device with a Tegra 4 chip and a 5-inch touchscreen. It includes a directional pad and buttons and is more powerful... Read more
Wii U Sales Steady at End of Year
As consumers move from gaming consoles to smartphones and tablets, gaming companies have to get creative to keep making money. Nintendo says the Wii U sales were steady at the end of 2012. Nintendo had its first year of an operating loss and is hoping that the Wii U... Read more
Game Industry Defends Links to Real World Violence
Video games, movies and TV have always been under a lot of criticism for contributing to violent crime. After last month’s shooting at a Newtown, Conn. Elementary School, Vice President Joe Biden was appointed to lead a task force against gun violence. On Tuesday, he is to present a... Read more
The Last of Us to Be Released in May
Sony Entertainment announces the up-coming release of The Last of Us. Naughty Dogs’ innovative, movie-like, and deeply character driven game, will take you to a beautiful, yet graphic world of horror and survival action. The Story The player will control Joel, a hardened survivor and hired gun. He has... Read more
Xbox Live Ads Are a Big Hit
Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE ads have proved such big hit that the company now plans on investing further into the revolutionary and interactive advertising format. The software company launched its natural user interface ads (NUads), which allows marketers to place interactive Kinect-friendly advertising on the Xbox 360 dashboard, in September... Read more