Gaming Archive for

01 Feb 2012

PlayStation Vita game downloads to be cheaper than retail copies

Prototype 2 PC delayed until July

First round of Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC coming next week

02 Feb

THQ lays off 240 people, cuts CEO pay

Syndicate to ship without an online pass, EA confirms

EA: Battlefield 3, FIFA 12 sell over 10 million units, SWTOR going strong

Oklahoma lawmakers wants to tax any games with an ESRB of ‘Teen’ or above

03 Feb

Ubisoft migrating servers, several games affected

You may want to hold on to your Mass Effect 3 saves

THQ’s Warhammer MMO isn’t dead, but needs help

Turn your Xbox Silver account into Gold for a month by playing Mass Effect 3 demo

For the first time ever Xbox sales top Wii and PS3 worldwide

04 Feb

Skyrim Creation Kit coming next week, Bethesda says

Blizzard sends out 100,000 Diablo III beta invites

KISS Working On Their Very Own Angry Birds Game

Sony rebranding PSN accounts as Sony Entertainment Network accounts

Xbox Live getting Crackle, CinemaNow apps

06 Feb

Final Fantasy X re-release isn’t a remake, Square Enix says

Microsoft Flight gets a release date, launch DLC

Apple removes several ‘clone’ games from App Store

07 Feb

Jak and Daxter Collection coming to PlayStation Network

BioWare: Mass Effect 3 brings back a lot of what was missing in ME2

Hawken gets a release date, goes free-to-play

April 3 is the drop date for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect Star Wars bundle

08 Feb

Killzone PS3 port delayed indefinitely

Skyrim Creation Kit, High Resolution Texture Pack available now

PlayStation Vita UMD Passport program scrapped in North America

Crisis averted: Diablo III will have chat channels, contrary to previous statement

09 Feb

Double Fine starts fundraiser for new game, gets funds in hours

Bethesda ‘Game Jam’ video shows us what could be coming to Skyrim

10 Feb

Activision: Diablo III coming Q2 2012, new Call of Duty this year

Blizzard suing Valve over DOTA trademark

Gabe Newell updates users on Steam hack situation

Rosario Dawson, Brian Cox, Michael Wincott lending their voices to EA’s Syndicate reboot

11 Feb

Leaked demo play for Mass Effect 3 surfaces on the web [Video]

12 Feb

Unreal Engine 4 to be shown for the first time this year

Dirt 3 getting a “Complete Edition” this March

The Last Guardian not dead, but slow-going

13 Feb

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PS Vita Consoles Let Out Early By Amazon.ca

Sony spending $50 million to market PlayStation Vita

L.A. Noire sequel possible, but undecided

Resistance: Burning Skies gets a release date

14 Feb

Darksiders II gets a release date

Metal Gear Online to shut down for good in June

Sony shows off first PlayStation Vita TV ads

[Report] Sony signs deal to make a Twisted Metal movie

15 Feb

Assassin’s Creed III coming in October, Ubisoft says

New Resident Evil 6 details emerge

Far Cry 3 cinematic trailer details story, reveals release date

The power of Steam

16 Feb

Civilization V ‘Gods & Kings’ expansion announced

New Max Payne 3 trailer details the game’s story

Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer going free this weekend on Steam

17 Feb

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Angry Birds Head to Space in New Game [Video]

Black Ops 2 outed in retailer listing

Fallout 3 & Oblivion Double Pack announced, due out in April

Gears of War 3 ‘Forces of Nature’ map pack coming in March

18 Feb

New Ghost Recon: Future Soldier trailer details animations, cover [Video]

Video game Sleeping Dogs previews hit the web [Video]

Here’s 5 minutes of Far Cry 3 gameplay

Sony chief: PlayStation 4 reveal in 2012 would be a “distraction”

19 Feb

Call of Duty coming to PlayStation Vita later this year, Sony says

GameStop listing dates new Assassin’s Creed: Revelations DLC

20 Feb

Alan Wake PC recouped costs within 48 hours, Remedy says

Gabe Newell: Valve will sell hardware “if it has to”

Mass Effect 3 ‘Take Earth Back’ trailer gives us a reason to fight [Video]

21 Feb

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Nintendo 3DS Becomes Fastest Selling Console Ever in Japan

PlayStation Vita updated to version 1.61, adds new app and more

Spec Ops: The Line release date, pre-order bonuses revealed

Street Fighter X Tekken coming to Vita this fall along with new characters

Mass Effect 3 ‘From Ashes’ DLC info leaks, BioWare confirms

22 Feb

Borderlands 2 trailer brings the wub wub, reveals release date

Now us old farts have a reason to play World of Warcraft

23 Feb

Taco Bell says some PlayStation Vita giveaway winners didn’t actually win

[Rumor] Blizzard developing a free-to-play title

Medal of Honor: Warfighter revealed in OXM

24 Feb

Killzone 3 multiplayer getting standalone free-to-play release on PSN next week

Sony explains why UMD Passport program isn’t coming to the west

Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition gets a behind-the-scenes trailer

25 Feb

Sony pulls PlayStation Vita Facebook app

Pokemon Black and White 2 announced, coming to Japan this June

Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 Vita DLC delayed a week

26 Feb

Far Cry 3 designer talks open-world gameplay

27 Feb

Microsoft gives Fez a release date, Polytron shoots it down

First Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 gameplay trailer released

‘Leaked’ Halo 4 trailer with release date is a fake, Microsoft says

Guild Wars 2 closed beta resumes in late March, ArenaNet says

Bethesda staffing up for next-gen project

28 Feb

HBO Go app coming to Xbox Live early April

Jet Set Radio coming to XBLA, PSN, PC this summer

EA’s next SSX to bring ‘over the top’ courses thanks to NASA

PlayStation Vita sales hit 1.2 million worldwide

29 Feb

Borderlands 2 PC to ship with Steamworks support

Blizzard cuts 600 jobs, most not related to game development