Showing posts with label Games News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Games News. Show all posts

Friday, 11 January 2013

Assassin's Creed III 'Battle Hardened' DLC out now

Second expansion for Ubisoft's action game now available on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live for $10, or free with season pass.

LPGA, night golf coming to Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14

EA Sports' golf sim arriving March 26 for Xbox 360 and PS3 with Ladies Professional Golf Association support, illuminated ball for night play.

GameSpot UK Podcast 08/01/13

Join us as we attempt to squeeze back into the podcast studio after a holiday of pies, cakes, and stuffing. We're joined by a very special guest this week in the form of the latest addition to the team, News Editor Martin Gaston.

Hirai on PS Vita: 'Long term is what is important'

Sony CEO Kaz Hirai says sales of portable "on the low end of what we expected," noting it can take 5-10 years to know if a product has been successful.

Razer Edge gaming tablet starts at $1,000

Windows 8 tablet renamed at CES 2013; base model includes 10.1-inch touch screen, Intel i5 chip, 4GB of RAM; $1,300 Pro model features faster chip, more memory.

New DDR game aimed at fighting obesity

Konami teams with UnitedHealthcare for DDR Classroom Edition that allows teachers to track students' health progress.

Black Ops II DLC lets gamers play as zombies

Revolution expansion pack for Activision's latest Call of Duty adds five new maps, one gun, and "Turned" game type for Zombies mode.

GameSpot GamePlay Episode 25: Tap Tap-a-Roo

IGN's Casey Lynch joins Kevin and the GameSpot team to discuss THQ, pit one Far Cry game against another, and show off his Peter Molyneux impression.

Evolution Tournament 2013 Line-Up Announced

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and Persona 4: Arena new additions; eighth game will be determined by community.

Joe Biden appeals to games industry on gun control task force

US Vice President Joe Biden is set to meet with representatives from the video game industry to discuss the role of violent video games as part of a wider task force.

New Sims 3 expansions landing in 2013

EA announces Sims 3 expansions for 2013; new games will allow players to send their Sims to university, explore houseboats, and travel to the future.

Gabe Newell discusses Valve's Steam Box intentions

Valve's own Steam Box will be based on Linux; company also looking into creating its own low-latency controller with biometric feedback.

Windows 8 sells 60 million licenses

Microsoft announces new life-to-date sales milestone for latest operating system, says it is seeing a "similar sales trajectory" to Windows 7.

Expect more Xbox Live ads

Microsoft says first wave of NUads for online platform have been highly successful, "more investment" planned.

Far Cry 3 sells 850,000 in December, says analyst

Cowen & Company industry watcher estimates US sales for Ubisoft's action-shooter, predicts overall industry sales slide 21 percent.

MLB 2K13 due March 5

2K Sports bringing baseball sim to Xbox 360 and PS3 later this year; $1 million Perfect Game challenge also returning.

Random Encounter Live - Giants: Citizen Kabuto

Join Danny and Martin for the first outing of our new live show, Random Encounter.

N.J. Gov: violent games must be examined

Republican Chris Christie says reducing gun violence in US will take a comprehensive effort that includes parents speaking with children about violent games.

Major layoffs at Majesco UK - Report

Zumba Fitness publisher said to have enacted substantial round of layoffs at Brockhampton, United Kingdom office.

Tera going free-to-play

New "Rising" version of MMO to be available without subscription fee next month with no level cap or content restrictions for new players.