How Bethesda's taking the Elder Scrolls online
Game director Matt Firor on the state of MMORPGs today and opening the gates of Tamriel to the whole world.
Game director Matt Firor on the state of MMORPGs today and opening the gates of Tamriel to the whole world.
No spin-off, Codemaster's latest is as crucial to the series as any of its predecessors.
2Sony Online Entertainment has unveiled new free-to-play shooter, Bullet Run. The firstperson team battler is heading to PC this summer and is set in the near future with players competing in a Running Man-style reality TV show. More >
A rollercoaster of setpieces and measured, varied objectives.
YoYo Games has today launched the latest version of its 2D videogame creation software, GameMaker: Studio. Like previous versions, the development environment features a drag-and-drop interface that enables users to create games without having to code - though a built-in scripting language (GML) is available once you get more confident. More >
Technology company Leap Motion has launched what it claims to be the world's most accurate motion control device. The company says its Leap is 200 times more accurate than anything else on the market "at any price point" and isn't just "a game system that roughly maps your hand movements". More >
5Bungie to receive $2.5 million bonus per game if gamerankings.com score 90 or more.
Capcom has confirmed that Ninja Theory's Devil May Cry reboot, DMC, won't be released until next year. The game is now scheduled for a January 15, 2013, launch in the US with a PC version set to arrive later in the year. More >
In a post on the studio's community website, Gearbox president Randy Pitchford says that the delay has come from the studio's insistence that quality will not be compromised by deadlines, adding that, by the time it comes out, Colonial Marines will have been in development for roughly the same amount of time as Borderlands and the original Brothers in Arms. More >
4In a post on the studio's website Ulf Andersson, game director on multiplayer FPS Payday: The Heist, writes: "We are excited to be able to confirm that an in-depth collaboration between Overkill and Valve is currently in production." More >
The move is a clear attempt by EA to capitalise on the ever-increasing number of videogame projects funded by crowd-funding sites like Kickstarter by waiving its fees. While EA's revenue-sharing policy has never been disclosed, the industry standard is a 30 per cent cut for the platform holder. More >
1Rockstar Games' Max Payne 3 is the new number one in the UK all-formats chart, beating sales of 2003 predecessor Max Payne 2 by almost ten copies to one. More >
The Evolution Of Combat project aims to transform the game’s combat system to “revolutionise the way players fight and interact in-game”. Specifics remain shrouded in secrecy, with Jagex promising more news in due course. More >
The InXile founder on how crowd funding has connected him with fans and liberated him from draconian publishers.
You may think you know Diablo, but you don’t know it with this level of polish.
11The first instalment in Telltale Game's episodic The Walking Dead adventure series has sold over one million copies in its first two weeks on sale. That figure represents combined sales across PC, Mac, PSN and XBLA and makes The Walking Dead: Episode One - A New Day Telltale's fastest selling game to date. More >
1But InXile founder is loving his direct relationship with fans in development of Kickstarter success Wasteland 2.
Admits launch preparations "did not go far enough" and delays launch of real-money auction house.
5Players who trade items with a Templar early in the game are met with Error 3006, which boots them out of Battle.net and leaves them unable to log back in. A post from Takralus, a member of Blizzard's community team, confirms that a fix is in the works. More >
To tide you over, our friends at PC Gamer are reviewing the game as it happens. Tom Francis' Diablo III review is a work in progress, updated after every hour of play - and yes, he's had the odd lag spike and a few random dropouts, just like the rest of you. More >