Gamescom 2012 has begun, with today being the first of four public days. Thankfully, our spry correspondent Griffin McElroy checked out the massive convention yesterday, when it was only open to members of the media. And people wearing giant, furry Moshi Monsters costumes, apparently.
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"The Wargaming.net booth gave me cataracts" Griffin McElroy, Polygon
OnLive, the popular streaming gaming company, has been sold to a "newly-formed" company. Although there was clear evidence of layoffs, a "large percentage" of employees will be re-hired by the new company. Although the meaning behind the...
As the business day comes to a close, it looks like OnLive might end up pretty much where it started. Earlier today, rumors swirled that streaming gaming provider had issued pink slips to much of its staff, mostly sparked by a series of tweets from game developer Brian Fargo. According to Fargo, he'd received an email from an OnLive staffer with news of sweeping job cuts at the company, and...
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Widely spread — but still unconfirmed — reports of mass layoffs at cloud-based gaming company OnLive are reportedly tied to an acquisition of the three-year-old company by an unknown third party.
According to a report from alleged former OnLive employees, at least 50 percent of the company's...
Darksiders 2 received a new gameplay video today from developer Vigil Games that teaches players combat tricks and techniques that will help the game's horseman protagonist, Death, to fight.
The video, narrated by Darksiders 2's lead combat...
Another week has come and gone, and The Besties are here to let you know what games you should be playing. This week, Griffin is in Germany, so the honey-voiced Dave Tach fills in with a seriously depressing game. We also have our very first non-human guest. And Justin eats a...
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NHL 13's initial announcement back in May included a new mode called "NHL Moments Live," and developer EA Canada provided details on it today in a...
Halo 4's new "Prelude" video goes behind scenes at developer 343 Industries as it creates its first foray into the Halo universe.
Set to Halo-esque orchestration, "Prelude" is a montage staring H...
The BDSM gun-toting nuns level of Hitman Absolution underwent some changes in the wake of backlash surrounding the game's E3 trailer, director Tore Blystad said in an interview with Eurogamer.
The trailer was based on one of the game's levels. Players would have the option to use the stealth mechanics the Hitman series is known for or "go in...
EA unveiled the Dead Space 3 weapon crafting system at this week's Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, demonstrating just how many modified weapons are technically possible to create in the title.
This updated version of the workbench from the previous two entries in the series allows users to choose...
Cloud-gaming company OnLive is rumored to have been hit with layoffs today, according to veteran video game developer Brian Fargo, who says he's received communication from a former employee warning of the company's demise.
According to an email forwarded to Polygon from an anonymous, supposedly former OnLive staffer, the company will "no longer exist" as of today.
"I wanted to send a note that by the end of the day today, OnLive as an entity will no longer exist," reads an email forwarded to Polygon and later tweeted by Fargo. "Unfortunately, my job and everyone else's was included. A new company will be formed and the management of the...
RedKit, the mod tool for The Witcher 2 from developer CD Projekt Red, is now accepting applications for a closed beta, the developer announced today.
RedKit allows modders to create adventures in the world of Geralt of Rivia, protagonist of Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski's Witcher novels and CD Projekt Red's role-playing games.
"We have our own vision for RPGs," said CD Projekt Red's Adam Badowski. "They should present an exciting story and give players lots of choices that really matter. The RedKit is designed to create adventures that way — mature, non-linear and engrossing stories set...
Madfinger Games has just released an update for the Android version of Dead Trigger, which adds some solid new content to the popular zombie shooter. Chief among the additions are two new arenas to do battle in — the aptly named "Stadium of the...
Dead Space 3 offers a brand-new, deep crafting system, and Visceral Games details the setup in a new developer diary below.
The weapon crafting system expands on the workbench from the franchise's previous two entries. Isaac Clarke now has the...
Contracts, the community-driven, create-a-hit mode in Hitman Absolution, isn't just about creating new targets for Agent 47; the developers also hope that it might enrich the game's backstory with a tapestry of curated fan fiction.
Players create...
Video game collective Babycastles is set to throw the hippest conference/party/pop-up arcade/concert next weekend at the Museum of Arts + Design in New York City. The three-day celebration is "inspired by Keita [Takahashi]'s kid-friendly...
World of Tanks developer Wargaming.net will prove it is not just a one-hit-wonder after the release of its upcoming massively multiplayer combat title World of Warplanes, Victor Kislyi told Polygon today.
The company, that made its mark with the highly successful freemium title World of Tanks, will show both critics and users that they can create a "conveyer belt" method of turning out regular successes following the acquisition of middleware firm BigWorld.
"As a company we'll automatically prove we are not one hit company," he said. "We're a company that can make a hit game every year,...
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