This weekend PAX Prime takes over Seattle, delivering a massive three day event of video game booths, concerts and panels all packed into the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. The show officially runs from August 31st to September 2nd, but we arrived a bit early to make sure we didn't miss a thing. We'll be here the rest of the week and over the weekend making sure you don't miss anything...
We're halfway to our centennial. Episode 50 of 90 Seconds on The Verge. This isn't the only milestone we'll be celebrating soon, but it definitely warranted flying in a few very important guests for an all-star week! (That's right, absolutely no...
Square Enix launched a website for Final Fantasy XIII: Lightning Returns today, replacing a placeholder page that previously contained the game's announcement video.
At the time of writing the website appears to be experiencing some technical problems, with various sections displaying blank boxes.
The website's background displays an alternating set of six numbers.
We will update this story as...
French publisher Gameloft is increasing its full-fiscal year guidance to $257.8 million, up from a previous $251 million, after strong sales of mobile devices buoyed the sales of its mobile games.
The publisher, which counts the North American market for 24 percent of its sales for the first half of the fiscal year, generated $119.7 million for the first six months ending June 30th. This was up 24 percent from $96.5 million a year ago. The publisher counts Europe and the Middle East for 26 percent of its sales, Asia-Pacific for 22 percent, and Latin America was 21 percent.
The publisher was able to reduce its operating income to $5.5 million, down from $9.9 million a year ago, and the net income was $5.8 million, down from $6.6 million a year ago. Gameloft says it currently has $54.9 million in cash.
The company is choosing to focus on...
A year of growth for Gameloft
Fantasy action role-playing brawler Code of Princess for Nintendo 3DS boasts 100 co-op quests for players to tackle in both local and online multiplayer, publisher Atlus announced in a trailer today.
Classic side-scrolling beat 'em up mechanics have been woven into role-playing game framework,...
Tryst isn't your typical real-time strategy game, its developers claim.
The RTS title from Hyderabad, India-based Blue Giant Interactive has a science-fiction universe that plays an important role in the game. The story anchors the...
An upcoming update for Star Wars: The Old Republic will bring changes to the game's crowd control and class systems, including tweaks to specific class abilities adapting to these changes, BioWare announced today on the game's developer blog.
The update adjusts the range at...
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The creators of Tekken have taken lessons learned from online stat-tracking services for shooters — like Call of Duty: Elite and Bungie.net — and applied them to their competitive fighting game. The result is the World Tekken Federation, a new online service that tracks players throughout...
A note from Stephen Greenwood, director of Press Reset:
When the idea of making a series that would eventually become Press Reset was brought to me, I saw it as a unique opportunity to witness the birth of a new thing from the inside.
Today, we have the luxury of interacting with products and services without having to consider where they come from, or be aware of the inspiration, creativity and compromises that shaped those things we enjoy. Yet now, more than ever, we see ideas springing up across the world and get to assist in the funding or providing feedback that will eventually bring those ideas to life.
Rarely do we get a chance...
Battlefield 3's upcoming "Armored Kill" DLC received a video introduction today from publisher Electronic Arts highlighting the new maps, missions, and vehicles coming to the first-person shooter.
The launch trailer features the vehicles that the Battlefield games are known for, including tanks, helicopters, and ATVs. The expansion will include six new vehicles and four new maps, including "the biggest map in Battlefield history," according to the trailer.
Polygon got a peek at the "Armored Kill" DLC last month, including the chaotic new Tank Superiority mode that focuses up to 24 players...
A new demo for Resident Evil 6 is coming to PlayStation Network and Xbox Live worldwide on September 18th, Capcom announced today.
The demo will be different from the one included exclusively with Dragon's Dogma for Xbox 360 and includes both...
The International, Valve's annual Dota 2 eSports tournament, was held during PAX Prime 2012 in Seattle over the weekend, with teams battling over $1.6 million in cash payouts.
Chinese team Invictus Gaming defeated 2011 winner Natus Vincere three...
"Rock Candy" is a new line of PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii controllers coming this fall from peripheral manufacturer PDP.
The controllers appear to be aimed at price-conscious parents of young kids. They come in brightly colored transparent...
Assassin's Creed 3's multiplayer storyline will continue beyond its initial release, with monthly content adding to an evolving storyline running parallel to the title's modern-day plot, multiplayer director Damien Kieken told CVG.
Ubisoft is...
Bad Piggies, a sequel to Angry Birds starring the game's green pigs, is coming to iOS, Android, and Mac on September 27th, Rovio announced today.
Bad Piggies does away with the franchise's familiar slingshot used to launch birds in favor of all-new mechanics.
"There's a lot of empathy towards the lovable enemies from the Angry Birds games, and we've been constantly asked: what about the pigs' side of the story?" said Rovio CEO Mikael Hed said in a press release. "Bad Piggies gives you the chance to play as the second-most-loved characters in the Angry Birds universe, and explore this rich...
