When it comes to innovation and risk-taking, few developers match up to Valve. Known for its immense success with Half-Life, Portal, and Team Fortress 2, the Washington-based developer certainly isn’t afraid to tread new ground or take risks. With the upcoming sequel to DOTA, it’s doing just that, applying an experimental business model to a [...]
Sony and Naughty Dog have sure found a winner in the Uncharted series. The PlayStation 3 series has grown into one of Sony Computer Entertainment’s biggest sellers, with over 17 million copies sold in the last five years. The exclusive franchise has been cited as one of the PS3′s biggest assets, convincing gamers to pick [...]
Just half a decade ago, the PC was at the forefront of gaming innovation. New titles hit the PC well in advance of their console debuts, while some of the world’s largest developers focused their work almost entirely on the PC platform itself. From Half-Life to Crysis, it was the PC that drove gaming forward, [...]
Street Fighter X Tekken is about to come out for PC, and we’ve learned a little more about the game in Capcom’s latest press release. Right now, no retail PC version is planned for release in the United States, although gamers can pre-order the game right now using Steam, Gamefly, and other online ordering services. [...]
When a Crysis game comes out, it attracts hype on two levels. The first is gamers wondering what the game’s plot will deal with, how its gameplay will pan out, and whether you’ll see new action or just the same stunts as in the previous games. The second is tech fans and serious geeks wondering [...]
The keenly anticipated sequel to DOTA – known to some as Defense of the Ancients – will be free-to-play, according to Valve boss Gabe Newell. The chief executive of the acclaimed game company stated that the game would use a ‘new’ free-to-play pricing model that hasn’t been used in any other free games, possibly to [...]
James Bond turns 50 this year. We’re not talking about Daniel Craig, who’s far from that age, or even Roger Moore – the series’ oldest 007. What we’re talking about is the franchise itself. The world’s most famous secret agent is five decades old this year, and Activision is celebrating with one of the most [...]
Remember THQ‘s financial woes? We reported on the company’s cash flow problems earlier this year, expecting that it might not last longer than six months unless its key franchises turned into bigger-than-expected hits. Well, given the immense success of Saints Row: The Third, it’s pretty safe to say that they did perform better than expected, [...]
While Dark Souls was a hit on consoles, it’s been nothing but bad news for PC fans eager to enjoy its difficulty, its depth, and its sheer fun. Along with the news that the PC version of the game will only feature limited mouse and keyboard support, the news that it may run on Games [...]
We have good and bad news for fans of Dark Souls. The upcoming PC version of the game, which is supposed to be running on Microsoft’s buggy and user-unfriendly Games for Windows Live, may not be running on it after all. After thousands of complaints from irritated gamers, From Software is looking at alternative platforms [...]
