Dead Space Creator in Talks for Movie Adaptation
Ian Milham, co-creator of survival-horror videogame Dead Space, recently told BBC Newsbeat that there have been “lots of discussion” about a film adaptation of the popular game series.... read more
The Week in Gaming News
Our round-up of notable news from the world of gaming for the week of January 24th, 2011.... read more
Nintendo Quarterly Profits Fall 46%
Q3 hasn’t been kind to Nintendo. The company saw a 46% decline in quarterly profits. The news comes just as Nintendo’s readying the launch of its new 3D-gaming system, 3DS, which may explain the large drop in sales of the original DS.... read more
Champions Online Now Partially Free-to-Play
Atari has announced that the MMORPG Champions Online is now free-to-play. Sort of.... read more
London Calling Coming to Rock Band 3
You'll be able to rock out to The Clash's 1979 classic next week... read more
The Sony PSP2 is Here, Codename: NGP
At a press conference in Tokyo last night, Sony officially unveiled its new handheld device. The second iteration of the Playstation Portable, the new device features dual analog sticks, a capacitive OLED touch screen, and a processor that rivals the PS3. Developmental codename? The Next Generation Portable, or NGP.... read more
Angry Birds to Become Animated TV Show
Angry Birds, the popular iPhone and Android mobile game that pits slingshotting birds against barricaded pigs, is getting its own animated television show, according to Mikael Hed, CEO of the game’s creator, Rovio.... read more
The Week in Gaming News
Our round-up of notable news from the world of gaming for the week of January 17th, 2011.... read more
PS3 Gets Steam Support, Cross-Platform Portal 2
Valve recently announced that the PS3 version of Portal 2, sequel to their 2007 breakout hit Portal, will come equipped with Steam support, allowing for cloud-based game saving and cross-platform multiplayer with PC/Mac players, a first for any console system.... read more
Nintendo 3DS Gets Price, Release Date
This morning, Nintendo announced that its upcoming handheld, the 3DS, will arrive in the U.S. on March 27 for $249.99.... read more
Live Action Mortal Kombat Series In Development
Last summer, an awesome fan-made, live-action trailer hinted at the possibility of a new Mortal Kombat movie in the works. It turns out the project was conceived by director Kevin Tancharoen to pitch Warner Bros his Mortal Kombat script.... read more
Finally, a Pac-Man Reality Show!
Merv Griffin Entertainment and Namco Bandai Games are actively pitching an unscripted reality show based on the legendary videogame Pac-Man, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, according to Deadline.com.... read more
Bubble Ball Bumps Angry Birds Out of Top Spot
Angry Birds, the iPhone game created by a team of 17 developers that’s had millions captivated (or perhaps a better word here is “distracted”) in recent months, has been ousted from its top spot in Apple’s iPhone store by a new game called Bubble Balls. Oh, and that game was designed by Robert Nay, a 14-year-old eighth grader in Spanish Fork, Utah.... read more
Details Surface About Upcoming Square-Enix Games
At a recent event in Tokyo, Final Fantasy developer Square-Enix detailed, debuted and screened trailers for several upcoming games. The company doesn’t want you to see those trailers—yet.... read more
Microsoft Reveals Enhanced, Silver Xbox 360 Controller
The folks over at Microsoft recently unveiled a new, silver Xbox 360 controller with a rotating digital pad.... read more
The Week in Gaming News
Our round-up of notable news from the world of gaming for the week of January 10th, 2011.... read more
Minecraft Passes One Million Copies Sold
Indie darling Minecraft, in addition to being nominated for both several Independent Games Festival and Developers Choice Awards, has just passed one million copies sold, according to creator Markus “Notch” Persson.... read more
Atari Game Missile Command Getting Movie Adaptation
Legendary Atari game Missile Commander will be adapted into a movie by 20th Century Fox, Variety reports. Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama will write the film, and Peter Chernin and Dylan Clark will produce through Chernin entertainment; Jim Wilson of Atari will executive produce.... read more
PS3 Hackers Sued By Sony
Earlier this week, Sony Computer Entertainment America filed a complaint for injunctive relief, a motion for a temporary restraining order and an order of impoundment against members hacking group fail0verflow (Hector Martin Cantero and Sven Peter), George Hotz, and other anonymous users for working around the PlayStation 3’s security.... read more
Game Developers Choice Awards Announce 2011 Nominees
The 11th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards will be held late next month in San Fransisco during the 2011 Game Developers Conference. Among the finalists are Red Dead Redemption, Mass Effect 2, and indie darling Minecraft.... read more
