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Sony buys developer Media Molecule →  March 2, 2010

In a move that hasn’t really surprised anybody at all, Sony announced today via their European PlayStation Blog that Media Molecule – developers of the smash hit LittleBigPlanet – has been purchased by Sony Computer Entertainment for an undisclosed sum. Said Sony Europe boss Michael Denny, “The most important thing is that nothing will change from [...]

HR scandal rocks Activision →  March 2, 2010

Last night, Activision locked down the Infinity Ward offices after a meeting with studio heads Jason Ward and Vince Zampella, who are now confirmed to have terminated their employment. Since then, more information has come to light on the subject which might clarify the situation somewhat. Of course, we’ll update you as soon as we [...]

Worldwide PS3 owners temporarily suffer from network lockdown →  March 2, 2010

PlayStation 3 owners from around the world have reported a particularly troublesome error – Error 8001050F to be specific – preventing people from playing their games both online AND offline. Most of the users were owners of the original PlayStation 3 units, or “Fat” consoles, and have found that since Sunday, they have been unable to [...]

(updated) G4TV reports Infinity Ward studio heads missing →  March 2, 2010

Patrick Klepek, a reporter for G4TV’s “The Feed” posted a report just under two hours ago regarding some kind of incident going on at Infinity Ward. Reportedly, a source from the development studio has informed him that a “bunch of bouncer-types” arrived outside the studio offices unannounced, and are unwilling to disclose the reason for their [...]

User Review: Heavy Rain →  February 25, 2010

from Gemini_Red A few days off with only a few things to do couldn’t have come at a better time as I got to plow through Heavy Rain. I didn’t play through it so quick just to do it, once the story started rolling I wanted to see it to it’s end. As mentioned in the [...]

XBox Live Arcade March’s “Block Party” Priced and Dated →  February 16, 2010

Every year Xbox likes to celebrate their innovative XBox Live Arcade service with a “Summer of Arcade”, a month long event that usually sees the services biggest releases for that year. Well this year things are going to be a bit different for the service as Microsoft is also readying the release of their new [...]

Wanna play Darksiders? How about a 90 minute demo? →  February 16, 2010

Darksiders, the semi-suprise hit from first time Developers Vigil Games, has a lot of gamers scratching their heads. Is it a God of War clone? How close to the Legend of Zelda is it? And what is with those comic book inspired graphics? Well come February 25th all these questions will be answered as Vigil will [...]

THQ & SyFy channel teaming up for joint ventures →  February 15, 2010

Last week, THQ and SyFy channel announced an agreement between the two groups to cooperate on a number of development projects. The partnership will be expected to produce new intellectual property, as well as TV adaptations of THQ’s video game properties. Already in the works is an animated series based on de Blob, their Wii game [...]

Microsoft to unveil Xbox Live Mobile today →  February 15, 2010

Later today at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Microsoft will be showing off their new Windows Mobile 7 operating system, and along with it, Xbox Live for Windows Mobile. A photo taken by some enterprising photographers slipping past supposedly lax security got this photo out, which shows Xbox Live badging on the main screen of [...]

Check out the new ViDoc for Halo: Reach →  February 14, 2010

Forum member and appropriately named Halo fan Halo Combat Evolved posted this new ViDoc from Bungie, released at last week’s Microsoft X10 conference. It looks amazing. You should watch it.