Computer/Console Gaming Category - Page 23

Wii U To Make An Appearance At CES 2012 [Nintendo Bringing Wii U To CES 2012, Won't Have Anything New To Show]

By on Monday, 19. December 2011

Do you remember the Wii U? You would be forgiven if you had forgotten it, because aside from a few rumors and some announcements here and there, we haven’t heard that much about the Wii U since it made its debut at E3 2011. Nintendo hasn’t been talking about the [...]

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Steam Holiday Sale Kicks Off With Deals On Metro 2033, Portal 2 [Orcs Must Die, Amnesia, Rift & Fable 3 Also Discounted In First Day Of Steam Holiday Sale]

By on Monday, 19. December 2011

Steam‘s holiday sale has arrived at last, so hopefully you still have some money for yourself after doing all of your holiday shopping and paying all of your bills for the month. If you do have some extra money on hand, don’t expect it to be around for long, because [...]

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PlayStation Vita Released in Japan [Sony Launches New Portable Gaming System in Japan; Looks to Reclaim Mobile Gaming Market Share From Smartphones & Tablets]

By on Sunday, 18. December 2011

Seven years after the launch of the PlayStation Portable, Sony is releasing its latest portable console in its homeland of Japan, with the PlayStation Vita looking to challenge the current dominance of smartphones and tablets in the portable gaming scene.

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BioWare Announces Grace Period For Old Republic Early Access Players [Star Wars: The Old Republic Early Access Players Get Two Day Grace Period After Launch To Redeem Game Codes]

By on Sunday, 18. December 2011

Star Wars: The Old Republic officially launches in just two days, but those who pre-ordered BioWare’s new Star Wars-flavored MMO have already been playing it for the better part of a week. When the clock rolls over to Tuesday, December 20th, those who have been participating in BioWare’s early access [...]

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Trine 2 Now Available On Mac App Store [Trine 2 Makes Its Way To Mac App Store After Release On Steam]

By on Sunday, 18. December 2011

Trine 2 was given an official release on Steam last week, but if you Mac people don’t typically use Steam, then you’ll be pleased to know that Frozenbyte has released Trine 2 on the Mac App Store. Surprisingly, Frozenbyte has given the priory to the Windows and Mac versions of [...]

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Star Wars Galaxies Servers Shut Down For Good [SOE Takes Star Wars Galaxies Offline As BioWare Prepares Star Wars: The Old Republic For Launch]

By on Friday, 16. December 2011

Star Wars: The Old Republic launches in just four days after years of build up and hype. The Old Republic has been looking great so far and many Star Wars fans have taken an interest in BioWare’s first MMO outing, before its official launch on December 20th, there’s still some [...]

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Electronic Arts Releases $100 Need For Speed World Content [Electronic Arts Hoping For Rich Need For Speed World Players With Release Of $100 DLC]

By on Friday, 16. December 2011

As you likely already know, the idea behind free-to-play gaming is that you release a game for free, and then release additional content that players have to pay for. It’s a simple enough and effective model – this way, no one really feels like they’re taking a financial risk on [...]

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The Top Seven Games I’m Looking For In 2012 [Twisted Metal, Bioshock: Infinite, & Some New Surprises From The Spike VGA Awards Top My List To Look For In 2012]

By on Friday, 16. December 2011

Well folks, last week was the big Video Game Awards show out on Spike, and we’re feeling just a little sense of self-satisfaction here after calling the Game of the Year award winner, one of my personal favorites yet, Skyrim. But one of the biggest things about the Video Game [...]

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Total Skyrim Shipments Top 10 Million [ZeniMax Touts Skyrim Figures, Valve Names Skyrim The Fastest Selling Game In Steam History]

By on Friday, 16. December 2011

Bethesda parent company ZeniMax Media has announced that Skyrim has shipped a total of 10 million copies worldwide, which solidifies its spot as one of 2011′s biggest games. Zenimax says that these 10 million shipped copies represent about $650 million in sales, meaning that Skyrim blows Oblivion‘s post-launch earnings out [...]

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GBA Games Now Available To 3DS Ambassadors [3DS Ambassadors Can Now Download 10 Free GBA Games Including Metroid Fusion & Super Mario Advance 3]

By on Friday, 16. December 2011

3DS Ambassadors, your 10 free GBA games are now waiting for you. Earlier this week, Nintendo announced that 10 free GBA games would be available to European and Japanese 3DS owners on Friday, but kept quiet on when they would become available to North American gamers. Apparently that release date [...]

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