Tomb Raider Official Soundtrack Hitting Retail Stores
Those who fell in love with the recent reboot of Tomb Raider can now relive the thrilling audio moments in the retail copy of the titles soundtrack. Composed by Jason Graves, the official soundtrack to Tomb Raider received endless praise when first aired in 2013. The soundtracks release comes at a perfect moment…
Clearing the Competition as The Last of Us Wins over 200 GOTY Awards
The Last of Us has devastated the Game of the Year Awards in 2013 across multiple review groups and organizations. Whilst it comes as no true surprise, it is still a testimony to the title as it combated against hard hitters such as BioShock Infinite and Grand Theft Auto V. Below through…
Pure Carnage as Kingdom Under Fire II Displays 10k Characters at Once
Japanese Website 4Gamer interviewed Blueside CEO Sejung Kim on the development of Kingdo Under Fire II. The title, which has been in development for over six years is scheduled to be released for PC and PS4 in 2014 for the Asian market. Several aspects of the title were brought up, such as Kim…
Nintendo Has Lowered its Sales Forecast for the Wii U
A recent tweet from David Gibson has revealed that Nintendo have made some changes for this years sales forecast: Nintendo initially expected to sell 6.8 million Wii U consoles by the end of its 2014 fiscal year and many agreed this may be a goal that Nintendo could not meet.…
American McGee and Eurogamer Clash Over the Issue of Review Scores
In the last few hours, American McGee, well-known for the Alice series of games, posted a status on his Facebook displaying his dislike of how Eurogamer.it had reviewed Alice: Madness Returns, joking that he doesn't care what Europeans think of him stating; "Seriously, it's not a big deal. Just gives me something…
Nintendo Achieve Record 3DS Sales in America
Nintendo has announced their 3DS sales figures in America have sailed to new heights in 2013, with more than 11.5 million consoles have been sold to date. It’s not just in America that the handheld system has been successful; it was also revealed the 3DS was the best selling gaming…
MAD CATZ R.A.T.TE Gaming Mouse to Release Early 2014
Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. announced today the R.A.T.TE (Tournament Edition), a new mouse designed for the professional and competitive gaming community. With a newly developed Phillips Doppler-last sensor, the R.A.T.TE will include quality tracking with speeds of 8200 DPI. The R.A.T.TE has been formed specifically for its mobility, performance and…
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 to Innovate says Konami
Speaking to VG247 Konami producer Dave Cox has commented that Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 will be looking to introduce several new elements to the series and the group is not afraid of making some bold changes. "We knew that we had to retain enough of the core elements of the old series…
Xbox 360 App Makes $1 Million Within 4 Months for Pizza Hut
What always sales? Pizza. This seems to be a perfect equation that Pizza Hut and Microsoft have exploited, with the recent Pizza Hut app for Xbox 360 seeing $1 million sales in just four months. In a recent interview with Polygon, director of PR for Pizza Hut Doug Terfehr explained…
The Devs Behind Luigi’s Mansion 2 Are Now Working Exclusively with Nintendo
In an interview with Gamasutra, Next Level games co-founder Jason Carr explained how the company may not have been purchased by Nintendo but they are now working exclusively with them: "We are doing only Nintendo products now. We're super happy with our relationship with Nintendo. There's no reason to look anywhere else.…
GOG.com Founders Reminisce In 5-Year Retrospective Video
GOG.com, an online store which specialises in selling PC games DRM-free, celebrates 5 years online in this video. In the video, GOG.com's creators detail how the website came to be, and how it has grown over 5 years. Many events that are recounted include the beta going down in 2010,…
Monolith Soft are Urgently Recruiting
Monolith Soft, the guys behind the fantastic Xenoblade Chronicles, have updated their sites careers page with some new positions labelled as "Urgent!". These include a Network Programmer; working on a specific in-house client, a Programmer with Havock and Shader knowledge, a "Planner" (Designer; specifically to work on the battle system…
Nintendo to pay a share of every sale to Another Company
With the Nintendo’s 3DS and 3DS XL being their strongest selling console, the company has to come to terms with sharing a percentage of each sale with another company according to engadget. In December 2013 Nintendo was told it must pay 1.82 percent of the wholesale price of each 3DS…
Zotac Previews the Zbox Steam Machine
Steam Machine announcements are coming in fast. Here enters the Zotac, a specialist mini PC best known for its Zbox line, who are previewing a Zbox Steam Machine set to arrive in the second half of the year. The Zotac Zbox Steam Machine was shown at the CES event taking…
SteelSeries Announces its supported Wireless iOS Controller
SteelSeries announced today its officially supported Stratus Wireless iOS Controller designed for console-style gameplay on mobile titles. The Stratus features two analogue sticks, four shoulder buttons, four face buttons and a traditional D-pad. Players will be able to use the device with “big-name blockbuster franchises like Grand Theft Auto, down…
Digital Storm’s Steam Machine is out in January
Gaming PC maker Digital Storm will be among the first to release an official Steam Machine, named the Bolt II, “this month.” The “hybrid Steam Machine gaming PC” will features both the SteamOS and Windows pre-installed. The Bolt II boasts high-end processors in a slim case with a custom liquid…
VGU Awards: Top 5 Games of the Year
Here it is, the list you've all been waiting for, it's our top 5 games of the year. You may have seen some of these choices coming, but I guarantee you didn't see this first one on the horizon. So without further ado, introducing the 5th best game of the…
Hello Games Studio Washed Out By Flood
Hello Games Studio, located in Guildford UK, was totally washed out on Christmas eve. Southern England has been caught in a series of storms recently, which have sadly led to a river local to the building bursting its banks,washing away laptops, and personal possessions. Oh god. Water moves really quick.…
VGU Awards: Top 5 Nintendo Exclusive Games
Nintendo, debatably, may have not had the best time in 2013, annoying as many fans as they have impressed. They have also had to contend with the big two behemoths that are the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One joining the next gen battle and putting up with the continuous backlash…
VGU Awards: Top 5 Microsoft Exclusive Games
Microsoft have been slacking recently on the exclusive title front, relying on a few big names like Halo and Gears of War to see them through. However a new console is upon us and with it comes a new dedication to fresh games and ip. We’ll see how that goes…
VGU Awards: Top 5 Hardware
So far we have seen the best that games have had to offer this year, but what good are games if you have nothing to play them with? It's time to have a look at hardware and pick the top 5 best pieces from this year. This top 5 is…