Japanese Mother Kills Her 5 Year Old Son Over a Nintendo DS
Shizu Shigeta, a 42 year old mother, living in Tokyo Japan is in court today after she asked her son a simple question, "Which is more important: your game machine or breathing?" and did not like his answer. It all started when her five-year old son Koushi started asking for his…
Over Half of Capcom Europe is Facing Redundancy due to a Major Restructure
As reported by MCV today, more than half of the European section of Capcom is facing redundancy as a number of jobs are set to be merged together. This comes after Capcoms shaky year with not many of there big titles getting the revenue they wanted. A spokesperson for Capcom…
Valve Confirms Half-Life 3 Development Through User Picker
The development team at Valve utilize what is known as a User Picker tool, a device which allows users to track projects and the individuals working on them.This tool is not supposed to be seen by the public, but by mistake the company made the Picker tool accessible to the…
Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies – Demo & DLC Info
Announced during the recent Nintendo Direct, there will be a playable demo of Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies coming to the Nintendo 3DS eShop. The full game is released on October 24th. Capcom has also announced that anyone who buys the full game between launch day and November 7th will…
GTA Online Microtransactions Disabled Temporarily Following Launch Problems
By now it is no secret that GTA Online has been experiencing problems since it first went live 36 hours ago. Rockstar have been working around the clock to get the Online component of GTA V to a stable and playable point. As a result of this, the company have…
Arma Tactics Released For PC Via Steam
Bohemia Interactive has announced that a new PC version of their highly successful mobile game, Arma Tactics, is now available for Windows. The title supports SteamPlay, so buying it on Windows will allow access to the upcoming Linux version (available from October 3rd) and the Mac version (Release date TBC). Arma…
Need For Speed Rivals Progression and Pursuit Gameplay Trailer Released
Need for Speed Rivals will be released on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on November 19th 2013 and follows on with gameplay established with 2010's Hot Pursuit. The newly released trailer shows off how Ghost Games have improved on Criterion Games' previous pursuit mechanics and how progression works in Rivals.…
Two Scenes In Beyond: Two Souls Edited For European Release
Two scenes from Quantic Dreams Beyond: Two Souls have been edited to reach standards for a PEGI 16 rating. Alexander Ross confirmed this via the EU Playstation Blog, stating: "There are only two amends between the EU and US versions of the game, amounting to about 5-10 seconds of gameplay…
UKIE And PEGI Defend Against Criticism of Age Rating System
Last week the PEGI age ratings system came under fire following videos being uploaded to Youtube of children receiving copies of September's hit release Grand Theft Auto V. Mainstream media around the UK, including the BBC, suggested that UKIE and PEGI weren't doing enough to make parents aware of the…
Bethesda Opens Australian Branch
Bethesda Softworks and Zenimax Media today announced that it is opening up and publishing office in Sydney, Australia. Sales, marketing and distribution for all Bethesda titles in both Australia and New Zealand will be overseen from here. Bethesda's parent company Zenimax highlights the growing importance of the Australian market, and…
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director’s Cut Features Trailer Confirms Release Date
Coming out on WiiU, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC, Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut hopes to fix all the issues of the original release. While this trailer only expands on the WiiU features, other additions will include improved boss fights, Missing Link DLC, and better AI. Being released at…
Day One Update For Xbox One Will Take 15-20 Minutes
The way that Xbox One will work as a console has changed a lot since its original announcement, as such Microsoft made consumers aware that a day one update would be necessary. This update will be sizable and new information from Microsoft states that it could take 15-20 minutes to…
Shin Megami Tensei 4 Discounted For Limited Time
From today until October 14th, players will be able to get their hands on Shin Megami Tensei IV for $39.99 - a $10 discount. This is the first time the game has seen such a promotion since its initial release in July, when it launched at a price of $49.99.…
Deus Ex: Universe Taking Series To The Next Gen
Eidos-Montreal surprised a lot of people with the quality of 2011's Deus Ex: Human Revolution. They continued to show their love for the original series with the well received Deus Ex: The Fall earlier this year. Today Eidos-Montreal announced the next step for the franchise, Deus Ex: Universe. Announced on…
Kick-Ass 2 Game Annouced
The film was received with mixed reviews, but still got a 7/10 on IMDb, and now there will be a tie-in game. The game will be coming to PC and unspecified consoles where we will see Kick-Ass, Hit-Girl and their friends fighting off villans. Publisher UIG describes the game as…
World Of Warcraft Movie has a Release Date
Blizzard Entertainment are working with Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures on the official World of Warcraft film project, and have now revealed the release date and the two year wait, as the film will be coming to us on December 18th 2015! The film was announced first in 2006 in…
Painkiller Hell and Damnation Available on The Xbox Live Marketplace
Painkiller Hell and Damnation is available for the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live. Painkiller Hell and Damnation is the remake of a classic action shooter from Nordic Games. “Evil has returned! Demonic powers are manifesting themselves as a myriad of dark creatures, fighting over the fates of imprisoned souls caught…
First Game to Respond Intelligently To English
Bot Colony is currently in development by North Side, and are using a Kickstarter campaign in order to fully fund the title. The game allows you to interact with other characters through your own conversation. “You'll be the lead actor in a dialogue that previously was only romanticized in movies”…
New Rule Changes to the Pokémon TCG for the Pokémon XY Series
Pokémon.com today announced that there will be some ruling changes for the English trading card game that will be applied from Nov. 8, 2013. The changes are as follows: Players now flip a coin before drawing their opening hands. The winner of the coin flip now decides who goes first.…
Tom Clancy Passes Away Age 66
Tom Clancy, critically acclaimed author has passed away while in a Baltimore hospital at age 66. While he is best known for his numerous books set in a world of cloak-and-dagger espionage, many will recognise it as the name put on numerous Ubisoft games. During his lifetime, Clancy lent his…
New Animated Sonic the Hegdehog Show Coming in 2014
"Sonic the Hedgehog, the iconic video game character who has brought his trademark speed and attitude to four TV series and more than 70 video games, is returning to television in his first-ever CG animated series in the fall 2014" Well this is unexpected. Sonic Boom is going to be…