Character designer Akihiko Yoshida, who worked on the Bravely Default titles along with Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn and Final Fantasy Tactics, has left Square Enix after working with the company since 1995. The confirmation came from “The Art of Bravely” artbook that was released today, and shipped along…

After announcing the Linux-based SteamOS, Valve has joined the non-profit consortium that hopes to grow the free operating system. The Linux Foundation announced today that three new members had been signed on, including Steam developer Valve. "Joining the Linux Foundation is one of many ways Valve is investing in the…

Assassin’s Creed IV’s new DLC Freedom Cry will be released on Tuesday, December 17, it was announced in an advertisement on the latest issue of Game Informer (spotted by VideoGamer) The DLC features a four-hour long campaign and shipmate assassin Adewale. Freedom Cry will come as part of the Assassin’s…

Namco Bandai will be revealing the next entry in the Tales franchise on December 12, according to Siliconera. It is reported that the announcement will be part of a NicoNico stream that will be taking place at 7pm, Japanese time, and shall be followed with an update to the teaser…

Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto V received the highest honours at the Sony Computer Entertainment PlayStation Awards earning the Platinum Prize after shipping more than one million units through retail and digital downloads. The Platinum Prize is awarded to titles that have sold one million units within a year, this…

The beta for Mode 7’s game Frozen Endzone will launch this Thursday, December 5th. The game features a strategy based combat style and creative gameplay, where two football teams are forced to face off in a randomly generated scenario. Mode 7 has also opened up a new trailer for the…

The patch for the PlayStation 4 version of Battlefield 4 was scheduled for arrival today, but instead has been delayed for additional testing. DICE announced over the forums "The PS4 game update that was originally meant to go live Dec. 3 is undergoing some additional testing and will be rescheduled…

Analysts speaking to Bloomberg have suggested that Nintendo will not match its sales goal for the Wii U in 2013. Nintendo formally set their goal to 9 million Wii U sales back in October, but it seems they will not be hitting those numbers. "They steadfastly refuse to consider that…

The developers of Pixel Piracy Vitali Kirpu and Alex Poysky are offering a free torrent of their game to download from their official site. In a statement on the official Pixel Piracy website the developers write: "We believe that anyone who wants to pirate our game will do so anyways,…

Sega has announced the release of Caesar in Gaul the first campaign expansion for Total War Rome II. The expansion will allow players to choose from four factions, Gallic Arverni, Germanic Suebi, Belgic Nervii and Rome. It will include a brand new campaign map, new challenge mechanics and a multiplayer…

Siren was not meant to be listed in a recent Sony press release as a featured PS4 game. Sony told IGN that the Siren listing was “a mistake” and was in fact referencing the PS4 adventure game, Rime. "The listing for Siren was a mistake, it should have listed Rime,"…

DICE will be releasing a stability patch for the PC version of Battlefield 4 the week of Dec.2, as announced over the games forums. The patch will remove the “one hit kill” bug, which applies damage from a single shot multiple times, bringing down soldiers even with full health. Other…

Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON’T KNOW! is coming to the Wii U. The game brings a completely new storyline from Pendleton Ward, the creator of Emmy Award-nominated and incredibly popular Adventure Time television series. In collaboration with game developer WayForward Technologies Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because…

Finnish game developer Frozenbyte has announced the European release for Trine 2: Complete Story. The launch is accompanied by the by a free trial and a 20% launch discount for PS Plus subscribers that will be running for two weeks. Trine 2: Complete Story comprises of 20 levels and includes…

Developers of the free-to-play Marvel action RPG Marvel Hero’s have announced the latest trailer introducing Gambit, the card-flinging X-Man, who is now a playable character. Gambit is introduced as he rescues Storm from the Shadow King and is brought back to the X-Mansion. Check out the trailer and tell us…

During an interview with MCV, Nvidia’s Matt Wright told that consoles are not the only option for gaming, in fact there is a “far superior” choice: the PC. In the middle of the next-gen console releases came Nvidia’s release of smaller, living room friendly PCs. "We are proposing small form-factor…

Neverland, the developer of the Harvest Moon spin off Rune Factory, has closed down operations this week. The Japanese developer announced its bankruptcy over their official site which has been translated via Siliconera. Reasons noted seem to be that "performance has been sluggish due to changes in the business environment…

It is possible that Electronic Arts are working on a new open-world Star Wars game, after Kotaku noted job postings at EA Canada. It seems there is an animator position posted from last month that notes a Star Wars team that are developing "a major new next gen open world…

The Steam Sales are always a wonderful time for us and horrible time for our bank accounts, and now the Autumn Sale is up and running. The sale goes on from November 27th until December 3rd and is offering up to 75% off of some major titles. Already today they…

Assassin’s Creed: Liberation came to PS Vita back in 2012, but earlier this year Ubisoft revealed a HD version would be coming to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC and now it has been given its release date. In a PlayStation Blog post Ubisoft Sofia’s Producer, Momchil Valentinov Gindyanov, told…

The upcoming PC MMO Star Citizen had broken the $33 million milestone in crowd funding. For each million the game raises, new ships are added, with the $33 million reached it has unlocked the Anvil Carrack and the Drake Herald ships as revealed in an official blog post. Star Citizen…