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Nintendo Wii U smartphone app support rumored

, May 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

In an effort to increase profitability, Nintendo is rumored to be looking into smartphone apps for their Wii U gaming console. Nintendo is hoping that the boost of the number of games available for the Wii U will increase sales for the new console, as well as offer a more diverse library of games to play. Read The Full Story

GameStop to halt PS2 trade-ins starting June 1

, May 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

In what we're guessing is a move to prepare for the PlayStation 4 rush, GameStop has announced that they will begin the process of clearing out PlayStation 2 inventory by halting all trade-ins of PlayStation 2 games and equipment beginning June 1. GameStop has confirmed that all locations in the US will be affected. Read The Full Story

Call of Duty: Ghosts already best-selling game on Amazon

, May 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

It's been less than a day since Activision and Infinity Ward officially announced their next Call of Duty installment, titled Call of Duty: Ghosts, but it's already the best-selling video game on Amazon right now. The online retailer began pre-orders yesterday, and it's already on top in several countries. Read The Full Story

Angry Birds Friends puts a social spin on Rovio’s popular game

, May 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

As promised nearly a month ago, Rovio has launched a spin-off of its popular Angry Birds game called Angry Birds Friends, which puts a social spin to the bird-flinging game. The game integrates with Facebook so that you can challenge your friends to see who can get the highest score possible on each level. Read The Full Story

Call of Duty: Ghosts bound for Xbox 720 with first teaser trailer

, May 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

Earlier today, Activision and Infinity Ward revealed a teaser trailer for its latest Call of Duty game, Call of Duty: Ghosts. The game is set to be the 10th installment in the series, and is confirmed to be heading to the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Wii U, PC, and of course, the upcoming Xbox 720 (or whatever it's going to be called) on November 5th. What's surprising is that we'll see this game's first demo on the next-gen Xbox. Read The Full Story

Call of Duty: Ghosts receives official Activision and Infinity Ward nod

, May 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

After a handful of leaks and rumors, the next Call of Duty game has been officially teased by publisher Activision. The official Call of Duty Twitter account posted earlier today, revealing "the next generation of Call of Duty," with a link to the official Facebook page of the game, which looks to have just been launched, as details are still pretty scarce. Read The Full Story

GRID 2 LiveRoutes juggles tracks to prevent race deja vu

, May 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

We've talked about GRID 2 before, but a new feature that developer Codemasters is showing off today is called LiveRoutes, and it aims to make sure that you never experience the same track twice, meaning that while there are a set number of tracks, the game will randomly change the turns on the track in order to change up the route. Read The Full Story

Star Citizen surge shows how crowd funding is shaking up studios

, May 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

Crowd funding is gaining all sorts of popularity these days, and tons of people are signing up with Kickstarter and Indiegogo to attempt to fund their projects. Recently, game studios have taken a liking to the madness, specifically Cloud Imperium Games who has raised over $9 million from crowd funding alone for its upcoming space-based title Star Citizen. Read The Full Story

Call of Duty: Ghosts poster tips early holiday release

, Apr 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

We first heard about solid details on the next Call of Duty game last week, thanks to a leaked Target promo ad. However, while Target listed the game for a November 5 release date, we took that with a heavy grain of salt, since retailers don't always get the release date right. However, according to a leaked poster of the game, November 5 is indeed the date that we'll see the game release. Read The Full Story

Microsoft offering free Xbox Live Gold this weekend in the UK

, Apr 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft is giving UK gamers another chance to take advantage of some free Xbox Live Gold this weekend. The company just recently offered the same deal to those in the US and other regions in the world, except for the UK and Europe. They had a free weekend last month, and are now getting the opportunity to go at it once again. Read The Full Story

Minecraft creator launches Drop typing game

, Apr 29th 2013 Discuss [0]

Minecraft creator Markus Persson has just launched a new free game called Drop, which tests gamers' typing skills as they type in the corresponding blinking letters that appear on the screen. However, typing in a wrong letter will speed up the game, and going too slow will result in the game being over, so be sure to hone in on your typing skills before getting in on this game. Read The Full Story

The Witcher 3 forgoes multiplayer and quick-time events

, Apr 28th 2013 Discuss [0]

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which will be released sometime in 2014 for next-gen consoles and the PC, will forgo both multiplayer capabilities as well as quick-time events. Konrad Tomaszkiewicz and CD Projekt RED (the developer of The Witcher 3) spoke with Forbes about The Witcher 3 and they stated that the game had no place for multiplayer. He also stated that quick-time events were being left out because all they resulted in was frustration for players. Read The Full Story
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