OK, results may vary on this one. The year is 2004, and I’m late to the PlayStation 2 party (blame: EverQuest). My roommates and I are poor, finishing up our last year at Ohio State, and poor. We live in a cinderblock mansion. Three floors of verticality; the living room …
Read More »Electronic Arts appoints EA Sports head Andrew Wilson its new CEO
Former Executive Vice President of EA Sports Andrew Wilson has taken over as the publisher’s CEO, EA announced today. Wilson delivered a brief message to employees, shareholders, and customers in a message posted to EA’s news blog. Wilson took over EA Sports in August 2011 and has been with the …
Read More »Assassins Creed Liberation HD, other Ubisoft titles leak in promo image
UPDATE: Ubisoft confirmed the image was taken at a recent event, and it plans to release more information about the games in question on Sept. 10. The original story follows below. Several unannounced Ubisoft titles may have leaked ahead of time, if a screenshot of promotional materials posted to NeoGAF …
Read More »9 enemies were tired of killing
You again!?! Lets just get this out of the way: We love video games. Theyre fun, challenging, and have even stirred our emotions from time to time. That said, as weve noted before, were a little tired of being murderers in games, particularly when its the same type of dude …
Read More »SimCity hits Mac on August 29
(opens in new tab) SimCity will launch on Mac on August 29, EA has announced. The title will be cross-platform compatible, so Mac and PC users will be able to play together in the game’s online world and jump back and forth into their cities regardless of which platform they’re …
Read More »RadioRadar podcast 049: Sexy, sexy Pikmin
This week’s RadioRadar is brought to you by the letter “S,” for sex, because we talk about sex a lot. But don’t expect some hot and bothered discussions of our favorite sexy characters–instead, we recap the Top 7, which focused on the reasons video games will never, ever be sexy. …
Read More »Xbox head Don Mattrick leaving Microsoft, report says
UPDATE: Zynga confirmed the news in press release. Don Mattrick will take over as CEO, and Mark Pincus will continue as Zynga’s chairman of the board and chief product officer. The head of Xbox is leaving Microsoft, according to a report from tech news site AllThingsD. Interactive Entertainment Business president …
Read More »Last of Us stays on top of the UK chart for a second week
The Last of Us (opens in new tab) is holding firm at the top of the UK sales charts for a second week running. It’s unusual for a single-format game to stay at the summit for multiple weeks, but then again, The Last of Us is a bit special as …
Read More »Deus Ex Human Revolution Directors Cut goes multiplatform
Square Enix has revealed plans to release Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut on Xbox 360, PS3, PC and Mac. Prior to the announcement, the upcoming special edition was a Wii U exclusive featuring various improvements over the original August 2011 release. Eidos Montréal general manager Stéphane D’Astous said: …
Read More »Top 7… Things gamers hate (and why they really shouldnt)
Haters gonna hate Gamers can be an emotional gang, prone to overreaction and superlative. If they like something, it’s the best thing ever and absolutely everyone needs to agree–and if they don’t, the people responsible can burn in the layer of hell reserved for pedophiles and CEOs. Sometimes they’ve got …
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