There was a great deal of criticism directed at Minecraft maker Mojang recently for its stance on charging for servers. Although the matter has since been handled to the satisfaction of many, Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson has addressed the situation and explained that Mojang’s solitary goal is not to “make as much money as […]
Sony has announced on the PlayStation Blog that, beginning tomorrow, Terraria will be free for PS Plus subscribers. Additionally, an “Only On PlayStation” sale and a sports sale will discount a total of 20 games. Terraria, the fantastic 2D sandbox crafting and adventure game by Re-Logic, is available on the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3. […]
Neither Electronic Arts nor Respawn Entertainment will confirm that another The first of at least three DLC packs for Titanfall was released in May, and a free update is planned for release sometime this month that adds new game modes and introduces Titan customization. Once this next update is released, Zampella said Respawn will “try […]
The PlayStation 4 was the top-selling video game system in the United States for the fifth month running last month, according to the NPD Group’s May sales report. Specific numbers were not shared for sales of any of the systems, but it sounds as if it was a good month for all three console manufacturers. […]
The NPD released their monthly US sales data today for May 2014. Overall sales for the games industry are up, and according to the report, “May 2014 launches sold 800 percent more in dollar sales than May 2013 launches did their respective launch months.” Looking at total video games software sales, May 2013 brought in […]
Official NPD US May data is coming out later today, but Nintendo is getting ahead of the announcements with some good news: Wii U sales are up over 85% over April and over 90% over May of last year. Part of that success was likely driven by anticipation for Mario Kart 8, which had immensely […]
Sony may begin selling PlayStation 4 systems with digital copies of select Activision games already loaded onto them so they are ready for purchase, according to Baird analyst Colin Sebastian. In a Baird investors note sent out recapping developments at E3, the possibility of preloaded games is brought up. “One point of interest from our […]
When I first heard that Nintendo was forgoing a proper press conference this year in lieu of a video presentation, I was worried. I felt like, without the energy of a crowd, without Reggie Fils-Aime’s voice and presence commanding attention in a massive convention hall, there was no way that Nintendo’s E3 presentation could compare […]
Last year was not a great E3 for Microsoft. After an Xbox One reveal that offered a terrible first impression with If anything, that separation of messaging helped to define the Xbox One in the lead-up even more as a machine with a broad audience. Rather than trying to cram every detail into one presentation, […]
Microsoft did a decent job this E3, and have made considerable effort to mop up the mess from that disastrous Xbox One unveiling last year. Their conference was tight and lean, throwing out game after game with only the barest minimum of tedious waffle. I applaud Phil Spencer’s direction and leadership since he inherited the […]
