The new Crackdown game for Xbox One announced during Microsoft’s E3 briefing in June likely won’t be seen again until 2015, according to Xbox boss Phil Spencer. “Probably no Crackdown news for the rest of 2014,” he said on Twitter. “Team is making progress but they need time before we show anything again.” That’s frustrating […]
Nintendo’s Wii U may not have gotten off to a hot start, but you shouldn’t bet against the platform, according to GameStop president Tony Bartel. Speaking with investors today during an earnings call, Bartel laid out the reasons why he thinks the Wii U can be a hit. “We’ve been very consistent every time we’re […]
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt developer CD Projekt Red has responded to a recent report that quoted a developer as saying the ambitious RPG may not run in 1080p on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. CD Projekt Red marketing manager Tomasz Tinc tells GameSpot today that the studio is constantly optimizing the game, and explains […]
During a post-earnings financial call today, GameStop president Tony Bartel acknowledged that preorders overall are down, but said this is nothing to worry about. That’s because the downward trend in preorders doesn’t equal lower overall sales. In fact, total sales are up, as evidenced in GameStop’s latest rosy sales report for the latest quarter that […]
GameStop today reported earnings for the second quarter ended August 2, and the results were strong across the board. Overall, the company posted revenue of $1.73 billion for the quarter, up 25.1 percent compared to last year. Meanwhile, profit was $24.6 million, an increase of 134.3 percent compared to last year’s net earnings of $10.5 […]
The Xbox One now supports pre-loading for digital games, and Microsoft has delivered the feature ahead of schedule. At Gamescom, Microsoft announced that pre-purchasing and pre-loading would begin on Xbox One with FIFA 15 (September 26) and Forza Horizon 2 (September 30). But in fact, the feature is available today with Madden NFL 15. If […]
Hearts of Iron and Magicka publisher Paradox Interactive today announced Ancient Space, an upcoming story-driven RTS launching this fall on PC and Mac. Developed by Creative Forge Games, Ancient Space is a single-player game where you’ll play as a commander of a space fleet. More specifically, you’re tasked with leading a scientific mission to the […]
When fans requested that the next Assassin’s Creed game be set in Feudal Japan, this probably isn’t what they meant. Ubisoft announced that Assassin’s Creed Memories is available for free starting today on the iOS app store (no word on Android). According to the game’s listing, it combines “card battle, RPG, and strategy gameplay” as […]
When the Bungie director of production Jonty Barnes tells Eurogamer, “If I’m honest with you, it blew my mind, because it’s the biggest game we’ve ever made. I don’t think people understand the depth and amount of gameplay there is in Destiny.” He added that people were basing their opinions on the beta version of […]
This week’s What Stevenson explained that 2014 marks the first year EA is focusing its energies at winning over that new generation and bringing them to Madden. That’s what the new Madden Season ad campaign is all about. The full clip is three minutes long, and while EA plans to splice it up and release […]
