Watching fish play Pokemon is so two weeks ago. Thanks to the bastion of brilliance that is the Internet, we can now watch a couple goldfish go head-to-head in Super Street Fighter II Turbo. Here’s what it works. The tank is (virtually) segmented into nine parts on a 3×3 grid. Where the fish swim will […]
Halo and Destiny creator Bungie has been ordered to return company shares to veteran composer Marty O’Donnell, who was fired by Bungie’s board of directors back in April. According to court documents obtained by VentureBeat, an arbitrator says through a preliminary injunction that Bungie made a mistake in stripping O’Donnell of his shares in the […]
Japanese publisher Capcom is working on sequel to 2012’s Resident Evil: Revelations, according to a listing that appeared last night on Xbox.com. Polygon reports that box art and a screenshot for the game were published there, though they have since been removed. Resident Evil: Revelations originally released for 3DS in 2012, before high-definition versions came […]
Developer Sucker Punch Productions has suffered layoffs today, IGN has reported. In a statement issued to the publication, Sony Computer Entertainment America confirmed “a reduction in workforce” at the studio, which includes staff who worked on the Infamous and Sly Cooper series. It is unknown how many staff were affected by the change. GameSpot has […]
Former Microsoft chief executive officer Steve Ballmer has resigned from the company’s board of directors, reflecting on his decision in a letter to current CEO Satya Nadella. Posted on Microsoft’s site, Ballmer cites multiple reasons for his resignation from the board, namely a “combination of the Clippers, civic contribution, teaching and study.” “Given my confidence […]
In a Miiverse update for Super Smash Bros. on Wii U and 3DS, game director Masahiro Sakurai revealed an alternate skin for Metroid’s Zero Suit Samus. Describing the Wii U image above, Sakurai wrote, “Pic of the day. Looking at the number of days we have left for development, it would be an impossible task […]
USGamer — 5/5 “In many respects, D3 is unabashedly old-school, yet is imbued with enough modern niceties and oomph to compete with any contemporary game. Even though much of it feels straight out of the 90s, it’s still thoroughly riveting. Whatever class you pick, and wherever you go, you’ll have an endless parade of stuff […]
GamesRadar — 4.5/5 “Indeed, subtlety is what makes Metro 2033 and Last Light such exceptionally immersive games. They nail the core tenets of a shooter, then force you to react to enemies in ways outside of simply taking cover. They plop you in a post-apocalyptic world, then fill it with tons of minor but substantial […]
The Ice Bucket Challenge–and effort to raise money and awareness for ALS–is sweeping the video game industry, and rolls on today with Sony Computer Entertainment America president and CEO Shawn Layden. Watch the video above to see Layden, as well as other PlayStation employees and someone dressed as Ratchet from Ratchet & Clank, get a […]
The PlayStation 4 selling 10 million consoles in nine months is more than what the company hoped for, and sales at that level defy “conventional thinking.” That’s according to PlayStation worldwide studios president Shuhei Yoshida, who tells Eurogamer that this figure could have been even higher if Sony was better able to meet supply demands. […]
