December 2011 Archive
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- Holiday Retrospective: What happened in September 2011
- Mastertronic's Payne given OBE in New Year Honours
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- Holiday Retrospective - What happened in August 2011
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- Holiday Retrospective: What happened in July 2011
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- Holiday Retrospective: What happened in June 2011
- Chris Grant, McElroy brothers leave Joystiq, Kietzmann takes boss job
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- Holiday Retrospective: What happened in May 2011
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- Holiday Retrospective: What happened in April 2011
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- Holiday Retrospective: What happened in March 2011
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- Holiday Retrospective: What happened in February 2011
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- RIFT database hacked: "No evidence that full credit card information was compromised"
- Holiday Retrospective: What happened in January 2011
- DICE discusses Back to Karkand, BF2's Dragon Valley in latest edition of PWNED
- Christmas 2011: We've called it
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- Grateful Dead game in the works, apparently
- Razer secures $50 million in funding, remains "opportunistic" on future IPO
- Quick quotes: Tetris manager believes Angry Birds is a fad, will go away like most crazes
- Latest Inside Reckoning dev diary takes a look combat and the art of Kingdoms of Amalur
- GameStop apologises over Last Guardian cancellation rumour
- All Zombies Must Die! to release on PSN and XBLA at the end of the month
- SWTOR: Public test server in the works, no ETA on availability of server transfers
- SCEA announces Vita launch titles, details starter kit
- Arnar Gylfason steps down as EVE Online senior producer
- Analysts unsure whether Vita 3G will be popular with US consumers
- Playdom's Gardens of Time bests Zynga offerings as most-played Facebook game
- Xbox 12 Days of Deals: Day 3 is all about Fallout DLC
- Harvey Norman chain to sell GST-free games through direct import site
- Quick quotes: BioWare had MMO "back up plans" in case SWTOR negotiations fell through
- Judge rules against EA's request to dismiss Activision claims, suit goes to trial
- Sky launches 3D Games Review, hosted by Johnny Minkley
- Festive Sale on over 100 titles starts December 23 through the PS Store
- EA holding buy two, get 50% off on Origin deal
- Latest A Game of Thrones video introduces you to The Wall
- Nintendo Downloads: Tetris, Mighty Switch Force, small firmware update
- Quick quotes: BioWare's Muzyka discusses "emotional engagement" in games"
- Uncharted Success: Naughty Dog celebrates 25 years
- Street Fighter x Tekken trailer goes female heavy
- Atlus to release Gungnir on PSN and PSP June 12
- First Modern Warfare 3 DLC gets first teaser screen, info
- Sony to launch three new PSP UMD Dual Packs in US
- Spec Ops: The Line trailer protects Dubai from you
- Nagoshi teases "Project A," which is probably Yakuza 5
- Planetside 2 beta signups kick off
- Machinima highest-viewed YouTube channel in 2011
- Starhawk closed beta to end January 3, open beta dates coming "next few weeks"
- VG247's Holiday Gift List: What we want and why
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- Infamous Xbox Live Indie dev releases "Homeless"
- Zenonia 4 releases on iOS today, free
- Mega Man X releases on iPhone with copious microtransactions
- Square Enix holding half-off iOS sale
- Next up in Xbox holiday deal is Kinect
- Ubisoft announces huge Just Dance 3 stats
- Capcom is holding a huge PSN super sale
- World of Tanks boasts 18 million registrants
- Humble Indie Bundle adds five more games
- SSX gets pushed to March, first gameplay trailer goes (mostly) old school
- Jurassic Park Episode 2 now available on iPad
- Limbo now available in Mac App Store, Steam will have to wait
- EA holiday iOS mega-sale goes live
- Microsoft drops CES keynote, booth presence from 2013
- Rift client $5 through holiday, gets bonus XP event
- Nintendo to release Wii Channel to fix Zelda saves
- BioWare doctors lecture BAFTA on art: watch it now
- Game of Thrones RPG trailer, details finally out
- Japanese charts: Vita launch fails to topple 3DS, FFXIII-2 debuts with 524k
- High-risk, high-reward: Sony's play for the indie win
- Gears 3 gets Fenix Rising map pack, new level progression system on January 17
- Sony: 'No mass Vita problems, we haven't apologised'
- EU PS Store update, December 21 - Jurassic Park, Team ICO HD, Oddworld
- First Modern Warfare 3 DLC dropping next month
- Tekken 3D Prime Edition launching on February 17
- Flick-book fantasy: OPM charts "Skyrim disaster timeline"
- Merry Christmas: You're nothing but a punk, says EA
- Touch My Katamari cinematic is somewhat hysterical
- Panzer Dragoon vets working on Project Draco
- Saints Row: The Third's Warrior Pack video shows more crazy
- Devil May Cry HD Collection gets April 3 EU/US sim-ship
- Physical Warfare Pack for BF3 out now for PC, 360
- Kojima: Project Ogre an open-world affair
- Monster Hunter 3G hits 1 million shipped in Japan
- FFXIII-2 360 to get exclusive weapon DLC
- Counting pennies? It could be worse: you could be Danish
- Batman: Arkham City DLC bundles out now
- No personal data compromised in Square Enix Members hack
- Media Create reports 325,000 Vitas sold in Japan launch week
- Borderlands 2 drops enemies on you - from the moon
- UK retail shifted almost 3 million games last week
- Report - Sony shipped 500,000 Vitas for Japanese launch
- Watch the last 10 minutes of Star Wars Galaxies
- Guild Wars 2's Mesmer "more difficult to develop" than archetypical classes
- Final Fantasy XIII-2 trailer introduces characters
- Skyrim PC patched to 1.31 with 4GB RAM support
- EA won't subject Syndicate to "arcane censorship" for AU release
- US PS Store Update, December 20 - Sega sale, Sonic CD, Trine 2, and L.A Noire
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- Sony reveals two most popular Japanese Vita games
- Dead Island sells 3 million copies
- Bioware says Old Republic "will never end," releases behind the scenes vid doc
- NPD: Non-traditional spend overtook retail in Q3 2011
- Square Enix makes a pair of "Underworld" trademarks
- Star Wars: The Old Republic heading to AU, NZ
- Muzyka: Next Dragon Age may draw from Skyrim
- Respawn releases another blurry image from first project
- UFC app arrives on Xbox Live today
- Epic 20-minute Halo fan film made in-game
- Director says FFXIII-2 will have easier-to-follow story than XIII
- MGS3: Snake Eater may get first-person mode in 3DS remake
- Dance Central 2 gets Rihanna DLC
- Space colony sim, Epic Astro Story released on Android
- Iranian spy implicates game dev as US propaganda arm
- Oddworld: Strangers Wrath HD reviews go live
- Death Rally sees 1.5 million downloads, says Remedy
- Square confirms Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance for 2012 western release
- Quick quotes: Vita a "premier product" compared to development-friendly Xperia Play, says Sony
- One Life Left launches game-inspired album on Amazon
- Sith service: Star Wars: The Old Republic goes live
- PC Gamer: Relic developing new Company of Heroes
- Warner launches bargaintastic Steam bundle, features Arkham City
- Yakuza: Black Panther 2 gets March 22 JP date
- Microsoft kicks off 12 Days of Xbox, Bastion goes half-price today
- Armored Core V trailer goes wall-bouncing mental
- The Darkness II clips show off Vendettas characters
- Lightning Strikes Twice: Yoshinori Kitase on FFXIII-2
- Quick quotes: thatgamecompany "could definitely see" past efforts on Vita
- Nintendo confirms Wii U media presence for CES
- Alan Wake's American Nightmare: Remedy shows off, commentates Fight Till Dawn mode
- Dual Shock support added to Sony Tablet S
- GamersGate CEO dismisses OnLive, Origin and Steam
- Unannounced Ubisoft titles outed by AU classifications
- Devil May Cry HD Collection expected in Japan in March
- Japanese Vita shifts 321,000 units in first two days
- Naughty Dog not keen on "terrifying", "tough" next-gen transition
- AU: Syndicate Refused Classification over violence
- Update: Sony apologises for Vita launch day problems
- UMvC 3 patched; DLC delayed; Vita features trailered
- Marvel MMORPG retitled as Marvel Heroes
- New DmC trailer shows secret worlds
- Zynga stock continues to drop
- Heavy Rain Move Edition still missing extra content
- HMV financials note further losses, "significant doubt" on retailer's future
- Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land coming to iPhone in January
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- Man sues Sony for ToS update forbidding suing
- BioWare taking SWTOR queues issue "seriously"
- Steam launches massive holiday sale, servers falter
- Thieves pocket-dial police after video game heist
- Square Enix releases bizarre Bravely Default trailer
- Zipper releases new trailer for Unit 13
- Square Enix releases new Theatrhythm trailer
- Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen Vita trailer
- Vita not sold out in Japan, some users report problems
- New Ninja Gaiden 3 screens released
- GameFly PC now in open beta
- PSA: Jetpack Joyride is free today
- Champions Online reveals new character type, definitely not a Sith
- Analyst: Up to 1.5 million could be playing SWTOR pre-access
- First Dragon Quest X story details drop
- Alan Wake's American Nightmare gets extended reveal trailer
- Alan Wake's American Nightmare dreams of the future
- Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance goes big with 8-minute trailer
- Pocket-burner? Play.com prices Vita games up to ?45
- Report: Nintendo to show Wii U at CES
- F1 Online closed beta application now open, first trailer goes live
- UK charts: Skyrim takes Christmas number one
- Prototype 2 dev diary aims at hunting, killing, becoming
- Activision launches Skylanders: Spyro's Universe
- LA Noire releasing on PSN this week
- Dear industry, grow up: Why the VGAs aren't the problem
- Notch's Ludum Dare entry Minicraft playable now
- Pokémon x Nobunaga's Ambition unveiled
- Report - Video quality down with new Xbox 360 dashboard
- Play your 3DS Ambassador Game Boy Advance games in original resolution
- XSEED Sale of Unrivaled Insanity is quite well named
- Tri-Ace contributed to Final Fantasy XIII-2
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- Battlefield 3's exploding forklifts featured in new TV spot
- Modern Combat 3 available on Android
- Vita user manual available online
- Possible Battlefield 2142 sequel hint spotted in BF 3
- Trine 2 arrives on consoles this week - look at the trailer
- Battlefield 3 makes Google's 2011 Zeitgeist report
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- League of Legends champion spotlight, Ahri, The Nine-Tailed Fox
- Get your face in Max Payne 3 in Rockstar contest
- Square Enix announces Japanese FFXIII-2 DLC plans
- Assassin's Creed Recollection Dev Diary
- Rumor: Beyond Good and Evil 2 will release this generation
- Court sides with THQ in Ubisoft talent-poaching case
- Perfect World announces new MMO, Fantasy Condor Heroes
- Left 4 Dead Boomer action figure is grotesque
- Persona 4 Golden shots are golden
- Flynn Lives: Tron Legacy makes it into Kingdom Hearts 3DS, March JP launch confirmed
- New Life: PlayStation Vita launches in Japan
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- FIFA Vita trailer shows off new features
- Armor expert expounds on women's battle armor
- Indie Game: The Movie showing at SXSW
- Apple may introduce new iPad sizes in 2012
- Twisted Metal trailer introduces Mr. Grimm
- Blizzard introduces BattleTags to Battle.net
- Zynga stock surges, plunges, surges, regulates in turbulent first day
- Skyrim mod brings online play to the PC
- $100 car available in Need for Speed World
- Star Wars: The Old Republic pre-orders get two-day grace period
- The Louvre is buying 5,000 3DS handhelds
- Analyst: Market shrinking for gaming handhelds, but there's hope
- Video: game controller works by monitoring muscle impulses
- I Am Alive trailer goes tips-heavy
- Double Fine's Stacking coming to PC
- End of Nations dev diary details PvP hopes
- Square confirms Army Corp of Hell for EU Vita launch
- Remedy to self-publish Alan Wake PC - all the details
- Report: Vita Japanese launch shipments at 700,000 units
- EA holding BF3 gameplay community contest
- Report: Rovio aiming for 2013 Hong Kong-based IPO
- Beatshapers shows off StarDrone in new trailer
- Kojima teases Project Ogre, posts screens on Twitter
- Alan Wake's American Nightmare gets XBLA cover
- Guild Wars 2 closed beta kicks off today
- HADOUKEN: Ono, Harada on bringing together SFxTK
- Quick quotes: Rockstar on why GTA III's lead was mute
- Plants vs Zombie iOS update adds I, Zombie mode and more
- Star Wars Galaxies servers closed forever
- Rumour - Zynga prices IPO at $10 per share
- End of an era - Goodbye ERTS, hello EA
- SCE Santa Monica: Sorcery not possible on Kinect or Wii
- Quick Shots - Armored Core V brings some colour to the battlefield
- APB: Reloaded hits 3 million registered players
- Tales of Xillia pays tribute to past Tales games
- Syndicate trailer hacks everything, all the time
- Skyrim ships 10 million units worldwide, sets Steam record
- AMY trailer outs human enemies, enemy encounter strategies
- PS3 firmware 4.00 removes quick and easy PSP install option
- Mysterious Atlus title is the fourth in a series
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- Sony backtracks on Vita accounts, now one account per system
- Report indicates next-gen Xbox coming 2013, design lead swapped
- Play as Resident Evil All-Stars in Operation Raccoon City Multiplayer
- SF X Tekken new screens, collector's edition and preorder details
- PS Vita spotted in the wild, caused by shipping mishap
- The Dark Meadow Deluxe Edition VGAs trailer released
- Skyrim 1.3 patch live on Xbox Live, waiting for full PSN approval
- Apple somehow selling more iOS devices than ever
- Modern Warfare 3 is Redbox's #1 rental of 2011
- PSN game Malicious finally getting English version
- Humble Indie Bundle gets competition, Little Big Bunch Indie Bundle
- CD Projekt Red on why they billed pirates €1000
- Need for Speed World gets interactive trailer
- Fruit Ninja Kinect free Christmas DLC out now
- Marathon 2 now available on iOS, free
- Square Enix Members hack affected 1.8 million
- EA denies Garriott's claims of new Ultima
- Anarchy Reigns gets delayed, locked July release instead
- Report: Doctor Who title to be part of Vita launch
- Final Fantasy XIII-2 video and screens do monster mash
- Nintendo brings Eurosport App to 3DS eShop
- Hirshberg, Jaffe, Xbox creator to speak at D.I.C.E.
- Gravity Rush pre-order box suggests December 27 demo launch in Japan
- Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon appears on Steam, gets 25% discount
- PSA: GTA III 10th Anniversary Ed out now, gets trailer
- "Nokia Wii" used to play Halo, PoP in 2004: pics, details
- Sony still aiming to sell 15 million PS3s by end of FY2012, says House
- Metal Gear Rising development leading on PS3, says Platinum
- Lack of Alan Wake PC day one launch "hurt," says Remedy
- Report: 360 design boss takes new role at MS
- Stop the silly: Of course Xbox 720 won't release in 2012
- Asura's Wrath demo to launch on January 10
- Ninja Gaiden 3 to ship with Dead or Alive 5 alpha demo in Japan
- Report: The Last of Us originally due to get E3 unveil
- GameStop selling Brink new for 97p
- 3DS officially Australia's fastest-selling console
- Gran Turismo 5 DLC and update drop next week
- 3DS Ambassador Game Boy Advance games due Friday
- Zynga's Forestville revealed as latest iOS game
- New Modern Warfare 3 modes this weekend
- Nintendo to fix glitched Skyward Sword saves
- New Pokémon announcement expected in January
- Capcom Digital Collection bundles XBLA games on disc
- SCE Japan launches PlayStation Game Music service
- Risen 2: Dark Waters to release in April
- Rumour - Zynga's IPO set for Friday
- Japanese Charts: 3DS sees biggest sales week ever
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- EA unveils future plans for Star Wars: The Old Republic
- SOE suspends 700 Everquest players
- Super Street Fighter IV DLC on sale through Jan. 10
- Sound Shapes to feature tracks from Deadmau5
- Demigod released on Steam
- Aksys teases two unannounced 2012 releases
- Plants vs Zombies' Crazy Dave releases hip hop song for charity
- GamersGate holiday sale offers up to 90% off
- Activision Blizzard parent faces credit drought
- Nexon receives $1.2 billion in Japanese IPO
- PS Move title Sorcery reappears with new graphical style
- Bossa Studios head says Vita will die "horrible premature death"
- Fifth South Park RPG class is...The Jew
- Max Payne 3 "Gang Wars" multiplayer details revealed
- Fable developer Lionhead seeking MMO programmer
- Guild Wars 2 mesmer gets official reveal, shots and video
- New screens of From Software's Gundam game
- Ultimate MvC3 out February 15 for Vita
- Alan Wake PC confirmed by Remedy for Q1 2012
- MGS: Rising would have been more "bushido" under Kojima's watch
- Report - Just Cause movie finds writer, JC3 in development
- Stunning Last of Us concept art appears online
- EU PS Store update, December 14 - Need for Speed: The Run, Burnout Crash, Sonic CD
- PixelJunk Shooter 2, Limbo top indie PSN charts
- YouTube, Blinkbox, others arrive on Xbox 360
- The Last of Us avatars, themes, trailer PSN-bound
- Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances announced by EA
- Ex-Visceral Melbourne devs open PlaySide
- Quick quotes: Activision on why THPSHD likely won't have original soundtracks
- Swingworm discounted, Azkend free "for a very limited time"
- GTMature: How Rockstar grew up with this generation
- Aion to go F2P in February
- Asura's Wrath demo to drop in January
- PR firm fined $7,000 over San Francisco Homefront balloon stunt
- Ninja Gaiden 3 to launch in Japan on March 22
- Kid Icarus: Uprising trailer reminds you it exists
- Square Enix Members service suspended after "unauthorised access"
- Duke Nukem Forever: The Doctor Who Cloned me out this week
- Modern Warfare 3 players hit with 5,000 day ban
- Humble Indie Bundle 4 launched with star-studded line up
- Sonic CD out tomorrow for iDevice, consoles
- Coming Soon to the Xbox Live Marketplace - Alice: Madness Returns, LA Noire, Gears of War DLC, more
- MGS5: The Boss, Cobras one of “several ideas,” says Kojima
- US PS Store Update, December 13 - New bundles, DNF DLC, PS Plus discounts
- “Truth Behind RISING” vidoc describes troubled project
- Dragon Age, Journey, and Space Invaders talks added to GDC 2012 line up
- The Last of Us trailer pulled for copyright infringement
- Social games companies to cut costs in 2012, says games on demand boss
- Go behind the scenes of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron trailer
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- Four Winds Fantasy out now on iOS
- Miyamoto interested in more Western collaborations, including Zelda
- Platinum Games boss defends Revengeance, KojiPro
- Tekken Tag Tournament 2 sports new netcode, exclusive content
- Crush 3D story trailer is a perfect primer
- Classification reform champion Brendan O'Connor exits home affairs
- Google axes Street View shooter
- Zynga tops DAU on Facebook with CityVille pulling 10 million a day
- Atlus teases game release with letters "G" and "R" - could be Gungnir
- The Last of Us not a "zombie game," but a father-daughter-like "love story"
- American McGee studio announces BigHead Bash for Facebook
- South Park combat will consist of "kids being little bastards"
- Kalypso to release Hard Reset: Extended Edition in US March 2012
- Circle Pad Pro looks to be a GameStop exclusive in the US
- Epic launches Twelve Days of Gearsmas
- Early registration opens for E3 2012
- PSA: Ancestors Pack released for Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
- Indie Royale Xmas Bundle moves 15,000 digital units in 24 hours
- Ten new videos released from PS Vita event in San Francisco
- LEGO Batman 2 insert shows up in new LEGO Super Hero sets
- Polytron's Super Hypercube to be released as a Kinect title
- Obsidian dev unimpressed with RPG advances which "undermine" the thrill of exploration
- Report: CD Projekt pursuing legal action against German Witcher II pirates
- Alter Ego: Book contains photos of MMOs players and their avatars
- Vita can be used as a PS3 controller with Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
- BF3 360 gets Back to Karkand, new title update date
- PSA: SWTOR early access is live, queuing issues reported
- Alan Wake pops up on Steam, Remedy seemingly teases PC release
- Sumioni video shows off the Vita actioner's first stage
- 3DS and Minecraft featured on Time's Top of Everything 2011 lists
- Batman: Arkham World mention reference "good fun only," says Warner
- Kojima hints at Zone of the Enders 3-Fox Engine combo
- Mojang aiming at Friday release for Cobalt
- Metal Gear Rising gets extended VGAs trailer
- Nintendo drops Q1 2012 release schedule for Wii, 3DS
- Plants vs Zombies coming to PS Vita
- NetherRealm on break with Mortal Kombat, working on something else
- Child's Play hits $1.5 million in donations for 2011
- Report: The Last of Us aiming for late 2012-early 2013
- How the bad-ass bow quest made me love Skyrim
- Telstra to launch streaming games service in Australia
- Uncharted: Golden Abyss - 15 mins of gameplay action
- Vita ads outline PS3 connectivity, dual controls, more
- Non-Rising fans should "patiently wait" for stealth-based MGS sequel, says Kojima
- Bleszinski: Any future Gears game would be "fresh and new"
- Modern Warfare 3 update fixes lag, launch glitches
- Obsidian wants to go digital - and kill off used games
- Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD to cost "about $15", developed by Robomodo
- Three times a charm: Valve debunks Half-life 3 ARG talk
- Final Fantasy XIII-2 trailer and screens explain everything
- Miyamoto's new projects to be "different", impossible on smartphones
- Starhawk testing a "real beta"; games "need time in the pressure cooker"
- Coming Soon to the Xbox Live Marketplace: Indie DLC, Joe Danger Special Edition
- Mac App Store dishes out 100 million games
- Contribute to Metal Gear Solid's Saga
- Tickets on sale for EVE Online Fanfest 2012
- GSC Game World: "Nothing is certain", studio will do its "best to continue"
- Rumour - Microsoft chasing original TV content for Xbox Live
- Mesmer revealed as final Guild Wars 2 class
- Garriott working on Ultima Online successor, in "discussions" with EA
- Fortnite has freeform construction and destruction
- Gotham City Impostors trailer welcomes you to Bats HQ
- Team ICO boss Fumito Ueda leaves Sony - details
- PS3 Other OS class action suit dismissed
- Final Fantasy Type-0 is Vita-compatible with network play, twin sticks
- Quick Quotes - The Legend of Zelda to stick with motion controls
- Second Naughty Dog team at work on The Last of Us for two years
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- DiRT Showdown launching on PS3, 360, PC in May
- Minecraft among winners at Indie Visibility Awards
- Modern Warfare 3 hits $1 billion in 16 days - info
- PSN to receive maintenance downtime on Thursday
- New PS Access events to wheel out Vita before February launch
- Namco to introduce Tales of browser title
- UK charts: Skyrim topples MW3 after a month
- Batman: Arkham City currently ?18 at Play.com
- Kamiya not involved with Metal Gear Rising
- Ellen Page not involved with The Last of Us, Enslaved design lead on board
- Car Crash: Why VGAs are in a serious need of change
- Thatgamecompany's flOw and Flower both topped annual PSN charts
- Skyrim to see meaty DLC packs that "make the game better"
- Darksiders 2: Death Lives trailer escapes VGAs
- Quick Quotes – Bethesda may retain Skyrim’s bucket theft technique
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- Binary Domain trailer is all dramatic action
- Quick Quotes - Cliff Bleszinski on Epic's "no dudebros" Fortnite
- First Prison Architect trailer released
- Metal Gear Rising not a direct sequel to MGS 4
- Stranger's Dream DLC goes back to the Bastion December 14
- Dungeons of Dredmor: Realm of the Diggle Gods expansion inbound
- Debut trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man swings into the VGAs
- Hitman: Absolution video shows Agent 47 in hospital shoot-out
- Transformers: Fall of Cyberton VGA trailer shows a fight for survival
- Tekken Tag Tournament 2 announced for holiday 2012
- Watch a Thresher save Shepard's skin in latest Mass Effect 3 video
- Rainbow Six: Patriots VGAs trailer takes on greed
- Diablo III VGA trailer shows the opening cinematic
- BioShock Infinite VGAs trailer takes a step back
- Joker teases "Batman: Arkham World" at VGAs
- Epic's Fortnite announced at VGAs - teaser released
- Remedy unveils Alan Wake's American Nightmare
- Bioware announces Command & Conquer: Generals 2 for 2013
- Naughty Dog's The Last of Us announced at VGAs
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- Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD going digital next year
- Quick Quotes: Team Ninja on why it's not interested in DoA vs Tekken
- Level-5: Future Ni no Kuni titles planned, will expand the current world
- Quick Quotes: Double Fine aren't "averse to making sequels"
- NIS goes screenshot bonkers with Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention
- Game composers create album to benefit Sweet Relief charity
- IGN posts an exclusive shot of Remedy's new Alan Wake game for XBLA
- MGS Rising VGA trailer confirms Platinum as dev
- Rayman Origins moves 50,000 units for November US debut
- Double Fine says to expect a less bountiful release slate next year
- Cryptic release video showing the new opening cutscene to Star Trek Online F2P
- Indie Royale's Xmas Bundle available for pre-order, 8-Bit Christmas album is a bonus
- SWTOR: Sith Inquisitor progression and space battle videos emerge
- Skyrim: Nine things you didn’t know you could do videoed, detailed
- Tales of Graces F hitting US on March 13, English debut trailer released
- Quick Quotes: Team Ninja believes DLC should add to the game experience
- Lockdown, Mirror's Edge top Friday's iPad charts
- Agarest: Generations of War 2 releasing on PS3 in summer 2012
- One Piece: Kaizoku Musou Treasure Box PS3 bundle announced
- Final Fantasy XIV market ward and player search improvements detailed
- Blacklight: Retribution developer video shows off a few of the customization options
- Virtual wallet coming to Blizzard's Battle.net "in the weeks ahead"
- Watch how Siri works with Scribblenauts Remix on iPhone 4S
- Capcom and Nyu Media bringing Japanese indie games westward
- Club Nintendo members can purchase downloadable games with Coins
- Sony: Ueda "committed" to finishing The Last Guardian
- Remedy teases Alan Wake XBLA before VGA unveil tonight
- THQ lets go 30 from uDraw team
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- NPD: 360 tops with 1.7M, MW3 and Skyrim storm software
- Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning limited editions will run you $80-$275
- Rumor – Crytek’s Ryse slated for next-gen Xbox console
- PAYDAY: The Heist Xmas Update released on Steam
- Instructions on how to block Xbox Dashboard ads pop up online
- DNF: The Doctor Who Cloned Me DLC set for release next week
- EQII characters created before December 6 being "grandfathered" into Age of Discovery
- Rock Band 3 gets a three-pack of RUSH, adds Black Veil Brides, Volbeat
- US PS Movie Store Update - Hangover Part II, Cowboys & Aliens, Men in Black 3 trailer
- Rumor - US voice actor claims to be working on "Half Life Episode 3"
- Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure announced for March
- Nintendo Channel lists upcoming schedule for Europe
- Watch the first 20 minutes of Gears 3 DLC RAAM’s Shadow
- GSC to release statement on state of affairs Monday
- BF3 superkill video leaves us utterly speechless
- All future Xbox apps to contain Kinect functionality
- Angry Birds turns two on December 11, Rovio celebrates by unlocking all levels
- Boom City: Skyrim wins GOTY, Best RPG at 2011 VGAs
- Crytek's Ury Zhilinsky joins FireFall dev Red 5 Studios
- UKIE announces Dr Jo Twist as its new CEO
- Vietnam's Emobi Games to release FPS called 7554 based on First Indochina War
- Game Connection Europe 2012 winners announced
- Indie developers upset over new XBL Dashboard interface
- Mirror's Edge goes free on iOS today only
- Sonic 4: Episode 2 rated by Korean Game Rating Body
- First developer diary released for MechWarrior Online
- Magic Voodoo: Bastion added to Google Chrome game library
- BBC makes Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock official
- Miyamoto on retirement: "That is not the case"
- Spacetime Studios says its titles are the first cross-platform MMOs on the market
- Xbox Live Gold is free this weekend, includes chance to win an Xbox entertainment package
- Report: Argos pulls out of second-hand game market
- Warner Montreal working on more DC Comics games thanks to Batman's success
- Serious Sam: BFE gets a Santa multiplayer skin
- Just Dance 3 Wii to get Mario song
- Wired's Kohler stands by Miyamoto retirement story
- Zynga predicts subs rise ahead of IPO
- Persona 4: The Golden clip is personified awesome
- Man plays White Knight Chronicles II for 8,000 hours
- New Mass Effect 3, Hitman Absolution trailers promised for VGAs
- Mega Man to "remain" a "key brand" for Capcom, says US boss Svensson
- New TDU2 DLC to finally bring bikes
- La Dolce Vita: Why I’m psyched for Sony’s new handheld
- The King of Fighters XIII patch inbound, demo out now
- Battlefield 3 PC patches locked to Origin
- Sonic creator's studio debuts Flick Pig
- Apple Game of the Year Awards honour Dead Space, Tiny Wings, more
- Borderlands "really about the loot", sequel to be less repetitive
- Nintendo extends 3DS WiFi coverage to US airports
- Shepard "much more dynamic" in Mass Effect 3
- APB: Reloaded hits US retail tomorrow
- End of Nations has globe-spanning events, 52 players on each map
- Notch to stream Ludum Dare entry
- Keith Vaz calls for parliamentary debate on harmful effects of games
- U-Turn: Peter Moore didn't execute Dreamcast
- Rumour - The Last of Us teased in Uncharted 3
- Vita PSN IDs locked to memory cards, not consoles
- MLB 12 The Show saves shared between PS3 and Vita versions
- Jagged Alliance: Back in Action trailer shows off cinematics
- Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 Vita touch and Near features detailed
- Moore: "No two ways about it", digital transition will have casualties
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- Halo Waypoint, ATLAS real-time map app headed to mobiles
- MechWarrior: Tactical Command announced for iOS debut
- Ninja Gaiden 3 multiplayer's modes, stealth and more detailed
- Rumour - Dead Rising 3 set in California, stars Rick the mechanic
- LucasArts hiring for two unannounced titles
- Analyst: Nintendo "left for dead" by investors but won't "roll over and die"
- Rumor - Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock slated for multi-plat release in early 2012
- EA Sports Challenge Series lays $1 million in cash and prizes on the line
- Infantry Weapons highlighted in latest DUST 514 developer update
- Borderlands 2: Lilith auditions have started, check out some of the ladies
- Nintendo Downloads - Pushmo, Castle Conqueror, Paper Wars
- Ono "keen" on more collaborations assuming TKxSF success
- PSA: Ubisoft 25th Anniversary sale going on over at XBLM
- Report - 3DS Circle Pad Pro provides 480 hours of gameplay on one battery
- Sine Mora to release exclusively on Xbox Live Arcade
- Square files trademark for Gunslinger Stratus
- Soul Calibur V video demonstrates Critical Edge system using Patroklos
- SEGA developing action-simulation title Samurai & Dragons for Vita
- OnLive would "love" to have its service on next-gen Microsoft and Sony consoles
- Latest Devil May Cry video shows Dante trying to escape the city
- PS Plus: Over $1,200 in savings, 17 free games and 132 PS3 game discounts in 2011
- Saints Row: The Third Explosive Combat and Z Style DLC get trailered
- World of Tanks breaks a new record with 250,000 simultaneous players
- LOTRO Update 5: The Prince of Rohan to launch December 12
- Dear Esther to release on Steam February 14
- Quick shots: Sony drops Jak and Daxter HD Collection screens
- Raptr: Most Played Game and Most Played RPG of 2011 was Skyrim
- Katamari Damacy shots look very, very pwetty
- Quick Shots: Ayane and Hitomi punch it out in new Dead or Alive 5 screens
- Batman: Arkham City Lockdown now available for iDevices
- PlayStation Home goes V1.60
- Resistance 3's Brutality Pack video is full of shooting, Mastadon
- VVVVVV dev releases At A Distance for Free
- Music Unlimited PS3 to offer free two month trial
- Capcom teasing something Dead Rising-related
- inFamous 2: Festival of Blood becomes fastest selling PSN game ever
- NCSoft EU boss heads to Warner Bros
- Joe Danger: Special Edition hitting Xbox Live Arcade next week
- Nintendo confirms February EU Last Story release
- Epic's Tim Sweeney to be inducted into AIAS Hall of Fame
- USK rates Alan Wake's American Nightmare
- Chrono Trigger iOS to release tomorrow
- APB Reloaded launches on Steam
- Need for Speed World now global through Aeria Games
- Jaffe not keen on Online Pass for Twisted Metal
- A Guiding Light: The indie journey of Waveform
- Namco Bandai awarded distribution rights to The Witcher 2
- Bethesda offers Skyrim PS3 save issue workarounds
- Nintendo debunks Miyamoto partial retirement claim
- OnLive Android, iOS apps out now - stream L.A. Noire right to your tablet
- Quick Shots - Ninja Gaiden 3's multiplayer
- Quick Quotes - Where's Fruit Ninja 2?
- Gotham City Impostors animated short features a lot of giggling
- SWTOR early access kicks off December 13, pre-load now
- The Last of Us teaser website updated - new wallpaper, video extended
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- Richard Garriott's next game is Ultimate Collector: Garage Sale
- Ninja Gaiden 3 gets March release date
- Levine: BioShock games are "improvisational" combat, "fantastical" setting
- Epic doubtful about Vita, not keen on "port-itis"
- THQ lowers Q3 expectations by 25% due to weak uDraw sales on 360 and PS3
- Take Two boss dismisses exclusives, annual releases, and CoD Elite
- X?: Albion Prelude announced for December 15 release on Steam
- MCV launches 2011 salary survey
- Japanese charts: 3DS sales soar due to Mario Kart 7
- Microsoft launches Xbox Live iOS app
- Blizzard announces WoW holiday sales
- Warlock: Master of the Arcane closed beta applications being accepted
- PopCap launches freemium Bejeweled and Blitz games on iOS devices
- Kalypso to publish retail version of Telltale’s Jurassic Park: The Game
- Koei Tecmo acquires Atelier series developer Gust
- GDC 2012 to include lectures from Naughty Dog, Volition, PopCap
- Story trailer and screens released for Soul Calibur V
- Quick Quotes: SEGA's Nagoshi on recent wave of developers exiting big firms
- Skyrim Update 1.3 now available on Steam
- Exclusive trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man to debut during the VGAs
- New XBL EULA prevents class-action suits, limits liability to $5
- Serious Sam 3 punishes pirates with unbeatable enemy
- FFXIII-2: Game Plus mode, perfect Famitsu score, 1 million shipped
- Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath dated for Europe and US
- Moore: "I don't think there's any doubt" that BF3 took share away from MW3
- Mojang to implement one sign-in for all games
- Modern Warfare 3 eighth most popular topic on Facebook in 2011
- Steam now supports coupon codes
- Arkham City DX11 patch is live, 32-bit users may wish to wait a bit
- Games on Demand: RE5 and Dead Rising 2 price drops
- Keighley: The Last of Us VGAs unveil to be "in-game"
- Euro PS Store and Plus update, December 7 - LEGO Harry Potter, Resistance 3, Pink Knight, BF3
- Catherine confirmed for February 10 in Europe
- New Epic IP to be "radically different" than anything beforehand, says Capps
- Last Guardian producer Hayama quits for London-based social company
- Bethesda debunks Obsidian dev's Skyrim PS3 lag theory
- Ninety-Nine Nights Online announced for Japan
- Frozenbyte: Trine 2 to get “substantial DLC” next year
- New Xbox Dashboard: A ten minute video tour - watch
- Tony Hawk hints at new game unveil for VGAs - details
- Trine 2 launches today, original sells 1.1 million on PC, PSN
- How Assassin's Creed: Revelations ended our love affair
- GRIN veterans introduce Pid, due 2012
- Quick Quotes - Pachter thinks Gears of War 3 won't sell consoles
- 3DS firmware update live, includes accomplishments
- US PS Store Update, December 6 - FF VI, Dragon Age II, Back to Karkand
- PSA: Xbox Dashboard update rolling out now
- Final Fantasy XIII-2 trailer admires the scenery
- Skyrim PS3 fix not in next patch, says Bethesda
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- Nintendo acknowledges game-breaking Skyward Sword bug
- Sledgehammer recruiting for next Call of Duty game
- Journey's desert setting to "encourage a connection" between players
- Survival mode coming to Minecraft Pocket Edition
- The Scorched Desert for The Secret World looks a bit formidable
- MLG Pro Circuit 2011 most-watched in eSports history
- Ubisoft's bid to block sales of Get Up and Dance denied by US judge
- CrimeCraft's GangWars expansion is live
- Android Apps pass 10 billion downloads, discounts select games to 10 cents
- GameStop lists Mediterranean Traveler Map Pack DLC for AC: Revelations
- Killing Floor Twisted Christmas 2 starts tomorrow
- Gore Verbinski's studio working on XBLA Kinect title
- Video shows Skyrim being played with Kinect on PC
- PS Plus December preview: Free Tomb Raider: Underworld, Marvel Pinball, more
- 3DS gets closer to 3 million units sold, Mario Kart 7 moves 420,000 units
- UK's Education Secretary to back computer science in schools, more students should learn coding
- GamesAid Little Big Bunch indie bundle lets you pay what you want
- GTA III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition hitting Android, iOS next week
- Report - 39 million MMO gamers in the US play SciFi, 68% prefer F2P
- Quick Quotes: Heller's race in Prototype 2 is tricky, “nobody wants to touch it”
- Ubisoft Quebec posts job openings for MMORPG development
- BloodRayne: Betrayal is 20% off on PSN until December 13
- Awesomenauts' latest character reveal is Yuri the mad scientist monkey
- EA announces The Sims 3 Showtime expansion pack for March
- Persona 4: The Ultimate footage shows off Chie awesomeness
- UK shops say Metallic Red edition of 3DS is selling out
- BF3: Back to Karkand goes live on PSN, gets final look-in at Wake Island
- PSA: New Xbox Dashboard to go live in an hour [Update]
- 2K announces narrative four-player co-op for The Darkness II
- Zynga ends copyright lawsuit with Vostu
- GOG to bundle Witcher 1 and 2 together as part of Christmas sale
- Obsidian approached by South Park Studios directly for game
- Alan Wake XBLA isn't fully-fledged AW2, says Remedy
- Battlefield Play4Free gets weapon customisation
- ACB: Capcom to publish arena FPS Nexuiz
- Dynasty Warriors Next demo to appear at Vita Japanese launch
- FFXIV to start billing on January 6, discounted pricing until V2.00
- THQ to announce "very exciting" new title this month, says Bilson
- Mood Music: Dark Souls and The Silent Comedy
- Xbox Dashboard update includes Kinect voice control for Australia
- New BioShock: Infinite trailer to debut at VGAs - teaser image released
- Report - Theme Park iOS DLC items could set you back $60 each
- Beyond the Labyrinth combat takes rock, paper, scissors to a new level
- Resistance 3 Brutality DLC drops this week
- EverQuest admins issue final warning to cheaters
- IGF Awards expands with Microsoft-sponsored XBLA prize
- Fruit Ninja plushies arrive just in time for Giftfest 2011
- Gibeau: "Totally open" to real-world war stories in games
- Analysts predict November win for Xbox 360
- Warriors Orochi 3 trailer shows Ryu, Ayane in action
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- Trine 2 PC and Mac version to release December 7, consoles to follow
- Good Old Games announces massive holiday sale
- 65% of Heavy Rain players saved Shaun
- SWTOR beta testers rack up 9 million hours over three day weekend
- Lego makes inevitable Minecraft connection, deal in progress
- Ueda still on board The Last Guardian
- Tekken Tag Tournament 2 coming to select US arcades
- New Final Fantasy XIII-2 details, commercial revealed
- Uncharted: Golden Abyss most anticipated Vita title according to Famitsu readers
- Quick Shots: Action-packed Max Payne 3 Screens released
- Rayman creator Ancel: "I don't really enjoy Mario games"
- Bleszinski to unveil "fresh, new experience" from Epic at VGAs
- Uncharted series sells 13 million, says Sony
- Monster Hunter Portable 3rd big winner at PlayStation Awards
- Nintendo UK appoints new head of communications
- PS3 Skyrim stutter-bug linked to Fallout: New Vegas glitches
- Keighley: Alan Wake XBLA is "effectively" Alan Wake 2
- SCEE boss: PS3 to aim at "younger demographic"
- Dynasty Warriors Next confirmed for EU Vita launch
- Driver: San Francisco 360 update goes live
- UK charts: MW3 sits top for fourth week
- GameStop UK selling Uncharted 3 for ?23
- Konami Vita download title to get freemium release
- Zynga registers ForestVille web domains
- Microsoft to release new Xbox Companion WP7 app tomorrow
- "The Future of TV": New Xbox Dashboard drops tomorrow
- CCP: EVE Online's Incarna "didn't really do any gameplay"
- Final Fantasy XIII-3 not on the cards despite domain registration
- Zelda series producer: I want to "make it my own"
- Touch My Katamari DLC rewards completionists and credit cards
- Capcom to ship 420,000 copies of Monster Hunter 3G
- Politician jumps the gun with detailed Fruit Ninja announce
- UMvC glitches go monochrome, reverse controls
- Playable Final Fantasy VII opening built with Unreal Development Kit
- Rumour - US digital Vita titles up to 40% cheaper than retail
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- Quick Quotes - How EA influences BioWare's development
- Recruitment outs new Square Enix 1st Production Department title
- Vita restricted to one PlayStation Network ID per unit
- Command & Conquer Alliances outed by domain
- VGAs to introduce new PS3 exclusive, The Last of Us
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- Rolston: RPGs reaching a boon period, still a market for structurally sound high fantasy epics
- RIFT's instance finder Instant Adventure goes live next week, big shake-up coming
- Zynga lowers valuation to $7 billion ahead of initial public offering
- Really Big Bundle adds soundtracks, Zeybold text adventures
- SWTOR "Choose Your Side" video pits the Imperial Agent against a Jedi Consular
- Slighty Mad and Eurogamer want you to create a track for Project Cars
- Marvel Super Hero Squad Online enlists 1 million players since April
- Quick Quotes: Ken Rolston says he's still confident in the single-player market
- Microsoft Flight beta applications now being accepted
- Nine new songs from Queen being added to Rock Band 3 next week
- BBFC lists Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition for February release
- MW3 Xbox Live Avatar sales to benefit Call of Duty Endowment
- ICRC investigating whether Geneva, Hague-conventions should apply to games
- Expired Online Pass codes found in new copies of EA games
- Battlefield 3 PC patch deploying December 6
- Phase 3 closed beta video released for Blacklight Retribution
- North American trailer released for Xenoblade Chronicles
- Report - Day 1 lays-off 95% of Silent Scope team after Konami backs out
- South Park: The Game details escape from Game Informer
- Killing in the name of: When does the blame game stop?
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- Capcom files trademark for E.X. Troopers
- More rumored Wii U specs surface, hardware similar to Xbox 360
- Report - Alan Wake sales figures close to 1.5 million units
- Assassin's Creed "meta story" could be "carried on forever"
- Master Chief to look a bit different in Halo 4, Cortana in danger once again
- Onechanbara Z: Kagura stars a bikini-clad half-vampire
- Get 3D Classics: Kid Icarus for free when you register two eligible 3DS titles
- Ryan: Insomniac going multi-platform isn't "the end of the world by any means"
- Anaylst: Amazon has sold close to 2 million units of Kindle Fire
- This is Iron Man in Marvel Universe Online
- Ubisoft feels releasing new IP through digital platforms is less risky
- US PS Movie Store Update: Friends with Benefits, The Smurfs
- Xenoblade Chronicles to release in the US in April 2012
- Round of Rare hires include former Codemasters, Ubisoft and Relentelss staffers
- Notch quits as Minecraft lead for "rest and new projects"
- Just Dance 3 moves 700,000 units in the US during Black Friday week
- Rock out to these new Army Corps of Hell trailers
- Sony negotiating Vita Flash support, defends proprietary memory cards
- Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk cracking gameplay trailer
- Square Enix and DeNA unveil Final Fantasy Brigade
- Band recreates iOS games in real-life
- Saints Row: The Third: Sandpapering the nowhere man
- Dan Stahl plots a course back to Cryptic Studios
- Star Wars Galaxies final schedule outlined
- New Battlefield Heroes content every day til Christmas
- Bungie's first sci-fi trilogy released for free
- CityVille still top dog on Facebook one year on
- SSF IV AE ver 2012 outlined in massive change log, brief trailer
- Dream dreamer - Half-Life 3 t-shirt spotted on "Valve employee"
- Uncharted: Golden Abyss Japanese trailer makes us wildly envious
- Atlus requests patience over King of Fighters XIII online issues
- Namco x Capcom Fight Club streaming online tonight
- End of Nations beta signups open
- Quick Shots - Amusingly varied Final Fantasy XIII-2 screens
- Dead Island Christmas give away stuffs stockings
- Spot the Grimlock in Transformers: Fall of Cybertron cinematic trailer teaser
- EA launches new, subscription-based T-Club for Tetris fans
- Infinity Blade II iPad, iPod patch incoming
- First full Japanese TV spot debuts "If we play, we're friends" campaign
- Analyst: Pepper spray incident shows games are "a must have holiday item"
- Mod support, villager AI top of Mojang's Minecraft wishlist
- Gaze in wonder on this extended Fez screenshot video
- Nintendo Downloads - Adventure Island, House M.D., more
- PopCap: One quarter of social gamers make purchases
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- Street Fighter x Tekken Vita footage shows Toro vs Kuro
- Gamescom 2012 floorspace upped to 140,000 square metres
- EA acquires Superhero City developer KlickNation
- Ex-BioWare and Pandemic boss nets $15 million for new studio, Rumble
- Final Fantasy XIII-2 videos show off expert battle mode
- Insomniac teases Resistance 3 news next week
- Gotham City Imposters animated video features a cabby Batman, bratty Joker clan
- PlayStation creator Ken Kutaragi working on "totally cool" project
- All Zombies Must Die hits XBLA through Square Enix
- UFC on Xbox 360 delayed to December 20
- Skyrim to support Steam Workshop, Creation Kit due January
- Back to Karkand hits PS3 Dec. 6, PC and 360 Dec. 13
- Hill and Worthington star in another Vet and n00b MW3 trailer
- Infinity Blade II launch trailer makes you want to smack your Android device
- BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend to release Q1 2012 in Europe
- Stray Sheep Edition of Catherine announced for Europe
- Acquire's ink-themed Vita actioner Sumioni looks lovely, interesting
- Witcher 2, Deus Ex, Amnesia, more discounted on Amazon
- First level of Super Mario Land created with 18 million Minecraft blocks
- Mass Effect 3 developer video focuses on combat
- New Resident Evil: Revelations video focuses on story, characters
- Steam announces the Daily Wishlist Giveaway
- DmC gameplay trailer has an abundance of hacking, slashing, shooting
- Square releases first image of its action-RPG in development
- South Park: The Game RPG announced, is next GI cover
- Brink free on Steam this weekend to celebrate Clans and Tournament launch
- Syndicate weapons trailer and screens released, co-op shots land as well
- Konami announces NeverDead for a February 3 release, screenshot extravaganza follows
- Grand Theft Auto IV PC event being held tomorrow
- 3DS passes year one sales of original DS in eight months
- Games dominate UK Apple App Charts
- Nintendo: 3DS Ambassador Program games to release "before the end of December"
- Sony: 12 Gifts of Christmas PS Plus promotion starts, Sonic 2 free for 48 hours
- Report - SCEA's Rob Dyer and Scott Steinberg exit the firm
- Updated battling shown in new FFXIII-2 trailer
- Lineage II now free, better than wanking
- NowGamer beats 1 million unique users in November
- EA rumour du jour: Army of Four built on Frostbite 2
- Konami to publish Choplifter HD, release pushed to "winter"
- Going Diablo? Square UE action-RPG to have online play, says Ichimura
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 won't be coming to 3DS thanks to "speck" graphics
- Dragon Quest X "communication" screens are depressingly ridiculous
- Soul Calibur V out February 2 in Japan, box-art carries Ezio
- Fils-Aime: Wii U to appeal to a "different consumer"
- Counter-strike: Global Offensive beta footage
- Infinite Moo: Why Dynasty Warriors can be milked forever
- Classification Board hints at Aussie release for Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Rumour - Resident Evil 6 leak points to Chinese setting
- Sins of a Solar Empire's graphical renovation complete
- Analysts dismiss Kotick's SWTOR unprofitability claims
- Infinity Blade II's crunch time "not worth it"
- Latest Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures expansion drops December 15
- Plant beans, harvest new equipment in Nippon Ichi's Legasista
- Quake removed from German index list
- EA Mobile to bring The Sims Freeplay to iOS