Monthly Archives: April 2011

When Gamers Give Back

Feature Share it: Tweet When Gamers Give Back These acts of selfless charity have proven that gamers have hearts, too. By: Steve Watts April 27, 2011 The recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan have resulted in an outpouring of support … Continue reading

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Sam & Max Developer Telltale to Publish Games on Xbox 360

One day after delaying the PC version of Jurassic Park: The Game, Telltale Games has announced a deal to publish games on Xbox 360. The company wasn’t forthcoming about which games in particular it would be bringing to the platform … Continue reading

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Peyton Hillis is Madden NFL 12′s Cover Star

After more than a month of voting by nearly 13 million people, Madden fans have decided the cover athlete for Madden NFL 12 will be Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis. Hillis faced stiff competition throughout the process; besides defeating … Continue reading

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First Lawsuit Filed Against Sony Over PSN Data Leak

In a move that was entirely inevitable, what’s believed to be the first lawsuit against Sony over the PlayStation Network breach has been filed in California today. This comes one day after an admission that PSN users’ personal data (including, … Continue reading

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Beyonce Sued Over Canceled Game Project

Beyonce Knowles has been massively successful in a number of different realms, from music to acting to endorsements. She was to be involved with a new videogame based on her life before pulling out, a move that has led to … Continue reading

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Retronauts: Which 16-Bit RPG Rerelease is Right For You?

Square Enix certainly doesn’t do anything by halves. Hot on the heels of the zillionth remake of Final Fantasy IV (via the Complete Collection for PSP) have come news and rumors that the company will be reissuing the subsequent 16-bit … Continue reading

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Beware Modern Warfare 2 Phishing Attempts on Xbox Live

As Sony is dealing with a massive breach of the PlayStation Network’s security, Microsoft has issued a ‘Service Alert‘ warning gamers of “potential phishing attempts” while playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Specifics were not explained except to say … Continue reading

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Hulu Plus Members Credited for Lost PS3 Access

One of the effects of the PlayStation Network downtime that began a week ago is Hulu Plus being inaccessible on PlayStation 3. As a premium service that users have to pay for, it’s perhaps a bigger loss than being unable … Continue reading

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Chaos Rings Sequels Announced

Chaos Rings, the first original iPhone RPG from Square Enix, made it to the number-one sales spot in 15 different countries on the iTunes App Store. The publisher’s apparently happy with the results, because in this week’s issue of Famitsu … Continue reading

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Japan Sizes Up Quake Damage to Game Industry

Over a month after the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami that laid waste to a large swath of northeastern Japan, the nation’s game industry is starting to show signs of going back to normal. Still, the disaster exacted a serious toll … Continue reading

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