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March 11, 2013

Borderlands 2: Gearbox teases sixth playable character

Borderlands 2 will get a sixth playable character.At the end of a panel session at SXSW (attended by Polygon), developer Gearbox showed…

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SimCity: Maxis says core problem "behind us", crashes down 92%

Maxis is slowly but surely getting SimCity up to scratch.Overnight Maxis chief Lucy Bradshaw said the “core problem” with simply getting in…

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Tomb Raider PC patched to address Nvidia, Intel, TressFX issues

Crystal Dynamics has patched the PC version of Tomb Raider.The update includes fixes for start-up issues on machines with Nvidia and Intel…

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Valve-backed Xi3 Piston console starts at $1000

The Xi3 Piston console – backed by Valve as a third-party Steam Box – starts at $1000.Pre-order and you get $100 off…

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The secrets of Disgaea’s decade-long success

Gamasutra speaks to Sohei Niikawa, the creator of the cult-hit strategy franchise, which marks its 10-year anniversary in 2013, about what he…

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EA: Core problem preventing SimCity playtime ‘is almost behind us’

SimCity developer Maxis says it has reduced game crashes by 92 percent since day one and players have connected and clocked more…

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Stiq Figures, February 25 – March 3: Final Four 99 edition

Welcome to Stiq Figures, where the sales data is after the break and the posts don’t matter. Every week, we take a…

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Metal Slug X runs and guns to iOS, Android

SNK Playmore recently launched Metal Slug X on iOS and Android. The run-and-gun game is a remake of the Neo Geo game…

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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance VR DLC looks and sounds like this

It may be difficult to tell from the beginning of this video (after the title screen loads, duh), but it’s a trailer…

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Get StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty for $18 on Newegg

While Blizzard dropped the price of StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty to $20 on Battle.net until March 12, Newegg managed to top…

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March 10, 2013

The Drop: Week of March 11th 2013 New Releases

In this week’s The Drop, vengeance is born in the fires of betrayal in this prequel to the best-selling God of War…

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GameStop adds All-Stars pre-order perk for God of War: Ascension

God of War: Ascension adds a voucher for two PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale characters with pre-orders from GameStop. The dueling duo is…

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EA registers ‘Plants Vs Zombies Adventures’ domains

EA recently registered domain names related to its undead botanical tower defense series with the name “Plants Vs. Zombies Adventures.” Domain squatters…

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Maxis: SimCity offline mode is ‘just not possible’

@azbiker72 The game was designed for MP, we sim the entire region on the server so this is just not possible –…

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Dad re-tiles Donkey Kong for his daughter, has Pauline save Mario

To a 3-year-old, it’s a logical enough assumption: We can play as a girl, Princess Peach, in Super Mario Bros. 2, so…

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Debut Bundle debuts on Indie Royale with Cognition

Every new Indie Royale bundle comes with a theme. This time around, the six-game Debut Bundle features four “new games or versions…

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Face-Off: Tomb Raider

We approached Tomb Raider with some degree of anticipation: we looked forward to a cross-platform game that could challenge the untouchable Uncharted…

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Creating God of War: Ascension’s ‘elephantaur’

This behind-the-scenes video of God of War: Ascension shows the creation of the game’s unique elephant-like creature. The final version of the…

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