Rockstar Games today released the details of the Collector's Edition and Special Edition of Grand Theft Auto V, both of which are now available for pre-order from participating retailers.  The Special Edition Includes:  A full retail copy of Grand Theft Auto V.  A collectible... [more+]

Microsoft doesn't feel as though backwards compatibility is much of a concern with this generation, says Xbox boss Don Mattrick. While Sony is looking for ways to allow users to play PS3 games through its servers on the PS4, Mattrick doesn't feel it's worth the effort on the Xbox One.  Mattrick's... [more+]

After stumbling big time with the initial launch, Square Enix is getting ready to do right by the fans and give them the Final Fantasy XIV they deserve with FF XIV: A Realm Reborn, which will launch for PC and PlayStation 3 on August 27. In addition to the date and a Collector’s Edition... [more+]

Square Enix of America's president and CEO today tendered his resignation after almost three years at the company. Polygon reports that Fischer departed the company on good terms, and has since taken up a position as Amazon Japan's vice president of digital music and video. Fischer joined... [more+]

When Nintendo announced that it would be airing a Nintendo Direct before E3, I assumed that meant it would take place a few days from the event. I certainly didn’t think they meant that it would take place the same day E3 begins. But that just so happens to be the case, the House of Mario... [more+]

For months, Ghost Games (formally known as EA Gothenburg) was believed to be at work on a game in the Need for Speed series. That was confirmed today, when EA announced Need for Speed Rivals, a new game being developed for release on current-gen and next-gen consoles this year. Created in collaboration... [more+]

My, I doubt this is the reaction Microsoft expected from the shareholders.  Although Sony didn’t intrude on yesterday’s Xbox One festivities with snide comments or exciting reveals of its own, it still found a way to steal people’s attention. As Game Informer reports, the unveiling... [more+]

Well, what do you know? Not one whole week after saying that it isn't, EA is now saying that it is working on games for the Wii U. EA chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen was at Stifel Nicolaus 2013 Internet, Media and Communications Conference in New York yesterday evening, when he contradicted... [more+]

The 2013 European Game Developers Conference today announced the addition of a new round of panels to its lineup. Steven Masters will be discussing the design of Assassin's Creed III in two separate talks: "Designing Assassin's Creed III" and "Three Years of Collaboration... [more+]

Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment today announced that the "Komplete" edition of NetherRealm Studios Mortal Kombat will be available for digital download on PC July 3. A boxed retail edition will also launch starting August 2 in Europe and August 6 in North America. It will be developed... [more+]

The future of indie games on the Xbox One is now in a state of limbo. At the reveal event yesterday, a Microsoft representative informed Shacknews that Microsoft will not allow independent developers to self-publish their titles on the Xbox Live Arcade. Instead, they'll require a publishing... [more+]

When I got up this morning, I awoke to a Gamersphere abuzz with confusion over the Xbox One. As expected, more information about Microsoft’s new TV-system-that-also-plays-games poured out as press sites squeezed details out of the company, but so far said details regarding to certain aspects... [more+]

It finally happened. At long last, the final player in the next-gen console battle has emerged. As you guys may know or have heard, Microsoft has blown the veil off the latest iteration of its gaming platform: the Xbox One (wait, shouldn’t that be Xbox Three? How confusing). For an hour at its... [more+]

Good news, everyone! We may yet see Star Wars Battlefront 3! At least, according to Electronic Arts CFO Blake Jorgensen, who today teased that the publisher may well have the title in development. Jorgensen dropped the hint while speaking at the Stifel 2013 Technology Conference.  "The... [more+]

Target is the latest retailer to issue a price cut no Nintendo's Wii U console, lowering the basic console down to $239.99: a 20% decrease in price. The New Super Mario Bros U bundle, meanwhile, has been discounted to $390.00, while the Black Deluxe console is still $349.99.  A number... [more+]

Everybody wants in on the MOBA business, and EA is evidently no exception. Last week, the publisher opted to announce its very own addition to the genre, titled Dawngate. Developed by the previously unknown developer Waystone Games, Dawngate supposedly places a considerable emphasis on character... [more+]

Sony’s Japan Studio recently teased a mystery title simply known as Panopticon. Today, more information was revealed, mainly that the game is actually named Freedom Wars and will be coming to the PlayStation Vita sometime in 2014. A modified version of the trailer from last week was also released... [more+]