In bringing Diablo III to the PlayStations 3 and 4, Blizzard is looking at ways to work around the greatest difference between PC version and console version: the control scheme. In a new developer’s diary, Production Director John Hight, Lead Designer Joshua Mosqueira, and Senior Designer... [more+]

Feel E3’s too mainstream? Looking for something with a more alternative flavor? Venus Patrol, the website "in search of beautiful things from the world of video games," has you covered, as it will be hosting a press conference of its own. Next month, during the last day of E3, Venus... [more+]

For the last week, a counter was slowly ticking upwards on the PlayStation Japan website, and then, once it had ticked all the way to "1,000,000 years", a trailer for a new game from Sony’s Japan Studio was unveiled. The trailer doesn’t say much about the game, currently... [more+]

In retrospect, this morning's Wii U-centric Nintendo Direct wasn't quite the news-bomb that the Big N usually drops during its video presentations. Perhaps that's because it is saving the biggest announcements for the console for a time closer to E3. Nevertheless, it would be a lie to say... [more+]

Here's some exciting news from the Russian Game Development Conference KRI 2013. Obsidian Entertainment and Mail.ru, the team behind Allods Online, have announced a new partnership which will see the two team up to develop Skyforge, an MMO originally announced back in May 2012 under the Allods... [more+]

The NPD Group yesterday released its report for the month of April, and things look a touch grim at the moment. Partially due to a lack of compelling new software or IPs (and the fact that Easter was in March this year), game sales overall dropped by 25% compared to the numbers from last year, totalling... [more+]

It looks like EA won't be bringing any games to the Wii U, at least for the time being.  "We have no games in development for the Wii U," said EA spokesperson Jeff Brown. Brown did not rule out the chances of EA developing for the Wii U again at some point in the future, though... [more+]

All’s been a bit quiet on the Sonic the Hedgehog front lately. SEGA has kept relatively mum about the future of its spiky blue critter, only hinting at big things to come in  2013, while the only games that have come out since Sonic 4: Episode 2 are iOS Sonicfications of Doodle Jump... [more+]

Over the last few years, the Online Pass system that popped up in more and more games has earned a serious amount of flak for how it locked online features to a one-time code. EA was a notable offender in this regard, but now it looks like the publisher is finally doing away with its Online Pass program. VentureBeat... [more+]

Here's a rather interesting update from Valve. The other day, we caught wind of some buzz that the developer was flirting with a profile redesign for its members. Today, they came forward with information on what it was all about: trading cards. Digital trading cards. You get them by playing games.  I... [more+]

Today at Google I/O 2013, the tech giant formally announced its new Google Play games services. The redesigned games platform will include achievements, multiplayer match-making, cloud saves, and leaderboards. Google is also considering granting players the ability to transfer their games (and saves)... [more+]

Nintendo has caused quite a stir within the YouTube community, and a bit of an unsettling stir at that, for it has begun to draw revenue from user-created YouTube videos (like those “Let’s Play” video walkthroughs you may see on the site) featuring its games. Word of the company’s... [more+]

Good news, everyone! According to a post today from The Verge, Microsoft is axing its Microsoft Points system with the launch of the new Xbox. In its place, The Verge's anonymous sources tell us, the organization will be implementing a credit/debit card system coupled with a 'gift card'... [more+]

“Greatness Awaits”. Those words imply… well… that one is coming upon something great. But it’s possible those words may soon hold deeper, more video game-centric meaning. As in, “Greatness Awaits” may be the marketing slogan for the upcoming PlayStation 4. Evidence... [more+]

1666, a game we still know next to nothing about, has been suspended indefinitely by Ubisoft after the departure of Patrice Desilets. The title, which was under development at THQ Montreal, came under Ubisoft's umbrella of titles when they recently acquired the developer. The game was originally... [more+]

It looks like we may have a release date for the The Sims 4.  A series of odd messages coded in "Simlish" (the native, gibberish-like language of the Sims) were decoded today, revealing a series of dates. Fans are instructed, according to the messages, to 'remember' May 23,... [more+]

Battlefield developer DICE is going west. Today, it was revealed that EA is opening a new DICE studio in Los Angeles. The plan, the Wall Street Journal reports, is to pull from the LA area’s “extreme talent pool” for the development of new Star Wars games, the publishing rights for... [more+]