Developers have long been wailing and gnashing their teeth about the sale of used games, and Microsoft now believes it has a solution with the Xbox One. At least, that's what several unnamed "retail sources" tell us, claiming to have been briefed by the tech giant this past week. According... [more+]

According to Electronic Arts CFO Blake Jorgensen, the publisher plans to offer support for the current generation of consoles through to 2017. Earlier this week, Jorgensen spoke at the Stifel 2013 Technology Conference in New York, where he directly contradicted spokesperson Jeff Brown by revealing... [more+]

Microsoft really is serious about making TV-watching a more involved experience on the Xbox One. Today, it was revealed that back in November the Richmond-based tech giant applied for a TV-based, Xbox 360-esque achievements system. Examples given included watching a single large event (such as the... [more+]

Live-action trailers for upcoming games are becoming all the rage these days. From Call of Duty: Black Ops II to God of War: Ascension, Sleeping Dogs to Halo 4, recreating the games with real actors and / or cinematic CG embellishment is becoming a more and more popular form of advertisement. Case... [more+]

A sequel to EA and DICE’s first-person freerunner Mirror’s Edge has been something fans have wanted for quite some time, and now, just a few weeks before E3, said sequel has emerged on the world’s busiest online retailer. A listing for Mirror’s Edge 2 appeared on Amazon Germany,... [more+]

Even with the ambiguity with which the gaming aspects of the Xbox One have been addressed since its reveal, there are no doubt plenty of people interested in what Microsoft’s next will offer in terms of games. Now they can see what those games will come packaged in. Microsoft blogger Major... [more+]

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+]