Weazel News reports rise in Liberty City terrorism

It looks like the inhabitants of Liberty City now have more to fear than crazy foreigners and roving bike gangs , according to a recent Weazel News expose . Terrorists have made their way into the city and brought their

A look at Blizzard’s canceled squad-based sci-fi RPG: Nomad

At this morning’s Austin Game Developer’s Conference keynote, J. Allen Brack and Frank Pearce of Blizzard took the stage to talk about the inner workings of Blizzard. Most of what they covered was stats and trvia. Did you know the

Square Enix to distribute Disney Interactive titles in Japan

The long-standing partnership between RPG juggernaut Square Enix and the mouse-eared moguls of Disney just became a bit stronger. According to Andriasang , Squeenix and Disney Interactive Studios have teamed up to distribute the latter’s games in Japan. The first

Konami producer: ‘we gave up the Konami ID system’

While it’s not clear if the jettisoning of Konami IDs extends beyond the confines of Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 and into Konami’s corporate plans going forward, fans of the stalwart soccer franchise can breathe a sigh (of relief, this time!)

Five New Champions Enter The League Of Legends [Riot Games]

Riot today adds five new characters to the ever-expanding roster of champions in League of Legends , the upcoming multiplayer online battle arena . Champions are the characters that your Summoner summons to represent them on the field of battle,

‘Exclusive’ Assassin’s Creed 2 retailer content eventually unlocked for all

Assassin’s Creed 2 creative director Patrice D

Kotick’s "Skepticism," "Fear" And "Pessimism" Make Cameo At Modern Warfare 2 Event [Activision]

File this in the category of a company able to have some fun at their own expense, even the mighty Activision. A sharp-eyed commenter on NeoGAF noticed an overlap between comments from Activision CEO Bobby Kotick that were widely quoted

Trine’s Platinum Trophy is all heart and soul

Though Trine ’s lengthy delay has become the butt of many a tactless joke, European PlayStation 3 owners can finally access Frozenbyte’s physics-based platformer today — the pleasant result of a wizard, a warrior and a thief walking into a

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Multiplayer Preview: War Is Hell. And Mostly Colorless. [Preview]

Sion Lenton, Executive Producer on Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising , says the game isn’t competing with Modern Warfare 2. It’s just trying to get out the message that war is scary. There are several ways games can communicate the horrors

Sony’s Kobayashi: better ICO box art could have boosted sales

At DICE Summit Asia, Sony Japan Studio VP Yasuhide Kobayashi gave a speech about appealing to a global audience with games, which he identified as increasingly important as the Japanese market contracts. He mentioned The Last Guardian , which was