The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is enraged that the iconic game character Mario is wearing a fur coat in Nintendo’s latest 3DS game entitled Super Mario 3D Land. The game was launched on Sunday. Since then the company developed a furious online campaign that they entitled “Mario Kills Tanooki.” In the new video game Mario is sometimes seen wearing the skin of a tanooki, a Japanese raccoon... [read news]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has managed to attract universal acclaim. The game is well constructed and slick, however it has one problem. Mostly everyone on the internet hates it. Soon after the game was released on Tuesday, on Metacritic a flood of 0/10s managed to overcome the happy 10s and reserved 7s and 8s. The version created for Xbox 360 has a score of 3.0. The PC version scored a disappointing 1.7.Of course, it is dangerous to rely on... [read news]
Bethesda decided to unveil a series of videos that present the sights, sounds and also music of its upcoming installment in the Elder Scrolls franchise, Skyrim. Audio director Mark Lampert pointed out that the world of Skyrim is, in fact, a combination of cultures, creatures and environments. Each sound is made of many other sounds which have smaller parts in them. "It's more about the project as a whole, you know? If you work on any one... [read news]
After months of rumors and speculations, on Wednesday Rockstar Games launched a trailer for their new Grand Theft Auto V. The trailer lasts about 20 seconds, but the company uses it well to set the scene for the much anticipated game and also, apparently, presents the main character. The trailer also gives the answer to a couple of questions. First of all, the game apparently returns to the fictional state of San Andreas, more precisely in... [read news]
On the 25th of October Battlefield 3 was released in stores. The game which is the newest wartime first-person shooter title released by DICE and Electronic Arts is available on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. The game was launched before the next important game of this genre, Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, which is due to hit stores on November 8th. In this game, users have to play U.S. Marines that fight against the opposing forces... [read news]
All hardcore gamers are eagerly expecting the launch of Diablo III next year. Ever since the game has been first announced in June 2008, games that fell under the same genre had to be launched in the shadow of the well known franchise. The most important thing for the games from the Diablo franchise, besides the graphics, character art and design level, is the loot drop system which had required years of beta testing. "That balance is... [read news]
Any gamer that respects himself has played Assassin’s Creed. The history game full of conspiracies is apparently preparing for a career at Hollywood. Fans will be able to check out the story on the big screens. The best-selling video game franchise that will soon have its fourth installment released is full of action, colorful characters and amazing locations that are the key ingredients for a Hollywood movie. As a result, Variety announced... [read news]
After choosing its new headquarters, Zynga announced the arrival of a new gaming platform that was so far dubbed Project Z. The new project will allow the company’s millions of customers to play games on Facebook and Zynga.com without encountering any problems. Moreover, the company has prepared ten new game titles among which we name Zynga Bingo, Hidden Chronicles, Dream Zoo and their most ambitious project so far CastleVille. Zynga CEO... [read news]
Bioware is widely known for three important franchises: Knights of the Old Republic, Mass Effect and Dragon Age. At the moment both Dragon Age and Mass Effect are enjoying wide success and show no signs of slowing down, both having sequels planned in the nearby future. Other Bioware games such as Baldur’s Gate and Neverwinter Nights also enjoyed their sequels. Why should Jade Empire be any different? During this year’s Eurogamer Expo... [read news]
Angry Birds is one of the most popular game franchises at the moment. At this point many already wonder whether the popular game has already reached its peak. Rovio's General Manager for North America, Andrew Stalbow does not believe this is the case. Stalbow has revealed that since the game has been launched in December 2009 users have already downloaded 350 million games. Every day users are reporting 300 million minutes of gameplay. Since... [read news]
