The War Z yanked from Steam, Valve apologizes
The brief and baffling run of The War Z on Steam is over… for now. Valve called the release of the title on its digital distribution platform a “mistake” and “premature” and has since removed it. “We...
View ArticleThe Art of Blizzard prepares for debut
Blizzard has never been short on absolutely amazing artists, which is why we’re quite keen on getting a glimpse of the new Art of Blizzard book coming out this month. The Art of Blizzard is a huge...
View ArticleChinese game industry saw $9.7 billion in revenue last year
Video games are a pretty big deal in China. How big? According to TechWeb the Chinese gaming industry brought in a whopping $9.7 billion last year, which marks a 35.1 per cent year-on-year growth rate...
View ArticleGamersFirst offers exclusive deals to cafe owners and resellers
GamersFirst is looking to make headway in two important markets: internet resellers and gaming cafés. To do so, the company set up a merchant center to offer a partnership with business owners to help...
View ArticleObama orders CDC to study violence in video games
While violence in video games and the effect upon its participants wasn’t at the crux of today’s gun control press conference, President Obama did mention that he is sending the Center for Disease...
View ArticleFuncom restructures Montreal branch, keeps games operational
Funcom is taking hedge trimmers to its Montreal offices today. Senior Game Designer Tanya Short posted the following this afternoon on her Twitter account: “When your branch shuts down, I guess it’s...
View ArticleDayZ standalone version should arrive by April
What everyone seems to be clamoring for these days is a standalone version of DayZ, the hit zombie survival game by Dean Hall. The creator opened up to Reddit on the progress of the version and his...
View ArticleGlitch preserves game memories via encyclopedia
It’s slightly unusual to get a “post-game update” from a closed MMO, but then again, Glitch always was unusual. Tiny Speck wrote a post to thank players for the support and encouragement received...
View ArticleDayZ standalone version jacks up graphics, player customization
The race to a DayZ standalone version release is on, and creator Dean Hall is feeling excited and confident about the progress being made. Hall posted a list of improvements that the team is currently...
View ArticleNCsoft earnings report shows healthy growth
NCsoft just released its fourth quarter 2012 earnings report, and things are looking pretty good across the board for the multi-MMO company. NCsoft’s earnings are up both quarter-over-quarter and...
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