All Posts by: Mike Murphy

By Mike Murphy, June 6, 2013 2 GN

With its E3 press conference just four days away, Microsoft made sure today to clear up as much confusion over the Xbox One’s approach towards used games and the sharing of games before any representative ever stepped on stage at… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, June 3, 2013 0 GN

The maker of Rock Band and Guitar Hero, Harmonix, is planning to reveal a brand-new game tomorrow. Additionally, the developer promises that it’s not a new Rock Band or Dance Central title and appears to be a new IP. Harmonix… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, June 3, 2013 0 GN

Social gaming giant Zynga is set to lay off 18 percent of its staff — approximately 520 employees — in addition to closing down its Los Angeles, New York, and Dallas studios as an attempt to restructure towards mobile and… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, May 31, 2013 0 GN

Unlike the transition from the PlayStation 2 to PlayStation 3, Naughty Dog will not be rolling out a brand-new engine for its games on the PlayStation 4. The developer has chosen to instead continue to use the engine that it… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, May 29, 2013 0 GN

Nintendo won’t be showing its upcoming software lineup to the world in a press conference during this year’s E3, but that doesn’t mean the console maker isn’t giving the public a chance to see them at all. Earlier today, The… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, May 28, 2013 0 GN

Xbox head Don Mattrick has attempted to dispel one of the many rumors circulating about Microsoft’s next-gen device since its official reveal last week: that Xbox One wouldn’t allow indies to self-publish. “We’re going to have an independent creator program,”… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, May 23, 2013 0 VG Review

Sacred Citadel reminds me of games that hold a special place in my heart: The old side-scrolling action titles that riddled arcades and took up spots in my NES- and Genesis-era shelves in my younger days. Games like X-Men Arcade,… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, May 21, 2013 0 GN

The new Xbox is titled, shockingly, Xbox One. Unveiled during today’s Xbox Reveal event at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington. Xbox One will be an all-in-one entertainment device. Using the new Kinect 2.0 voice commands, users can make a… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, May 7, 2013 0 GN

After shuttering LucasArts just a month ago, Disney has now found a new home for Star Wars games in Electronic Arts. The two companies have struck an exclusive publishing deal, with EA-owned studios DICE, Visceral Games, and BioWare set to… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, April 29, 2013 0 Videos

Ubisoft announced earlier today that Watch Dogs, the company’s highly-anticipated open-world action game, will arrive in North America on November 19 and Europe three days later on November 22. The game will launch on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo… Read More »