All Posts by: Mike Murphy

By Mike Murphy, August 29, 2009 0 GN

It shouldn’t come as any surprise to anyone who knows that Star Wars: The Old Republic exists, but LucasArts and BioWare revealed the Sith Warrior as their newest playable class in the highly anticipated MMO. The lightsaber-wielding, hatred-filled force adept… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, August 28, 2009 0 GN

Game reviewers have been heralding Batman: Arkham Asylum as the best comic book game of all time. And now they all have a world record to back up their claims. Guinness announced today that Arkham Asylum has become "Most Critically… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, August 28, 2009 0 GN

Sony and Microsoft have dropped the prices on their consoles recently as the the Xbox 360 Elite and PlayStation 3 are now $299, with Sony’s new PlayStation 3 "Slim" model debuting this week at the same price. Along with the… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, August 28, 2009 0 GN

News hasn’t been good lately for publishers and developers, with Electronic Arts and Activision cutting jobs at Maxis and Raven Software, respectively. However, there is one developer that is actually looking to add jobs. Realtime Worlds, the studio behind next… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, August 27, 2009 0 GN

Tough times appear to be hitting publishers as of late. Only a day after Activision confirmed a layoff of employees at Raven Software, Electronic Arts today confirmed that it will be reducing its workforce at Maxis, the studio behind Spore…. Read More »

By Mike Murphy, August 27, 2009 0 GN

Right on the heels of Sony’s price drops on its Playstation 3, Microsoft today confirmed rumors that the Xbox 360 will have prices drops of its own. As of tomorrow, the Xbox 360 Elite will be priced at $299.99 and… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, August 27, 2009 0 GN

Lucky fans attending the Penny Arcade Expo 2009 in Seattle next week will be in for a very special treat courtesy of Valve. The developer will be revealing the third campaign in the sequal to popular zombie shooter Left 4… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, August 26, 2009 0 GN

An earlier report by gaming site Shacknews claimed that the developer of X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Wolfenstein has suffered a layoff of up to 56 employees. The report has now been cofirmed, as the story has been updated with an… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, August 26, 2009 0 GN

The publisher of soon to re-launch as free-to-play D&D Online is allegedly being sued over its MMOG. But the shock isn’t just the lawsuit itself, but the source of the lawsuit as well. Turbine Inc., the developer of D&D Online,… Read More »