Tagged:  Industry

By Mike Murphy, February 1, 2013 1 GN

Yesterday, Sony revealed that on February 20, gamers would get to “see the future” of the PlayStation brand. The announcement has since fueled speculation that this would mean the reveal of the PlayStation 4, officially known as Orbis, but that… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, January 29, 2013 0 GN

UPDATE: Warren Spector, Junction Point Studios co-founder and president, has written an open letter on Facebook commentating on the closing of Junction Point. Here’s Spector’s letter, word for word: “Yes, it’s true. The Junction Point journey is over. To all… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, January 28, 2013 0 GN

When the dust settled on last week’s massive auction of THQ’s studios and properties, Vigil Games and its Darksiders franchise were left behind. However, Crytek has since swept in and saved the jobs of at least 36 employees from the… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, January 25, 2013 0 GN

UPDATE: Following the news that Vigil Games and its IP, Darksiders, did not get picked up in the THQ auction, Executive Director and Producer of Platinum Games Atsushi Inaba tweeted his interest in buying the franchise. “Oh man in THQ’s… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, January 24, 2013 1 GN

Nearly two weeks ago, US Vice President Joe Biden met with figures of the videogame industry as part of a series of meetings meant to gather information on what can be done to limit gun violence in the country. Now,… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, January 15, 2013 0 Videos

This past Friday, United States Vice President Joe Biden met with representatives of the videogame industry as part of a series of meetings Mr. Biden had with several industries and groups in an attempt to find ways to limit gun-related… Read More »

By Anthony LaBella, December 20, 2012 0 GN

THQ has faced its fair share of financial problems recently, and now the company has filed for bankruptcy in the face of such dire straits. The publisher will sell the majority of its US assets – including its publishing operation… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, September 13, 2012 0 GN

ArenaNet and NCSoft have revealed that just two weeks after its launch, Guild Wars 2 has sold over two-million copies. The number is certainly impressive considering that the last major MMO to hit the market, Star Wars: The Old Republic,… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, September 13, 2012 0 GN

Despite Nintendo announcing months back that the Wii U will support two of its new GamePad controllers for play, the peripheral will not be sold separately in North America. Though this seems that Nintendo is robbing players of the full… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, September 12, 2012 0 GN

Nintendo has confirmed on its official Twitter that the price and date for the Wii U, the first next-generation console, will be revealed tomorrow during the company’s latest edition of Nintendo Direct. The broadcast will be hosted by Nintendo President… Read More »