Museum of Modern Art welcomes video games into its collection

The debate on video games as art continues, but the Museum of Modern Art’s recent decision to include video games in its collection may help one side of the argument. MoMA has selected 14 video games in its initial collection… Read More »

Guild Wars 2 Review

Since Guild Wars 2 was first announced back in 2007, ArenaNet has worked to create an MMO that would do… Read More »

Turbine suffers layoffs

Turbine Incorporated, located in Needham, Massachusetts, cut employees yesterday as a part of restructuring at its parent company, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Turbine is well known for its MMORPGs, Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons & Dragons Online. “As… Read More »

Bigpoint lays off employees and CEO departs

Bigpoint will no longer develop games in the US. The browser-based games studio told GamesIndustry International that 80 employees in its Hamburg office, along with more than 40 in its San Francisco office, will be laid off. CEO Heiko Hubertz… Read More »

Guild Wars 2 surpasses two million in sales

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 »

This Week’s Releases: 8/27 – 9/2

As far as releases go this week, we have the most anticipated PC title of the year, some big DLC, and a few fantastic arcade games. All will be available to gamers in the next seven days. August 28 features… Read More »

Guild Wars 2 Asura Hands-On Preview

They’re tiny, cute, and filled with razor sharp teeth. No, I’m not talking about a legion of killer bunnies from Monty Python. These are the asura of Guild Wars 2. During the game’s final beta weekend, this race of magically… Read More »

SWTOR to receive free-to-play option this fall

BioWare has announced that Star Wars: The Old Republic will be getting a free-to-play option this fall. It wasn’t long ago that the company announced a free-trial program, so the announcement may be coming sooner than most expected. The free… Read More »

World of Warplanes Hands-On Preview

World of Warplanes was impressive when I got to see it in action back at PAX East in April. The quick, no-nonsense battles combined with the promises of an RPG tech tree and shared experience points with both World of… Read More »

Final Fantasy XIV becomes Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn

Final Fantasy XIV is getting an official relaunch later this year. Square Enix has released a CGI trailer for the relaunch, and announced a new name to herald a new start for the game: Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. Final… Read More »