With all the praise that was heaped upon Batman: Arkham City, it seems that Batman: Arkham Origins may be slipping under the radar just a little bit. Whether that has to do with the impending launch of next-gen consoles or the switch of developers here, I do not know. Regardless, in order to build up hype for the title's impending release, Warner Bros. is letting gamers get an early look at one of the game's missions.
In a recent interview with The New York Times, Electronic Arts executive Frank Gibeau let it slip that the company is working on a "high-end" Battlefield game for mobile platforms.
2K Marin, the studio behind Bioshock 2 and the recently released The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, has reportedly been hit with significant layoffs. A 2K Games representative confirmed to Game Informer that the company underwent "staff reductions" recently, saying:
Peanut butter and chocolate. Rock and roll. Ebony and ivory. Those are just a few of the best unexpected pairings in the history of mankind. Now a new pairing looks to join that pantheon of greatness: dungeon crawler and twin-stick shooter. That unlikely combination is one that Brain Slap Studios' Hexodius tries to make work.
As part of their "Games With Gold" promotion, Microsoft has made Halo 3 available for free download if you happen to be an Xbox Live Gold subscriber. Better late then never, right?
In a recent update to the ESRB website, a rating for The Walking Dead: Game Of The Year Edition appeared. While nothing official has been confirmed just yet, the incredibly well received zombie adventure might be re-released on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC and Mac.
In an announcement that could only be described as "not shocking," Marvel revealed during their New York Comic Con panel that The Amazing Spider-Man 2, a sequel to last year's adaptation of the movie of the same name, will swing onto consoles in 2014.
If you are like me, you may have just been a little confused when Valve revealed the controller for their Steam Machine. As seen above, the controller features two trackpads instead of the traditional joystick and colored buttons. As someone who either sticks exclusively to console games or plays games on PC with an Xbox 360 controller, this scared me.
Frictional Games, the company behind the terrifying Amnesia franchise, is bringing their newest title, SOMA, to the PlayStation 4. The space themed horror title is currently set to be released in 2015.
