Justin has been a gamer since the Intellivision days back in the early 80′s. He started writing about and covering the video game industry in 2008. In his spare time he is also a bit of a gun-nut and Star Wars nerd.
The first teaser trailer for Mew-Genics -- Team Meat's upcoming "cat lady sim" -- does not make any attempt to reveal actual gameplay, but it does feature a disturbingly catchy tune and some rather... interesting concepts.
ValueAct Capital, the "activist investor" group that is (justifiably) unhappy with the returns from Microsoft's Xbox video game console business, has officially been offered a seat on the company's board of directors.
This past week Nintendo made two surprise announcements, the reveal of the upcoming Nintendo 2DS (a cheaper non-3D version of the popular 3DS handheld) and a $50 price cut for the Wii U. Sadly, the branding of the two systems resulted in a little bit of confusion in the mainstream media, when ABC News introduced the "2 Dees" and announced a$50 "Wii" price cut.
The Xbox One's Skype abilities have been a huge selling point for Microsoft ever since the console was announced last May. Skype has been trumpeted at several of their events, and the company has even listed it as one reason that a small business owners would want to purchase the next-gen console. That is why it is so surprising to hear that Microsoft is actively interested in putting the video calling service on Sony's PlayStation 4.
Sony Computer Entertainment announced today that they will cease publishing PlayStation Home updates in all Asian countries and regions within seven months.
Surprise! Sony has rolled out the PlayStation Plus September preview a few days early, revealing that Resident Evil Chronicles HD Collection will hit subscribers' free Instant Game Collection when the PS Store updates next Tuesday.
A new product page on Xbox.com has revealed that the much touted Kinect-powered Xbox One voice commands will only be available in 5 of the 13 launch countries.
Sony has announced the details of the upcoming 1.03 update for The Last of Us, revealing that Naughty Dog will add a brand new multiplayer mode called "Interrogation" into the mix.
Nintendo has announced that they will cut the price of their Deluxe model Wii U to $299 (a price drop of $50 from its current MSRP) starting on September 20th. This means Deluxe model Wii U (which features 32 GB of storage and the packed in Nintendo Land game) will be the same price as the remaining stock of white 8 GB Basic consoles.