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.
This past week Sega announced that the HD remake of Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse will hit its target "summer" launch window, by releasing on September 3rd for the PlayStation Network and on September 4th for Xbox Live Arcade and PC.
Having revealed almost every detail about the PlayStation 4 at E3 last June, the only major missing piece to Sony's next generation puzzle has been that none of us know exactly when we will be able to buy the damn thing. Not wanting to leave us hanging much longer, Sony quietly announced this past week that they will fully pull back the curtain at Gamescom 2013 by revealing their launch plans for the PS4.
Square Enix and Eidos Montreal announced today that Thief will bring manly candle snuffing techniques to the PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Xbox 360 on February 25, 2014 in North America, and February 28, 2014 across Europe.
Confirming recent rumors, Microsoft officially announced today that they have cut the number of markets that the Xbox One will launch in this year from 21 to just 13 countries.
Infinity Ward and Activision are gearing up to reveal the multiplayer component of Call of Duty: Ghosts today, August 14th, and you can watch the entire live event right here at 10:30am PDT/ 12:30pm CDT/ 1:30pm EDT.
Activision has yet to officially reveal the special editions for Call of Duty: Ghosts, however, we may have received a sneak peek at the contents in both the Hardened and Prestige SKUs thanks to two supposedly leaked images.
For all the accomplishments that Microsoft realized with the Xbox 360, the console will (at least in part) forever be remembered for the massive number of hardware failures that plagued the original models. The platform holder seems to have learned a lesson from the "Red Ring of Death" disaster, as they are claiming to have designed the Xbox One with the ability to self-correct before it goes up in flames.
Ubisoft released the first installment in a new Watch Dogs gameplay series of videos today, giving fans a detailed look at different aspects of the upcoming title. This first trailer details how players will be able to take over the city of Chicago and use it as a weapon against their enemies.
Rockstar Games has announced that the first official gameplay video for Grand Theft Auto Online, which is presumably the title of the online multiplayer mode in Grand Theft Auto V, will be released this Thursday, August 15th, 2013.
Sony has announced that PlayStation Plus subscribers can look forward to Bit.Trip Presents Runner 2: Future Legend Of Rhythm Alien joining the free Instant Game Collection when the PS Store updates tomorrow afternoon.