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.
Electronic Arts has stated that they intend to debut Battlefield 4 in "about 90 days" from now, and hinted that the game could potentially be headed for next-generation consoles.
Kadokawa Games and Grasshopper Manufacture announced today that they have partnered with multiple publishers to release their next jointly developed game, Killer is Dead, worldwide this Summer for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Rockstar Games has just announced that Grand Theft Auto V has been pushed back from its original "Spring 2013" release window, and will now launch worldwide for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on September 17, 2013.
Electronic Arts updated their software lineup for the remainder of their current fiscal year this afternoon, revealing a possible delay for Insomnia Games' third person co-op shooter Fuse.
Japan-based GungHo Online Entertainment (who is best know for the MMO Ragnarok Online) announced today that they have entered into an agreement to acquire Goichi Suda's studio Grasshopper Manufacture (the developer behind Killer 7, the No More Heroes franchise, and Lollipop Chainsaw).
Nintendo announced this morning that they have shipped 3.06 million Wii U consoles and 11.69 million games for the system worldwide between its launch on November 18, 2012 and the end of the company's third fiscal quarter on December 31, 2012. While the shipment numbers seem to hint that the new console got off to a decent start last year, Nintendo indicated otherwise by cutting their fiscal year sales forecast for the Wii U from 5.5 million (reported in October 2012) to 4 million worldwide.
As discovered by a NeoGAF user Rösti, Microsoft filed a trademark application with the United States Patent & Trademark Office last week for the name Marlow Briggs. The application states that the company intends to use the trademark for some type of "game software", however, no other details were provided in the filing.
We have been following the development of the Vita version of Muramasa: The Demon Blade -- which is being published in Japan by Marvelous Entertainment -- since it was revealed last year, in hopes that the port of Wii cult-classic would eventually find a publisher willing to bring it to Western audiences. Aksys Games answered that call today, announcing that they will be publishing the title in North America under the name Muramasa Rebirth.
Confirming recent rumors, Disney Interactive Studios has officially announced that they have closed Warren Spector's Junction Point studio, the developer behind Disney Epic Mickey and Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two.
Graham McTavish (the actor who voiced Charlie Cutter in Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception) recently told his Twitter followers that started work on an unannounced video game this week, which has led to some speculation that a new Uncharted game could be in development.