Section: Video Games

Duke Nukem 3D free on GOG
Atomic Edition of 1996 shooter free until Friday through Good Old Games.  As part of Good Old Games' holiday promotion, 1996 shooter Duke Nukem 3D is free through the digital distribution service. The "Atomic Edition" is up for grabs, and is av...
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BioShock Infinite shipping with reversible cover
Irrational Games allowing users to vote on six potential covers to be included with 2013 shooter.  Gamer not satisfied with BioShock Infinite's controversial box art may be happy to learn the 2013 shooter will come bundled with a reversible cove...
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Assassin’s Creed III sells 7 million
Stealth-action game notches new sales milestone, becoming Ubisoft's fastest-selling game ever.  Assassin's Creed III has sold 7 million units since launch, becoming Ubisoft's fastest-selling game in history, the company announced today. The stea...
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Hitman HD Trilogy due January 29?
Amazon reveals new $40 bundle that will include Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, Hitman Contracts, and Hitman: Blood Money next month.  Amazon has posted a listing for a Hitman HD Trilogy, a bundle that includes three entries from the murder-minded s...
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Why Warface is called Warface
Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli admits name for PC shooter is "strange," but says it was chosen to mirror the game's "personal" tone.  Some may think Crytek's free-to-play PC shooter Warface has a silly or far-fetched name, but according to company CEO C...
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Naughty Dog: games don’t need males on cover to sell
The Last of Us dev says studio was asked to put Ellie on the back cover; claims it is a fallacy that putting a female on cover will lead to lesser sales.  The cover art for Naughty Dog's PlayStation 3 action game The Last of Us features female p...
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Ted Price: Industry today is a ‘different world’
Insomniac Games CEO says developers have been lucky during the past 20 years with stable industry, but things have now changed.  The video game industry in 2012 is an entirely "different world" from what it was just five years ago, Insomniac Gam...
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Microsoft forming ‘top-secret’ Kinect team
Xbox maker establishing new unit to "tell the story of what the future of entertainment will look like"; candidates should be ready to fail in high-risk environment. Microsoft is aiming to take its motion-control Kinect technology to the next level, ...
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. gets new license-holder
BitComposer Entertainment picks up exclusive rights for future games, killing speculation that Bethesda would take series over.  The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series has a new license-holder, and it is not Bethesda, as was rumored. BitComposer Entertainmen...
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Hotline Miami pirated at ‘extraordinary levels’
Publisher Devolver Digital says 2D top-down action game widely torrented; indie title sells 130,000 copies since launch in October.  2D top-down action game Hotline Miami has been overwhelmed by piracy, publisher Devolver Digital has told Euroga...
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