All that hand wringing over whether or not digital distribution would replace retail outlets at the top of the game buying food chain seems to have been for naught, as the sales of virtual videogames has yet to impact brick and mortar retailers. Interviewing several specialist retailers, Edge Online reports that though downloadable content is on the...

Despite being a bit of a disappointment, yet one of the “best” disappointments, the DJ Hero franchise seems to be here to stay, if Mr. Kotick’s words are to be taken into account. Let alone the announcement of DJ Hero 2. That is why it’s no surprise to read about developer FreestyleGames talking with “incredible musicians” to get involved...

First of all, forgive the pun in the title. I just had to do it. Secondly, the meaning of it was to point out the fact that Steam has now made Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening, the expansion to the ever so popular and award-winning RPG, available for pre-order. So those of you who’ve been itching to make your wallets $40 or €30 lighter, head...

When Mass Effect 2 was revealed to be shipping on two discs, Community Manager Chris Priestly said it was “because you cannot fit this much awesome on one disc.” We liked that. However, he also said, “You do not swap back and forth. One swap and then done.” But it seems that’s no longer the case. According to a report over at IGN, during...

The PS3 may have finally been hacked by George Hotz, the man responsible for the Jailbreak bypass on the iPhone. Hotz (known online as GeoHot) claimed on his blog on Friday to have gained read/write access to the system memory and also HV level access to the processor, after just five weeks’ work. Hotz is yet to post up any further details, but has...

Another week has passed by and that brings us another week filled with juicy MMO news updates. The news this week comes from all ranges of the spectrum: big studios, little studios, fantasy and sci-fi. But enough with the formal introductions, it’s about time we were on with it. The MMO that’s sitting at the top of our anticipation list is Hi-Rez...

“The first Volume of Secrets” as Burnout Paradise developer Criterion is calling it, has been revealed to the rest of the world. In a recent blog post on the official website, binned DLC packages were thrown forward and meant as a fun-fact holiday gift from Criterion. Which it actually was once you hear how far out there they were prepared to go. With...

Devolver Digital, who set out to bring us Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter, which they call “a grab you by the jibblies run and gun, twitch FPS: BIG guns, TONS of enemies, 4-Player Online Co-Op and stunningly superfluous HD graphics,” did just that. Now, they’re set on bringing us Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter which should be available...

The current forerunner for western style RPG development, BioWare, has weighed in on the state of the JRPG. When asked about the genre’s current decline, co-founder Greg Zeschuk said, “The fall of the JRPG in large part is due to a lack of evolution, a lack of progression…They kept delivering the same thing over and over. They make the dressing...

The avatar-based virtual world in Sonyland that is PlayStation Home has reached ten million users according to Sony. Besides being yet another social community, the behemoth explained that Home, which is still a top priority, is an opportunity for developers to “showcase their products and creativity to their core audience,” which is not a bad...