Creative director Maxime Beland spoke with IndustryGamers recently and explained why Splinter Cell: Conviction will lure gamers back to the franchise: “If you look at the sales of Splinter Cell 1 versus Splinter Cell 4, they go a little bit down. So, our fantasy was good but we needed to approach...

Activision is stating that, in the absence of any new Grand Theft Auto content, the genre will be left “wide open” in 2010 for a new True Crime game to sweep in and dominate. As Activision Publishing executive Mike Griffith told investors this week, “This is a big open world action game that looks...

When EA released their product schedule for 2011, some took the omission of any Rock Band games as an indication that the publisher was ending its relationship with MTV Games’ rythym-based franchise. This isn’t exactly the case. An EA spokesperson has confirmed that Green Day: Rock Band will indeed...

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...

While not clearly confirming it, an answer executive producer Mark Darrah gave during a recent interview suggests the sequel to Dragon Age: Origins will have a similar save game carry-over option as the one BioWare is implementing between Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2. “We’re not really talking...

Bizarre Creations has been with no doubt talking up their upcoming power up-based racing game Blur. However, the scheduled date for its release, which was 2009, is now fading and looking, well, blurred. In fact, it’s way out of focus as Activision today announced that Blur will not be hitting any...

It’s a commonly accepted idea that if you want to play a game, you need a game console. But such common knowledge may not hold in the future, says Activision CEO Bobby Kotick. At a recent technology conference in San Francisco, the gaming executive stated that “you should expect to see many of our...

Activision and Brütal Legend developer Double Fine have reached a settlement over the release of the game on Wednesday, according to an AP report. Details on the settlement agreement weren’t disclosed, but this ensures that the game will stay on course for its Rocktober 13 release. Back in June,...

Back in February of this year we reported that the joint Aliens RPG game being developed by Obsidian and published by Sega might have run into some trouble. Since then rumors persisted that the project’s stability wasn’t too strong, and now, thanks to an official post on Obsidian’s...

Konami has unveiled a new map, character and reward mode for Metal Gear Online. The latest content will only be available to players who have purchase the SCENE Expansion Pack. Which means you better get out and buy it now if you don’t want to miss all the greatness that Konami has coming our way. Best...