Steam’s sales are always a big draw, but the Valve-owned online platform has set a brand new milestone this time around.
Read More »Sunday Review: The BG archive for the week of 6/23/14
The Summer doldrums have rolled in hard, but we still had plenty to talk about this past week including tons of X-Men news and opinion, rumors of CryTek’s impending bankruptcy, some release dates (of both he factual and rumored varieties), and more.
Read More »Insomniac games announces Slow Down Bull
Famous for games like Sunset Overdrive, Ratchet and Clank and Resistance, Insomniac Games have now tried their hand at smaller Indie style games, starting with Slow Down Bull. With a small development team of only 4-5 people, Slow Down Bull allows you to control Axel the bull, to collect things …
Read More »Crytek in Crisis talks over bankruptcy claims
While denying they are on verge of bankruptcy, the rumour mill is still running wild with accusations of late and sometimes No payments to staff, and games being dropped left right and centre. The first of these rumours began on GameStar, Crytek released this statement to EuroGamer fighting back at …
Read More »Phil Fish Up To His Usual Antics
I’m sure you’ve heard the name Phil Fish around the Internet, the sort-of celebrity in the gaming world who is well known for his relationship with the Internet and less known for his multiple award winning game FEZ. A quick google search of his name and you are welcomed with …
Read More »Sunday Review: The Brutal Gamer Archive for the week of 6/16/14
Lots to talk about in the post-E3 week that was including Nintendo and Wii U news aplenty, the upswing in sales that the industry has seen in the wake of the next-gen onslaught, the first scattered mentions of next month’s SDCC, and our usual assortment of news and reviews.
Read More »Nintendo loses court case over Phillips patent infringments
A UK court has ruled today in favour of Phillips, in the case of Nintendo violating their patents relating to motion controls. They were found not guilty in the case of a third patent relating to modelling a body in a virtual environment. High Judge Colin Birss has said he …
Read More »Destiny to be a PlayStation exclusive in Japan
So this seems kind of odd. Activision and Bungie’s Destiny will be released only on the PS3 and PS4 in Japan- and it’s set to arrive one week after the Xbox One launches in the territory.
Read More »Hideo Kojima is depressed again, and it’s all Grand Theft Auto’s fault
You might or might not remember that last year Hideo Kojima (the lord of all things Metal Gear) was both super-excited and somewhat depressed by Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto V. Well, he’s back with more of the same with news that GTAV will be hitting next-gen consoles.
Read More »Tabletop games come to QuakeCon courtesy of Common Ground Games
Board game maker Common Ground is bringing a little old school gaming to QuakeCon this year.
Read More »Xbox One games will always have a voice command option
Wondering if Xbox One games will still have voice functionality built-in even in a post Kinect pack-in world? Wonder no more.
Read More »New consoles and blockbuster games lead the industry to massive sales in May
NPD reports that hardware sales were up 95% over last year as Mario Kart 8 and Watch_Dogs led game sales.
Read More »Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime says Wii U vying for first place in the console war
These are the cringe-worthy moments that I wish exec’s would try and avoid.
Read More »The GOG.com Summer Sale is live right now
Internet gaming retailer GOG.com has unleashed their Summer Sale and your wallet will never be the same.
Read More »E3 2014: Ubisoft Press Conference Review
Wow!! Fan girling so much right now. Ubisoft, you have truly out done yourselves. Trailers, demo’s and Brand New Game Announcement. How can anyone contain this much excitement. Props go to presenter Aisha Taylor for getting everyone pumped throughout the entire conference. First mentions have to go to the amazing …
Read More »Sony overtakes Nintendo in global sales
With E3 mere hours away Sony, with help from the PlayStation 4, have leapfrogged over Nintendo in worldwide sales. This is the first time we have seen Sony outsell Nintendo since the days of the PlayStation 2 in 2006. Sony go into E3 ahead of the pack in the console …
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