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Activision Won’t Blacklist Journalists Over Black Ops 2 Leak
Activision’s calling it an apparent leak but we all know it was as good as an announcement when Black Ops 2 popped up on a computer game artist’s LinkedIn CV [...]
PS4 Would Be A Distraction – Sony CEO
It’s funny how we get a barrage of rumours regarding the next gen of consoles – when they’ll be launched, what they’ll be capable of and so on and so [...]
If Valve Needs To Innovate With Hardware, They Will
Gabe Newell, the boss at Valve, has noted that if it were viable, he would sell hardware. But, he humbly noted that it’s best to leave that to the experts [...]
Would You Like A Kotick-Cola With That?
You all remember Bobby Kotick, right? Infamous Activision CEO, guy who had a cameo in Moneyball, Satan personified, yadda yadda yadda. Yeah, you know how it goes. Anyway, he’s broadening [...]
Gamers Fully Fund The Next Double Fine Title
Double Fine and studio head Tim Schafer have been in the news quite a bit this week, with the latter speaking on various topics such as the lack of faith [...]
In-Game: Writing Kingdoms Of Amalur
I was quietly surfing the internet the other night and glazing over all the news feed on my Facebook account when I happened upon a Reddit session with R.A. Salvatore. [...]
Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning Needs “Word Of Mouth” Promotion For A Sequel
For Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning to have a sequel, something has to happen. According to Todd McFarlane — the creator of Spawn comics and the lead artist on Reckoning — [...]
Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption Studio Is Listing Jobs For A New Game
Rockstar San Diego, the firm behind Red Dead Redemption, is currently hiring for a new open world project. The studio revealed jobs listings for a Tools Programmer, Network Programmer and [...]
Next Generation Hardware Must Be Dramatically Better, Says Epic Games
If PlayStation can create something super-powerful, Epic Games might decide to move away from Xbox 360. It was revealed through an interview with Tim Sweeney that Epic Games is looking [...]
There’s A Secret Square Enix Team Working On A Secret Game
Tetsuya Nomura, the who produced Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts, has said that we could see a new Square Enix title later this year. During an interview, Nomura noted that [...]
The Next Instalment Of Assassin’s Creed Will Be The Biggest To Date — Ubisoft
Whenever we talk about Assassin’s Creed, people start to blurt out that the series is getting boring and the developers are becoming somewhat confused about what’s happening with the game. [...]
THQ Shifting Focus To Core Games, Employees Want Executives’ Heads
THQ has not been going through a good patch lately. After the absolute failure that was UDraw, and rumours of the publisher closing shop, THQ has now stated that they [...]
ESA Finally Drops SOPA Support
If you’re not too sure who the ESA (Entertainment Software Association) is, then think about E3. The ESA are the guys behind one of the biggest gaming shows on the [...]
Has THQ Cancelled Its 2014 Lineup?
Over the weekend, it was looking decidedly grim for publishers THQ, as rumours cropped up claiming that the company had cancelled its entire 2014 lineup in order to begin a [...]
Just Pirate Minecraft If You Can’t Afford It
Now before you start thinking that eGamer or any of its representatives support piracy in any form (because we don’t at all), this statement came from probably the last person [...]
Retailers Will Share Profits If Publishers Drop Online Passes
The recently introduced system of online passes has now integrated into pretty much every game that contains a multiplayer of some sort (usually tacked on), and even some with only [...]
PS2 Is Matching PS Vita In Sales, This Is Plain Crazy
Mazel tov to Alessandro who will be taking delivery of his shiny new PlayStation Vita today but it seems like the good captain won’t have much of a crew to [...]
The Fallout Legal Battle Ends, With The Fallout MMO Being The Only Casualty
Sadly, this is true. Interplay have lost, Bethesda has won, and the Fallout MMO has been left to sit in a corner and figure what the fack just happened. If [...]
Achievement Unlocked: BioWare’s New World Record
Star Wars: The Old Republic has been out internationally for a few weeks now, and while it hasn’t been released in as many of the popular gaming regions as was [...]
CD Projekt Doesn’t Like DRM Either
If you’re a gamer and you do not completely despise whoever came up with anti-piracy DRM systems then there is definitely something wrong with you. However, we’re not quite used [...]
Valve Doesn’t Have A Piracy Issue — Gabe Newell
Valve CEO, Gabe Newell has noted that piracy isn’t really an issue for the firm. Newell told The Cambridge Student that Valve has successfully beat piracy as they offer a [...]
Saudi Arabia Has Its Own Gaming Expo, Guess Who Wasn’t Invited
The last time we reported news involving Saudi Arabia, it was about a Saudi studio that was making a downloadable game that is a verbatim clone of Uncharted. This time, [...]
Call Of Duty Elite Now 95% Operational — Status ‘Green’
After what was quite a shaky start to life, Activision’s Call of Duty Elite service has finally started to shine a beacon of hope as a successful stat tracking, social [...]
Ubisoft Moving Away From DRM
PC gamers can finally rejoice, as it seems Ubisoft is finally beginning to phase out it’s Always-On DRM system. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations will be the first after a long line [...]
Did You Know That A Fear Of Terrorists Made You Buy Modern Warfare 3?
Admit it, while you may claim it’s because you enjoy the entertainment value that the game has to offer, you’re scared to death of terrorists and it is for that [...]
Hollywood Believes The Assassin’s Creed Movie Will “Never Get Made”
The Assassin’s Creed movie, which was recently picked up by Sony Pictures to be brought to fruition, has sparked some serious controversy in Hollywood with many in the film industry [...]
2upGamers — Cape Town Launch Event
Friday the 4th of November marked the launch event for 2upGamers, a gaming initiative which allows gamers from all platforms to get together and get free stuff. Well, not only [...]
Will GTA V Be Digital Only?
If your immediate response to the title of this article was “WHAT” then you, my dear reader, are not alone. Last week Rockstar told the world that we should expect [...]
Battlefield 3 Sells 5 Million Already (But Not Without Hiccups)
Remember when we told you that Battlefield 3′s retailers were requesting more copies of the game after EA originally shipped around ten million copies prior to launch? Well that launch [...]
Need More Battlefield 3! 10 Million Too Little
Electronic Arts has said that retailers are requesting more copies of Battlefield 3, as 10 million copies have already been requested. There’s re-orders coming in from shops, and this means [...]


