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Xbox One will be released this year worldwide

Good news for everyone interested in becoming an early-adopter of Microsoft's new console as the company announces Xbox One will launch in all territories before the end of the year. GamesRadar - News Continue reading...

Lineage II Elf and Dark Elf’s Sexy Figures Are To Be Out This Year

Japanese figure maker Max Factory is going to release a Lineage 2 Dark Elf figure with blue skin in this Sep. Its height is 255mm, and it's made by PVC, the price is ¥10,800 (US$ 121). Continue reading Lineage II Elf and Dark Elf's Sexy Figures Are To Be Out This Year. MMOsite Gaming News Continue reading...

Take-Two added 205 jobs in past year

Grand Theft Auto parent publisher sees company-wide headcount jump from 2,235 to 2,440 for year ended March 31.   Grand Theft Auto parent publisher Take-Two Interactive added 205 jobs in the past year. According to SEC documents filed after the publisher's latest earnings report this week, the company's total full-time headcount for the year ended March 31 was 2,440, up from 2,235 at the end of the year prior. Of...

The 4 biggest lessons from the year in strategy gaming

GamaSutra - 2012 was a godsend for those suffering from the strategy game itch. Everyone from the strategy veteran to the genre neophyte had a breathtaking library of new releases that all showcased the very best that strategy has to offer. Most surprising was that this came at a time when some were wondering whether strategy, specifically turn-based strategy was on the verge of becoming a dead genre on the...

Prediction: The Wii U will make a comeback by the end of the year

mii-gamer writes: Wii U will make a comeback by the end of the year. Yes, you read that sentence correctly. Yes, I am dead serious. And no, I am not on drugs. I concede that many people in the gaming media and community has already written off the Wii U. I have observed the industry long enough to know these claims are ridiculous. Many people wrote the Wii off back...

Five DLC Updates Coming for Defiance This Year

Trion Worlds announced today that as many as five DLC drops are planned for the online action game Defiance this year. Downloadable content is being executed with several components, including a free component, a paid component and a store update. Continue reading Five DLC Updates Coming for Defiance This Year. MMOsite Gaming News Continue reading...

DeNA reports new earnings record with $2.04B in revenue and $775M in operating profit for fiscal year 2012

Japanese mobile-social gaming juggernaut DeNA today reported 52.3 billion yen (approximately $ 528 million) in revenue for its fourth quarter of 2013, a 22 percent increase year-over-year, while operating profit rose 3 percent from the same quarter of the previous year to 18.2 billion yen ($ 184 million). For the 2012 fiscal year, the company set a new earnings records with revenues of 202.5 billion yen ($ 2.04 billion) and...

How 13 Year Old Shooting Mother Over Video Game Will Fuel The Ban on Violent Video Games

With the recent gun debates and many believing the motives behind mass killings are violent video games, this recent event will add fuel to the fire. Noah Crooks admittedly shot his mom with his .22 rifle because she took the Call of Duty game away from him after he got bad grades in school. This is a tragic story that left me speechless, thoughtless as I read about it, but...

He Unplugged From The Internet For A Year. This Is What He Learned.

The Internet makes us stupid. The Internet makes us lonely. The Internet makes us less productive. The Internet makes us unhappy. Surely you've heard any one of these claims?Read more...     Kotaku Continue reading...

No Tiger Woods game next year – Report

Sources say EA Sports planned to outsource the game and give in-house team two years to make next-gen version.   The Tiger Woods PGA Tour series is staying in the clubhouse next year. That's according to Kotaku sources, who told the site that Tiger Woods PGA Tour 15 is not in the works for any platform. Electronic Arts reportedly planned to outsource Tiger Woods PGA Tour 15 and give the...