Intermittent Uplay outage renders several Ubisoft games unplayable
Ubisoft's Uplay service is giving many customers an error that is preventing access to games like Assassin's Creed Revelations.
Microsoft releasing a $400 Halo 4-themed Xbox 360
Microsoft will package a Halo 4-themed 320GB Xbox 360 with a copy of the game and two controllers. The bundle will hit store shelves alongside the release of the first-person shooter.
Penny Arcade says fans can ripoff and remix past comics if it meets Kickstarter goal
If the Penny Arcade Kickstarter reaches $900,000, the team will open up its entire comic archive to the Creative Commons license. This will allows other creators to remix and reuse PA assets in original and derivative works.
Battlefield 4 seemingly revealed by Origin
A promo for the new Medal of Honor Warfighter on Origin seemingly confirms the existence of Battlefield 4. All references have since been removed from the service.
Official trailer for the live-action film series Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
Microsoft has released a full trailer for its promotional film Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn. The company will stretch the movie across five Master Chief-filled episodes beginning on October 5.
Nintendo will finally be able to rescue data from stolen systems…if you have a police report
Nintendo still has no easy way to recover a customer's digital purchases from a stolen system. That will change soon, but it will require a police report, not simply a username and password.
Urban Airship partners with analytics service to cut down annoying in-game messaging
Urban Airship partners with GamesAnalytics to better target push notifications and in-game messaging. Apps will now be able to predict which users are likely to respond to prompts to spend money, and which users this will annoy.
10 Internet comments about games that actually make us laugh
Most Internet comments are authored by mean 12-year-olds who hate minorities, women, and dogs. We've found a few comments that are actually kind of funny but are probably still written by those same little devils.
Halo 4 dev: “Loadout system looks more like Gradius” than Call of Duty, no public beta
During a question-and-answer panel discussion at the Rooster Teeth Expo, 343 Industries addressed fan concerns about the Call of Duty-ification of Halo 4. The developer pointed to another, much older arcade game as the true source of their inspiration.
Beatles legend Paul McCartney is working on music for former Halo dev Bungie
Celebrated musician Paul McCartney is working with Bugie Studio to create original music.