Company of Heroes 2 explores WWII’s Eastern front
Company of Heroes 2 shifts focus from the American and British troops of its predecessor (and accompanying expansion pack, Opposing Fronts) and lets players take control of Russian forces.
Saints Row: The Third – Enter The Dominatrix adds “freaking super powers”
THQ announced Saints Row: The Third – Enter The Dominatrix, a standalone expansion for their over-the-top, dildo-sword-swinging open-world game. Enter the Dominatrix adds super...
GamesBeat Weekly Roundup
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
THQ reports revenue to be significantly higher than expected
THQ reported today that it will have higher revenue than previously expected for the fourth fiscal quarter ending March 31. The original expectations for...
Electronic Arts burned by reports of impending layoffs
Electronic Arts has an internal shakeup in the works, according to several reports around the web today. While EA representatives claim that the world’s...
Can we panic now? — Core gaming has a problem
THQ layoffs, Sega cancellations, and Sony studio closures caused last week to be one of the worst in memory for the gaming industry. Compare that to mobile darling OMGPOP which was sold for $210 million based on the strength of one game. It seems like one side of the market is on its way down, while the other side has nothing but growth ahead of it, but that isn't necessarily the case.
GamesBeat Weekly Roundup
Here are some of the stories that ran on GamesBeat this week. We’re running more articles exclusively in the GamesBeat section of VentureBeat, particularly...
THQ lays off 118 people and downsizes ambitions for Warhammer 40K game
Struggling U.S. game publisher THQ said today it was laying off 118 people at two game studios, and it had reduced its aspirations for...
GamesBeat Weekly Roundup
Here are some of the stories that ran on GamesBeat this week. We’re running more articles exclusively in the GamesBeat section of VentureBeat, particularly...
Darksiders II is a competent blend of Prince of Persia, Devil May Cry, and Castlevania (preview)
Even before the cliffhanger ending of the original, we all knew a Darksiders II was coming. But developer Vigil Games pulled a fast one...