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Assassin's Creed III ships 12.5 million

Assassin’s Creed III has shipped 12.5 million units worldwide, Ubisoft announced during its latest financial briefing overnight. The latest entry in the historical action-adventure franchise was released in October 2012, and introduced a brand new protagonist and setting following three tit...
- Posted May 16th 2013
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Resident Evil: Revelations continues Capcom's penchant for insane costumes

Resident Evil: Revelations will feature a wealth of new content to celebrates its transition to home consoles next week, part of which includes a fresh batch of costumes to unlock. There’s three in total, which features Keith kitted out in ninja clobber, Chris adopting a nautical-themed mal...
- Posted May 16th 2013
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SEGA trademarks Sonic Lost World

SEGA has trademarked what may possibly be the next major entry in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. Sonic Lost World popped up in a trademark filed on May 15, and follows hot on the heels of numerous rumors indicating SEGA is beavering away on the Blue Blur’s next instalment. Sonic&rsquo...
- Posted May 16th 2013
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Could new Mass Effect comic collection give hints to Mass Effect 4?

Dark Horse Comics has announced that every single Mass Effect comic is to be collected into one deluxe hardcover collection. Here is what the of...
- Posted May 16th 2013
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New Star Wars games coming from DICE Los Angeles, new studio announced by EA

Publisher Electronic Arts (EA) announced today the creation of DICE Los Angeles, a new studio inspired by the name of its subsidiary DICE, the Swedish developer that has achieved outstanding success with its Battlefield franchise. DICE Los Angeles will be focused primarily on developing additions to...
- Posted May 15th 2013
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Destiny game for PS Vita leaked via US patent filing & online image [UPDATE]

UPDATE: Bungie has debunked the image below to IGN, saying "when we actually announce something, we’ll use our current logo." So, it seems like the image below is just a clever (albeit flawed) fan fake in the aftermath of the "Destiny of Spirits" patent filing, which is sti...
- Posted May 15th 2013
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Ubisoft teases Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flags combat in new trailer

Author's note: Every Assassin's Creed title achieves considerable hype and success for the mere reason that it bears the Assassin's Creed name. As an avid player of Assassin's Creed II and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, I have questioned whether or not the series is becoming something of a Call of D...
- Posted May 15th 2013
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EA killing off its Online Pass program

Electronic Arts' Online Pass program was put in place to gain revenue from the sales of used games. If a game was part of the program, it required a registration code to play online. New copies would come with the code, but once used, gamers would have to buy a new Online Pass. Today, EA announced t...
- Posted May 15th 2013
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Sony has PS4 version of Gran Turismo 6 'in mind'

Following today's announcement that Gran Turismo 6 will be launching on the PlayStation 3 later this year, series creator Kazunori Yamauchi spoke about a potential release on the PlayStation 4. When speaking to IGN about GT6 on PS4, Yamauchi said, "We actually do have a PlayStation 4 version i...
- Posted May 15th 2013
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PS Vita gets new indie title, OlliOlli brings 2D skateboarding to E3 this year

Last week, we told you all about how Shahid Ahmad was making beautiful things happen on PlayStation platforms with unprecedented outreach to indie developers. Today, we can reveal the latest fruit of Ahmad's labor: OlliOlli, a 2D skateboarding title from developer Roll7. In some ways, OlliOlli is a...
- Posted May 15th 2013
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Gran Turismo 6 officially announced, due holiday 2013

Gran Turismo 6 has been officially announced by series creator Kazunori Yamauchi during the GT 15th anniversary event at Silverstone today. The racing sequel will be released for PlayStation 3 in holiday 2013, and promises to deliver ‘new levels of authenticity’ to the franchise, as w...
- Posted May 15th 2013
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European PSN update; May 15, 2013

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has super-glued a shiny fresh batch of content to the PAL PlayStation Store for another week. See below for a full list of updates, courtesy of the EU PlayStation Store. - - - - - - - PLAYSTATION NETWORK - NEW CONTENT PS3 GAMES DUST 514 Price:...
- Posted May 15th 2013
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Sony says PS Vita sales could suddenly spike, five million forecast is 'worst case scenario'

It’s no secret that PlayStation Vita hasn’t exactly been setting tills alight since its western launch in February 2012. However, despite a slow start, Sony remains confident that the platform may yet see a significant surge in sales. The comments come in light of Sony’s recent ...
- Posted May 15th 2013
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PS4's rumored slogan 'Greatness Awaits' trademarked by Sony

PlayStation 4’s rumored slogan ‘Greatness Awaits’ has been trademarked by Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA). The slogan originally came to light in a leaked script for a purported PS4 commercial, which apparently features giant robots, dragons, footballers and a spacecr...
- Posted May 15th 2013
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PlayStation Plus June line-up features ICO, Rayman Origins

Sony’s detailed the list of free goodies you’ll be unwrapping as part of next month’s PlayStation Plus line-up. Gamers will be able to snap up Team ICO’s PS2 artsy classics ICO and Shadow of the Colossus, as well as Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, and the brutally awesome D...
- Posted May 15th 2013
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