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Nick Pinkerton wrote a new post, EA Announces Battlefield 4, Eyes Fall 2013 Release 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Remember last spring when EA promoted Medal of Honor Warfighter pre-orders to include beta access for the next Battlefield game?

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After seeing this 17 minute gameplay video for Battlefield 4, […]
Nick Pinkerton wrote a new post, First Gameplay Trailer for Call of Juarez Gunslinger Released 2 months, 1 week ago

Ubisoft has released its first gameplay trailer for the fourth installment in the Call of Juarez series, Call of Juarez Gunslinger.!–more–

Unlike 2011’s The Cartel, Gunslinger takes us back to the Old West […]
Nick Pinkerton wrote a new post, Capcom’s Darkstalkers: Resurrection Now Available 2 months, 1 week ago

Capcom’s newest addition to the Darkstalkers franchise, Darkstalkers: Resurrection, is now available for download on PSN and Xbox Live at a $14.99 (1200 Microsoft Points) price point. !–more–Combining two titles […]
Nick Pinkerton wrote a new post, EA to Implement Microtransactions in All Future Games, Says CFO 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Electronic Arts CFO Blake Jorgensen has announced that all future EA games will implement microtransactions in order for gamers to access specific content. The announcement was made at this week’s Morgan Stanley […]
Nick Pinkerton wrote a new post, Watch Dogs to be Released During 2013 Holiday Season 3 months, 1 week ago

A series of leaked marketing materials received by Kotaku indicates that Ubisoft Montreal‘s upcoming open-world thriller, Watch Dogs, will be released during the 2013 Holiday Season.!–more–

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Nick Pinkerton wrote a new post, NCsoft Purchases an Unreal Engine 4 License 3 months, 1 week ago

Epic Games has announced NCsoft‘s purchase of a license for Unreal Engine 4. !–more–The deal was done between NCsoft‘s Korea HQ and Epic Games‘ Seoul division, making NCsoft the first Korean developer to own […]
Nick Pinkerton wrote a new post, Crystal Dynamics Releases Episode 5 of Tomb Raider Documentary Series 3 months, 1 week ago

Crystal Dynamics has launched the fifth and final episode in its Tomb Raider series of behind-the-scenes documentaries known as The Final Hours. !–more–The episode, titled “The Final Hours of Tomb Raider: The […]
Nick Pinkerton wrote a new post, Metro 2033: An Attention-Worthy FPS 3 months, 1 week ago

With nearly all shooters emphasizing a multiplayer component, The Game Fanatics would like to call upon some FPSs that are purely a single player adventure. One like Metro 2033.

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Their storytelling […]
Nick Pinkerton wrote a new post, VR Missions Coming to PS3 Version of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Metal Gear Solid fans gaming on Playstation 3 will be happy to know that Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance will offer 30 downloadable VR missions exclusively for Sony‘s console. The announcement came two weeks away […]
Nick Pinkerton wrote a new post, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Demo Impressions 3 months, 2 weeks ago

TheGameFanatics got its hands on the recently released Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance demo and had several thoughts to share regarding MGRR’s departure from the Solid series, gameplay tweaks, and full product […]
Nick Pinkerton wrote a new post, Microsoft Studios Developing at Least Four IPs 3 months, 3 weeks ago

A senior project manager & product planner at Microsoft Studios has recently posted an update to his work experience on LinkedIn, revealing his product management work on at least four new […]
Nick Pinkerton wrote a new post, Insomniac Games Delays Fuse to Q2 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Insomniac Games today announced its delay of the upcoming sci-fi shooter Fuse to the second quarter of 2013.!–more– Following a wave of rumors, Insomniac confirmed speculation over Twitter:

“The news is true, […]
Nick Pinkerton wrote a new post, Square Enix Release Hitman HD: Trilogy Launch Trailer 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Leading up to its release tomorrow, Square Enix and developer IO Interactive have released a launch trailer for Hitman HD: Trilogy.!–more–

Available on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, the collection comes with […]
Nick Pinkerton wrote a new post, Platinum Games Releases New Wonderful 101 Trailer 4 months ago

Before gamers start saving up for Pikmin 3, perhaps they should turn their attention to another action-RTS, The Wonderful 101. And to anyone in California, we’re not referring to that god-awful […]
Nick Pinkerton commented on the post, Why Epic Games Needs a New Unreal Tournament 4 months ago

Hi jak d ripr, thanks for the comment. That’s true, the market for multiplayer-based FPSs has gotten more crowded than ever on PC, so it would be difficult for Epic to have enough of a differentiator to get a new […]
Nick Pinkerton wrote a new post, Why Epic Games Needs a New Unreal Tournament 4 months ago

It’s time to bring back Unreal Tournament.

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Those who think I’m an idiot are probably wondering, “What’s the point when Cliff Bleszinski is no longer at Epic Games?” “Does Epic need UT when it’s got […]
Nick Pinkerton wrote a new post, Atari Files for Bankruptcy 4 months ago

Video game pioneer Atari has filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 protection. Atari’s US division seeks to disband from its financially struggling French ownership group and continue its new direction of […]
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