By: Jared Scott Perhaps you have heard some of the hub-bub surrounding this new console releasing in March 2013. It’s not from either Sony or Microsoft but from some passionate minds from Los Angeles, CA who’ve amassed funds via Kickstarter. This new platform is the OUYA, and it just may change the face of gaming. How, you may ask, can such an obscure machine make … Continue reading What OUYA Can Do For You
By: Eddie Makuch, News Editor Kickstarter campaigns will now require creators to divulge and discuss “risks and challenges” associated with their projects. An entry on the official Kickstarter blog titled “Kickstarter Is Not a Store” spells out the new requirements for projects moving forward. Beginning immediately, all Kickstarter pages will include a “Risks and Challenges” section where creators must not only disclose these issues, but … Continue reading Kickstarter projects must now disclose risks
By: Eddie Makuch A sequel to PopCap’s 2009 tower defense-style game Plants vs. Zombies will be available during late spring 2013, the company announced today. The untitled Plants vs. Zombies sequel will include new features, settings, and situations. No further information is available. The original Plants vs. Zombies launched for the PC and Mac, with subsequent versions arriving on a host of platforms, including iOS, Android, … Continue reading Plants vs. Zombies 2 sprouting late spring 2013
By: Connor Sheridan Valve wants Steam to pour forth onto Linux users, and the company is starting with Ubuntu and a work-in-progress Left 4 Dead 2 port. The developer’s efforts to mesh the digital distribution platform (and an accompanying library of Valve titles) with the open-source operating system were outlined on a post on the new Valve Linux Blog. The project, which began in 2011, … Continue reading Valve porting Steam to Linux
By: Darryl Kaye (@DarrylGU) Motorola has just won an injunction against Microsoft in German in a case which relates to Microsoft using the H.264 video codec without the proper permissions. Motorola are either asking for a complete ban of Microsoft products, or that Microsoft pay them $4 billion a year as a licence fee. Should Motorola win on the first request, it means that the … Continue reading Motorola Wins Injunction Against Xbox 360 In Germany
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2’s official Japanese release date was revealed in a trailer, with the game releasing mid-May on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. This Episode is the sequel to Episode 1 which was released nearly 2 years ago and was met with relatively mixed reviews. The release of the iOS and Android versions will hopefully be within a few months of … Continue reading Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 Japanese Release Date Revealed
Incase you missed it, Sony’s 1.65 Firmware Update for the PlayStation Vita was pulled due to a “technical fault”. Today, Sony has released a new 1.66 Firmware Update as a replacement. 1.66 will include all of the features in 1.65 and more. Some of the changes you can expect with this update include a “Notification Alert” option which allows you to turn the alerts on … Continue reading Sony Pulls PS Vita Firmware Update 1.65 Releasing 1.66 Instead
