“Call of Duty games probably represent more than 50% of the total Xbox Live traffic”, said Activision boss Bobby Kotick and he wants a cut of the revenue. So, will Call of Duty turn to pay-for-play? “We have an obligation to provide a return for our shareholders,” he said. “At the same time, I think […]

The Acti-Infinity Ward debacle may have hampered Infinity Ward but they are certainly not out. Activision boss Bobby Kotick has claimed that Infinity Ward is still staffed by developers who are “amazingly capable” of making great games. “We’re in the video game business. If we can’t replace 25 people, that would say something pretty disappointing […]

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Ubisoft has announced Assassin’s Creed: Ascendance, an animated short story filling the gap between Assassin’s Creed 2 and Brotherhood. Ascendance tells the story of protagonist Ezio Auditore and what he has been up to since the end of Assasssin’s Creed 2. It also reveals the backstory of antagonist Ceasare Borgia’s rise to power. Assassin’s Creed: […]

Microsoft has revealed that Xbox Live users spend an average of three hours per day on Xbox Live. 40 per cent of that time was spent using non-gaming services such as Last.fm, Dennis Durkin. Over half of Xbox Live’s 25 million users are Gold subscribers. via Eurogamer

Details have surfaced following Gran Turismo 5’s track list that not all tracks will feature dynamic weather and have day-to-night transitions. Only 13 out of the 70 confirmed tracks in Gran Turismo 5 will come with weather effects according to the official Gran Turismo 5 track list. Gran Turismo 5 launches on November 24 2010 […]

AMD has officially delayed its “Cayman” HD 6970 to December 13 2010. The card was supposed to launch later this month. Here’s AMD’s official response: “Demand for the ATI Radeon HD 5800 series continues to be very strong, the ATI Radeon HD 5970 remains the fastest graphics card in the world and the newest members […]

It comes by being the largest publisher of video games in the industry. And having World of Warcraft with over 12 million subscribers doesn’t hurt either. Oh, and by selling 7 million copies of a certain game on launch day making it the biggest entertainment launch in 2010. And a few others that I forget. […]

The original Halo: Combat Evolved made the Xbox what it is today and a HD remake is long overdue. Microsoft’s Xbox & Entertainment Director Stephen McGill believes that a Halo: CE HD remake would be “a good idea”. “I imagine it’s a good idea. I think some people want to go back to older games […]

The Xbox 360 version of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood has been leaked online, three days ahead of its official release. [Update] The game is also the second known title to have AP 2.5, the latest anti-piracy measure introduced with the Kinect Dahsboard update. The other being Fable 3. This continues the trend of high profile games […]

THQ’s CEO Brian Farrell thinks that the price of $60 per game is just too much and “keeping people out” from playing more games. “What we’re thinking about the business is we’re turning it on its head a little bit,” said Farrell. “It’s not, ‘how high a price can we get’, but ‘how many users’. […]

VGChartz estimates that Microsoft’s Kinect has sold an estimated 475,000 units in North Americas since its launch on November 4 2010. Microsoft expects Kinect to sell 5 million units, having spent half-a-billion dollars on marketing. Estimated software sales are below. Note that Kinect Adventures are bundled with every Kinect system sold: Kinect Adventures 479,992 Kinect […]

A report from UBM Tech Insights say that Kinect cost only $56 to manufacture while it retails for $149. The report took apart a Kinect machine and found that the single biggest expenditure on it was $17 worth of PrimeSense reference system, including the cameras, microphones and processor. PrimeSense is the company behind Kinect’s technology. […]

At long last. Sony has just confirmed that Gran Turismo 5 will release on November 24 2010 in USA and EU. This comes after Sony confirmed to Indian retailers of a Nov 24 release date. The game went gold on November 3. Gran Turismo 5 will feature 1,031 cars. Get the full car list here.