Bigwig publisher Ubisoft’s next-gen title Watch Dogs is said to hit the shelves in November; November 19th for the US and November 22nd for the UK. At least, those are the dates for the game launching on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U and PC – according to Develop. As for a PlayStation 4 version: [...]

Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft have traditionally held big press conferences at E3, the biggest video game show of the year. However this year, Nintendo is breaking from tradition and will not hold the large presentation that gamers have become accustomed to. Instead, Nintendo is planning on having smaller more focused presentations.   “First, we decided not to host [...]

A special edition of Ubisoft’s upcoming techno-thriller Watch Dogs has been spotted in a Dutch advertisement for the game, touting an additional single-player mission for those willing to presumably dig a little deeper into their wallets. The mission, which appears to occur around a series of street races, gives players access to fount of free [...]

The Youtube account for Netherrealm Studios’ superhero-fighting game Injustice: Gods Among Us has posted a trailer for their new downloadable character Lobo. The undeniably crass-yet-effective biker is featured in a match against Batman, and uses an array of brutal techniques involving punishing grapples and biker-themed items such as a chain and sawed-off shotgun. Lobo will [...]

For those who don’t know, Watch_Dogs is an open-world action-adventure game currently in development by Ubisoft Montreal. The game’s main selling point appears to be the ability to hack into the surroundings: to either gain control of – or to destroy – particular objects, such as raising traffic stops or exploding electrical boxes (as seen in the [...]

This is a guest post by Jimmy Wentz of Media Discovery. Full article credit goes to Wentz as we are happy to present the following publication. When the Dreamcast appeared back in 1999, the idea of a console with internet running into the back of it was an exciting concept for both gamers and developers. However, the [...]

CVG, speaking with a representative for Warner Bros., confirmed that the Wii U version of their DC Comics slugfest, Injustice: Gods Among Us, has been delayed in UK territories. The Nintendo edition of the superhero (and villain) flavored fighter, from storied Mortal Kombat development team Netherrealm Studios, launches in North America on April 19th, while [...]

Warner Brothers have recently released the ‘Injustice: God’s Among Us’ Launch Trailer. Taking place following the destruction of Metropolis, and the death of Lois Lane, his unborn child and Jimmy Olsen at the hands of the Joker, the game sees Superman having established a new world order, where power is law, and there is zero [...]

Following on from the abundance of rumors and leaks regarding the next Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft has officially revealed the next game in the series will be titled Black Flag and is set to take the series to the Caribbean seas.     Ubisoft have put out both an official synopsis for the game and a [...]

Nintendo has recently blocked children under 13 years of age from issuing and receiving friend requests in the Miiverse, the online community for the Wii U. Though other users can still be befriended, no messages can be sent by pre-teens.   The company has a number of fairly tight controls online. Miiverse posts are closely [...]

Despite disappointing sales for the Wii U and despite lowering its official sales estimate for the console for the rest of the financial year, Nintendo has no plans to lower the price of the console.   Satoru Iwata, the current President of Nintendo, made it ‘absolutely clear’ to investors that prices would not be lowered, [...]

  The history of violent video games versus the government and public opinion is a long and arduous one. From days as early as Mortal Kombat in the early 1990s, legislators have been attempting to censor the access impressionable young people may have to violent video games.   And despite the 2011 Supreme Court ruling of Brown [...]

In today’s Nintendo Direct live conference, Nintendo unveiled a myriad of new titles to be released on the Wii U, a console which had previously been lacking the impressive library we’d all been hoping for. Such epic announcements include a new Mario platformer, Mario Kart and Legend of Zelda!   The two titles set to [...]

Disney’s upcoming virtual theme park, Disney Infinity, offers kids the chance to collect, interact and play as their favourite characters, from Jack Sparrow to Mr Incredible. The only problem will be convincing their parents to buy it for them when it comes out in June.   The game itself is to be sold in ‘starter [...]

There is a lot of promising content for NetherRealm Studio’s upcoming tournament fighter, Injustice: Gods Among Us. Taking part in the world of DC Comics, currently under the grip of an authoritarian and anti-meta human government, it appears to promise a refreshing level of depth and consideration of the characters we could on for our [...]