The Big Question of 2012 – Will Star Wars: The Old Republic Claim WoW Subscribers?

Unless you have seriously been living in a hole, under a rock, and beneath the very foundation of your parent’s basement, you know Star Wars: The Old Republic MMORPG claimed the game time of millions of gamers over the past two weeks.  Early access customers were granted access December 13th and the rest of the world December 20th.  If you actually have been living under said rock and don’t ... more.

There has been a certain stigma attached to video games as parents question their impact on children.  However, more and more research has surfaced regarding the benefits of gaming, such as promoting a healthy diet, decreasing lazy eye in children, improving blurred vision for adults with amblyopia, and helping those with post-traumatic stress disorder.  In recent years, video games started achi... more.

Wunderkind of Worming (and nutters with putters) Team 17, announced that their bunker-busting box of bedlam and birdies, Worms Crazy Golf  is reduced in price from today for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch on the App Store; Happy Hole-in-one-idays! Worms Crazy Golf is a brazenly bonkers mixture of classic 2D Worms and hilarious eighteen-hole high jinks. Spread across a variety of weird and wonderf... more.

Electronic Arts Inc. today announced that Hollywood’s biggest action director – Michael Bay – has joined forces with gaming’s biggest racing franchise – Need for Speed – to deliver a spectacular one-of-kind, blockbuster television commercial for this holiday’s most anticipated release, Need for Speed The Run. Starting today, fans of the Need for Speed Facebook page will work together... more.

Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced Devil May Cry HD Collection for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. Devil May Cry HD Collection brings the first three original Devil May Cry titles; Devil May Cry, Devil May Cry 2, and Devil May Cry 3: Dante’s Awakening Special Edition ... more.

Batman: Arkham City will be available nationwide Friday 21st October, and to help prepare you for the intense melee combat, sprawling cityscape and dangerous encounters in Arkham City, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment are presenting a new Batman: Arkham City trailer featuring some of Gotham’s greatest villains. Mr. Freeze, Hugo Strange, Two-Face, Penguin and The Jok... more.

We know Need for Speed: The Run will feature a deep, involving storyline. We have seen the trailers showcasing exclusive cars and real-life locations. The lighting and weather looks great, physics feels physical, and developers sing praises to the sweet new engine. We know the game will allow us to punch a cop in the face and steal his car. But there is one aspect of every Need for Speed game s... more.

MDK2  was released 11 years ago, and I remember it as the best platform arcade experience I have ever had in my life. Colourful, lightning quick, and decisively insane. Completely original. Blurring line between genres, and making you laugh until it hurts. The game was a cult classic, and in case you (for the reasons I can't imagine) are not familiar with it, we have good news. It's back in HD... more.

That's right! Today rumours finally became solid facts. For the first time in history of the franchise, you will be able to play Mass Effect with your friends. As expected, multiplayer in question is 4-player co-op without any PvP.  Even though we saw this particular feature coming, the way BioWare decided to implement it is full of surprises. For starters, co-op won't allow you to control She... more.

Publisher Sony Computer Entertainment Europe have unofficially announced the release of the upcoming platform arcade Sonic Generations on PC. Yesterday evening, Destructoid employees found PC version of the game available for pre-order on several game retail websites, together with system requirements. Sony were considering whether to port Sonic Generations to PC way back in spring, when the... more.