Dead Island to be distributed by Square Enix in the Americas

Kitguru discovered today that Square Enix will be working in collaboration with Deep Silver on the release of Dead Island.  This is set for release August 1st  for the XBox 360, PS3 and PC platforms. The Zombie thriller should draw attention from fans of games like Left 4 Dead. Square Enix is a solid choice for distribution in this region, and a good call by Deep Silver. This is echo... more.

Today our own Terry Franklin gave this new a game a smoking review over here. Overall, this new revitalization to a classic series has been well received. Kitguru has heard rumours abound of a glitch though, and we wanted to take time to share this with our readers. This was reported initially by OJuggernautO, on a forum called TestYourMight. As time progresses though we find this isn't ju... more.

For those familiar with Valve, it is not uncommon for them to do something like this. The game itself is pulling great numbers, with almost three quarters of a million copies being sold on release day. Unlike some other DLC's from Valve however, it will be available for all 3 platforms. These include PC/Mac, XBox 360, and the PS3. This DLC will include new test chambers with accompanying leade... more.

Rumours have been circulating about a press release from Sony, claiming a press conference will be held to address the PSN outage. Seems like an odd day of the week for this, but all we can do is share the information we have collected. The press conference will be held at 2:00 PM JST, on Sunday May 1st. We here on Kitguru have been following this closely, starting with myself on the Gaming new... more.

Start your engines and get ready for the race of your life. Kitguru received a Press release for Need for Speed: The Run today, we have some information and a trailer for our readers. This will be released November 15th in North America, and November 17th in the UK. Supported platforms will include the Wii, XBox 360, PS3, PC, and 3DS. Need for Speed: The Run engages you in a cross country r... more.

Today Kitguru discovered LucasArts and Epic Games have signed a multi-year deal.  Essentially this will ensure the Unreal Engine 3 will be a long term inclusion across multi-platforms for LucasArts. Will this add a new twist to the classic Star Wars games, and those on the horizon? Well it seems Zak Phelps, Director of Technology at LucasArts, is already sharpening up on his Jedi skills: "... more.

We here at Kitguru don't like to hear about closures, but sometimes this is unavoidable. The Scotland based independent studio was founded in 2006, and has released titles such as Motorstorm and The Shoot. Cohort Studios indicated the reason for this closure is a declining console marketplace. The company was started by Lol Scragg, Darran Thomas and Bruce McNeish. At the time of the announc... more.

The PlayStation Network (PSN) has been plagued with issues and outages for several weeks, and the service has been unavailable for several days. Sony has commented that this issue is not primarily related to the companies servers themselves. In fact they have stated that these issues have been caused by hackers, and Anonymous had been named. "An external intrusion on our system has affected ou... more.

Kitguru has seen some rumours circulating regarding Sony and Microsoft delaying new console releases. If this is true it would allow Nintendo to capitalize on the situation. One thing that counts when it comes to gaming in general, is consistency. Forecasting new console releases 2 years in the future, instills little confidence within the average consumer. According to Kotaku this is intent... more.

We here at Kitguru have been following the offers of Cloud Gaming closely. Playcast Media is now offering this Games On Demand service in Singapore, incorporating Singapore Telecommunications Limited, Asia's leading provider in multimedia solutions. Before we share this news we wish to familiarize our readers with Cloud Gaming, for those not in the know. Cloud Gaming Basically Cloud Gamin... more.