Microsoft’s Xbox 720 may have touchscreen controllers
Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox will use controllers that have “an HD screen surrounded by the traditional 360 buttons and sticks,” according to Xbox World Magazine. The …
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Call of Duty: Black Ops has the best game ending of all time, Guinness World Records says
Guinness World Records recently polled 13,519 gamers in search of the greatest video game ending of all time. When the dust cleared, a winner was …
Next Call of Duty game will revolutionize the franchise, Activision exec says
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 shattered sales records when it launched last November. The wildly popular first-person shooter sold an estimated 6.5 million copies …
Video game sales plummet in January, Xbox leads consoles for sixth straight month
Sales of video game hardware and software in the United States plummeted last month according to new data from market research firm The NPD Group. …
World’s first PC game, co-written by Bill Gates, now available for the iPhone
Owners of Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch can now enjoy a remake of the first-ever PC game, co-written by Bill Gates himself, which came pre-installed …
Lawmaker launches assault on violent video games
An Oklahoma lawmaker has proposed levying a new tax on violent video games. Oklahoma Democrat Will Fourkiller has suggested the tax be applied to all games that receive …
Xbox 720 will not launch this year, Microsoft exec says
Microsoft will reportedly not launch the highly anticipated follow-up to the Xbox 360 this year. Cedrick Delma, Microsoft’s marketing director in France, recently told Le …
Official Steam app released for the iPhone, iPod touch and Android
Valve on Thursday released mobile versions of Steam, the company’s digital game distribution platform. The mobile app is available for both iOS and Android devices. …
Nintendo cuts 3DS sales forecast, will report first annual loss
Nintendo recently published a note in which it said it will report an annual operating loss of 45 billion yen ($575 million) for the December …
Microsoft may be working to offer Xbox Live games on Android and iOS
A Microsoft spokesperson recently suggested that the Redmond-based firm is working to bring its Xbox Live games to other platforms. Microsoft’s Xbox Live titles are …
Xbox 720 may be six times more powerful than the Xbox 360
The Xbox 720, which BGR exclusively reported will likely be unveiled during E3 this summer, could be six times more powerful than the current generation …
Microsoft may discontinue its virtual currency system
Microsoft may be preparing to discontinue its virtual currency system by the end of the year, according to Inside Mobile Apps. The software giant is reportedly …
Resident Evil 6 landing on PS3 and Xbox 360 on November 20th [video]
Capcom announced recently that Resident Evil 6 will launch on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on November 20th, and that a PC version will follow …
Father of Microsoft Windows NT joins Xbox team
Dave Cutler, who has been called the “father of Windows NT” has joined Microsoft’s Xbox team. “Dave is one of our brightest minds and is currently …
Imangi Studios bringing hit iOS game ‘Temple Run’ to the Android Market
Imangi Studios, the makers of the hit iOS game Temple Run, announced via the company’s Facebook page that the game will be coming to Android. …
Video game sales fall 21% in December, down 8% for full-year 2011
The video game industry capped off a rough year in the United States with a horrible holiday month that saw sales plummet year-over-year across all …
Microsoft patent suggests Xbox 720 with DVR support in the works
A patent that was granted to Microsoft in December suggests the company is working on an Xbox game console that will double as a digital …
Nintendo 3DS sales surpass 4 million units, U.S. Wii sales top 4.5 million consoles in 2011
Nintendo announced on Tuesday that it has shipped more than 4 million 3DS units worldwide in nine months. That’s more than the number of Wii …
Sony PlayStation Vita sales plummet during second week of availability
Sony’s PlayStation Vita portable gaming console launched in Japan with wind in its sails, but the device’s success appears to have been short lived. A …
Violent games don’t compel gamers to commit violent acts, researchers say
A recent study published in Frontiers in Psychology by three Florida State University psychologists suggests that playing video games won’t make people smarter. The study also …
Sony details PlayStation Vita launch games
Sony recently published a list of the games that will be available when its brand new PlayStation Vita portable gaming console finally makes its debut …
Capcom releases Mega Man X for iPhone and iPod touch
We were huge Mega Man fans back when the game made its debut on the NES — and later on the Game Boy — and …
Sony sells 321,400 PlayStation Vitas in first two days
Sony’s PlayStation Vita portable gaming system made its debut in Japan on Saturday and early sales estimates are beginning to trickle out. According to research firm …
Gamefly launches free ‘Unlimited PC Play’ public beta
Gamefly announced on Tuesday that its “Unlimited PC Play” beta client is now available for free for all Gamefly members. We first heard about Gamefly’s …
Sony PlayStation Vita pre-orders sell out in Japan
Sony Computer Entertainment president Andrew House recently said that pre-orders for the company’s brand new portable gaming console, the PlayStation Vita, have sold out in …
Grand Theft Auto III now available on iOS and Android for $4.99
The hit game Grand Theft Auto III is now available for Android and iOS devices. Gamers will take to the streets of Liberty City to …
Game console owners stream more video content than ever before
New data from Nielsen suggests that console owners are using their Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii game consoles to stream video content more than ever …
Xbox 360 crushes PlayStation 3, Wii in November sales
Sales of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 video game console trounced the competition in November, nearly doubling PlayStation 3 sales and sales of Nintendo’s Wii console. According to November …
Microsoft unveils official Xbox LIVE iOS app
Microsoft recently unveiled an official Xbox LIVE application for iOS devices, including the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The application allows users to view and …
Nintendo: Super Mario creator Miyamoto ‘has no intention of stepping down’
Shigeru Miyamoto, the genius behind hit Nintendo games such as The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Bros. 2 and many more, has no intentions of retiring …
