Here’s how you know social gaming is blowing up: Zynga has surpassed even Electronic Arts in stock market value. According to SharesPost Inc, the maker of games likeÂFarmVille andÂFrontierVille is worth $5.51 billion. This puts them right over the #2 publisher of games in sales, EA, with their Nasdaq market value total of $5.22 billion. Look at it this way: EA’s shares have dropped over 6 percent since March 1....
Don’t believe everything you read Sony made the announcement last month thatHorizon Zero Dawnis being ported to PC, and that has people dreaming big about which of their favorite PlayStation 4 games might be next. There was a glimmer of hope that round two was nigh via the usually-reliable retailer leak, but, alas, it turned out to be a ruse. A hoax, deception, pure chicanery. This morning, Amazon France got several new listings for PC versions of major PS4 titles....
Sonic and friends are back for an all-new 3D adventure…on the Apple Arcade. Announced viaX (Twitter)andYouTube, SEGA and Hardlight’sSonic Dream Teamwill launch exclusively on Apple Arcade on December 5th. Join a race against time to stop Dr. Eggman’s bizarre dreams from coming true. Sonic Dream Team arrives December 5th exclusively on@AppleArcade!pic.twitter.com/Yp6RGJkhjs According to a post via Apple,Sonic Dream Teamis a new 3D action platformer that follows Sonic and the gang as they stop Doctor Eggman....
According to one of Sony’s insurance firms, the company is dealing with no less than 55 class-action suits over thePlayStation Network hacking scandal. Zurich American revealed the number while it was trying to escape liability in covering Sony’s defense costs. Zurich has received requests for coverage from Sony but is refusing to pay up since digital attacks aren’t covered in the agreement. While Sony’s public face portrays a company that has recovered and moved on, it’s clear that the fallout from the PSN hack is still being felt....
Your grandma would love a copy of Castle Crashers How will you be spending the second day of the Steam Holiday Sale? I suggest by doing anything other than spending money on games you may or may not ever play. Ever try cross-country skiing? In the red states, they shoot stuff while they ski and call it a “biathlon.” Some people get really good at it and go to the Olympics, and it all starts by not buyingAssassin’s Creed Unity....
‘Give us a shot’ A few major studios have emerged from the mass Switch port rush of this past year, most notably Panic Button. They’ve ported over a few major releases likeRocket LeagueandDoom, and are poised to be one of the most in-demand developers in the coming year. But Bethesda commissioned another outfit to handleSkyrim— Iron Galaxy — and they’re attempting to take on their next big job via Twitter. This past weekend CEO Adam Boyes just tweeted at the officialMonster Hunteraccount, noting: “Dear [Monster Hunter team] at Capcom – we understand that porting the game to Nintendo Switch is challenging…but this is exactly what [Iron Galaxy] does....
You said ‘surreal,” so now you have my attention Tarsier Studios did an excellent job onLittleBigPlanet Vita, and I thoroughly enjoyed my time with it. Their new projectHungerlooks like a decidedly different affair, a much more mythical story with somber tones and stealth elements that make it a completely different sort of game entirely. Hungeris a third-person 3D action-adventure game that incorporates stealth and exploration elements as it follows nine-year-old girl Six during her time in The Maw....
You’ll need to dedicate some time to setup, though Consider this a friendly notice that, should you be in the mood for someTeam Fortress 2soon, you’re going to have to wait on a lengthy installation process. Upon launching the game, a content-conversion prompt will appear which can take up to half an hour to complete on even a fast machine,according to Valve. What gives? This one-time process is necessary for upgradingTeam Fortress 2to SteamPipe and while it might seem annoying now, it should be more than worth the lost time....
It’s out next week TheHalo Infinitelaunch trailer is two and a half minutes long, and showcases what the upcoming iteration is all about: mostly blowing stuff up. Okay, there is some story, as evidencedby this clip. We get to see a brief representation of the conflict inHalo Infinite, which comprises roughly the first minute of this trailer. Then Master Chief says a badass line, and blows stuff up for the other half....
A sexy recap of all the things you people do [Every month, we on the Dtoid Community Team throw together a round-up of everything happening in and around the community! We’ll scour thecblogsandforumsfor awesome posts, recap our latestcommunity playdates, highlightcommunity podcasts, and give you the low-down on any NARPs you may have missed.] Podcasts andwerewolvesand NARPs, oh my! October saw Dtoidrelaunchwith a ton offun new features, we brought you some greatcontests, you played a bunch of awesome gamestogether, and more!...
With a mere three days left before donations are no longer accepted,Tim Schafer’s adventure game Kickstarterhas accrued over $2.6 million. That’s well beyond the stated goal of 400 grand. What’s a man to do with all that extra green? Tim wants his fans to know that your money will not go to waste. He’ll make sure it all gets used up, even if he has to pull a Monty Brewster. Remember to vote for none of the above!...
It would look right at home in The Brave Little Toaster Yes, it’s still weird-looking but theSteam Controlleris coming along. Particularly when compared with its original, intimidating version which you can see side-by-side below. We knew a redesignwas in the works, but this iteration looks much better than its mockup. As expected. Adding those eight buttons in the standard diamond pattern was a good compromise. Valve says it’s bringing the latest gamepad prototypes to the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco next week, so be on the lookout for updated impressions....
This tubby and crafty Walmart shopper took 54 copies of Madden 2012 home with him, saving himself $3,287.84, and he used Walmart’s offerings to help him in the theft. Late last month this shopper was caught being resourceful at Wally World. The video you see above shows him taking several copies of Madden 2012 for both PS3 and Xbox 360, but he didn’t leave the store from there. He proceeded to the hardware department, where he used the tools there to pry open the security cases and take the games....
