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Everyone Sing Offers Unique Party Features

Everyone Sing is a new party game developed by O-Games coming for the PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii, in September 2012. The game offers a mode called Everyone Party and is a social party feature bound to get friends singing with up to 8 singers able to compete at once with 4 microphones in teams. You can compete in 3-5-7 or 9 rounds in a range of different games set to test all your vocal abilities: Team...

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PEGI Ratings Become The Single Age Rating System For UK Video Games

If you have a look at your computer game boxes, you will see either one of two age ratings on the front; PEGI (Pan-European Game Information) and BBFC (British Board of Film Classification). BBFC tended to be used for more violent games, whereas games suitable for younger audiences used PEGI. From now on, expect to find only PEGI rating systems on game boxes. The change is to make it more clear fo...

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OnLive Free Month Offer

Today, Belegacom released its innovative OnLive cloud gaming service in Belgium, making it the second European country in which OnLive is avalaible. If that wasn’t enough to get the Belgium gamer’s blood boiling, Belegacom also announced that it will be offering its internet customers a one-month subscription to the OnLive PlayPack for free, giving them access to a library of over 200 games. This ...

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Ouya Update: Concept Images And OnLive Plans Revealed

The Ouya console designers have released several new concept pictures detailing the main device and its controller. The Android-based console Ouya, has become a kickstarter phenomenon with more then 43,000 people giving their support, achieving a total of 5.5 million dollars in investments so far. The new console is making a name for itself by attempting to be the first “hackable” syst...

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Finalists for Game Developers Choice Online Awards

UBM TechWeb Game Network, the face behind the Game Developers Conference Online (GDC Austin), has revealed the nominees for third annual Game Developers Choice Online Awards. The Game Developers Choice Online Awards celebrates the best of the best in online gaming. This isn’t restricted to popular MMOs, but also social network titles as well. Star Wars: The Old Republic, created by BioWare Austin,...

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The Unreal Development Kit Now Streamlined With Perforce

If you download the Unreal Development Kit now (July 2012), it should come with the Perforce Software Version Management System. www.udk.com Perforce allows enterprize-grade version control tools for up to 20 users and 20 workstations free of charge, with unrestricted time limits and file quantities. What does this mean for game developers? If you are working on the same project, but have a large ...

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Crysis 3 : Still A Mix of Guns, Action And Gorgeous

The talented creators at Crytek studios have released a brand new, rather lengthy gameplay video featuring a good look at their combination of action and stealth elements in Crysis 3. The twenty minute video is divided into two separate “interactive” parts letting you choose between watching either a stealth, or action focused playthrough. Regardless of the choice, you can be sure to e...

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Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Announced

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn has Been Announced and With Comes a New Trailer After the ‘botched’ release of the original Final Fantasy XIV, Square Enix has held its promise of a revamped version of the game. What was originally known as Final Fantasy XIV 2.0 will now be known as FF XIV: A Realm Reborn. Square Enix had announced a complete overhaul of the original last October afte...

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WORLD OF WARCRAFT®: MISTS OF PANDARIA

One of the most anticipated games of the year, World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria is due to arrive on 25th September 2012. Blizzard Entertainment has announced the fourth expansion set for the world’s most popular subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game. World of Warcraft takes place within the Warcraft world of Azeroth, approximately four years after the events at the ...

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Nintendo Releases Sales Report

Nintendo recently released a sales report, summarizing the company’s earnings and losses. During the time between April and June, Nintendo reported a £143 million loss in the three-month span. However, the company still remains optimistic, relying on their 3DS sales to pull them back up. Though Nintendo has generated an astounding £700 million during the period, the increasing cost of sales ...

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