PlayStation Plus Requirement for Free-To-Play Up to Publishers, Says SOE
If you decide to play certain free-to-play MMO-style games on the PlayStation 4 you may not need to have a PlayStation Plus subscription. According to Sony Online Entertainment, publishers of those...
View ArticleXbox One Terms of Service Contains Restrictions on Class Action Lawsuits
If you visited Microsoft's Xbox One Pre-Order Product Information you may have noticed three items in particular amongst its various requirements and restrictions:•You must accept Xbox Terms of Use...
View ArticleIs EA Seeing the Light on Used Games? It Sure Sounds Like It
Electronic Arts' President of EA Labels Frank Gibeau says that its online pass system was dumb, that it is dead and that it will never be coming back. EA announced back in May that it would wind down...
View ArticleAnalyst: Sony Wins at E3
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated analyst Colin Sebastian offered his E3 Expo wrap-up report to investors, saying the Sony's PlayStation 4 was the clear winner at the trade show which ends in a...
View ArticleE3 is Over, Returning to Los Angeles in 2014
Another year, another E3 Expo has come and gone. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), owner of the annual video game industry trade event, said that 48,200 video game industry professionals,...
View ArticleVlambeer, Polygon Get Robbed at E3
Indie developer Vlambeer was robbed at E3, according to Rami Ismail, co-founder of the company. The Ridiculous Fishing developer claims that a backpack was stolen on early Thursday morning from the...
View ArticleBMO: Next-Generation Future Will Bring a Sustained Period of Growth
With E3 over, equity research firm BMO Capital Markets offers its perspective on all the big players and the industry as a whole going forward. According to BMO analyst Edward Williams the video games...
View ArticleSuper Podcast Action Committee - Episode 56
If you missed our live broadcast on Saturday, we have an audio file of the live show available for you to download right now. During the (over) three hour live show Andrew Eisen and E. Zachary Knight...
View ArticleBanned Xbox One Accounts will Retain Access to Purchased Games
Xbox One players who are banned from Xbox One services will still have access to their games according to Microsoft's director of programming Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb. Speaking to Reddit Games, Hyrb...
View ArticlePoll Results: Has Microsoft’s DRM Policies Doomed the Xbox One?
Last week during E3 we asked you if Microsoft's policies on used games and DRM in general on the Xbox One have doomed the new console among consumers. You responded in droves, making this poll the most...
View ArticleTitanfall Wins Big at E3 Game Critics Awards
Respawn Entertainment's Titanfall managed to score six honors for this year's Game Critics Awards. The sci-fi themed shooter won Best of Show, Best Original Game, Best Console Game, Best PC Game, Best...
View ArticleSony Changed E3 Script Due to Microsoft's PR Missteps
Sony Computer Entertainment president Andrew House said during a presentation at the Develop conference today that the company changed its 2013 E3 script at the last minute because of fan reaction to...
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