In a promise not to cut corners to meet deadlines, developer Naughty Dog has delayed the release of their much anticipated game The Last of Us. The action adventure title’s new release date is June 14th, 2013 for Playstation 3. The Last of Us, which has already won over 2 dozen awards for its showings at trade events, is notable for its beautiful presentation and serious … [ Read More... ]
One of our most highly anticipated games is The Last Guardian (formerly code named Trico), which is being developed by Team ICO under SCE Japan Studio. Good news has come in the form of a public address by it’s creator, Fumito Ueda. On his website he posted a status update for The Last Guardian, the follow up to Shadow of the Colossus & ICO. This … [ Read More... ]
According to employee tweets and other reports, Valve has fired a whole bunch of people at the company. These are some pretty big changes too. Valve, the company behind Half Life, Counter-Strike, Portal, Steam and more, has supposedly let go of about 25 people, although this number is not confirmed. Furthermore, Jason Holtman, Director of Business at Valve, has reportedly resigned from the company. … [ Read More... ]
For a lot of us, video games are a way to unwind. The popularity of open world games like Grand Theft Auto and Skyrim make it evident that escapism can have a therapeutic effect on people. Soldiers and other members of service deal with a lot of stress. Especially when stationed over seas in a combat zone. Kotaku ran a feature today about U.S. Army soldier Steven Beynon telling them … [ Read More... ]