Trion Worlds to stand 200 attendees a drink.
If you're feeling a little low on karma, and you're fond of videogames-themed drinking, you might want to consider attending the Stand up for GamesAid event on 15th April at the Comedy Store in London. All proceeds go to GamesAid itself, which collects and distributes funds to other UK-based charities with a focus on children and young people.
Mysterious video also surfaces.
Soap MacTavish's charming behatted mentor is back - though for what purpose we've yet to discover. Infinity Ward has posted an uncaptioned shot of Captain Price on its Facebook page. His eyes: they slice through the fatty tissues of our souls like... like... like twin laser beams. Laser beams in Call of Duty confirmed?
We're going cheap for the holiday weekend.
Sometimes we're rendered literally speechless by our own generosity and humaneness, but now is not one of those times. In an extra-conspicuous display of sheer awesome, all back issues of Xbox 360: The Official Xbox Magazine are half-price (#163;1.99) on Google Play and iTunes from now till Tuesday, 2nd April.
"Treyarch's most terrifying Zombies experience to date," suggests XBL theme.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2's next DLC pack is titled Uprising, according to internet sleuths, and includes the maps Studio and Vertigo along with a new Zombies escapade, Mob of the Dead, which is billed as "Treyarch's most terrifying Zombies experience to date."
Look everybody! Bloodshot eyeballs!.
Do yourself a favour: stand up, approach the nearest adult human being, position your face about five centimetres from theirs and stare intently. Congratulations! You've just experienced the future of gaming visuals, as facilitated by Activision R&D and millions upon millions upon millions of dollars.
MGS3-era Snake to return, lore buffs go crazy.
I'll admit to feeling underwhelmed by the prospect of another Metal Gear Solid title, but credit where credit's due - the fifth game's first trailer, revealed at GDC 2013 in San Francisco yesterday, is gosh-darned impressive. It recycles and contextualises elements of the Phantom Pain trailer (now confirmed to be an MGS5 teaser, obvs) from last year, and has an utterly gorgeous soundtrack.
Surprise - it's guns! Plus Ranger difficulty mode.
The first Metro's Ranger Mode was certainly the most atmospheric, if not the easiest, way of playing the game. It wiped the UI clean, lowered your health, and hid away most of the ammo that had been scattered a bit too liberally all over the game. You also had to pay for it, however, with the Ranger Pack only turning up after you handed over 240 Microsoft Points
First Achievements reveal details.
Far Cry 3: Blood Diamond, previously suspected to be DLC for Far Cry 3, is actually a full-size downloadable game, according to a new list of Achievements which has appeared online.
Blend seamlessly into your pot plants.
Microsoft has announced a new special-edition Xbox 360 controller in a camouflage print, ideal for anybody seeking to play videogames in heavy woodland or while under enemy fire.
Another glimpse at Rockstar's latest.
Not days after we noted it's apology for non-communication, the house of Rockstar has issued some more screenshots of GTA V, revealing that Los Santos can now support scuba diving and lighting strikes as well as the more conventional murder.
A leftover from development, programmer suggests.
Warzone mode, Gears Of War's classic elimination gametype, isn't technically as absent from Judgment as it first appeared, Eurogamer reports.
Still no date for update 9.
The studio revealed the figure via a jubilant tweet, containing both multiple explanation points and enthusiastic capitalisation.
More diversity needed argues narrative designer.
Speaking in a GDC panel, Mircrosoft narrative designer Tom Abernathy shared his difficulty in trying to find games with starring roles for female characters
Particle effects! Particle effects for everyone!.
EA has released the first images of Battlefield 4, plus 17 minutes of unedited gameplay footage. They are, I think we can all agree, mighty pretty. And yes, that is Omar off The Wire you can see in the foreground of one shot.
Battlefield 4 is the first game to use the technology.
EA has shared first details of Frostbite 3, the next instalment of its proprietary game engine, at a Battlefield 4 event in Stockholm. The new tech is billed as an "evolution" of the Frostbite 2 engine employed by Battlefield 3, and is the result of collaboration between DICE and various other EA studios, including the developers of Dragon Age, Mass Effect and Need for Speed.
DICE and EA formally unveil their next generation shooter.
DICE has formally unveiled Battlefield 4, the latest incarnation of its first-person shooter series, which is down for release on Xbox 360, PS3, PC and future consoles in fall 2013. The game runs on the new Frostbite 3 engine, an "evolution" rather than a wholesale rewrite of DICE's famed graphics tech, and is set once again in the present day, with the world on the brink of war between China, Russia and the US.
EA pulls out the stops ahead of the news embargo.
EA has released 17 minutes of Battlefield 4 footage, ahead of a general details embargo which lifts, oh, around 15 minutes from now. Might want to skip forward to the two minute mark, then.
BioShock! Terraria! Battlefield 3!.
It might be rubbishly, unseasonably cold outside, but Spring has sprung on Xbox Live, with a pair of long awaited XBLA games tentatively poking their buds from out of the cold, wintry earth. Side-on Minecraft alike Terraria turns up tomorrow, while The Behemoth's Castle Crashers follow-up BattleBlock Theater is released on Tuesday. There's a slew of reductions in the meantime, with the excellent Retro City Rampage reduced to 600 MS points, and Activision reducing every last bit of Transformers DLC it can find.
Four beginner's handbooks due in September, followed by an annual.
Clearly aimed at introducing beginners to the blocky intricacies of Mojang's world, the first four handbooks will have the following titles: The Beginner's Handbook, The Redstone Handbook, The Combat Handbook and The Construction Handbook.
These will be followed by a Minecraft Annual, poster book, and a magazine.
Company announces an "extraordinary loss" for financial year.
Yoichi Wada has stepped down from his position as Square Enix company president. His departure follows the company posting a statement to investors in which it slashed profit forecasts for the year. He will be replaced by Yosuke Matsuda.