We mentioned in the week’s Release Round-Up that ‘Fire Emblem: Awakening‘ would be hitting stores tomorrow for the Nintendo 3DS. Well it look like you’re going to have to wait if you were planning on picking it up. Both GameStop, and Amazon have posted that it may not arrive on time or unavailable due to “a potential shipping […]
How To Meet Kickstarter Goals? Make Devs Get Tattoos.
February 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The developers behind the game Starbattle, have launched their official campaign to get the game funded on Kickstarter today. And to reach their goals, the team have offered a…unique prize. Where most devs offer things like “founder” tags and exclusive in-game content to drive contributions Philipp Kock and Markus Haschny of Bad Habit Games have told their supporters […]
No More Twitch Ads: Twitch Turbo
February 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The most popular live video game streaming service, Twitch.tv, has released a premium service today called ‘Twitch Turbo.’ The service offers many of the usual frills of a gaming service subscription such as exclusive badges and such, but more importantly is the removal of all ads. Viewers of Twitch are forced to watch pre-roll, mid-roll, and other […]
Release Round-Up: Feb 4 – 10
February 4, 2013 by 2 Comments
Each week, Gamers Trust offers up info on what games are hitting store shelves. Not only the games and dates, but a bit about them as well as the content rating to help folks make informed decisions. Monday Anodyne (PC, Mac, Linux) – In Anodyne, you explore and fight your way through nature, urban and […]
Massive Call of Duty Xbox eTournament Set
February 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Big Kids Only Activision and Microsoft announced Friday that they will be teaming up to put on a world-wide gaming tournament using Xbox 360 and Call of Duty: Black Ops II. The tournament will pit the top 32 teams from around the world vying for a $1 million dollar prize. “More people play Call of Duty multiplayer every day than watch the average regular […]
In Case You Missed It: Week In Review
February 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Didn’t follow Gamers Trust’s news this week? Shame on you! Maybe you should subscribe to our RSS feed, Facebook, or Twitter. We’re here for you now though. Here’s a look at what you missed. Top 10 News Stories of the Week: PlayStation 4 To Be Announced Feb 20? ArenaNet Forcing Password Change Medal of Honor […]
New Digital Gaming Magazine, FirstLook Launches
February 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Cranberry Publishing launched FirstLook today, a free digital magazine all about the biggest game releases for Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo, and PC. Today’s first issue includes 51 pages of content, including previews of Aliens: Colonial Marines, Dead Space 3, Tomb Raider, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, as well as an interview with Trion Worlds (RIFT) about the revolutionary new […]
Xbox 360 Sales Up 5.9 Million
February 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
It’s earnings season, and according to Microsoft’s latest sales figures, the Xbox 360 is doing just fine. Better than fine, in fact. The system that was released all the way back in 2005 has now sold over 75 million units as of December 31, 2012. The number adds an additional 5.9 million units sold since […]
Rescue Rush Turns The Real World Into Gaming Goodness
February 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Rescue Rush, released today for iOS, allows you to turn real life locations into playable levels, or as Envane said in their App Store review, “Like pacman on real streets.” You play Columbus the Cat, a fantastic feline who has grown to immense size following a failed shrink-ray experiment. The game combines an arcade action style […]
GameStick Greatly Surpasses Kickstarter Goal
February 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Seems like every week we hear about a new developer raising money on Kickstarter, but how do you gauge whether the product is going to be success or not? Well, the case of the GameStick, surpassing your target by 648% is a pretty good indication. The Kickstarter campaign began January 2, 2013 with a target goal of $100,000. […]
