Off the heels of Gabe Newell’s DICE Keynote where he talked up upcoming hardware, Valve has today fired long-time hardware team developer Jeri Elssworth. Elssworth confirmed this this morning via her Twitter Feed. Elssworth was working on many of the hardware project that have been fluttering about recently including concept ideas for the “Steam Box’s” controller. […]
FarmVille TV Series In The Works…No. Really.
February 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Huffington Post as an article up today revealing that Brett Ratner (X-Men Last Stand, Horrible Bosses) is working on a TV version of ‘FarmVille’ by Zynga. The animated show will be produced by Six Eleven Media. “FarmVille is one of the most exciting brands out there today and its cross-platform opportunities are endless. I am thrilled […]
Playfire and Green Man Gaming Giving Away Four Free Games
February 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Starting today, Green Fire Gaming and Playfire are giving away one free game-a-day for the next four days. Each title is available for only 24 hours, so if you want today’s offering you’d best get a jump on it. Here’s a look the offerings Zombies An isometric rampage through the deep, dark, dungeons of bureaucracy. […]
Civilization 5 Lead Designer Starts New Studio
February 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The lead designer behind the wildly popular “Sid Meier’s Civilization V” strategy game. Jon Shafer, has announced that he is founding his own game production studio. Conifer Games will be based out of Farmington, MI and has already their first project, “Jon Shafer’s At the Gates.” Set in the waning days of the Roman Empire, “Jon […]
OUYA Console Gets June Release Date
February 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The OUYA gaming console that took the Kickstarter world by storm last year, is set to officially launch in June according to their site. The OUYA “A new kind of video game console,” is a gaming console for TVs that promises to bring shooters, platformers, sports, and arcade classics to your living room. The OUYA […]
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 […]
