Section: Video Games

Secret World drops subscription fee
Funcom's MMORPG no longer requires monthly subscription; optional $15 monthly membership grants a range of bonuses.  Massively multiplayer online role-playing game The Secret World no longer requires a subscription fee, developer Funcom announc...
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Layoffs at Rift dev
Trion Worlds makes "organizational changes"; support for Rift, development of 2013 titles Defiance, Warface, and End of Nations not affected.  Rift developer Trion Worlds enacted a round of layoffs today, affecting an unspecified portion of the ...
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Crytek: Crysis 3 is ‘maxing out’ current gen
CEO Cevat Yerli claims "no game will ever look technically better than Crysis 3" on current gen; says Crysis 2 is technically superior to most games.  Crysis 3 will be one of the most technically competent titles ever released on current-gener...
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Bungie founder reveals new game
Alex Seropian and new studio Industrial Toys take the lid off Morning Star, due for iOS devices in spring 2013.  Bungie founder Alex Seropian has big plans for his first game with new studio Industrial Toys. The company today announced its firs...
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Naughty Dog defends The Last of Us multiplayer
Community strategist Arne Meyer says resources were not not taken away from single-player to work on multiplayer.  Just this week, Naughty Dog confirmed that The Last of Us would feature multiplayer, but not all were thrilled by this decision. ...
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Iron Man, Despicable Me producers behind Angry Birds movie
David Maisel, John Cohen bringing 3D CGI feature film based on Rovio's bird-flinging series to theaters during summer 2016.  The Angry Birds movie will hit theaters during summer 2016, Rovio Entertainment announced today. Iron Man producer David...
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Maxim, Napster, karaoke apps now available on Xbox Live
Microsoft to launch more than 40 new apps on Xbox Live across the world by spring; men's channel, music-streaming, and free-to-play singing apps now available.  Microsoft will roll out more than 40 new applications on Xbox Live across the world ...
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Fan creates Captain America Xbox 360 mod
Twenty-one-year-old sculpture student Zachariah Cruse reveals custom Xbox 360 case mod inspired by The Avengers.  Captain America is one of 21-year-old sculpture student Zachariah Cruse's favorite superheroes. To mark his appreciation for the f...
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Warner Bros., MGM invest in Hobbit dev
Kabam secures undisclosed investments from high-profile investors following launch of Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth.  Social game studio Kabam has secured investments from a pair of high-profile companies. The company announced today (via Reu...
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Rockstar building ‘cutting-edge’ next-gen tech
Company's Scotland office seeking programmer to help build new technology to power open-world games.  Grand Theft Auto V developer Rockstar North is seeking an experienced programmer to assist in building "cutting-edge" next-generation technolog...
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