Section: Video Games

Command & Conquer goes free-to-play today
EA-developed MMO strategy game Tiberium Alliance has entered open beta phase.  Command & Conquer: Generals 2 isn't expected to mobilize until 2013, but the franchise has movement on the free-to-play front today. Today, EA confirmed that Comm...
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Baldur’s Gate and sequel getting enhanced editions
Overhaul Games developing updated versions of classic role-playing games; original set to be released this summer on unspecified platforms. Baldur's Gate is opening again. Beamdog today announced it is at work on enhanced versions of Baldur's Gate an...
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BioWare considered Mass Effect 3 first-person shooter
Game company prototyped stand-alone Mass Effect Team Assault FPS, which eventually became sci-fi RPG's multiplayer mode.  Mass Effect 3 marked the first time BioWare's sci-fi role-playing game franchise included a multiplayer component, but it a...
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No new Xbox hardware at E3 – Microsoft
Technology giant says "there will be no talk" of new Xbox hardware at this summer's trade show or in the near future, 2012 will be "all about Xbox 360." Microsoft will not show off a new Xbox at the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo, the company con...
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Giant Bomb, Comic Vine join CBS Interactive
SITE NEWS: GameSpot gets two more sister sites as parent company adds former Whiskey Media properties to portfolio; more details in live stream today. CBS Interactive added to its portfolio of gaming and entertainment sites today, picking up Giant Bo...
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Ratchet & Clank Collection due this fall in North America
PS3 bundle to include remastered versions of original, Going Commando, and Up Your Arsenal; set to arrive first in Europe this spring. Three PlayStation 2 Ratchet & Clank titles are headed to the PlayStation 3. Insomniac Games CEO Ted Price today...
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Bethesda hiring for iOS
Skyrim, Fallout studio seeking "experienced" programmers to create unannounced games for Apple's mobile devices.  What's next on Bethesda Game Studios' development docket? It could be an iOS game. ...
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Transformers Prime rolling out this year
Publisher tapping Japanese devs Now Production and Altron to bring new titles based on animated television show to Wii, 3DS, and DS later this year. Transformers: Fall of Cybertron isn't the only Transformers game due out this year. Activision today ...
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Wasteland 2 Kickstarter successful, hits $1 million
Crowd-funding campaign for sequel to 1988 RPG exceeds $900,000 goal in just two days; additional money to be used to build bigger world.  Gamers hoping for a sequel to 1988's role-playing game Wasteland are in luck. The Kickstarter campaign for ...
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Obsidian denied bonus over New Vegas Metacritic score – Studio Head
Company co-founder says studio received no royalties from open-world RPG hit, missed average review score bonus payment by one point.  Fallout: New Vegas developer Obsidian Entertainment would have collected an unspecified bonus if the 2010 role...
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