Section: Video Games

Doom, Quake designer has plans for ‘old school’ FPS
id Software cofounder and designer of famous shooters John Romero keen on building new genre project, says it is not Daikatana 2.  id Software cofounder and instrumental designer on seminal shooters Doom, Quake, and Wolfenstein 3D John Romero ha...
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Mojang, Bethesda settle ‘Scrolls’ lawsuit
Minecraft developer's new game allowed to keep Scrolls title, so long as it doesn't compete with Elder Scrolls; trademark surrendered to Bethesda. Minecraft studio Mojang and The Elder Scrolls publisher Bethesda have settled the trademark lawsuit ove...
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Filipino team Mineski won Razer DOTA 2 Tournament
Contest held during Singapore IT Show for four days; winning team wins a combined total of $6,104 worth of merchandise and cash.   Get the full article at GameSpot "Filipino team Mineski won Razer DOTA 2 Tournam...
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Diablo III nixes PVP arena for launch
Blizzard confirms multiplayer component won't ship with anticipated action RPG game; "counting down the days" to release date.  Blizzard Entertainment has promised that the release date for Diablo III will come in the "near future," and it appea...
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Activision scores partial victory in Infinity Ward suit
Judge dismisses one of two fraud claims brought against the publisher by fired developers Jason West and Vince Zampella.  Activision Blizzard scored a minor victory today in its ongoing lawsuits with Jason West and Vince Zampella over the develo...
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Garena to host Malaysia Heroes of Newerth National Championship 2012
E-sports tournament on MOBA title to start in April; grand finals planned for December.   Get the full article at GameSpot "Garena to host Malaysia Heroes of Newerth National Championship 2012" was posted by Jon...
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pushed to summer
Valve confirms downloadable Hidden Path-developed entry in shooter series will miss its early 2012 release window.  Counter-Strike: Global Offensive missed its original beta testing window, and the shooter is similarly skipping its planned early...
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Metal Gear Solid HD Collection hits PS Vita this summer
Konami confirms seasonal release window for touch-screen-enabled compilation of Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3. Snake is sneaking onto the PlayStation Vita this summer, as Konami today confirmed that release window for Metal Gear Solid HD ...
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Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning US sales hit 330,000
NPD data reveals North American first-month sales of 38 Studios' new role-playing game across Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.  Yesterday, the NPD Group revealed 38 Studios' Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning to be the fourth best-selling game of Feb...
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World of Tanks developers expanding to Southeast Asia
Wargaming.net to open new offices in Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand.  World of Tanks is now even more global, with developer and publisher Wargaming.net planning to expand its operations to Southeast Asia. ...
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