28 Jan, 2012

GDC 2012 is already shaping up to be a giant conference jam-packed with some of the industry’s top professionals giving us a nugget of their incredible knowledge. The latest highlight is the Audio Track, a panel highlighting some of the top audio professionals in the industry, their experiences, and their knowledge. This track, along with the rest of the...

26 Jan, 2012

As part of the release of the newest game in the popular fighting franchise, Soulcalibur V, Namco Bandai are offering something slightly different in their promotional campaign this time around by teaming up with London Gym chain GYMBOX to get you into shape. So just in case you had set yourself some New Years Resolution and may already be wavering from your...

25 Jan, 2012

For those that eat, drink and breathe all things id Software, you might want to mark down a few dates in your calendar, as Bethesda and id have announced the time and place for Quakecon 2012. Quakecon is the annual celebration of all things revolving around the house that built first person shooters that most PC players cut their teeth on so many years ago. ...

19 Jan, 2012

If you’re a long-time regular reader of GGS, you’ll know that I’ve been hoping for a UK release of The Last Story for more than a year now. Well, my wish came true. Published by Nintendo, The Last Story will be released in the UK on 24 February 2012. The game’s creator, Hironobu Sakaguchi, will be at Midlands Comic Con to talk about the...

19 Jan, 2012

After being announced in 2009, disappearing, then reappearing just this past December, the high-octane action title will finally see the light of day. Well, not as an official release, but as a playable demo at E3 2012. According to an interview with Japan’s top video game magazine Famitsu (via Kotaku), Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima confirmed that yes,...

18 Jan, 2012

Fancy yourself as a bit of a Soul Calibur V fiend? If you dig Soul Calibur and like cool stuff like free beer and good times, you should listen closely. And by listen closely, I mean write-this-down-and-start-making-plans-now-closely. In celebration of next month’s pending release, Namco Bandai are going all out. And instead of having one of those...

18 Jan, 2012

While his studio doesn’t have a title nominated in the Game Developers Choice Awards, fan-favorite director Cliff Bleszinski will be the host for the upcoming awards show held in San Francisco. Double Fine head honcho Tim Schafer has hosted the show for the past three years. Most noted for his work on the Gears of War series, Bleszinski didn’t get...

17 Jan, 2012

Portal 2 and Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim dominated in the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences’ 15th Annual Awards. Not surprising at all. Seriously. A non-profit organization, the AIAS celebrated creativity in video games on a global scale, and the ceremony this year will take place on February 9th during the 2012 D.I.C.E. Summit. Other fan-favorite...