The Online Petition Supporting the PC Version Release of GTA V Passes 600,000 Signatures

An online petition trying to convince the Rockstar for releasing GTA V on PC seems to keep growing, with its most recent milestone being 600,000-signature mark. Last year, the petition had received 40,000 signatures, but then grew to 470,000 by mid-September 2013. With Grand Theft Auto V having been available to users on gaming consoles for only over a month, number of supporters for this petition has grown to about 610,000.

A PC version of the game was rumored for some period of time. Intel stated recently that it believes the Grand Theft Auto 5 will be available to PC in some time. An anonymous source has also indicated the release of game’s PC version during next spring. The timetable like this would match that of PC versions of other fellow Rockstar games L.A. Noire and Grand Theft Auto IV, which were launched almost 6 and 7 months following the console versions of the games, respectively. Some fans are concerned and feel that the game won’t ever be available on PC. They think so because another popular game Red Dead Redemption that was released in 2010 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 has still not been made available on PC.

Rockstar Apologizes For GTA V Online Launch Problems

The year 2013 had been called an important one for the entire gaming industry. This was due to the fact that the two major gaming companies namely Microsoft and Sony were planning to introduce their eighth generation consoles this year, after Nintendo had unveiled the Wii U in November 2012. But, more importantly for the fans and gamers, it was the year when Grand Theft Auto V would be released. Grand Theft Auto is one of the most popular action-adventure game series of all time and this installment was being launched after the Grand Theft Auto IV launch back in 2008. To say anticipation was high would be an understatement.

The game finally hit the stores on 17th September 2013 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles. It became a smash success by making about a billion dollars within 3 days of its launch. Then, on Tuesday, the much-awaited online version of the game was launched by Rockstar Games, but it was replete with the connectivity problems that people had been afraid of. Similar to releases of online versions of other major games, the launch of Grand Theft Auto V’s online version was also plagued by connectivity problems and server issues. The online version of this game adds a multiplayer mode to the console version.

Shortly after the game was launched online, gamers began to complain of server issues that were preventing them from accessing the game. Disconnection issues and failure to load were also amongst reported problems. A webpage was created by the company in response to the complaints where it was providing updates regarding this issue. They apologized for the problems and asked for some patience from the gamers. The support website created by Rockstar is offering gamers the service of automatic email notifications every time an update is posted. But, no comment was made by the company regarding the problem.

According to experts, the popularity of the game is partly responsible for the problems that are associated with its online play. One expert was of the opinion that the company was attempting to scale its hardware quickly in order to cope with the unexpected requirements that had surfaced because of the incredible sales of the game. He said that the company would have had to add cloud server farms for providing support to the huge number of gamers. Rockstar itself warned last week that the popularity of the game may not be handled efficiently by its servers.

Rockstar stated that they were trying to cope with the higher than expected number of players and was working round the clock for alleviating the additional pressure on the servers. They said that the first few days would be temperamental because of the excessive load. The problems being faced by the company are simply an echo of the ones that were encountered by Sim City of Maxi and Diablo 3 of Blizzard Entertainment. Apart from these dilemmas, the company is also facing pressure from the fans to launch a PC version of the game as soon as possible.

Sony Losing Money with Each Piece of PlayStation 4 Sold at the Launch

Sony is going to lose money on every piece of PS4 hardware sold at the launch, according to the company, but it has positioned itself to alleviate that loss with some common purchases.

News was revealed by Masayasu Ito from Sony Japan while interviewing with Eurogamer. He also pointed out that other purchases that Sony expects the average users to make with PlayStation 4 at the launch, like a game and a PS Plus membership, will let the company recover its losses. Restating what Andrew House from Sony told Reuters lately, Masayasu also said that even if the targeted purchases aren’t made by users, PlayStation 4 will start generating profits more rapidly than PS3. Due to the factors such as the Cell processor development, the ability of Sony to turn a profit on PlayStation 3 was delayed during first many years of availability of the console.

Sony, earlier this year, mentioned that it hadn’t expected PlayStation 4 launch to cause a great deal of loss. Masaru Kato, Chief financial officer Sony, said in May that the company is not anticipating a big loss to take place with the PS4 launch. As it was reported during August, the rate of Japanese yen could cause troubles for Sony.

The company is trying to encourage the PS 3 users to switch to PlayStation 4 at or some time after the launch, offering things like discounted price on several of PS4 games, etc. PlayStation 4 will be launched on February 22nd, 2014 in Japan, November 29th in Europe, and November 15th in North America.

The Sales of GTA 5 Hit $1 Billion Just in 3 Days

Take-Two made an announcement today that GTA V has made more than $1 billion just during its first 3 days on retail sale. Take-Two mentioned in its announcement that they believe this is marked as the most significant and the fastest milestone that any entertainment asset, including feature films and video games, has reached.

The CEO of Take-Two, Strauss Zelnick said that Grand Theft Auto happens to be a cultural marvel and Rockstar Games carries on redefining what could be achieved in the interactive entertainment. He further added that they are all extremely proud of the amazing commercial and critical response that Grand Theft Auto V received.

Rockstar, earlier this week, made an announcement that Grand Theft Auto 5 made $800 million just in a single day. Previously, analysts assessed that the game might make $1 billion in the first month of its release, but it seems that they completely underestimated how enthusiastic people were to be visiting Los Santos.

Amazon Embargo Breach With Grand Theft Auto V

One of the most highly anticipated games this year has been the latest of the Grand Theft Auto Series of Rockstar. All year, gamers have been desperately waiting to get their hands of Grand Theft Auto V that underwent a lot of delays. However, after these delays, Rockstar had confirmed that it would be launching the game on September 17th, before the next generation consoles go on sale. But, it seems that Amazon was even more eager than the fans to give them early access to the game. This is because Amazon.co.uk actually delivered copies of the video game to customers even before its official launch on Tuesday, leading to a breach in a strict embargo that had been set by Rockstar.

The title had been pre-ordered by a number of people and several of them received their copes a few days before the video game was officially launched. The Scottish creator of Grand Theft Auto V, Rockstar North hasn’t made a public comment as yet, but is actively investigating the incident, according to reports. As per Amazon, only a small number of customers had received their copies of the game. An Amazon spokesman stated that they had established the procedure of delivering title to customers after its official release.

He added that they were investigating the situation where a small number of customers had apparently gotten their order earlier. The customers were obviously delighted for receiving the game early and getting to play before others. However, this doesn’t discount the fact that it has created a lot of problems for Rockstar. It is also disappointing to other shops and even the customers because spoilers are being posted online by those who have already played the game. The title has been stocked by a total of 2000 shops for selling it after it is launched officially.

It was mostly people who had ordered their copy of the game as early as March, were able to receive it early. Others who had ordered at a later date weren’t so lucky. The fact is that this sort of confusion and error tend to occur frequently, but this time it has become overly publicized because of the hype of the game and also the widespread use of social networks. There is nothing that can be done by Rockstar at this point because the damage has already been done. As a matter of fact, pre-release copies of the game are also being sold by several retailers like Cex.

They are charging a price of around 75 pounds, which is almost double the price that will be charged when the game becomes available officially. This is not the first leak that Rockstar has had to deal with in regard to its games. In August, Rockstar had received an apology from Sony as the company had revealed an audio about the forthcoming game title. A ‘locked’ version of the game was downloaded by customers who had pre-ordered, but some of them had managed to find out some plot lines by extracting audio.

Things To Expect From Grand Theft Auto

The latest edition of one of the biggest and greatest game franchises is being launched this year. To be released on September 17th, it is expected that Grand Theft Auto V will be able to sell 25 million copies of the game through which it will generate revenue of up to $1 billion in a single year. The question is, what will this game be? Will it be an education of teenage titillation or a work of genius of escapist immersion? Here are some things that gamers can expect from this latest game in the Grand Theft Auto series:

1-     This game is the most expensive game of the series and it was rumored that it had a budget of $265 million. Its production values are quite lavish and are way higher than what was spent by James Cameron for developing his two top movies Avatar and Titanic.

2-     The game is said to depict modern California in a satirical and sprawling way and that has been confirmed with the looks that have been provided by the advance release gameplay. It is basically a synthetic world of expensive shops, wide roadways, bridges and boats. There is a lot of outdoor action shown, which include aero plane aviation, underwater environments and mountains.

3-     Another thing to be expected from Grand Theft Auto V is a huge soundtrack. Ivan Pavlovich, the soundtrack supervisor of the game said that there were a total of 17 radio stations available in the game, 20 movies and also 240 licensed songs. It is the largest soundtrack that has been made so far for a game.

4-     As per the leaked stills, the game has beautiful visuals. It is quite obvious that special attention has been paid to the representation of fire and water, which are extremely hard to render digitally. There are stunning scenes that comprise of wave crests and foam.

5-     One unique aspect of the game is that it introduces three lead protagonists and players will have the option of switching and rotating between them for doing missions. . There is a heist specialist, an up and coming street hustler and a retired bank robber who has become a family man.

6-     New options of personal finance management have also been introduced that include real estate options as well as the stock market. Users can invest the cash that they have obtained from heists anywhere they want in order to increase their investments.

7-     There are wholesome, interesting and open-air pursuits that include bike riding, golf, and tennis, hand gliding and game-hunting.

8-     The game doesn’t have a female protagonist, just like the previous games. However, to keep the players interested and happy, there is a traditional stereotype GTA woman.

9-     Another traditional part of the Grand Theft Auto series is the digital drug use that’s depicted in it. Players smoke marijuana and even cocaine during the activities.

People are looking forward to playing this much-awaited game that is being introduced for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 as well.

Need for Speed Rivals Coming This November with an Open World Experience

2013 is a great year for the racing games. At least one driving video game was featured by each press conference during this year’s E3, and several of these games seem to be offering alike next-gen options and features. Among other games including Forza Motorsport 5, Gran Turismo 6, The Crew and DriveClub, EA presented Need for Speed Rivals, which will be the latest entry in a long-running Need for Speed series and first title from Ghost studio of EA in Gothenburg.

Frank Gibeau, EA Labels president, explained during an interview why Need for Speed Rivals stands out in the pack. He said that he thinks EA does a real nice job capturing a feel of real driving and making the chase-or-get-chased feature possible. He said that it is much more about instinctual driving feel via a billboard, making a jump, but in an authentic vehicle, a car which feels and looks exactly like a 911 should be driving.

He added that they like telling the stories of racers and cops, and the stories occurring in open world. The racing category used to be about 20% of the company’s business back on PlayStation 2. It is single digit now insofar as a percentage of company’s overall business. Gibeau said that they think there’s much more innovation needed to put for keeping the category of driving as an expanding one. As per EA, a driving game requires an open world approach, a competition approach, and a multiplayer approach.

He further shared that they received a lot of great feedback on Need for Speed Most Wanted and if Need for Speed Rivals is looked at this year, the game has been built on an open world. Need for Speed Rivals is more like country open world, contrasted with a town open world. The EA developers will look how they will make the experiences in the game from a far more open world. The game is competition-based, however authentic to cars.

Frank Gibeau believes that N4S is a franchise with a lot of room for growth and improvement, and while so far the outcomes have made the game worth annualizing its franchise, there is no guarantee which will be carried on.

Need for Speed Rivals plays very sharp and offers a lot of great features in regards to how players can mingle the multiplayer and single-player. There may be several driving games coming up this fall, but the brand of Need for Speed is approaching a few of the largest audiences it has ever reached before.

Need for Speed Rivals is going to hit stores this November, and Need for Speed movie will hit the cinemas by February 2014.

Apple Embracing Video Game Controllers

One of the most sophisticated and renowned companies in the tech world is Apple Inc. Based in Cupertino, California, this American multinational corporation revolutionized the world with its amazing and stunning products such as the iPhone, iPad, iPod and Mac computers. The company is second to none and has its hands dipped into a lot of pies. Now, it seems that Apple Inc. is making a move in the direction of the video game controllers. The company is now angling to court people who create sophisticated games and those who play them by spurring the development of game controllers for its computers and mobile devices.

New software specifications have been developed by the Silicon Valley tech giant that will help other companies in making game controllers, which will be compatible with its iPod Touches, iPhones, iPads and Macs. It was said by the company that the specifications which had been listed would ensure that all the controllers would boast consistent and proper sets of control. These elements would be such that both game makers and players would be able to rely on them. The document sent to the developers stressed that there should be ways to control the video games and that the controllers should only be used for enhancing the gameplay instead of being a requirement.

It is mentioned in the document that the related software and controller specifications will be part of the iOS 7, which is an upcoming version of the mobile operating system of Apple that was unveiled by the company at its annual developer conference on Monday. In addition, these specifications and software will also be part of the revision of the Mac operating system i.e. Mavericks or OSX 10.9. In a public presentation at the event, the plan of Apple Inc. regarding the controllers was discussed briefly in a slide. This was an indication that the controllers will be part of the company program related to licensed accessories named the MFi.

The issue was also discussed in a closed-door session at the same event. The controller defined in the Apple document is such that devices like the iPhone can be inserted into it. However, this is only possible when there will be control buttons placed on the edge of the controller and also versions that can connect to Macs and iOS powered devices wirelessly. This move by the iPhone maker for providing support to game controllers is said to be the most overt efforts of the company to invite advanced and sophisticated games to its devices.

Many gamers tend to favor controllers because they allow easier and faster commands and movements and these attributes are extremely helpful in sports games and combat. In regard to traditional videogame consoles like Sony Corp’s PlayStation and Microsoft’s Corp, they are said to be a hallmark. Some game makers have tried to build games that would require controller buttons, but the attempts haven’t been very successful. This strategy of Apple can aid the company in improving its position against the devices that are powered by Google’s Android operating system.

Nintendo Fans May Have a Long Wait

One of the renowned names in the gaming world is that of Nintendo. Headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, Nintendo is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics company that gained popularity in the gaming world because of its console Wii. Competitors like Sony and Microsoft were pushed back when the company launched this console a few years back. However, recently, in the light of new console releases from its rivals, Nintendo has been suffering from a loss in popularity. The company attempted to gain this lost ground by launching its eighth generation console ahead of the two gaming giants. It launched the Wii U in November of 2012, but was still faced with immense disappointment.

Nevertheless, the company had announced that it would be launching new games on its console in order to make it attractive to its fans. However, as it turns out, the fans may have to wait for a long while before they can actually get their hands on the games. The company has retreated from the bright lights of the E3 and used a low-key web cast to inform its followers that some of the major games it was launching have been delayed until the end of 2013 while others will not be seen in the market until spring of 2014.

Satoru Iwata, the president of the company admitted in the Nintendo direct broadcast that the next title of Wii Fit that was especially being developed for the Wii U has been delayed and will be introduced in December, although it had an initial release data in summer of this year. Wii party U was another title that was supposed to be released soon, but it has also been put off because according to the company, its developers would need more time to work on the game. The games revealed at the E3 by the company have shown strong effort as they have characters bound to interest everyone.

However, the only downside is that the games will require serious patience on the part of people. Amongst some of the highly awaited returns that will be made by the company include titles like Super Mario 3D, Zelda, Mega Man and Mario Kart 8 and X, which is a new title. Nonetheless, the last thing that the company needs is delays and distant releases of games because of the poor sales experienced by the Wii U. The sales have been below expectations since the start and the announcement of consoles from its competitors can also impact sales.

The predicament is even riskier because of the processor of the console. Instead of the platform used in the upcoming consoles of Sony and Microsoft, it is an oddball. Therefore, there is a very strong possibility that a third party developer may refuse to code for the console, unless it gains popularity from the first party games. In addition, this delay in games might not suit the fans of Nintendo so much and they may become interested in the PlayStation 4 by Sony Corp that made some waves at the E3 conference. 

Nintendo Announces Improvements in Wii U GamePad Battery and More for Japan

Nintendo has just made a host of announcements related to Wii U for Japan, comprising a White Deluxe Bundle, a Wii Remote 'fast charge' device and an upgrade accessory for the GamePad battery. Surveys suggested a faster option for charging on the way for Wiimote earlier this year.

While Wii U normally is available in either a White Standard Bundle which comes along with 8.0 GB hard drive or Black Premium Bundle packaged with a 32.0 GB hard drive. This new package is going to let Japanese customers mix color of previous with larger storage availability of latter. It's expected out in East by July 13th, but there hasn’t yet been any confirmation if it will head West.

Moreover, the company also made an announcement for a new and enhanced battery pack for Gamepad controller. Standard 1500mAh type which is bundled with console brings 3 to 5 hours of battery life and the latest 2550mAh pack is going to increase it to 6-8 hours. Expected out in Japan by July 25th, it will cost around $30 / £20 / €25 / ¥3,150.

While these easily sound to be the most exciting announcements, the company has also unveiled a Quick Charger Set officially for the Wii Remotes. Since 3rd-party types of these remotes are already in market for some time now, there are chances that you might already have one similar to this, but in case not you can go for a charging dock, battery pack, strap and WiiMote case for only ¥4,200 from July 13th onwards. The WiiMote pack will include a new battery, charging stand, and backplate, both of which charge peripheral for longer and quicker.

Finally, a latest Nintendo Land bundle was announced that will be offering you a pink or blue WiiMote Plus along with the game for only $60 or ¥5,985. There is no update about any of above being launched outside Japan. As per Nintendo, this release is limited to Japan, but they will make announcements for other territories if there are any updates in due course.

Who Will Win The Console War; Sony or Microsoft?

The beginning of the year 2013 marks the era of the next generation of consoles. The gaming industry is highly geared up for new consoles to be released by two of the dominant companies in the market; Microsoft Corp and Sony Corp. Nintendo, the Japanese video game company has already introduced its own eighth generation of consoles the Wii U, which is also a successor of its popular console, the Wii. For months, there has been considerable speculation regarding the two upcoming consoles, the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox 720. Sony Corp conducted a press conference in February where it discussed the specifications of its new PlayStation.

This left Microsoft to make a move with its Xbox 720 and the American multinational has announced that it will be holding a press conference on May 21st. It is only a few months after Sony and people already have an idea about the next generation of Sony’s console. However, now it is a good time to decide the odds of both companies in winning the console war. Unless, a lot of work has been done by Microsoft undercover, Sony already holds an advantage over Microsoft as it will be the one releasing its console first.

Everyone is aware of what Sony is bringing in its new console, but it’s time to consider what Microsoft might introduce. The first thing that needs to be considered is the assertion that players will be required to be online constantly on the new Xbox, even when they are playing single player games. Nevertheless, this deal isn’t going to work any favors for Microsoft if they really undertake it. This is not considered a good idea at all by anyone, except for perhaps dusty old executives. This will prove to be inconvenient to a large number of users.

In addition, the console will also become inaccessible to many of those users. Microsoft needs to scrap this concept after having a look at the backlash that has been received by this particular idea. The backwards-on capability is a concept that can prove to be highly popular, but it is not offered by the PlayStation 4. Players will not be able to play any of their PlayStation 2 or PlayStation 3 games on the new console. Sure, they will have the option of downloading and streaming them, but why waste money?

By offering support for the games of Xbox 360 in its new console, Microsoft can get a step ahead of Sony. This will prove to be a very huge selling point for customers. People will not have to dig up their old console when they wish to play their favorite game. Lowering the cost of online play is another thing that can go a long way for Microsoft in the console wars. If the company starts charging less for their service, a large number of customers will be persuaded to join them. Sony is already a step ahead of Microsoft and the latter will have to make a few sacrifices if they wish to be successful in the console wars.

Console Demo For Resident Evil Revelations Announced

Known in Japan as Biohazard, Resident Evil is a renowned media franchise in the whole of the gaming industry and is the property of the video game company Capcom. Initiated in the year 1996, it is a survival video game series and has sold more than 50 million units all around the world. This franchise has also expanded over the years to include novels, comic books, animated feature films, sound dramas and an array of merchandise like action figures. The latest installment of this survival horror video game series called Resident Evil Revelations was only released for the 3DS console of Nintendo.

It was announced on January 22nd of this year that the game will also be coming to other platforms including PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and the Wii U. Capcom made another announcement regarding this game. Now horror fans will be able to get a small yet highly anticipated taste of Resident Evil Revelations through the upcoming release of a downloadable demo that has been especially designed for PSN, Steam, Nintendo eShop and XBOX Live. However, the exact release date hasn’t been announced as yet, but will be confirmed shortly as Capcom said.

In the demo, players will be able to see that as per the orders given by the director of BSAA, the cruise ship called ‘Queen Zenobia’ will be infiltrated by them as Jill Valentine. The primary reason for making this attempt is to rescue fellow members of the BSAA Jessica Sherawat and Chris Redfield, who have been missing and according to their last known location; they were onboard the ship. Furthermore, another thing that will be available is the first of the weekly series of Developer Diaries that comprise of interviews from the team that has developed Resident Evil Revelations.

The latest video that will be released will basically show off the horror and heritage that are part of Resident Evil. It was recently confirmed by Capcom that the game will be coming on other platforms on May 24th of this year, after its announcement in January. However, this is not all. The company has also said that on the very same date, people will be able to download the title digitally on Windows PC and PlayStation 3. In addition, the details regarding the digital versions of the game on Xbox 360 and Nintendo’s Wii U will be released shortly.

Basically, the fear that is an inherent part of Resident Evil Revelations and that was brought to the players on the 3DS of Nintendo will be coming on home consoles, but in a redefined form with an immersive sound experience, enhanced lighting effects and HD visuals. Additional content will also be delivered by the console version. This includes an extra difficulty mode, a new enemy and improvements that will be made to the Raid mode. These improvements include the ability of playing as other characters in the series and also some new weapons. Players will be able to indulge in a variety of missions using an array of weapons.

Speculation High With GTA 5 Teaser

One of the most highly anticipated games in the gaming world is Grand Theft Auto 5. Rockstar North in the United Kingdom is working on this open world action adventure video game, which will be published by Rockstar Games. The last title in the Grand Theft Auto series was released in the year 2008, which was Grand Theft Auto IV. It has been declared by Rockstar that this upcoming game, commonly referred to as GTA V will be the biggest open world game of the entire series to date. It is the 15th game of the complete series and will be based on a fictional universe like other games.

After much speculation, the game was announced by Rockstar on 25th of October 2011. The game underwent a lot of delays, but is expected to be released on September 17th, 2013. It is designed for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and Rockstar is considering the release for Wii U and PC. However, no official announcement has been made in this regard. The greatest reason for the anticipation of the game is that the fans will be returning to the fictitious world of San Andreas, which was the setting of the third 3D game in the bestselling franchise.

The game is based on modern day South California and Los Angeles and gamers will be able to immerse themselves into the forested terrain and sprawling desert of the state. Fans of GTA became accustomed to this area in the 2004 release of the series called as Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. Now, a tease related to Grand Theft Auto V has been posted by Rockstar, which is related to the Epilson Program. Rockstar said in a blog post that this program isn’t reserved to a time and place and invited people to visit the enlightenment centers of the company.

It was further added that within one week, directions will also be provided. The official site of the Epilson program was launched back in 2004 when the company released Grand Theft Auto- San Andreas. Nevertheless, this program re-surfaced last year. The connection of GTA V to the Epilson Program is unclear as yet, but it has gotten fans excited because they are not only expecting an announcement next week, but also on April 29th. This is because it has been discovered that the Epilson screensaver, which can be downloaded is going to expire on the aforementioned date.

This date falls in the window of a next week announcement and fans are hoping that it will be some major announcement related to the highly awaited Grand Theft Auto V. GTA fans are super excited about the upcoming game as it has been a long while since a game in the series has been released. Moreover, it shares a strong connection with San Andreas, which was one of the most popular games of the whole series. The game will have a different story line, but is still going to be a thrilling one, complete with new characters and story.

Remaining THQ Assets Auctioned and Codemasters Seeking $1 Million

A North American publisher and developer of video games, THQ Inc. was well-known for developing products for video game consoles, hand held consoles and even for personal computers. Since its establishment in 1989, the company had introduced a number of games that had become quite successful in the gaming industry. Some popular names include that of Red Faction series, Saints Row series, Company of Heroes and Frontlines: Fuel of War. However, for the last several years, the company had been struggling with an increasing amount of debt and rising financial troubles that forced it to file for bankruptcy in December 2012. Since January 2013, the company has been in liquidation.

The company held an auction on January 22nd, where it sold off nearly all of its studios and related properties to other video game developers, with the exception of one. Now, we know the fate of the remaining assets as well. Majority of the remaining THQ IPs including Red Faction, Darksiders and MX VS ATV were secured by Nordic Games. A three-way bidding war took place between Gearbox, Paradox Interactive and Aspyr Media for the Homeworld IP of THQ. It was taken up by the Borderland developer for about $1.3 million.

On the other end, it came out that THQ owes Codemaster about $1 million when the publisher made a claim. Earlier this month, a claim was filed by Codemaster against the collapsed company. It wasn’t clear as to why THQ would actually owe any money to Codemaster, much less $1 million. However, it is more than likely that the debt was linked to the distribution deal that was to be made between these two companies about a year ago. A distribution deal had been announced by THQ with Codemaster in 2011. According to this deal THQ would use its partners label for distributing Body Count, Operation Flashpoint: Red River, DiRT 3 and F1 2011 within the US.

Nonetheless, the deal turned out to be very short-lived. The rights of distributing the titles of Codemasters in the US were usurped by Warner Bros in 2012. Apart from this loan that has to be repaid to Codemaster, THQ also owes a sum of $595, 000 to Double Fine Productions, the developer of Brutal Legend. This is perhaps in return for the work done on Stacking and Costume Quest. The publisher also has to pay a sum of $19, 316 to Konami.

Moreover, it doesn’t seem that troubles for the company are over because it also has to pay around $1 million to Microsoft. This includes the sum of $888, 652 to Microsoft Leasing and $213, 772 to Microsoft Corp. In addition, claims against the company have also been made by the ex-president of the company, Jason Rubin, which are almost more than $10 million. The company still has lots of debts to pay and it announced that from the latest sales of its franchises such as the Darksiders and Homeworld, the company had managed to raise the sum of $6.55 million.

Dishonored – The Knife of Dunwall First of Two DLCs

The Knife of Dunwall is 2nd installment to the game series of Dishonored. This add on DLC offers a lot more of Daud along with his assassins band, known as "The Whalers" (followed by the masks of whale oil they don). The player, in this repetition, takes on the Daud the Assassin’s role, in a plot which runs adjacent to the main theme of the game. Revive the momentous day on which the Empress was slayed, only this time, you’ll witness it from the perspective of first person.

With becoming uneasy with what he’s done, Daud now longs for redemption, and is now set on a mystery trail, with just a name for the clue. Delilah; who is she, and how she goes about figuring into Daud as well as his actions?

The first of the three missions of Knife of Dunwall span several areas including a slaughterhouse for whales, a familiar territory and a new law district. Playing as Daud provides a both unique and similar way to that of Corvo. Though Daud doesn’t possess Possession or Windblast powers of Corvo, he does have access to exceptional abilities for summoning an assassin to take his side. His Blink power lets him freeze time prior to teleporting. Daud has an access to the new gadgets too, like Chokedust gernades and nonlethal/lethal mines which can confuse opponents. Daud possesses the Voidgaze power too which lets him see Runes & Bone Charms in the nearby, swapping Corvo's Heart.

The Knife is first of 2 DLCs. The second DLC, named The Brigmore Witches, is going to settle the story of Daud. No launch date has yet been revealed. Since the game’s very heavy for the gameplay it is justifiable, but in case you’re in intensely into the plot you might wish to wait for conclusion – although the price might be a little exorbitant. If this is not an issue and you only wish to have more of Dishonored, the DLC is for you.

Will Wright: The Past, Present and His Future

There are a few people in the game industry that can be regarded as The True Legends because their working and intuition regarding games has remained so awesome and praise worthy. When it is talked about the legends of the game industry, the name of the Will Wright cannot be forgotten at all.

He is a man who did excellent efforts to take the game industry beyond its norms and limitation throughout his career. SimCity was the best creation of the Will Wright and this game was not being created on the old game pattern. Will Wright used no specified goals in this game and it was quite hit. This game paved way for the more exciting and unique games of Will Wright.

Will Wright said in his interview that his game SimCity or other like Sims actually require the creativity of the people themselves. People get involved these games and set the things according to them. Although some games could not get the results according to my desire like SimEarth. It was popular among the 12 year old children but it could not seek the attention of the elder ones. At present his no new work has been seen at all.

When in an interview, it was asked from the Will Wright that whether he would like to work on games again in future or not as he had taken a quite long break in this field. He answered that yes he is deciding again to develop something new in the games field. He is passionate to work on games and he will not leave this industry. So the fans of Will Wright must be happy now that he will bring something new for you soon. And it can be said that the new games will be as good as he has presented in the past.

Release Date of DVD and Blue Ray of The Legend of Korra Book One: Air

Legend of Korra completed its fabulous debut on Nickelodeon last year. Now is the time to making announcements on the details regarding the Book One DVD and the Blue Ray for the highly famous follow-up series.

There is an announcement for the fans that they are going to be able to get The Legend of Korra on 9th July 2013. It will involve all the 12 episodes of the series in it. It will be a treat for fans actually. It is said that it is going to score the first TV series that Nickelodeon will ever release and the Blue Ray of it will possess some particular features like:

• It will have audio commentaries from the series creators, crew and the cast for all twelve episodes of the series.
• It will also involve the favorite scenes of the series creators. For example, Eight Animatics.
• But it has been told that there will be selected audio commentaries on the DVD and in case of Blue Ray, the commentaries will be available in every episode. A special and appreciating feature will be available too for DVD and Blue Ray. This feature is
• The Legend of Puppet bender presents the Making of a Legend: untold story.” This original short has been added in the DVD and the Blue Ray.

The people who are crazy and the die heart fan of The Legend of Korra Book One: Air, they should place an order for this series before time. You can even have a look of the debut cover art of The Legend of Korra Book One: Air online that has been released for the DVD and the Blue Ray which is going to shake your head.

The Elder Scrolls: Arena Rated in Australian Database

People were saying that the new version of this game is coming soon but Bethesda’s Pete Hines has clarified this phenomenon. Actually Arena was being spotted in the Australian database. So it was assumed that the new version of the game is going to be released. But Bethesda said that they are not going to release any new version of the game and the rumor was caused due to some clerical mix up especially on the part of the Australian classification Board. It was not apparently in their system and it was an error on the part of the classification board only. It must just tell PC not the multiplatform. They have notified them so the problem will be fixed soon. So the people must be sure that the no new version of the game is coming at all. So Bethesda’s Pete Hines answered a detail statement on this issue and clarified the rumor.

So it is clear that this game is not coming for the tablet devices soon but you can be happy with the knowledge that the game is still available and it is free of cost for PC. You can play it via Bethesda’s official site.

This whole clarification of Bethesda’s Pete Hines shows that Arena is not the next project at all. Skyrim team is now moving to another project that is fallout 4. It is said that it will be an awesome work of Skyrim team. Fall out 4 is finally going to be enter in a full fledge production and it is hoped that this game will definitely fulfill the expectations of the people. And the people who were feeling sad after the clarification of the rumor will be happy too with this full action game.

Top 5 Expected Games for This Spring

It has been expected that this spring will bring some the most exciting video games for those people who are crazy behind them. Although the spring has started already and we have seen some marvelous video games like Bioshock infinite, Army of the two etc. These are the few game names that have been released. A lot of games will release yet in this Spring. Here we have selected the list of 5 expected games that will be worth playing and interesting for you. These games are not in a particular order and you can enjoy these games fully when they will be released.

1. The Last Of Us:

This title looks more appealing for many play station fans. The people are hoping that this game will provide an extra emotional touch as compare to the regular survival title and the people would like to play it definitely.

2. Dead Island: Riptide:

This is actually the sequel of the genuine IP Dead Island. And the people are anxious to play this game because the original IP Dead Island got great success. The people who are considering that it will be the cheap sequel, they are wrong. This game will be still rich in characters and the other locales.

3. Remember Me:

It is a feeling that everything regarding this game will be interesting whether it is heroine or futuristic locales. This game looks full of action and we think that it will be a game to remember.

4. GRID 2:

This game looks fabulous and road will be hit again in GRID 2. This is a multi player game actually and the racing fans will definitely prefer this game.

5. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner:

This game will be released with the enhance graphics and it will be 3D of course. This is a game in which heroes will fight for the fate of humanity in an interesting and attention seeking way.

Astonishing Sale of Dark Souls: Almost 2.3 Million Sales

It has been claimed that the 2.3 million units of Dark souls have been sold. It is quite surprising no doubt. This game actually holds a role playing feature and it was launched in October 2011. Software developers have confirmed the success of sale of this different and unique game. And these sale figures have been exposed by the Executive director Eiichi Nakajima during a recently organized event in Japan and it was attended by gpara.

When we look at the figure of sales of 2.3 million, we can truly guess that this figure is quite high then the 1.19 million copies of sales that were being sold till March 31, 2012. The publisher of Dark souls Namco Bandai exposed the fact that this game paved the way for the strongest fiscal year for the company since 2008 and it helped a lot in generating the high revenues. And it will not wrong to say that this game is truly awesome and it is worth playing in fact. For true game lovers, this is a treat.

Dark Souls game was being launched in the month of October 2011 and Dark souls maintained its record as the 6th best selling title in all over U.S. This statement was provided according to the NPD data.

Dark Souls version is not stopped here and it is meant to grow. Because the Software is now working on the sequel and it will be launched for the Xbox 360, PC and the Play station 3 however no announcement regarding its release date has been made yet. It is quite confidential till now. The lovers of the dark souls are truly waiting for the sequel. And they are hoping that the sequel will be as good and appealing as the original was.