Namco Bandai has absorbed the developer of the Tales RPG series.
Tales Studio, the developer responsible for the Tales series of RPGs since 1995's Tales of Phantasia, has been closed by parent company Namco Bandai. Although a reason wasn't given, Tales Studio has been having financial problems for some time and bankruptcy rumors have been floating around throughout 2011.
The Ban Hammer taketh away...
Infinity Ward creative strategist Robert Bowling announced on Twitter that over 1600 bans have been given out to those who cheat in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The bans were issued to stop "Any attempt to cheat, hack, or glitch" the game.
Leaked before by Black Friday Ads, Nintendo confirms two new 3DS bundles
Black Friday ads from Gamestop to Sears have mentioned a 3DS bundle with Super Mario 3D Land and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. These bundles came with a model of the 3DS not previously seen. These are not special to the shoppers holiday, though, as Nintendo has now confirmed.
El Presidente would fire the UI designers - if he could find the menu to do it.
I have some amazing memories of construction/simulation heavy games, like Sim City 2000 and Dawn of Discovery. When done right, games in this genre are absolutely captivating. Tropico 4 comes extremely close to hitting the nail on the head, but stumbles in its implementation.
That's right, PixlBit now has user blogs. It's pretty awesome, if I must say so myself.
Well, it's been a year in the making, but PixlBit finally has user blogs. Yes, that's right, user blogs. Want to write your own review for a game, how about an editorial? Got a grand idea for a feature, just want to get some stuff off your mind? Good, because we want to hear it. If you don't have an account yet, now's the time to make one and get blogging away.
Check out some pictures of the fighters wearing other fighter's outfits.
Capcom has released these photos showing some of the fighters wearing interesting costumes. Here's a list of some of the fighters and whose outfits they are paired with.
...since some code could be legally unfeasible.
John Carmack announced at QuakeCon 2011 that the source code for Doom 3 would be released to the public as open source after the release of RAGE. However, some of the source code will probably be rewritten to avoid some legal hassles with Creative Labs.
Maybe November release schedules, Call of Duty, Battlefield, and Skyrim aren't the same as life, the universe, and everything, but they're pretty close, right?
Episode 42 welcomes rookie PixlTalkers Jesse Miller and Mike Wall to the group as they join Jason Ross and Joaquim Mira. This week's episode has three main topics, the first involving the holiday onslaught of game after game after game. In particular, the group really feels like Ubisoft just didn't time their release dates well. Afterward, conversation moves to Modern Warfare 3's multiplayer, as well as the game's rivalry with Battlefield 3. The podcast concludes with some discussion of Skyrim, its dragons, and its glitches. Click through to listen to the podcast!
The Spiral Knights developer is now part of Sega's entourage.
Sega has bought developer Three Rings Design. The San Francisco company is known for their MMO Puzzle Pirates and for the critically successful Spiral Knights. Currently, Three Rings Design is developing an MMO based on Doctor Who.
