Release of the Week: Darkspore (PC)

Release of the Week: Darkspore (PC)

Tweet Darkspore is the latest game from Maxis Software, the developer powerhouse behind Sim City, The Sims, and Spore. An Action-RPG may seem like a strange genre leap for Maxis, but once you see the game, it will make sense. Think of it as a cross between Diablo and Spore, with a hint of Pokemon for good...

Activision-Blizzard Quarterly Financial Report: The Aftermath

Activision-Blizzard Quarterly Financial Report: The Aftermath

Tweet Activision-Blizzard is not a company that ignores the bottom line. Their latest conference call to investors and quarterly financial report made this point abundantly clear with announcements leaving a wake of studio restructurings, layoffs, game cancellations and a whole lot more Call of Duty. So...

NCSoft Veteran Starts Studio to Create Definitive Zombie MMO

NCSoft Veteran Starts Studio to Create Definitive Zombie MMO

Tweet Jeff Strain, a man with an amazing MMO pedigree, has opened a new studio in Seattle dedicated to creating the ultimate zombie console MMO. After spending the last few years working with NCSoft on the Guild Wars franchise Strain felt it was time for a change. Last summer he left NCSoft to begin laying...

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