Trion Worlds, known for their massively multiplayer online games like Defiance and Rift, took a pretty big hit to their staff this week. First reported by IGN, sources claimed that not only had a majority of the staff been sacked, but that some people weren’t taking the sacking too well.  Some employees were said to [...]

Let’s not bundle this one with a bunch of lies and get straight to the point: the game makers at NeuronVexx did not plagiarize anything when it came the making of Dinora, but much of its inspirations, so to speak, were based primarily on a similar game that had more breakout success — Re-Logic’s Terraria. [...]

Things just seem like they aren’t going right for the Neo Geo X. At first it was questioned if additional games would even make it to the console, but since announced, they’ve been delayed numerous times. First due out in April, the games were unceremoniously delayed until May and, as the month is coming to [...]

Best Buy’s got a fairly decent pre-order deal going on right now. If you pre-order Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, you’ll get a download code for Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels. The former releases on May 24, so you’ll want to hurry and do this if the deal interests you. Best Buy’s site doesn’t [...]

If you’re in the mood for some late night action mixed with some frights, then Gamestop’s got some deals for you. A new line of Legacy bundles have been released, including one for the 360 that brings you FEAR 1, 2, and 3 for only $25. There’s also one for the 360 and PS3 that [...]

Nintendo’s recently-launched Virtual Console for the Wii U has a new sale going on for a limited time. From now until May 23, you can get Super Mario Bros. 2 for 50% off if you buy Super Mario World. SMW costs $8, while SMB 2 is $5 normally, but would be $2.50 here – giving you [...]

During today’s Nintendo Direct, Iwata announced the next entry in the Mario and Sonic at the Olympics series. Considering past games were on the Wii, this Wii U installment looks quite a bit better – with fairly impressive snow effects in both dust behind the characters and little chunks that fly up after a jump. [...]

The first trailer was released for Deep Silver’s upcoming twin-stick co-op shooter, Narco Terror. Said to be influenced by classic ’80s action flicks, this one is a bit more Rambo and a bit less Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. Players assume the role of ex-special ops and one-man-army, Rick Quinn, as he faces off with [...]

It’s been known that a Dust: An Elysian Tail Steam release was due out around now, but the exact date remained a mystery until now. On May 24, the action RPG will launch on the PC digital download service, according from a tweet from developer Noogy: Replying to questions about the tweet, Noogy also confirmed [...]

When Mother Nature wants to take its planet back, humans will have no choice but to surrender. That’s just what’s occurring in Naughty Dog’s next big franchise, The Last of Us. Many games explore the idea of a post-apocalypse setting, but most of them deal with human interaction rather than nature taking its course. With [...]