New TVii feature allows users to doodle over live TV
Nintendo introduces “TV Tag” option for Wii U TV application; users can manipulate images with virtual paint brushes. Nintendo has announced a new feature for the Wii U’s TVii service…
BioShock Infinite "Toy Columbia" level comes to Disney Infinity
Latest set of free add-on content for Disney Infinity includes user-generated Toy Box level based on Irrational Games’ shooter. The worlds of BioShock Infinite and Disney Infinity have come together…
Beyond: Two Souls demo will be released on October 1
Demo for Quantic Dream’s latest game will include two playable chapters. Sony will release a demo of Quantic Dream’s Beyond: Two Souls on October 1 in North America, the company…
Microsoft to support Xbox 360 for three more years
Marketing executive Yusuf Mehdi says company to release 100 games for aging console in the next three years. Just because the Xbox One is Microsoft’s focus going forward does not…
Sony pays intern 4,600 after minimum wage complaint
Chris Jarvis, who took an unpaid internship at Sony, says he later realised that he qualified as a worker and was entitled to payment. A former Sony intern says he…
Activision extends Sing Hero trademark
Publisher this week requests and receives permission to extend trademark for unannounced project. Activision this week requested and received permission to extend its trademark for Sing Hero, a project that…
NPD: US game spend for Q2 reaches $2.88 billion
Research group’s latest findings show a spending decline of 3 percent compared to Q2 2012 as a result of next-gen looming on the horizon. The NPD Group today released results…
Call of Duty: Strike Team hits iOS
$7 first- and third-person entry in the shooter series released for iOS devices; set in year 2020; no word on release for Android or Windows devices. Activision Publishing today released…
Best Buy holding Xbox One, PS4 launch events
Retailer opening its stores across the country in November for midnight release events for next-generation consoles from Microsoft and Sony. Gamers who just can’t wait to get their hands on…
Sony refunds Final Fantasy XIV customers as servers remain unstable
Game director Naoki Yoshida explains FFXIV’s server problems, as Sony refunds customers who purchased the game through PSN. The bungled relaunch of Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn has…
