March 2013 Archive



Spotlight on Greenlight: The Gallery: Six Elements30 March 2013
SimCity update 2.0 will fix recycling centre bug and streetcars29 March 2013
Diablo 3's Jay Wilson on auction house: “would turn it off if we could”29 March 2013
Unreal Engine 4 tech demo looks fancy but can it make toast?29 March 2013
Dust 514 Uprising trailer shows off cross-platform orbital strikes from EVE Online29 March 2013
YouTube announces in-game live streaming functionality for games developers29 March 2013
Total War: Rome 2 eyes-on28 March 2013
IGF and GDC winners announced; Cart Life, FTL, and Journey runaway winners28 March 2013
PC software sales surpass $20 billion in 201228 March 2013
Brenda Brathwaite resigns as co-chair of IGDA Women in Games SIG28 March 2013
Dragon Commander hands on: ideas take flight28 March 2013
SimCity always-online decision made for the game's sake, say EA: "DRM was never even brought up once."28 March 2013
The faces of Activision: see the results of the publisher's R&D experiments in "next generation life"28 March 2013
Total War: Something to be announced at GDC tomorrow27 March 2013
SimCity 100% residential city reaches 1.32 million population without exploding27 March 2013
GoD Factory: Wingmen trailer reveals a deeper space shooter than expected27 March 2013
Unreal now playable in a browser via Mozilla plugin27 March 2013
See Red Orchestra’s take on Iwo Jima in Rising Storm’s bloody GDC trailer27 March 2013
Black Ops 2 microtransactions introduce the Bacon Personalisation Pack to PC from April 1227 March 2013
Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes servers to close at the end of the month26 March 2013
PixelJunk Inc. headed for Steam26 March 2013
Square Enix president Yoichi Wada steps down as company announces "extraordinary loss"26 March 2013
Assassins Creed 3 team "aimed for next-gen before next-gen" 25 March 2013
The Big Blue is a dolphin-based deep sea MMO that begins “immediately after the extinction of humans”25 March 2013
SimCity Trackmania City video shows how awesome the scenic route can be25 March 2013
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag’s first trailer sees underwater chests opened, whales overturned25 March 2013
Almost hands-on with Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft25 March 2013
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft revealed: a free-to-play CCG set in the Warcraft universe22 March 2013
Total War: Rome 2's Egyptian faction revealed: the ones with the elephants22 March 2013
Watch Blizzard’s mystery announcement live from PAX East22 March 2013
Guild Wars 2 teases the Flame and Frost: The Razing22 March 2013
League of Legends dev owners Tencent now have a 40% stake in Epic Games22 March 2013
The Steam Indie Spring Sale: ten games you should probably own21 March 2013
Heart of the Swarm sold 1.1 million copies in two days21 March 2013
Blizzard on Heart of the Swarm’s first week: “Nobody is close to figuring the game out yet.”21 March 2013
Reminder: Make Something Unreal Live is drawing near21 March 2013
Blizzard want to let players customise their own Diablo 3 item stats21 March 2013
Trials Evolution: Gold Edition lands (the right way up) on PC today21 March 2013
Skyrim patch 1.9 is out, “effectively removes the overall level cap” via Legendary skill grind21 March 2013
Steam now selling early access to games20 March 2013
Double Fine’s Dropchord shows off what’s possible with PC motion controllers20 March 2013
SimCity patch 1.7 remedies traffic congestion20 March 2013
SimCity players in the UK can claim their free game on Origin right now19 March 2013
Watch DayZ's Dean Hall dry hump a bag; because zombies19 March 2013
First DayZ footage reveals new UI, new Chenarus, half naked men19 March 2013
Rocket wants Skyrim-style found books in DayZ standalone19 March 2013
DayZ hackers spawn chaos, upside-down aeroplanes, get banned forever. 19 March 2013
Need for Speed: Most Wanted hands on: How I got busted19 March 2013
Dungeon Defenders 2 announced; features MOBA-influenced cross-platform multiplayer18 March 2013
EA Origin exploit lets hackers hijack your PC, technically18 March 2013
EA CEO John Riccitiello resigns18 March 2013
SimCity sold 1.1 million copies in first two weeks18 March 2013
SimCity owners can choose between Battlefield 3, Dead Space 3, Mass Effect 3 and more for their free apology game on Origin18 March 2013
Halo 3 is coming to PC, AMD graphics driver suggests. Update: Nope, say Microsoft.18 March 2013
Blizzard revealing "something new and different" at PAX East15 March 2013
Warhammer 40K turn-based strategy game in the works at Slitherine14 March 2013
Modder gets SimCity working offline in truncated form14 March 2013
The future of the IGN Pro League is still in doubt: Blizzard have "no plans" to take over operation of the IPL 14 March 2013
SimCity servers will stay online “as long as there are people playing”14 March 2013
Twitch announce “record-breaking” 28 million unique views in February14 March 2013
Blizzard expand StarCraft 2’s Gold League to 32% of players to be “more inclusive”13 March 2013
Blizzard’s 21-hour Heart of the Swarm launch broadcast begins now; Day[9]’s King of the Beta tournament to come later13 March 2013
Tropical Skyrim throws out climactic dragon fights for climate change13 March 2013
Diablo 3 patch 1.0.7a is out, means less bug-induced Arcane Power for Wizards13 March 2013
Minecraft 1.5: The Redstone Update out March 13, pre-release available now13 March 2013
SimCity site now shows server availability12 March 2013
Wellcome Trust to run a live pitch event at this year’s Develop conference12 March 2013
Elder Scrolls Online combat detailed; tanks not necessary, apparently12 March 2013
Bohemia to shut down DayZ mod offering cash for kills; DayZ Bounty “undermines the work done by the original team”12 March 2013
Game 101: Hansel, a post-Amnesia take on the Grimms' fairy tale12 March 2013
Game 101: Shard, an action-adventure sojourn through the land of the Snow Queen12 March 2013
Game 101: The Golden Twins, an Au-some isometric maze runner12 March 2013
Avalanche say “the PS4 will out-power most PCs for years to come”11 March 2013
PETA remind StarCraft 2 players that “Zerglings have feelings, too"11 March 2013
Game 101: The Grimm Battles, in which Smash Bros. meets the popular childhood imagination11 March 2013
SimCity server instability “almost behind us”, report Maxis11 March 2013
Heart of the Swarm international launch times: get ‘em here11 March 2013
Diablo 3 patch 1.08 to improve co-op by looking at farming efficiency11 March 2013
EA consider SimCity offline mode: “no intention for the moment... but we'll look into that.” 11 March 2013
The Weekly Playlist: the one where Paul is excommunicated and Jules is blamed for murder11 March 2013
SimCity servers “response time [up] by 40x” and “doubled the number of players”10 March 2013
eSports exploding, say eSports executives at MIT-Sloan Sports Analytics Conference9 March 2013
Darkwood straps Project Zomboid to Teleglitch and creates fear9 March 2013
EA stop SimCity marketing; confirm they're not offering refunds9 March 2013
Diablo 3 developers plan to “make Legendaries more powerful”9 March 2013
EA want "to get back in your good graces" with free PC game to make up for SimCity server debacle9 March 2013
How to get SimCity running in fullscreen windowed mode8 March 2013
SimCity UK launch has happened without explosions or brouhahas. Update: Explosions in progress8 March 2013
Amazon withdraw SimCity downloads7 March 2013
Age of Empires 2 HD Edition revealed: launching with Steam Workshop support7 March 2013
Deus Ex: The Fall web domains registered by Square Enix6 March 2013
SimCity multiplayer regions may become plagued by ghost towns6 March 2013
EA “confident” in Origin stability for SimCity European launch tomorrow; issues are “frustrating” for Maxis6 March 2013
SimCity launch hobbled by server strain; EA offering refunds5 March 2013
Xfire unveil Battleground, their new gaming tournament hub5 March 2013
The Adventures of Dash is first game from ex-Call of Duty developer Robert Bowling5 March 2013
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn to hit closed beta very hard with oversized swords on Monday5 March 2013
News Corp sell IGN to former 1UP publishers Ziff5 March 2013
PC Gaming alive and kicking at Rezzed game show5 March 2013
David Ting and IGN Pro League's search for the future of eSports5 March 2013
The week in PC gaming: 29th October / 4th November5 March 2013
Ubisoft "very serious" about bringing eSports broadcasting features to Uplay5 March 2013
IPL5 Interview: TotalBiscuit on Axiom, Shootmania, and the state of pro StarCraft 25 March 2013
Shootmania Beta 2 will open December 19, in the meantime: dubstep5 March 2013
Shootmania release date slips to April5 March 2013
Shootmania Storm and Trackmania 2: Stadium coming to Steam5 March 2013
Shootmania launches open beta and release date set for 10 April5 March 2013
IPL5: Don't forget Shootmania5 March 2013
IPL 6 officially cancelled, IGN promising refunds for tickets5 March 2013
Terrans will eventually conquer StarCraft 2’s Koprulu Sector, scientific modelling proves4 March 2013
Tomb Raider video shows off new fancy TressFX-powered hair4 March 2013
StarCraft 2 mutalisks strafe Day9 in Paris4 March 2013
Skyrim 1.9 update “effectively removes the level cap”, adds legendary difficulty. Beta now on Steam4 March 2013
Total War: Rome 2 screenshots show many men posing4 March 2013
Creative Assembly’s Alien will reference original Ridley Scott film, leaked image suggests4 March 2013
Deus Ex: Human Defiance is title of new film not the game3 March 2013
StarCraft 2 sale sees half off Wings of Liberty in anticipation of Heart of the Swarm release3 March 2013
Leaked Assassin's Creed 4 trailer encourages piracy, carousing2 March 2013
Fathom is a steam punk exploration of Atlantis; comes with mechanical sea serpents2 March 2013
StarCraft 2 Project Blackstone website opens up a little2 March 2013
SimCity: Ocean Quigley will "get around to expanding the city size" eventually2 March 2013
Richard Garriott teases a thing: "Lord British Presents"1 March 2013
Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt will be 50 hours long. And pretty1 March 2013