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Gather around my Fail Award junkies. The Fail Awards are back and ready to bring you the most embarassing, facepalm story of the week within the gaming industry. For those of you who might be wondering what exactly a Fail Award is, let me break it down. There are two types of Fail Awards, the Weekly Fail Award and the Monthly Fail Award. The Weekly Fail Award is determined by which little piece of news is the ultimate facepalm of all facepalms in the gaming industry for that current week.
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Off With your head! Sometimes wizards don't get along - PvP Mode, Map Pack, and New Robes Now Available for Download New York, June 21, 2011 – The mages of Paradox Interactive are proud to announce that the PvP mode is live, free, and available online. If you are the unfortunate owner of a conscience that prevents you from retaliating against your friends when they “accidentally” explode your head, your chance to seek sweet revenge in one of Magicka’s sanctioned arenas is finally here! Nothing
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Xbox 360 gamers who are anxiously awaiting to get their grubby little hands on CD Projekt RED's The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings will have to wait beyond the end of this year. The third person RPG with multiple endings was expected to release by the end of this year, however CD Projekt RED announced that they are pushing the release date back until sometime in early 2012. CD Projekt RED is currently in a lawsuit against Namco Bandai over the game's distribution rights in several countries. via
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Microsoft, one of the titan's in the busniess world has brought down the world's largest spam network, Rustock. Rustock which was formed around 2006, ran from computers running Microsoft Windows and was capable of sending out 25,000 spam messages an hour from an infected PC according to the wiki for the spambot. While working with federal agents, Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit was able to attain some of the machines that were running the virus spreader and were able to work with different coun
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Anybody who played The Elder Scrolls series knows that they are in for a treat when it comes to seeing all things that cannot explained. This weekly column is designed to showcase those fails, facepalms, and crotch in face moments. http://images.gamercide.org/albums/126 Have you seen something unusual while playing a game? Take a screenshot and email it to siren@gamercide.org or send a PM over Gamercide. If your photo is chosen for the "Member Weekend Edition of Things I Saw in The World
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A recent video that showed up on Youtube shows what could be a leaked trailer for Marvel Vs. Capcom 3. I can't confirm or deny the credibility of said trailer, but if it isn't real, it should be. Take a look: **UPDATE** Looks like it's real. Here is the official press release: CAPCOM®, MARVEL® LIFT VEIL ON LONG-AWAITED FIGHTING GAME MARVEL® VS. CAPCOM®3: FATE OF TWO WORLDS After a Decade, the Most Iconic Characters in Entertainment Return To Face Off In One of the Most Popular Game Franchis
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As gamers, we are always anxious and eager to hear news regarding new technology in the world of video gaming. THQ on the other hand is not. In an interview with Eurogamer, THQ's Danny Bilson said that new consoles "would be horrible". "It would be horrible, But I think they all know our model's broken anyway. "It still costs us a fortune to make games on this platform. If they're going to up the scale, up the art, up the content, I don't know how to make that and sell it to anybody for unde
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THQ is dealing with a rather large headache this morning as news surfaces that their shares dropped 21% yesterday as mediocre reviews rolled in regarding their newly released future based game, Homefront. The first person shooter received an average 72 out of 100 for the Xbox 360 version from Metacritic and reviews that are pouring in from websites such as IGN, GameSpot, and Digital Trends are centering around a mediocre score of 7 out of 10 with suggestions that the campaign is too short and th
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In a rather ballsy move, EA has decided to drop Tiger Woods as the cover boy from his own series of video games and has replaced the disgraced golfer's face with a golf hole flag from Augusta National Golf Club. According to Fox News, Tiger Woods not showing any signs of embarrassment of the removal said that he is excited for the game. EA's Peter Moore has also released a statement trying to stop rumors that they are beginning to slowly remove Tiger Woods from the brand, because the sales of T
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Ubisoft has took to Facebook to announce the newest game in the Assassin's Creed lineup. However it is up to you if you want to look at the reveal. Ubisoft teases the reveal on the offical Facebook page for Assassin's Creed and only offers to show it if you hit the "like" button. Upon hitting the like button you are shown images that appear to be a very familiar assassin's blade.
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Tom Clancy who was born in Baltimore, MD was best known for many of his military and crime fiction novels like The Sum of all Fears and The Hunt for Red October which was the first of his novels to be turned into a movie. Tom Clancy whose name is also associated with several Ubisoft titles will be appearing on Ubisoft's release next year; The Division which is being released for the next-gen consoles. via HuffPo
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Tom Clancy who lent his name to game series such as Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six, and Splinter Cell and also co-founded Red Storm Entertainment has passed away in a hospital in Baltimore at the age of 66.
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While most websites are getting together their top [enter random number here] gaming lists of 2011, I decided what better why to usher in a new year then to go over the list of disappointments from the gaming industry for the 2011 year. I doubt anybody will learn from their mistakes, but hey this gamer can hope. Right? (May contain spoilers for games that you have not played yet. You have been warned) Saint's Row: The Third At the top of my list is Volition and THQ's, Saint's Row: The Third.
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With data using the NPD Group that dates back to 1995, CNBC has made a list of the top ten games of this generation. The list that will probably surprise you left out fan favorite series Halo and GTA and instead includes a couple Guitar Hero's, Wii games,and Call of Duty. Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock Call of Duty: Black Ops Wii Fit Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Rock Band Wii Play (with Wii Remote) Guitar Hero: World Tour Wii Fit Plus Mario Kart (with wheel) Call of Duty 4: Modern W
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Laura Kate Dale, a transgender journalist is claiming that Fraser Millward; a British comedian and actor who was hired for the event, humiliated her by referring to her as an "it", "thing", "he" and "this one". Laura who made the announcement over Twitter stated that she "Hopes someone from Microsoft sees this" and said that people at the event "refused" to let her talk to the comedian after his comments were made and that they attempted to apologize. Microsoft who is a supporter of transgendere
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At the Eurogamer Expo 2013, a transgender journalist is claiming that she was "completely dehumanised" by an Xbox One presenter.
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For those of you who will be missing those fun and fast paced Wager Matches of Call of Duty: Black Ops you can relax, well sort of. Treyarch has confirmed that "fun game modes" will be available in Black Ops 2. Speaking to NowGamer, Treyarch Game Design Director David Vonderhaar said that "In Black Ops they were called Wager Matches, and there was the 'gambling' component. But those somewhat oddball, out-of-context, just kind of fun game modes are actually going to make a fairly significant ret
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RedLynx, the creators behind the ever so popular and madly addiciting arcade game Trials may have been aquired by Ubisoft this morning, however that is not stopping them from working on their continued relationship with Microsoft to get the next bone breaking Trials game out the door. However fans who have been waiting for an announcement on a release date for the next game in the must have series, Trials Evolution, might have to wait a bit longer, because it appears that Trials has fallen unde
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Capcom has announced that they have added Tricell CEO Excella Gionne as a playable character in RE5: Gold’s Mercenary Reunion mode. Why? Your guess is as good as mine considering that fan favorite Leon should have been added, but who am I to get in the way of a gamer staring at video game boobage. Keep in mind that besides boobs, RE5: Gold will be offering new costumes for Chris and Sheva, along with the anticipated story of what really happened to Jill Valentine during the Spencer Mansion an
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News has broke this morning that the possible first case of credit card theft from the Playstation Network security breach that happened last week may have been reported. Rory Spreckley from Australia told ABC News that he logged in to check his bank account and noticed that there were $2,000 worth of new charges billed to his account that he did not make. "I logged into my bank account just to check everything was OK and I found out there was some just over $2,000 in charges which I didn't pe
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Looking to pick up a new game this week? Here are the best deals that we could find for you before you make your purchase. Toys R Us All games that release today are available for free 2 day shipping. Xbox 360 250 GB console - $15 gift card with purchase. Xbox 360 Headset and Wireless Headset - Save 30% ($13.99 - $34.99 each) Xbox 360 Turbo Fire Controller - Save $10 ($29.99) The offers are good until October 27. K-Mart Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 - $20 off game coupon for next gaming pur
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Not sure how many of you will pop some excitement in your pants for this news, but Square Enix has announced that two somewhat dismal characters from Final Fantasy XIII will be making a return in the upcoming second part of the story, Final Fantasy XIII-2. Snow and Hope were shown briefly in a trailer at the Tokyo Game Show marking their return to your flat screen. Hope appears to have matured physically and Snow is barely recognizable when he reappears towards the end with Lightning's younger
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You are not going to trust your ears The sound effects are among the most important features in a horror game. This is where U55 - END OF THE LINE is truly innovating. The acoustic background is centered around the use of subliminal messages. The most important aspect are the BINAURAL BEATS. Binaural Beats were discovered in 1839 by Doctor Heinrich W. Dove and is commonly used for meditating and in psychotheraphy. It influences brainwaves by applying soundwaves that run on the same frequency a
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Ubisoft has announced their 2012 list of releases and interestingly enough, Assassin's Creed 3 is listed on that list for release this year. Assassin's Creed 3 - 360, PS3, Wii U, Microsoft Windows Brother's in Arms: Furious 4 - 360, PS3, Microsoft Windows Far Cry 3 - 360, PS3, Microsoft Windows Just Dance: Final Party - 360, Playstation Move, Wii U I Am Alive - 360, PS3 Prince of Persia - Wii, 3DS Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier - 360, PS3, Microsoft Windows Tom Clancy's Ghost Re
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Ubisoft brought to the gaming community a brand new vision, "From Dust" that released on July 27 for the Xbox Live Arcade and it also released on August 17 for the PC. PC gamers who have been waiting for the game to release since it was announced at E3 in 2010 are now utterly outraged over what appears to be downright lying on behalf of Ubisoft. Unfortunately that statement is far the from the truth. PC gamers everywhere are reporting that instead of being able to play From Dust offline withou
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"We respect GTAV quite a bit. It’s an incredible game. But this decision doesn’t have anything to do with any other game. The Watch Dogs team started work a few years ago with the vision to build the first truly next-gen new IP, which is a huge undertaking. We won’t compromise on the quality and the experience of Watch Dogs, even if it means our initial timeline proved too ambitious. Ubisoft’s long-term goal is to be the best developer of next-gen games, and this starts with Watch Dogs. That’s a
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When Watch Dogs was delayed around the time GTA V released, many thought that Ubisoft was worried that their sales of Watch Dog would tank due to the popularity of the GTA series and also considering that Ubisoft created Watch Dogs in part to compete with games like GTA and Saint's Row. However, Ubisoft's Communications Manager Gary Steinman answered that question in a recent blog post on Ubi Blog and also answered other questions about the game in the comment section of his post where he revealed that the delay was not about the release of GTA V, but about the quality of the game.
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Ubisoft's community manager, Aymeric Evennou announced via Twitter that Ubisoft will be making a big announcement sometime next week. "Big announcement coming up next week. and I mean BIG! Can't say more as for today. But I know you gonna love it :- )" Interwebs, commense rumors.....now. via CVG
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