http://auth.gamespot.com/ Gamespot's Everything Feed! News, Reviews, Videos. Exploding with content? You bet. en-us Sun, 18 May 2014 22:34:59 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/gs-news-update-youtube-to-buy-twitch-for-1-billion/2300-6418854/ Is Google trying to buy the biggest video game streaming platform? Variety and their sources think so. Sun, 18 May 2014 18:47:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/gs-news-update-youtube-to-buy-twitch-for-1-billion/2300-6418854/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/au-new-releases-wolfenstein-the-new-order-launches-this-week/1100-6419721/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/mig/6/7/8/4/2236784-gsm_169_waitinggame_wolfenstein_092413_320.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2236784" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/mig/6/7/8/4/2236784-gsm_169_waitinggame_wolfenstein_092413_320.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2236784"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/mig/6/7/8/4/2236784-gsm_169_waitinggame_wolfenstein_092413_320.jpg"></a></figure><p style="">This week sees the return of Nazi-killing soldier William "B.J." Blazkowicz in <a href="/wolfenstein-the-new-order/" data-ref-id="false">Wolfenstein: The New Order</a>. The first-person shooter is the ninth entry into the Wolfenstein series, released five years after 2009's <a href="/wolfenstein/" data-ref-id="false">Wolfenstein</a>.</p><p style="">Wolfenstein: The New Order is set in an alternate 1960s after the Nazis were able to win World War II with the aid of mysterious technology. Players assume the role of Blazkowicz as he bands with other resistance fighters to take them down.</p><p style="">Players can choose to make their way through the game in a <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/wolfenstein-the-new-order-offers-a-choice-quiet-stealth-or-bloody-mayhem/1100-6419290/" data-ref-id="1100-6419290">stealthy manner or go in guns blazing</a>. According to developer MachineGames, the game can be<a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-wolfenstein-is-around-20-hours-long-if-you-collect-everything/1100-6419531/" data-ref-id="1100-6419531"> 20 hours long should players choose to collect everything</a>.</p><p style="">Wolfenstein: The New Order launches <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/wolfenstein-the-new-order-release-date-crazy-bloody-trailer-revealed/1100-6417838/" data-ref-id="1100-6417838">May 20 </a>for the Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PC. Preordering the game will guarantee access to the upcoming Doom beta, though it will <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/doom-beta-will-only-be-coming-to-xbox-one-ps4-and-pc/1100-6418777/" data-ref-id="1100-6418777">be available only on the Xbox One, PS4, and PC</a>.</p><p style="">For more details on games being released in Australian retailers this week, check out the list below.</p><p style=""> </p><p style=""><b>May 20, 2014</b></p><p style=""><a href="/transistor/" data-ref-id="false">Transistor </a>(PS4, PC)</p><p style=""><a href="/wolfenstein-the-new-order/" data-ref-id="false">Wolfenstein: The New Order </a>(360, PS3, Xbox One, PS4, PC)</p><p style=""> </p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Zorine Te is an associate editor at GameSpot, and you can follow her on <a href="https://twitter.com/ztharli" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @ztharli</a></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Sun, 18 May 2014 17:30:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/au-new-releases-wolfenstein-the-new-order-launches-this-week/1100-6419721/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/youtube-to-buy-twitch-for-1-billion-report/1100-6419720/ <div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6418854" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6418854/" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="http://variety.com/2014/digital/news/youtube-to-acquire-videogame-streaming-service-twitch-for-1-billion-sources-1201185204/" rel="nofollow">Variety</a> reports that according to "sources familiar with pact," Google's YouTube has reached a deal to acquire the video game streaming platform Twitch for more than $1 billion.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Twitch's PR Director said on <a href="https://twitter.com/ChasejustChase" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> that "Twitch doesn't comment on rumors." Google hasn't made an official statement yet either, but the report claims that the deal should be announced soon.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">According to Variety, Google is preparing for U.S. regulators to challenge the acquisition. Given that YouTube is already the most popular platform for internet videos, the Justice Department could see the acquisition as anticompetitive in the online video market.</p><p style="">In February, we reported that <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/twitch-ranked-4th-in-peak-internet-traffic-ahead-of-valve-facebook-hulu/1100-6417621/">Twitch ranked fourth in peak internet traffic in the U.S.</a>, which put it ahead of Valve, Facebook, Hulu, and other huge internet companies. It accounted for 1.8 percent of peak internet traffic. Google, by comparison, came in second with 22 percent, right behind Netflix with 32 percent.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sun, 18 May 2014 16:22:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/youtube-to-buy-twitch-for-1-billion-report/1100-6419720/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/learn-to-speak-japanese-by-playing-minecraft/1100-6419719/ <figure data-align="right" data-size="small" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2534566-minecraftjapan.png" data-ref-id="1300-2534566" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2534566-minecraftjapan.png" data-ref-id="1300-2534566"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_small/1535/15354745/2534566-minecraftjapan.png"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="https://twitter.com/yorksensei" rel="nofollow">James York</a>, an English teacher and PhD student researching language learning in virtual worlds, is teaching Japanese online by using Minecraft.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The class, which he calls Kotoba Miners, takes place on a dedicated Minecraft server which contains several structures built for different learning activities.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Different buildings off of "University Road" contain different exercises that encourage students to read and and speak Japanese together. For example, in the "Ice Palace," players must communicate in order navigate a series of pressure plates correctly. If they take a wrong step a trap will activate and kill the player.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">York told <a href="http://www.tofugu.com/2014/05/12/mining-for-japanese-gold-the-professor-who-teaches-japanese-through-minecraft/" rel="nofollow">Tofugu</a> in an interview that he became interested in learning languages in virtual communities when he joined a Japanese <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/world-of-warcraft/">World of Warcraft</a> guild in 2006. He started the Minecraft server as a tool to teach English to Japanese students by getting them to interact with English speakers, but when the class ended and the Japanese students left, the English speakers stayed and wanted to learn Japanese.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"I experimented with a number of virtual worlds and games as part of my research," York told <a href="http://www.tofugu.com/2014/05/12/mining-for-japanese-gold-the-professor-who-teaches-japanese-through-minecraft/" rel="nofollow">Tofugu</a>. "I rejected MMOs for lack of control over content and their often extremely specialized discourse (e.g. 'Prot Warrior LFG SFK pst'). I also rejected a lot of social worlds (i.e. Second Life) for their painful aesthetics, controls and distance between user and content-creator. Minecraft is simple. Controls, aesthetics, and gameplay. This means that you spend less time learning how to navigate the game and more time learning and focusing on language."</p><p style="">You can find out more about the class and how to join on <a href="http://www.kotobaminers.org/" rel="nofollow">Kotoba Miners' official site</a>.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sun, 18 May 2014 14:52:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/learn-to-speak-japanese-by-playing-minecraft/1100-6419719/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/left-4-dead-survivors-gets-a-first-trailer/1100-6419718/ <div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSJr1GzyVj8" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FuSJr1GzyVj8%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&wmode=opaque&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DuSJr1GzyVj8&image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FuSJr1GzyVj8%2Fhqdefault.jpg&key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&type=text%2Fhtml&schema=youtube" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p style="">Left 4 Dead Survivors, an arcade version of Valve's multiplayer first-person shooter, has released its first gameplay trailer.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Valve has partnered with Japanese publisher Taito for the game, which seems to mix content from both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. Surprisingly, Left 4 Dead Survivors looks almost indistinguishable from the original games, though it could look much different by the time it's released.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">In 2006, Taito released Half-Life 2: Survivor for Japanese arcades. As you can see in this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbF0ooRJWkI" rel="nofollow">video</a>, it added flashing arrows that point you in the right direction, points, and other elements that would compliment a quicker arcade experience.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Left 4 Dead Survivors will release in Japanese arcades later this year.</p><p style="">There is growing speculation that Valve is working on a third entry in the Left 4 Dead series. Left 4 Dead 3 was <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/half-life-3-left-4-dead-3-and-source-2-titles-found-on-valve-project-tracker-report/1100-6410487/">spotted in a project tracker last June</a>, and another listing for the game <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/left-4-dead-3-listing-spotted-during-valve-office-tour/1100-6412562/">appeared just months later</a>. The original <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/left-4-dead/">Left 4 Dead</a> launched in October 2008, with its sequel, <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/left-4-dead-2/">Left 4 Dead 2</a>, arriving just one year later.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sun, 18 May 2014 13:14:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/left-4-dead-survivors-gets-a-first-trailer/1100-6419718/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/north-korea-s-kim-jong-un-and-dennis-rodman-join-forces-in-glorious-leader/1100-6419717/ <div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8_X-9AIG-c" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2Fj8_X-9AIG-c%3Fwmode%3Dopaque&wmode=opaque&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dj8_X-9AIG-c&image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fj8_X-9AIG-c%2Fhqdefault.jpg&key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&type=text%2Fhtml&schema=youtube" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p dir="ltr" style="">North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong-un will star in his own video game called Glorious Leader!</p><p dir="ltr" style="">American independent entertainment and gaming company Moneyhorse Games says Glorious Leader! is an epic tale that that will let you play Kim Jong-un as he takes on the entire American army in a retro-style side-scrolling run and gun reminiscent of <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/contra-1987/">Contra</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">And just like Contra featured the deadly duo of Bill "Mad Dog" Rizer and Lance "Scorpion" Bean, Glorious Leader! pairs Kim Jong-un with <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/dennis-rodman-is-back-in-north-korea/" rel="nofollow">his buddy</a>, former Chicago Bulls player Dennis "The Worm" Rodman.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Moneyhorse Games CEO Jeff Miller told <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/14/glorious-leader-us-developers-to-launch-north-korea-the-video-game" rel="nofollow">The Guardian</a> in an interview the game hopes to "carefully walk the line of satire without being an apologist for the regime."</p><p style="">Glorious Leader! will release on PC and mobile devices "soon."</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sun, 18 May 2014 12:20:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/north-korea-s-kim-jong-un-and-dennis-rodman-join-forces-in-glorious-leader/1100-6419717/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/oculus-vr-hires-google-glass-engineer/1100-6419716/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2534498-5166559803-24889.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2534498" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2534498-5166559803-24889.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2534498"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1535/15354745/2534498-5166559803-24889.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">Oculus VR has hired Google Glass engineer Adrian Wong.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Wong, who's been with Google since 2010, was working at Google[x], which is dedicated to more experimental, ambitious projects like Google's driverless car and Project Loon, which aims at bringing internet access to rural areas with high altitude Balloons.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Wong worked on both the Explorer and Consumer editions of Google's wearable computer with an optical head-mounted display. As Senior Hardware Engineer, he was responsible for end-to-end rapid prototyping, display subsystem design and architecture, supply chain management, technology scouting, and research and development in custom display architectures and sensors. It's not hard to imagine how this experience will be of use to Oculus as it tries to grow it business <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/everything-you-need-to-know-about-facebook-buying-oculus-for-2-billion/1100-6418636/">with Facebook's support</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/15/adrian-wong-oculus/" rel="nofollow">TechCrunch</a> first noticed that Wong's Linkedin profile lists his new title at Oculus as "Engineer," but we don't know exactly what he'll be doing there. The only description of the job at the moment is "building the Metaverse."</p><p style="">Oculus has been hiring a lot of top talent for the past few months. Since id Software's master of Doom <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/john-carmack-takes-full-time-job-at-oculus-rift-developer/1100-6412625/">John Carmack joined the company</a>, it has also hired Valve's VR developer <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/oculus-rift-hires-valve-vr-specialist-for-top-secret-randd/1100-6408778/">Michael Abrash</a> as its "Chief Scientist," and creator of Valve's "VR Room" <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/valve-veteran-joins-oculus-rift-company-brings-expertise-in-eliminating-simulator-sickness/1100-6418241/">Atman Binstock</a> as its Chief Architect.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sun, 18 May 2014 11:11:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/oculus-vr-hires-google-glass-engineer/1100-6419716/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/wolfenstein-the-new-order-transistor-and-tropico-5/2300-6418853/ This week we get Wolfenstein: The New Order, Transistor, Drakkengard 3, The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II, and Tropico 5! Sun, 18 May 2014 10:00:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/wolfenstein-the-new-order-transistor-and-tropico-5/2300-6418853/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-s-phil-spencer-thinks-real-time-strategy-games-will-see-a-resurgence-on-this-generation-of-consoles/1100-6419715/ <div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6418430" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6418430/" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p dir="ltr" style="">Head of Xbox Phil Spencer answered questions from fans on his <a href="https://twitter.com/XboxP3" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> last night and revealed some interesting clues as to what Microsoft is preparing for this year's E3 and beyond.</p><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="https://twitter.com/Jahlvardravito" rel="nofollow">One fan</a> asked him "which now-marginalized genres do you think might see a resurgence this gen?" To which Spencer responded "<a href="https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/467904301541502977" rel="nofollow">RTS on console</a>." This is particularly interesting since we recently learned via a job listing on Microsoft's careers page that Microsoft Studios is looking for someone "to help build and lead the team for a new AAA title within an established and well-loved strategy game franchise."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">As we noted <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-seeking-dev-to-make-game-in-well-loved-strategy-series/1100-6419490/">when we first learned the news</a>, Age of Empires and Halo Wars are two RTS franchises that fit that description well. Spencer also told <a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/10/31/microsoft-talks-pgr-halo-wars-and-dance-central-prospects" rel="nofollow">IGN</a> earlier this year that he thought the original Halo Wars, which was exclusive to Xbox 360, was fun and expressed interest in seeing a new one. He also suggested it was possible that such a game could be developed internally due to there not being many "great RTS developers out there anymore."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Some other interesting things Spencer said:</p><ul><li dir="ltr">He's interested in<a href="https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/467904543200530432" rel="nofollow"> bringing back some of FASA's IP</a>, which includes games like <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/mechassault-2-lone-wolf/">MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf</a>, <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/mechassault-2-lone-wolf/">Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge</a>, and <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/shadowrun/">Shadowrun</a>. Microsoft shuttered FASA in <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/fasa-studio-kia/1100-6178722/">2007</a>.</li><li dir="ltr">His favorite Halo game is <a href="https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/467897880884162562" rel="nofollow">Halo 2</a>.</li><li dir="ltr">Microsoft is making progress on an <a href="https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/467878720808579073" rel="nofollow">Xbox One controller for PC</a>.</li><li dir="ltr">Regarding PC-related announcements at E3, he said that he's "<a href="https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/467896640355844097" rel="nofollow">very focused on PC right now</a>," but that we'll probably not hear anything until after E3.</li><li dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/467879225475604480" rel="nofollow">Spencer said</a> we can also expect a few more announcements prior to E3. <a href="https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/467877623217942529" rel="nofollow">He explained</a> that this is so he'll have time to focus on other things during the show.</li><li dir="ltr">Regarding "core" gamers' expectations about Microsoft's E3 press conference, <a href="https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/467896354069417984" rel="nofollow">Spencer said</a>: "I know we'll never please everyone. Having some new partners on stage, some old friends and knowing XBOX gamers are watching is fun."</li><li dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/WiiYou/status/467890762064359424" rel="nofollow">And also</a>: "The lineup at E3 looks good. A couple of things we are still trying to land but it's coming together."</li></ul><p style="">With E3 2014 nearly upon us, GameSpot has <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2014-everything-you-need-to-know/1100-6419584/">everything you need to know</a> about the show.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sun, 18 May 2014 09:13:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-s-phil-spencer-thinks-real-time-strategy-games-will-see-a-resurgence-on-this-generation-of-consoles/1100-6419715/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/gta-rockstar-co-founding-brothers-squeeze-into-britain-s-1-000-richest-people-list-with-ps90-million/1100-6419714/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2534452-1417996097-20499.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2534452" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2534452-1417996097-20499.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2534452"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1535/15354745/2534452-1417996097-20499.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/Magazine/article1409914.ece" rel="nofollow">The Sunday Times</a> just published its list of the 1,000 wealthiest people in Britain, and it greeted a few newcomers from the games industry.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Most notably, Sam and Dan Houser, the creators of the Grand Theft Auto series and co-founders of Rockstar Games. They barely made the list, coming in at the 947 spot with a joint fortune of £90 million ($151 million). Consider that it in 2008 it took £80 million to make the list (compared to £85 million this year) and that this is the first year the Housers made it, so they had to make up the difference in that time.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Take-Two recently revealed that <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/grand-theft-auto-v/">Grand Theft Auto V</a> shipped (not sold) 33 million copies to date, and we know that he game <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/grand-theft-auto-v-sales-reach-1-billion-in-three-days/1100-6414762/">generated $1 billion in its first three days</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Way above the Housers are a few other newcomers who made their fortune on the success of the free-to-play mobile game Candy Crush Saga. Internet entrepreneur Mel Morris' stake in Candy Crush maker King is worth £407 million ($684 million), which makes him the wealthiest games-related person on the list at the 238 spot.</p><p style="">There are two other King executives on the list behind Morris, as well as Neil Taylor, owner of British video games retailer Game, and Andrew and Paul Gower, who developed <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/runescape/">RuneScape</a>.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sun, 18 May 2014 07:50:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/gta-rockstar-co-founding-brothers-squeeze-into-britain-s-1-000-richest-people-list-with-ps90-million/1100-6419714/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/space-sim-elite-dangerous-enters-last-alpha-phase-multiplayer-beta-starts-may-30/1100-6419713/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2534268-8669970012-24320.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2534268" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2534268-8669970012-24320.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2534268"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1535/15354745/2534268-8669970012-24320.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/elite-dangerous/">Elite: Dangerous</a> has launched its fourth and final Alpha phase and is preparing to enter Beta on May 30, developer <a href="http://elite.frontier.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Frontier Developments has announced</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Alpha 4 significantly expands the single player portion of the game. It's set within a "200 cubic light-year volume" containing five star systems in contested space centred around "the Boötes constellation," with "spectacular sights such as an unusual quaternary star system and ringed gas giants."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Alpha 4 also allows you to choose between five ships, different weaponry, and introduces trading to the game for the first time.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">If you buy into the Premium Beta for the steep price $150, you'll also get access to the multiplayer, which goes live on May 30, as well as all future updates including the full game when it's released.</p><p style="">The most recent update also adds two new methods of travel: super-cruise for accelerated within-system travel and hyperspace jumps for travel between systems. <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/videos/reality-check-space-travel-how-not-to-die/2300-6418823/">The latest episode of Reality Check</a>, which includes an interview with Elite creator David Braben, explains that those are just tiny bit more difficult to pull off in reality than they are in a video game.</p><div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6418823" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6418823/" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p style=""> </p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 17 May 2014 15:37:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/space-sim-elite-dangerous-enters-last-alpha-phase-multiplayer-beta-starts-may-30/1100-6419713/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/persona-4-arena-ultimax-coming-to-north-america-this-fall-for-60/1100-6419712/ <div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6417385" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6417385/" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/persona-4-the-ultimax-ultra-suplex-hold/">Persona 4 Arena Ultimax</a> will release in North America on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this fall for $60, publisher and developer Atlus has announced.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is the sequel to <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/persona-4-arena/">Persona 4 Arena</a>, which is itself a 2D fighting game sequel to the <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/shin-megami-tensei-persona-4/">Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4</a> role-playing game. It features a new story mode that continues the plot of the original game, adds new fighting modes, and also includes Persona 3 characters like Junpei lori and Yukari Takeba. New to the series is the "mysterious, scarred, red-headed Sho Minazuki," Atlus <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/persona-5-coming-to-ps3-in-north-america-in-2015/1100-6417962/">teased back in February</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">You can find which retailers you can preorder Persona 4 Arena Ultimax from on <a href="http://www.atlus.com/p4au/purchase.html" rel="nofollow">the game's official site</a>. Preorders will come with "bonus items," which Atlus hinted we'll learn more about at E3.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Atlus is also currently working on <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/persona-5/">Persona 5</a>, which will launch in North America sometime in 2015 for the PlayStation 3.</p><p style="">If you're curious about Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, check out <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/persona-4-arena-review/1900-6390685/">GameSpot's review of Persona 4 Arena</a>.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 17 May 2014 14:22:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/persona-4-arena-ultimax-coming-to-north-america-this-fall-for-60/1100-6419712/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/hackers-attack-online-fundraiser-supplying-games-to-u-s-troops-abroad/1100-6419711/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2534252-7976022442-CRIMS.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2534252" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2534252-7976022442-CRIMS.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2534252"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1535/15354745/2534252-7976022442-CRIMS.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">Operation Supply Drop, an organization that provides games to U.S. troops serving abroad, says that it came under a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack shortly after starting its third annual 8-Bit Salute event this morning.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"Yes, 27-minutes after the official 0800 CST start time of the 3rd Annual 8-Bit Salute, some nefarious creatures took our site down with a DDoS attack," the organization said in a statement. "Odds are this will happen again over the next 24 hours."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">At the time of writing, <a href="http://operationsupplydrop.org" rel="nofollow">the organization's official site</a> was still down. However, you can still contribute by sending donations to DONATIONS@operationsupplydrop.org through PayPal, or by buying a poster from <a href="http://roosterteeth.com/rtsalute/" rel="nofollow">Rooster Teeth</a>, which will only be available during its <a href="http://roosterteeth.com/rtsalute/" rel="nofollow">8-Bit Salute stream</a>. All proceeds from the poster will go directly to Operation Supply Drop.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">You can also buy a $20 8-bit shirt from <a href="http://www.store.silencerco.com/" rel="nofollow">SilencerCo</a>, $5 of which will go to Operation Supply Drop.</p><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/the-last-of-us/">The Last of Us</a> developer Naughty Dog is also promoting the cause today by playing <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/uncharted-3-drakes-deception/">Uncharted 3</a>'s multiplayer mode with fans. They've even reset the game's leaderboard in honor of the event and will be giving away Naughty Dog games, DLC, and other items to players who donate the most. You can read more about Naughty Dog's participations in the event on the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/05/16/uncharted-3-patch-1-19-operation-supply-drops-8-bit-salute/" rel="nofollow">PlayStation Blog</a>.</p><p style="">"This is a battle," Operation Supply Drop said. "Let's show the world what happens when you mess with Gamers!"</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 17 May 2014 13:14:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/hackers-attack-online-fundraiser-supplying-games-to-u-s-troops-abroad/1100-6419711/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-xbox-one-are-energy-hogs-add-up-to-several-power-plants-of-electricity-new-report-finds/1100-6419710/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2534227-energy.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2534227" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2534227-energy.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2534227"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1535/15354745/2534227-energy.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consume much more energy than the previous generation of consoles, a new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council finds.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"We don't have a problem with people playing games. But the problem is the amount of energy used when not playing a game," NRDC's director of high-tech energy efficiency and author of the report <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/05/16/video-game-consoles-xbox-one-ps4-energy-use/9121491/?AID=10709313&PID=6149513&SID=nktdkox39abp" rel="nofollow">Pierre Delforge told USA Today</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The report explains that while all consoles have incorporated many energy efficiency features into their designs (like automatic power-down) since the last report in 2008, the increase in energy consumption comes from new features that rely on their standby or sleep modes. For example, the Xbox One uses 15 watts of continuous power in standby so you can turn it on with a voice command. A PC, by comparison, uses less than two watts when it's in sleep mode.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The NRDC projects that if all the previous-generation consoles are replaced with the Xbox One, PS4, and Wii U, they will use roughly 10 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, or the equivalent to the output of four large power plants.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Of the three, the Wii U is the only console to reduce its energy consumption from the last generation, down 8 percent despite offering more powerful hardware. It uses less than one watt in standby mode.</p><p style="">You can find <a href="http://www.nrdc.org/energy/game-consoles/files/video-game-consoles-IP.pdf" rel="nofollow">the full report on NRDC's website</a>.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 17 May 2014 11:19:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-xbox-one-are-energy-hogs-add-up-to-several-power-plants-of-electricity-new-report-finds/1100-6419710/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps-vita-borderlands-2-adding-cross-save-feature-next-week/1100-6419709/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2534211-6679414254-24367.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2534211" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2534211-6679414254-24367.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2534211"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1535/15354745/2534211-6679414254-24367.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">President of Gearbox Software Randy Pitchford announced on Twitter that the PlayStation Vita version of <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/borderlands-2/">Borderlands 2</a> will get its cross-save functionality added via a PlayStation 3 patch this Tuesday, May 20.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">One of the most exciting features in the PS Vita version of Borderlands 2 is cross-save compatibility with the PlayStation 3, which allows you to continue playing the same save file on both devices.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">If you bought the <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/slimmer-200-playstation-vita-now-available-in-north-america/1100-6419457/">$200 Borderlands 2 PS Vita Slim bundle</a> just for that reason, you're probably a little upset that it isn't working yet, and you're not alone. Several fans took to <a href="http://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?p=4927956" rel="nofollow">Gearbox's forums</a> and Twitter to ask about the missing feature. On Wednesday, May 14, <a href="https://twitter.com/DuvalMagic/status/466643377543327745" rel="nofollow">Pitchford said</a> that he was told the PS3 update will happen on Friday, but that it was totally out of Gearbox's hands. Then, on Friday, <a href="https://twitter.com/DuvalMagic/status/467403493574057984" rel="nofollow">he said</a> he was told it will come on Tuesday. "The news felt more reliable/credible today than last time, [for what it's worth]," he said.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Borderlands 2 for PS Vita is a collaborative effort between 2K, Sony, and Iron Galaxy Studios, the independent developer behind fighting game <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/divekick/">Divekick</a>. It retains much of what players know and love about its console and PC versions, but <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/borderlands-2-vita-limited-to-two-player-online-multiplayer/1100-6419383/">only supports two-player online multiplayer</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Gearbox is also currently co-developing <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/borderlands-the-pre-sequel/">Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel</a> with 2K Australia, as well as <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/gearbox-working-on-two-new-ips-for-next-gen/1100-6413961/">two unannounced new franchises for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One</a>.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 17 May 2014 10:22:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps-vita-borderlands-2-adding-cross-save-feature-next-week/1100-6419709/
http://auth.gamespot.com/ Gamespot's Everything Feed! News, Reviews, Videos. Exploding with content? You bet. en-us Sun, 18 May 2014 22:34:59 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/gs-news-update-youtube-to-buy-twitch-for-1-billion/2300-6418854/ Is Google trying to buy the biggest video game streaming platform? Variety and their sources think so. Sun, 18 May 2014 18:47:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/gs-news-update-youtube-to-buy-twitch-for-1-billion/2300-6418854/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/au-new-releases-wolfenstein-the-new-order-launches-this-week/1100-6419721/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/mig/6/7/8/4/2236784-gsm_169_waitinggame_wolfenstein_092413_320.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2236784" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/mig/6/7/8/4/2236784-gsm_169_waitinggame_wolfenstein_092413_320.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2236784"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/mig/6/7/8/4/2236784-gsm_169_waitinggame_wolfenstein_092413_320.jpg"></a></figure><p style="">This week sees the return of Nazi-killing soldier William "B.J." Blazkowicz in <a href="/wolfenstein-the-new-order/" data-ref-id="false">Wolfenstein: The New Order</a>. The first-person shooter is the ninth entry into the Wolfenstein series, released five years after 2009's <a href="/wolfenstein/" data-ref-id="false">Wolfenstein</a>.</p><p style="">Wolfenstein: The New Order is set in an alternate 1960s after the Nazis were able to win World War II with the aid of mysterious technology. Players assume the role of Blazkowicz as he bands with other resistance fighters to take them down.</p><p style="">Players can choose to make their way through the game in a <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/wolfenstein-the-new-order-offers-a-choice-quiet-stealth-or-bloody-mayhem/1100-6419290/" data-ref-id="1100-6419290">stealthy manner or go in guns blazing</a>. According to developer MachineGames, the game can be<a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-wolfenstein-is-around-20-hours-long-if-you-collect-everything/1100-6419531/" data-ref-id="1100-6419531"> 20 hours long should players choose to collect everything</a>.</p><p style="">Wolfenstein: The New Order launches <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/wolfenstein-the-new-order-release-date-crazy-bloody-trailer-revealed/1100-6417838/" data-ref-id="1100-6417838">May 20 </a>for the Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PC. Preordering the game will guarantee access to the upcoming Doom beta, though it will <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/doom-beta-will-only-be-coming-to-xbox-one-ps4-and-pc/1100-6418777/" data-ref-id="1100-6418777">be available only on the Xbox One, PS4, and PC</a>.</p><p style="">For more details on games being released in Australian retailers this week, check out the list below.</p><p style=""> </p><p style=""><b>May 20, 2014</b></p><p style=""><a href="/transistor/" data-ref-id="false">Transistor </a>(PS4, PC)</p><p style=""><a href="/wolfenstein-the-new-order/" data-ref-id="false">Wolfenstein: The New Order </a>(360, PS3, Xbox One, PS4, PC)</p><p style=""> </p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Zorine Te is an associate editor at GameSpot, and you can follow her on <a href="https://twitter.com/ztharli" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @ztharli</a></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Sun, 18 May 2014 17:30:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/au-new-releases-wolfenstein-the-new-order-launches-this-week/1100-6419721/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/youtube-to-buy-twitch-for-1-billion-report/1100-6419720/ <div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6418854" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6418854/" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="http://variety.com/2014/digital/news/youtube-to-acquire-videogame-streaming-service-twitch-for-1-billion-sources-1201185204/" rel="nofollow">Variety</a> reports that according to "sources familiar with pact," Google's YouTube has reached a deal to acquire the video game streaming platform Twitch for more than $1 billion.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Twitch's PR Director said on <a href="https://twitter.com/ChasejustChase" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> that "Twitch doesn't comment on rumors." Google hasn't made an official statement yet either, but the report claims that the deal should be announced soon.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">According to Variety, Google is preparing for U.S. regulators to challenge the acquisition. Given that YouTube is already the most popular platform for internet videos, the Justice Department could see the acquisition as anticompetitive in the online video market.</p><p style="">In February, we reported that <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/twitch-ranked-4th-in-peak-internet-traffic-ahead-of-valve-facebook-hulu/1100-6417621/">Twitch ranked fourth in peak internet traffic in the U.S.</a>, which put it ahead of Valve, Facebook, Hulu, and other huge internet companies. It accounted for 1.8 percent of peak internet traffic. Google, by comparison, came in second with 22 percent, right behind Netflix with 32 percent.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sun, 18 May 2014 16:22:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/youtube-to-buy-twitch-for-1-billion-report/1100-6419720/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/learn-to-speak-japanese-by-playing-minecraft/1100-6419719/ <figure data-align="right" data-size="small" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2534566-minecraftjapan.png" data-ref-id="1300-2534566" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2534566-minecraftjapan.png" data-ref-id="1300-2534566"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_small/1535/15354745/2534566-minecraftjapan.png"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="https://twitter.com/yorksensei" rel="nofollow">James York</a>, an English teacher and PhD student researching language learning in virtual worlds, is teaching Japanese online by using Minecraft.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The class, which he calls Kotoba Miners, takes place on a dedicated Minecraft server which contains several structures built for different learning activities.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Different buildings off of "University Road" contain different exercises that encourage students to read and and speak Japanese together. For example, in the "Ice Palace," players must communicate in order navigate a series of pressure plates correctly. If they take a wrong step a trap will activate and kill the player.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">York told <a href="http://www.tofugu.com/2014/05/12/mining-for-japanese-gold-the-professor-who-teaches-japanese-through-minecraft/" rel="nofollow">Tofugu</a> in an interview that he became interested in learning languages in virtual communities when he joined a Japanese <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/world-of-warcraft/">World of Warcraft</a> guild in 2006. He started the Minecraft server as a tool to teach English to Japanese students by getting them to interact with English speakers, but when the class ended and the Japanese students left, the English speakers stayed and wanted to learn Japanese.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"I experimented with a number of virtual worlds and games as part of my research," York told <a href="http://www.tofugu.com/2014/05/12/mining-for-japanese-gold-the-professor-who-teaches-japanese-through-minecraft/" rel="nofollow">Tofugu</a>. "I rejected MMOs for lack of control over content and their often extremely specialized discourse (e.g. 'Prot Warrior LFG SFK pst'). I also rejected a lot of social worlds (i.e. Second Life) for their painful aesthetics, controls and distance between user and content-creator. Minecraft is simple. Controls, aesthetics, and gameplay. This means that you spend less time learning how to navigate the game and more time learning and focusing on language."</p><p style="">You can find out more about the class and how to join on <a href="http://www.kotobaminers.org/" rel="nofollow">Kotoba Miners' official site</a>.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sun, 18 May 2014 14:52:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/learn-to-speak-japanese-by-playing-minecraft/1100-6419719/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/left-4-dead-survivors-gets-a-first-trailer/1100-6419718/ <div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSJr1GzyVj8" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FuSJr1GzyVj8%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&wmode=opaque&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DuSJr1GzyVj8&image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FuSJr1GzyVj8%2Fhqdefault.jpg&key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&type=text%2Fhtml&schema=youtube" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p style="">Left 4 Dead Survivors, an arcade version of Valve's multiplayer first-person shooter, has released its first gameplay trailer.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Valve has partnered with Japanese publisher Taito for the game, which seems to mix content from both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. Surprisingly, Left 4 Dead Survivors looks almost indistinguishable from the original games, though it could look much different by the time it's released.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">In 2006, Taito released Half-Life 2: Survivor for Japanese arcades. As you can see in this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbF0ooRJWkI" rel="nofollow">video</a>, it added flashing arrows that point you in the right direction, points, and other elements that would compliment a quicker arcade experience.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Left 4 Dead Survivors will release in Japanese arcades later this year.</p><p style="">There is growing speculation that Valve is working on a third entry in the Left 4 Dead series. Left 4 Dead 3 was <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/half-life-3-left-4-dead-3-and-source-2-titles-found-on-valve-project-tracker-report/1100-6410487/">spotted in a project tracker last June</a>, and another listing for the game <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/left-4-dead-3-listing-spotted-during-valve-office-tour/1100-6412562/">appeared just months later</a>. The original <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/left-4-dead/">Left 4 Dead</a> launched in October 2008, with its sequel, <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/left-4-dead-2/">Left 4 Dead 2</a>, arriving just one year later.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sun, 18 May 2014 13:14:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/left-4-dead-survivors-gets-a-first-trailer/1100-6419718/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/north-korea-s-kim-jong-un-and-dennis-rodman-join-forces-in-glorious-leader/1100-6419717/ <div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8_X-9AIG-c" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2Fj8_X-9AIG-c%3Fwmode%3Dopaque&wmode=opaque&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dj8_X-9AIG-c&image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fj8_X-9AIG-c%2Fhqdefault.jpg&key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&type=text%2Fhtml&schema=youtube" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p dir="ltr" style="">North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong-un will star in his own video game called Glorious Leader!</p><p dir="ltr" style="">American independent entertainment and gaming company Moneyhorse Games says Glorious Leader! is an epic tale that that will let you play Kim Jong-un as he takes on the entire American army in a retro-style side-scrolling run and gun reminiscent of <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/contra-1987/">Contra</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">And just like Contra featured the deadly duo of Bill "Mad Dog" Rizer and Lance "Scorpion" Bean, Glorious Leader! pairs Kim Jong-un with <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/dennis-rodman-is-back-in-north-korea/" rel="nofollow">his buddy</a>, former Chicago Bulls player Dennis "The Worm" Rodman.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Moneyhorse Games CEO Jeff Miller told <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/14/glorious-leader-us-developers-to-launch-north-korea-the-video-game" rel="nofollow">The Guardian</a> in an interview the game hopes to "carefully walk the line of satire without being an apologist for the regime."</p><p style="">Glorious Leader! will release on PC and mobile devices "soon."</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sun, 18 May 2014 12:20:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/north-korea-s-kim-jong-un-and-dennis-rodman-join-forces-in-glorious-leader/1100-6419717/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/oculus-vr-hires-google-glass-engineer/1100-6419716/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2534498-5166559803-24889.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2534498" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2534498-5166559803-24889.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2534498"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1535/15354745/2534498-5166559803-24889.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">Oculus VR has hired Google Glass engineer Adrian Wong.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Wong, who's been with Google since 2010, was working at Google[x], which is dedicated to more experimental, ambitious projects like Google's driverless car and Project Loon, which aims at bringing internet access to rural areas with high altitude Balloons.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Wong worked on both the Explorer and Consumer editions of Google's wearable computer with an optical head-mounted display. As Senior Hardware Engineer, he was responsible for end-to-end rapid prototyping, display subsystem design and architecture, supply chain management, technology scouting, and research and development in custom display architectures and sensors. It's not hard to imagine how this experience will be of use to Oculus as it tries to grow it business <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/everything-you-need-to-know-about-facebook-buying-oculus-for-2-billion/1100-6418636/">with Facebook's support</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/15/adrian-wong-oculus/" rel="nofollow">TechCrunch</a> first noticed that Wong's Linkedin profile lists his new title at Oculus as "Engineer," but we don't know exactly what he'll be doing there. The only description of the job at the moment is "building the Metaverse."</p><p style="">Oculus has been hiring a lot of top talent for the past few months. Since id Software's master of Doom <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/john-carmack-takes-full-time-job-at-oculus-rift-developer/1100-6412625/">John Carmack joined the company</a>, it has also hired Valve's VR developer <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/oculus-rift-hires-valve-vr-specialist-for-top-secret-randd/1100-6408778/">Michael Abrash</a> as its "Chief Scientist," and creator of Valve's "VR Room" <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/valve-veteran-joins-oculus-rift-company-brings-expertise-in-eliminating-simulator-sickness/1100-6418241/">Atman Binstock</a> as its Chief Architect.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sun, 18 May 2014 11:11:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/oculus-vr-hires-google-glass-engineer/1100-6419716/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/wolfenstein-the-new-order-transistor-and-tropico-5/2300-6418853/ This week we get Wolfenstein: The New Order, Transistor, Drakkengard 3, The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II, and Tropico 5! Sun, 18 May 2014 10:00:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/wolfenstein-the-new-order-transistor-and-tropico-5/2300-6418853/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-s-phil-spencer-thinks-real-time-strategy-games-will-see-a-resurgence-on-this-generation-of-consoles/1100-6419715/ <div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6418430" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6418430/" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p dir="ltr" style="">Head of Xbox Phil Spencer answered questions from fans on his <a href="https://twitter.com/XboxP3" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> last night and revealed some interesting clues as to what Microsoft is preparing for this year's E3 and beyond.</p><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="https://twitter.com/Jahlvardravito" rel="nofollow">One fan</a> asked him "which now-marginalized genres do you think might see a resurgence this gen?" To which Spencer responded "<a href="https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/467904301541502977" rel="nofollow">RTS on console</a>." This is particularly interesting since we recently learned via a job listing on Microsoft's careers page that Microsoft Studios is looking for someone "to help build and lead the team for a new AAA title within an established and well-loved strategy game franchise."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">As we noted <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-seeking-dev-to-make-game-in-well-loved-strategy-series/1100-6419490/">when we first learned the news</a>, Age of Empires and Halo Wars are two RTS franchises that fit that description well. Spencer also told <a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/10/31/microsoft-talks-pgr-halo-wars-and-dance-central-prospects" rel="nofollow">IGN</a> earlier this year that he thought the original Halo Wars, which was exclusive to Xbox 360, was fun and expressed interest in seeing a new one. He also suggested it was possible that such a game could be developed internally due to there not being many "great RTS developers out there anymore."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Some other interesting things Spencer said:</p><ul><li dir="ltr">He's interested in<a href="https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/467904543200530432" rel="nofollow"> bringing back some of FASA's IP</a>, which includes games like <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/mechassault-2-lone-wolf/">MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf</a>, <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/mechassault-2-lone-wolf/">Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge</a>, and <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/shadowrun/">Shadowrun</a>. Microsoft shuttered FASA in <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/fasa-studio-kia/1100-6178722/">2007</a>.</li><li dir="ltr">His favorite Halo game is <a href="https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/467897880884162562" rel="nofollow">Halo 2</a>.</li><li dir="ltr">Microsoft is making progress on an <a href="https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/467878720808579073" rel="nofollow">Xbox One controller for PC</a>.</li><li dir="ltr">Regarding PC-related announcements at E3, he said that he's "<a href="https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/467896640355844097" rel="nofollow">very focused on PC right now</a>," but that we'll probably not hear anything until after E3.</li><li dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/467879225475604480" rel="nofollow">Spencer said</a> we can also expect a few more announcements prior to E3. <a href="https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/467877623217942529" rel="nofollow">He explained</a> that this is so he'll have time to focus on other things during the show.</li><li dir="ltr">Regarding "core" gamers' expectations about Microsoft's E3 press conference, <a href="https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/467896354069417984" rel="nofollow">Spencer said</a>: "I know we'll never please everyone. Having some new partners on stage, some old friends and knowing XBOX gamers are watching is fun."</li><li dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/WiiYou/status/467890762064359424" rel="nofollow">And also</a>: "The lineup at E3 looks good. A couple of things we are still trying to land but it's coming together."</li></ul><p style="">With E3 2014 nearly upon us, GameSpot has <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2014-everything-you-need-to-know/1100-6419584/">everything you need to know</a> about the show.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sun, 18 May 2014 09:13:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-s-phil-spencer-thinks-real-time-strategy-games-will-see-a-resurgence-on-this-generation-of-consoles/1100-6419715/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/gta-rockstar-co-founding-brothers-squeeze-into-britain-s-1-000-richest-people-list-with-ps90-million/1100-6419714/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2534452-1417996097-20499.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2534452" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2534452-1417996097-20499.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2534452"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1535/15354745/2534452-1417996097-20499.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/Magazine/article1409914.ece" rel="nofollow">The Sunday Times</a> just published its list of the 1,000 wealthiest people in Britain, and it greeted a few newcomers from the games industry.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Most notably, Sam and Dan Houser, the creators of the Grand Theft Auto series and co-founders of Rockstar Games. They barely made the list, coming in at the 947 spot with a joint fortune of £90 million ($151 million). Consider that it in 2008 it took £80 million to make the list (compared to £85 million this year) and that this is the first year the Housers made it, so they had to make up the difference in that time.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Take-Two recently revealed that <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/grand-theft-auto-v/">Grand Theft Auto V</a> shipped (not sold) 33 million copies to date, and we know that he game <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/grand-theft-auto-v-sales-reach-1-billion-in-three-days/1100-6414762/">generated $1 billion in its first three days</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Way above the Housers are a few other newcomers who made their fortune on the success of the free-to-play mobile game Candy Crush Saga. Internet entrepreneur Mel Morris' stake in Candy Crush maker King is worth £407 million ($684 million), which makes him the wealthiest games-related person on the list at the 238 spot.</p><p style="">There are two other King executives on the list behind Morris, as well as Neil Taylor, owner of British video games retailer Game, and Andrew and Paul Gower, who developed <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/runescape/">RuneScape</a>.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sun, 18 May 2014 07:50:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/gta-rockstar-co-founding-brothers-squeeze-into-britain-s-1-000-richest-people-list-with-ps90-million/1100-6419714/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/space-sim-elite-dangerous-enters-last-alpha-phase-multiplayer-beta-starts-may-30/1100-6419713/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2534268-8669970012-24320.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2534268" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2534268-8669970012-24320.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2534268"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1535/15354745/2534268-8669970012-24320.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/elite-dangerous/">Elite: Dangerous</a> has launched its fourth and final Alpha phase and is preparing to enter Beta on May 30, developer <a href="http://elite.frontier.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Frontier Developments has announced</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Alpha 4 significantly expands the single player portion of the game. It's set within a "200 cubic light-year volume" containing five star systems in contested space centred around "the Boötes constellation," with "spectacular sights such as an unusual quaternary star system and ringed gas giants."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Alpha 4 also allows you to choose between five ships, different weaponry, and introduces trading to the game for the first time.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">If you buy into the Premium Beta for the steep price $150, you'll also get access to the multiplayer, which goes live on May 30, as well as all future updates including the full game when it's released.</p><p style="">The most recent update also adds two new methods of travel: super-cruise for accelerated within-system travel and hyperspace jumps for travel between systems. <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/videos/reality-check-space-travel-how-not-to-die/2300-6418823/">The latest episode of Reality Check</a>, which includes an interview with Elite creator David Braben, explains that those are just tiny bit more difficult to pull off in reality than they are in a video game.</p><div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6418823" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6418823/" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p style=""> </p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 17 May 2014 15:37:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/space-sim-elite-dangerous-enters-last-alpha-phase-multiplayer-beta-starts-may-30/1100-6419713/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/persona-4-arena-ultimax-coming-to-north-america-this-fall-for-60/1100-6419712/ <div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6417385" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6417385/" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/persona-4-the-ultimax-ultra-suplex-hold/">Persona 4 Arena Ultimax</a> will release in North America on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this fall for $60, publisher and developer Atlus has announced.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is the sequel to <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/persona-4-arena/">Persona 4 Arena</a>, which is itself a 2D fighting game sequel to the <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/shin-megami-tensei-persona-4/">Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4</a> role-playing game. It features a new story mode that continues the plot of the original game, adds new fighting modes, and also includes Persona 3 characters like Junpei lori and Yukari Takeba. New to the series is the "mysterious, scarred, red-headed Sho Minazuki," Atlus <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/persona-5-coming-to-ps3-in-north-america-in-2015/1100-6417962/">teased back in February</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">You can find which retailers you can preorder Persona 4 Arena Ultimax from on <a href="http://www.atlus.com/p4au/purchase.html" rel="nofollow">the game's official site</a>. Preorders will come with "bonus items," which Atlus hinted we'll learn more about at E3.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Atlus is also currently working on <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/persona-5/">Persona 5</a>, which will launch in North America sometime in 2015 for the PlayStation 3.</p><p style="">If you're curious about Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, check out <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/persona-4-arena-review/1900-6390685/">GameSpot's review of Persona 4 Arena</a>.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 17 May 2014 14:22:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/persona-4-arena-ultimax-coming-to-north-america-this-fall-for-60/1100-6419712/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/hackers-attack-online-fundraiser-supplying-games-to-u-s-troops-abroad/1100-6419711/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2534252-7976022442-CRIMS.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2534252" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2534252-7976022442-CRIMS.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2534252"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1535/15354745/2534252-7976022442-CRIMS.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">Operation Supply Drop, an organization that provides games to U.S. troops serving abroad, says that it came under a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack shortly after starting its third annual 8-Bit Salute event this morning.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"Yes, 27-minutes after the official 0800 CST start time of the 3rd Annual 8-Bit Salute, some nefarious creatures took our site down with a DDoS attack," the organization said in a statement. "Odds are this will happen again over the next 24 hours."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">At the time of writing, <a href="http://operationsupplydrop.org" rel="nofollow">the organization's official site</a> was still down. However, you can still contribute by sending donations to DONATIONS@operationsupplydrop.org through PayPal, or by buying a poster from <a href="http://roosterteeth.com/rtsalute/" rel="nofollow">Rooster Teeth</a>, which will only be available during its <a href="http://roosterteeth.com/rtsalute/" rel="nofollow">8-Bit Salute stream</a>. All proceeds from the poster will go directly to Operation Supply Drop.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">You can also buy a $20 8-bit shirt from <a href="http://www.store.silencerco.com/" rel="nofollow">SilencerCo</a>, $5 of which will go to Operation Supply Drop.</p><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/the-last-of-us/">The Last of Us</a> developer Naughty Dog is also promoting the cause today by playing <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/uncharted-3-drakes-deception/">Uncharted 3</a>'s multiplayer mode with fans. They've even reset the game's leaderboard in honor of the event and will be giving away Naughty Dog games, DLC, and other items to players who donate the most. You can read more about Naughty Dog's participations in the event on the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/05/16/uncharted-3-patch-1-19-operation-supply-drops-8-bit-salute/" rel="nofollow">PlayStation Blog</a>.</p><p style="">"This is a battle," Operation Supply Drop said. "Let's show the world what happens when you mess with Gamers!"</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 17 May 2014 13:14:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/hackers-attack-online-fundraiser-supplying-games-to-u-s-troops-abroad/1100-6419711/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-xbox-one-are-energy-hogs-add-up-to-several-power-plants-of-electricity-new-report-finds/1100-6419710/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2534227-energy.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2534227" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2534227-energy.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2534227"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1535/15354745/2534227-energy.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consume much more energy than the previous generation of consoles, a new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council finds.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"We don't have a problem with people playing games. But the problem is the amount of energy used when not playing a game," NRDC's director of high-tech energy efficiency and author of the report <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/05/16/video-game-consoles-xbox-one-ps4-energy-use/9121491/?AID=10709313&PID=6149513&SID=nktdkox39abp" rel="nofollow">Pierre Delforge told USA Today</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The report explains that while all consoles have incorporated many energy efficiency features into their designs (like automatic power-down) since the last report in 2008, the increase in energy consumption comes from new features that rely on their standby or sleep modes. For example, the Xbox One uses 15 watts of continuous power in standby so you can turn it on with a voice command. A PC, by comparison, uses less than two watts when it's in sleep mode.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The NRDC projects that if all the previous-generation consoles are replaced with the Xbox One, PS4, and Wii U, they will use roughly 10 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, or the equivalent to the output of four large power plants.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Of the three, the Wii U is the only console to reduce its energy consumption from the last generation, down 8 percent despite offering more powerful hardware. It uses less than one watt in standby mode.</p><p style="">You can find <a href="http://www.nrdc.org/energy/game-consoles/files/video-game-consoles-IP.pdf" rel="nofollow">the full report on NRDC's website</a>.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 17 May 2014 11:19:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-xbox-one-are-energy-hogs-add-up-to-several-power-plants-of-electricity-new-report-finds/1100-6419710/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps-vita-borderlands-2-adding-cross-save-feature-next-week/1100-6419709/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2534211-6679414254-24367.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2534211" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2534211-6679414254-24367.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2534211"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1535/15354745/2534211-6679414254-24367.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">President of Gearbox Software Randy Pitchford announced on Twitter that the PlayStation Vita version of <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/borderlands-2/">Borderlands 2</a> will get its cross-save functionality added via a PlayStation 3 patch this Tuesday, May 20.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">One of the most exciting features in the PS Vita version of Borderlands 2 is cross-save compatibility with the PlayStation 3, which allows you to continue playing the same save file on both devices.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">If you bought the <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/slimmer-200-playstation-vita-now-available-in-north-america/1100-6419457/">$200 Borderlands 2 PS Vita Slim bundle</a> just for that reason, you're probably a little upset that it isn't working yet, and you're not alone. Several fans took to <a href="http://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?p=4927956" rel="nofollow">Gearbox's forums</a> and Twitter to ask about the missing feature. On Wednesday, May 14, <a href="https://twitter.com/DuvalMagic/status/466643377543327745" rel="nofollow">Pitchford said</a> that he was told the PS3 update will happen on Friday, but that it was totally out of Gearbox's hands. Then, on Friday, <a href="https://twitter.com/DuvalMagic/status/467403493574057984" rel="nofollow">he said</a> he was told it will come on Tuesday. "The news felt more reliable/credible today than last time, [for what it's worth]," he said.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Borderlands 2 for PS Vita is a collaborative effort between 2K, Sony, and Iron Galaxy Studios, the independent developer behind fighting game <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/divekick/">Divekick</a>. It retains much of what players know and love about its console and PC versions, but <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/borderlands-2-vita-limited-to-two-player-online-multiplayer/1100-6419383/">only supports two-player online multiplayer</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Gearbox is also currently co-developing <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/borderlands-the-pre-sequel/">Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel</a> with 2K Australia, as well as <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/gearbox-working-on-two-new-ips-for-next-gen/1100-6413961/">two unannounced new franchises for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One</a>.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 17 May 2014 10:22:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps-vita-borderlands-2-adding-cross-save-feature-next-week/1100-6419709/
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