Microsoft cancels Kinect game Matter

A Kinect game being overseen by Pirates of the Carribean director Gore Verbinski has been abandoned. Verbinski was collaborating with Blind Wink Games on Matter, which was to be released via Xbox Live Arcade with Kinect as the primary focus of its gameplay. However, it now appears that Microsoft Studios …

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Tomb Raider DLC is timed exclusive on Xbox Live

DLC for Square Enix’s new adventure outing Tomb Raider will arrive first on Xbox Live thanks to a timed exclusivity agreement with Microsoft. The premium download will take the form of the Caves and Cliffs Multiplayer Map Pack, which will include three new multiplayer levels – Scavenger Caverns, Cliff Shantytown …

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EA hosting event discussing LGBT issues in gaming

An event discussing LGBT issues in video gaming called EA Full Spectrum is taking place today in New York. EA Full Spectrum will bring together leaders from the LGBT and videogame community to talk about the state of hate in videogames, the origins of homophobia in games, the development of …

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Vita sales explode following Japanese price cut

Sony’s decision to slash the Vita’s price to just 19,980 – that’s around 140! – has certainly reaped rewards. The powerful handheld shifted 62,543 units in Japan last week according to Media Create data. That’s a very significant jump over the 11,456 units sold the week before. It wasn’t quite …

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