Recent content by Timothy Chang

Nintendo Improves Wii U Loading Speeds in April Update A Nintendo Wii U video shows off increased responsiveness and decreased thumb twiddling. After the Wii U's launch, one of the issues that surfaced was long loading times and noticeable delays when users attempted to switch between...

Analyst: Square Enix Faces Tough Year With Single-Player Games Square Enix's portfolio of AAA single-player games in a highly competitive market could spell a "very tough" year ahead. Square Enix's latest profit announcement reveals the company expects to incur significant losses...

The Old Republic Plans to Shut Down Asia-Pacific Servers Declining server populations in the Asia-Pacific have convinced BioWare to shift players to another location. In the face of falling subscriber numbers, Star Wars: The Old Republic decided to make the switch to a free-to-play...

Research Finds Fewer Console Games Are Including Multiplayer Publishers are less keen on trying to bundle multiplayer with its games, and an analyst thinks consumers aren't too worried about it. It's not uncommon to see multiplayer included in major retail releases. It can be a costly...

American McGee Wants Upset SimCity Gamers to "Relax" McGee thinks we should all just get along when it comes to launch failures and always-online DRM. EA's controversial SimCity launch was experiencing server login difficulties...

CD Projekt Plans to Release Two More Titles, Expand to US The Polish-based studio details its game plan over the next few years. CD Projekt has earned itself a loyal fan base over the years, with its release of The Witcher series, its post-release product support...

Damn, Kojima is riding that duck like a champ

Hideo Kojima Explains the Reasons Behind the Fox Engine The creator of Metal Gear Solid reveals why Kojima Productions is creating a new engine from scratch, and offers some advice for game makers of the future. In 2011, Kojima Productions 10 minute video for Metal Gear Solid: Ground...

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 Cancels Dismemberment DLC Plans to release a more graphic version of the sniper-focused shooter have been abandoned. Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 was all set to include limb dismemberment, allowing players to blow arms and legs off enemies with heavy weapons and...

Tomb Raider Developer Focuses on Multiplayer DLC Despite apparent demand, Crystal Dynamics says it has "no plans" to expand the single-player campaign right now. Tomb Raider is an excellent game...

Sorry guys, the original sentence I wrote was a bit ambiguous. EA didn't make this recommendation; ReVuln recommended this action in their white paper. I've updated the post to reflect this.

Team Fortress 2 Supports Oculus Rift in "VR Mode" Update A future update for the first-person shooter lets you dodge rockets with a virtual reality headset. Valve expressed interest in the Oculus Rift when it was getting Kickstarted, with CEO Gabe Newell even lending an endorsement...

Researchers Identify Security Exploit in Origin Launching Origin on your PC by clicking random links in your browser may not be such a great idea. EA's online store Origin doesn't exactly resonate [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/118516-EA-Defends-Origin-From-Hardcore-Crowd]...

Doom 3: BFG Edition No Longer Shipping with Oculus Rift Oculus offers Steam credit, in-store credit or a full refund for lack of Doom 3 BFG support. The Oculus Rift is a VR headset that became a Kickstarter success, with just under $2.5 million pledged. It was originally going to ship...

EA Removes Forum Posts for SimCity Offline Mod Want to talk about how to play SimCity offline? You'll have to do it somewhere other than EA's official forums. SimCity players preferring to play the game offline would certainly be very interested in the recently announced mod that allows them...