Update: Nintendo has confirmed to Gamespot that the New Nintendo 3DS will remain region-locked. You can read more about the details right here.
Original Story: Well this is certainly some surprising and unexpected news that we really hope turns out to be true. Region locking is something that has been around forever in gaming, which prevented gamers from playing foreign versions of games on US consoles and vice versa. However, according to a rumor, Nintendo may finally be ditching this practice with their New Nintendo 3DS. Read More...
Marvel’s Avengers is finally available worldwide, giving Earth’s Mightiest Heroes their own blockbuster video game for the first time in a while. While the actors from the Marvel Cinematic Universe do not reprise their roles in the Avengers game, it still has an all-star cast in terms of the video game voice actors. When playing Marvel’s Avengers, you’ll probably recognize a few voice actors from games you’ve played before. That’s because the game’s heroes are voice by some of the most prolific voice actors in the industry. Read More...
Zenimax continues to iron out the kinks in The Elder Scrolls Online, and today’s patch notes are pretty short and brief since v6.2.9 is pretty much just a bug-fixing patch. There a two highlights, with one fix addressing high MMR-rated premades being unable to enter Battlegrounds, and another fixing an issue that would cause the “Leave Now” button to lock-up after a group has disbanded, kicked you, or everyone has left. Read More...