All Posts by: Mike Murphy

By Mike Murphy, December 13, 2011 1 GN

Nearly two weeks ago, word had leaked that the head of Team Ico and creator of The Last Guardian, Fumito Ueda, had left Sony and is now working on the game in a freelance capacity. Earlier today, the company officially… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, December 12, 2011 1 GN, Videos

ArenaNet has been mum for months about the studio’s upcoming MMORPG Guild Wars 2, but now, on the cusp of potential rival Star Wars: The Old Republic‘s release, a leaked trailer has revealed the Mesmer to be the game’s eighth… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, December 8, 2011 0 GN

Following last night’s news that Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda, had stepped down from his position at Nintendo, the company responded with a denial and suggested that the initial report was a misunderstanding…. Read More »

By Mike Murphy, December 7, 2011 1 GN

Shigeru Miyamoto, the face of Nintendo and creator of The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Bros., is stepping down from his position at the company. Though he will no longer be working on AAA titles for The Big N… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, December 7, 2011 0 GN

Last week saw rumors of The Last Guardian‘s creator, Fumito Ueda, quitting Sony and working on the highly-anticipated title in a freelance position. Today, official word has been released that the game’s executive producer, Yoshifusa Hayama, has left Sony as… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, December 6, 2011 0 GN

Major League Gaming’s 2011 Pro-Circuit appears to have brought eSports even closer to the mainstream this year, as it announced this past season has become the largest in professional videogame competition history. During the circuit’s National Championships in Providence, RI,… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, December 5, 2011 0 GN

Before today, not much was known about South Park: The Game with exception that it is a RPG by Obsidian Entertainment and players will take the role of the new kid in town. But now Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart has… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, December 5, 2011 1 GN

It’s another small list of releases as the 2011 calendar hits the first full week of December. Top billing for this tiny offering is The Adventures of Tintin: The Game, the adaptation of the upcoming animated film from Peter Jackson… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, December 2, 2011 2 GN

Either Half-Life 3 may finally be on the horizon, or Valve has a torturous sense of humor as an employee of the studio was spotted at a recent game developer event wearing a shirt sporting a logo for the unannounced… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, December 2, 2011 1 GN

The creator of Minecraft, Markus “Notch” Persson, has announced today that he will be stepping down as lead developer of the game that has become an indie phenomena, handing the reigns over to Mojang co-worker Jens Bergensten. With the game… Read More »