Capcom previously said that they intended for Resident Evil 6 to be the biggest game yet in the series. In their latest report to investors, they got a little more specific. They estimate that they'll sell seven million copies by the end of their fiscal year on March 31st, 2013. The projections for their other big releases in this fiscal year are more conservative. They expect DmC: Devil May Cry to sell two million. Dragon's Dogma will sell 1.5 mil. Lost Planet 3, expected to arrive in early 2...more

Right on schedule, Capcom has announced that the prime-time fighting game for home consoles has now landed on PC, complete with a few platform specific modifications, including enhanced resolutions and 3D stereoscopic support. The PC version of the now infamous game comes jam packed with 38 playable characters, a handful of game modes and both online and offline multiplayer modes. Unfortunately, the PC version of Street Fighter X Tekken does not include pair-play and the feature will not be p...more

Blizzard is rolling out an interesting new feature in the beta test for World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria. The new cross-realm functionality will allow players from different realms to play alongside each other in lower population zones. "For many years now, the significant majority of the player population online at any given time has consisted mostly of characters at or near the level cap," explained Blizzard. "This has resulted in an environment where characters that are leveling up expe...more

You no longer need an iOS device to enjoy side-scroller Jetpack Joyride. Halfbrick Studios has released a beta version of the game through Facebook. The test is open to all interested gamers. "With Jetpack Joyride's success on the iOS platform, it only made sense for us to bring Barry and his mischievousness to the entire Facebook community," said Phil Larsen, chief marketing officer at Halfbrick. "The active and casual nature of Facebook gaming allows us to do even more with the beloved franc...more

As expected, Square Enix confirmed the release date for Hitman: Absolution today. They've also outlined some additional details on the Hitman: Sniper Challenge pre-order bonus revealed earlier in the week. Sniper Challenge is a standalone, downloadable game exclusively available to GameStop pre-order customers. Players, must assassinate the CEO of a munitions company along with all of his bodyguards using a sniper rifle. They'll be scored based on their performance. Over time they can unlock u...more

Okay, so you know how Deep Silver tried to pull a Capcom? Well, it didn't turn out so well. PC gamers, fiddling around and being fiddlers over at the Escapist forums, found out about the disc-locked content in Risen 2: Dark Waters. Well, the DLC was missing some sound files (a ruse used to give paying consumers the impression that there is content to download) however the sound files have appeared on torrents, and are currently available. Take note that we don't condone piracy here at Gaming ...more

This seventh generation of gaming has been an interesting generation to say the least. Summed up in simple terms we've seen the revolution of gaming, the evolution of gaming and brand new kinds of marketing for games that have helped to make and break some franchises. A recent editorial talks up the pros and cons of Planet Hype, a nickname for the sort of gorilla-style marketing bombardment that some publishers have been using to over-hype games that just don't deliver, also known as the Pete...more

id Software's classic first-person shooter Wolfenstein 3D is now twenty years old. If you're the nostalgic type, note that there are a few ways to play the game either free or on the cheap. Wolfenstein 3D was id's original FPS. Players take on the role of American soldier William "B.J." Blazkowicz during World War II. In the first episode of the game, he must escape from Castle Wolfenstein. In the next five episodes, he attacks Nazi bases throughout Europe. At one point you even get to fight M...more

Xbox Live Gold members and PlayStation Plus members can currently hop into the brief demo snippet for the upcoming third-person modern military shooter from 2K Games, Spec Ops: The Line. The demo will unlock for all gamers starting May 15th. As stated in the press release... The squad-based action in Spec Ops: The Line is highlighted by an intelligent squad command system that allows players to tactfully take out insurgents as they advance into the heart of Dubai. Gamers will blast their way t...more

Wedbush Morgan Security analyst Michael Pachter has some more industry wisdom to spread. However, he may not be entirely far off with his latest forecast. Pachter predicts that based on the dwindling popularity of Call of Duty, Black Ops 2 may not break sales records the way previous CoD games have. Speaking with GameIndustry.biz International, Pachter stated that... "I don't think Modern Warfare 3 is going to sell more than the last Black Ops, so I doubt that this one will break a record. I t...more