In a move that no adoption agency would ever endorse, Playdom has basically killed off Acclaim just a few months after acquiring it, as Gamasutra reports. Acclaim's site says that all of its online games have been shut down as of August 26 and unused "Acclaim Coins" are being refunded. A couple of games, Kogamu and RockFREE, will continue to live on under the Playdom banner. Playdom was bought a... more.

Playdom pulls the plug on developer's entire catalog three months after acquiring the free-to-play online game specialist.   Acclaim is apparently dead again. Barely three months after the free-to-play online game publisher was acquired by Playdom, the social gaming company has pulled the plug on Acclaim's entire catalog. Acclaim las... more.

Via GTTV (4:40 mark), Telltale Games has released a brief teaser for an unannounced project which features the silhouettes of  an interesting mix of iconic old school characters including Tycho Brahe (Penny Arcade Adventures), Max (Sam & Max), The Heavy (Team Fortress 2) and Strong Bad (Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People). With the tagline; “bet you never thought the... more.

Acclaim is gone again. Or at least the reborn version of it is. The Acclaim we knew as a publisher in 90s went down in 2004, but the company’s IPs and name were sold off, which led to a reincarnation of Acclaim as a free-to-play service that once had 15 million registered users playing games like MMO 9Dragons and rhythm game RockFree. But, unfortunately, it is no more. Check their website f... more.

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2K Games today unveiled Minerva’s Den, the final installment of single-player DLC for BioShock 2. Players will take on a new, unnamed character and team up with Brigid Tenenbaum to undo a dictator’s stranglehold on Rapture Central Computing, a never-before-seen district in the city under the sea. Expect new weapons, more danger, a new breed of Big Daddy and a lightning-bolt-throwing Secur... more.

When it comes to creating software to go with the newest technology, Ubisoft seems to have an early advantage over other third-party developers. That’s because Ubisoft was the only company to have games presented on stage at the E3 press conferences of all three major console manufacturers. Taking creative risks with a game like Child of Eden could make for a much stronger Kinect launch and... more.

Valve’s Doug Lombardi sounds pleased to be able to bring the well-known developer’s games to Sony’s PlayStation 3. When speaking to PSM3, the marketing honcho mentioned the studio is prepared to fix the wrongdoings of the past, like for instance, The Orange Box… the port, that is. “Having a dedicated PS3 team allows us to build our PS3 products internally, which we f... more.

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Well-known games industry analyst, Michael Pachter, thinks the 3DS will drop enough jaws to justify a heftier price tag for both the system and its games. "Due to the unique 3DS experience previewed by Nintendo at E3 this year, we believe Nintendo will be able to sell millions of units even at a price of upwards of $250," Pachter said today. "From a software perspective, we believe Nintendo ... more.