Gaming

It was reported that “Diablo 3” had taken its first real-world victim when a writer for gaming news site Gameranx was found dead after playing the game for three consecutive days. According to site, 32-year-old Russell Shirley was discovered dead in his home over the weekend by his landlord and a coworker after suffering a heart attack, as reported on May 23rd.

At next month’s E3 conference Ubisoft will unveil the first playable demo for “Assassin’s Creed 3.” The next installment in the renowned stealth-based adventure game will take place during the American Revolution in the cities of Boston and New York.

It’s no secret that the release of Mass Effect 3 stirred controversy among the gaming community. Some fans have expressed disappointment and outrage towards the trilogy’s ending, claiming that the decisions and events created in the previous installments weren’t accurately executed in the finale.

Despite the alleged hacked accounts and release date bugs, Blizzard’s “Diablo 3” has managed to set a new record for the number of PC game units sold within 24 hours. The follow-up to the dungeon-crawler RPG that launched over a decade ago sold more than 3.5 million copies on its debut, setting a new all-time record for the fastest selling PC game.

Fans are gearing up for the next installment in Treyarch and Activision’s military first-person shooter franchise. “Call of Duty: Black Ops 2” will be released just in time for the holiday season on Nov. 13th and will take place in a futuristic Los Angeles setting.

In 2010 Microsoft filed a lawsuit against Motorola over patent fees for Xbox 360 technology. The phone manufacturer then countered with a lawsuit against Microsoft that could affect Xbox 360 sales in the United States.

Any fan of the “Elder Scrolls” series knows that each game is quite a commitment. Players have said “Skyrim” can reach up to 200 hours of gameplay when exploring each area after the main story. With a slew of games, the first being released in 1994, there is a ton of content, characters, and plot to keep track of.

Activision and Treyarch’s upcoming “Call of Duty: Black Ops 2” was just announced at the beginning of the month, and information about the game’s multiplayer and zombie mode have already surfaced. Details on the sequel to the 2010 game have been confirmed, including its futuristic Cold War setting taking place in Los Angeles.

Namco Bandai has just announced the release date for “Tekken Tag Tournament 2.” The sequel to the 1999 game will launch on Sept. 14th in Europe and Sept. 11th in the United States.

Numerous “Diablo 3” players have recently reported that their Battle.net accounts have been hacked. Blizzard has responded to the issue and assured fans that they are addressing the matter.

The Lotus F1 Team made one of its weirder announcements for the Formula 1 season on Monday when it said that it had teamed up with the slightly whiny and outdated emo rock band Linkin Park to create an iPad App for the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix.

Nintendo’s Wii U console is set for a release date this holiday season, and fans are gearing up for the next generation gaming system’s launch. The latest tidbit to surface indicates that the Nintendo Wii U’s controllers will contain analog sticks, according to photos that leaked in a NeoGaf forum.