Microsoft is allegedly in the early stages of planning a new 7-inch game-centric tablet called the Xbox Surface.
The rumor started with a report from The Verge citing multiple unnamed sources “familiar with plans within Redmond”.
According to the publication, Microsoft has already begun “initial hardware planning for an Xbox Surface”.
The new rumor comes after Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, revealed after the release of the Microsoft Surface with Windows RT that Microsoft plans on making …

Microsoft’s launching event for Halo 4 at around midnight in the U.K. was seamless, and then it spiraled down for some gamers the rest of the day.
The release of Halo 4 exclusively for Xbox 360 on Tuesday, November 6, was filled with much hype that Microsoft failed to see an impending problem on its multiplayer servers during the day.
Users on the Halo Waypoint forum encountered a “server unavailable” error when they attempted to join multiplayer matches.
The Halo Waypoint …

Microsoft has announced that Master Chief, the protagonist in Halo 3, is back and prepared to hoist Halo 4 in the biggest entertainment launch of the year. The Halo series is Microsoft Studios’ iconic US$3 billion franchise that has sold over 46 million games worldwide.
In London, a massive illuminated glyph, a symbol of the new threat that has awakened in Halo 4, soared over the River Thames. Microsoft said the 50-foot (diameter) 3.2-ton hovering disc, illuminated by 113,096 LED lights, is …

The Japan-based game console giant Nintendo is slashing its predicted profit for the year by 70 percent, from 250 million US$ to 75 million US$, as reported by the company on Wednesday.
The slashing is a result of the strengthening of the Japanese Yen and lesser popularity of its consoles.
The slash in expected profit was greater than the estimate of a Bloomberg survey among 21 analysts, wherein the estimate in expected profit for Nintendo was 132 million US $.

Customer demand and currency …

AMD is giving gamers a welcome treat, free in-demand games with the company’s new “Never Settle” bundle.
These  games are not run-of-the-mill games of old either as AMD is bundling with its “Never Settle” bundle Far Cry 3, Hitman: Absolution and Sleeping Dogs with its 7900 series.
AMD also offers a discount with the “Never Settle” bundle for Medal Of Honor: Warfighter.
As an added treat, AMD says that Bioshock Infinite and Tomb Raider will come to “Never Settle” next …

Gamers can now join in the celebration of 50 years of James Bond with the release of 007 Legends from Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard Inc.
Available at North American retail outlets, across Europe on October 19th, and in Australia on October 31st, 007 Legends is the latest installment in the esteemed franchise, delivering a first-of-its-kind Bond video game experience featuring a story inspired by five classic Bond films – Goldfinger, On Her …

Riot Games, Inc. the company behind League of Legends, along with other sources from the video game business claim that the free-to-play game for multiple players averaged 3 million simultaneous online players in July, topping the Xbox 360 game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 with 1.4 million players, and Steam’s top 100 games, with 650,000.
League of Legends entered the world of gaming about 3 years ago, but was completely overlooked at times by the typical gaming industry observers.
Within …

Video game sales are down 24 percent for this month compared to the quarter one year ago. That is, September sales are 848.3 million dollars now compared to last year’s 1.1 billion dollars for products including game accessories, consoles and discs.
Thus, the video gaming industry had a pretty rough September.
Hardware sales are down 39 percent at 210.8 million dollars by the end of September, while Software sales are similarly at a slump, down 18 percent with 497.4 million dollars, compared …

Activision and LG have revealed that the highly-anticipated Call of Duty: Black Ops II, in development by award-winning studio Treyarch, will support 3D- enabled gameplay – delivering a state-of-the-art 3D experience across single player, multiplayer and Zombies game modes – when it hits retail shelves worldwide on 13 November.
Starting today, LG and Activision are promoting the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops II in 3D with advertising across multiple consumer touch-points, including …

The massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, Star Wars: The Old Republic, developed by BioWare Austin, secured wins in four of its six nominated categories at this evening’s third annual Game Developers Choice Online Awards, including the categories for Best New Online Game and Best Online Visual Arts.
Riot Games’ League of Legends also received top honors in both of its nominated categories, securing the win for Best Live Game and Best Community Relations at the 2012 ceremony, …