Daily Gaming News:
1) Criterion announces they are beginning to move away from the racing genre with the official reason being the studio has gotten tired of making racers and their next project is a non-racing game.
http://www.destructoid.com/criterion...s-251719.phtml
2) Ubisoft believes they will benefit greatly during the next gen due to the stronger focus and priority towards social and connectivity features for games.
http://www.destructoid.com/ubisoft-b...n-251798.phtml
3) Microsoft has denied rumors of Anonymous being responsible for the recent Xbox Live problems and instead claim it was due to a networking mishap that occurred during server maintenance.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...acking-claims/
4) Analysts from Cowen & Company state both Gears of War Judgment and God of War Ascension have failed with underwhelming sales as the official reason. In terms of first month sales, Judgement only managed 22% of Gears 3 sales while Ascension only managed 33% of God of War 3 sales.
http://www.destructoid.com/gow-judgm...t-251784.phtml