Rumour has it that Microsoft may be gearing up to ditch the “Microsoft Points” system altogether across all properties, but most notably from Xbox Live. This isn’t the first time this rumour has come up, but the timing is what makes us feel that this time, it just might be for real.The Verge quotes sources close to Microsoft, stating that the old points system would be replaced with the use of real currency, where users would be able to purchase content using debit and credit cards, or even gift cards. Earlier last year, Microsoft had ditched using points for purchase of movies and music, sparking rumours that the trend would soon come to the Xbox Live store as well, but that didn’t happen. However, it looks like the time may be just right for Microsoft to make...

Maker of the popular Angry Birds games, Rovio has announced it will soon start publishing, distributing, and marketing third-party games under its new Rovio Stars programme.“Rovio Entertainment has positioned itself as one of the powerhouses of mobile entertainment, so moving into publishing is a logical step for us at this point”, said Rovio’s EVP of Games Jami Laes in a release. “We want to help our fans find quality entertainment among the more than 100,000 games available in app stores. That’s where Rovio Stars comes in.”“In the course of our work, we run into so many fantastic upcoming titles -- games with memorable characters and entertaining gameplay that are also just really fun to play!” said Kalle Kaivola, Director of...

Neverwinter is a Free2Play, D&D (Dungeons and Dragons) based MMORPG (if you don’t know what this is you shouldn’t even be reading this) that seems to be taking the MMO space by storm. The Open Beta was launched on April 30 and so far, the game seems to be gathering an ardent fan following.Developed by Cryptic Studios, a subsidiary of Perfect World, Neverwinter builds on the 4th edition of the D&D rule set to create an MMORPG that claims to set itself apart from the crowd of MMOs that are flooding the market.Neverwinter is in itself a stand-alone game and not related to the Neverwinter Nights series in anyway. The game is set in the fictional city of Neverwinter but isn’t restricted to it, giving players the option to explore even the outskirts of this fabled...