Zynga is going to shut down four major games as part of its efforts to cut down costs. The new games that will join the recently deceased CityVille 2, The Friend Game, and Party Place and others are - The Ville, Empires & Allies, Dream Zoo, and Zynga City on Tencent.Apart from shutting down these games, Zynga CEO Mark Pincus says the company has decided to cancel work on the development of two of its unreleased games. According to him, the games would haven't helped the company in long run.Good news is Zynga has announced the launch of Draw Something 2 in a bid to woo casual gamers to its platform. The company recently launched a new game, called War of the Fallen, which is aimed at hard core gamers.Zynga also announced its first quarter 2013 results, registering $264 million, down...

For all those of you who celebrate their birthdays on May 21, Microsoft may have a major surprise lined up for you (or they just might steal your special day’s thunder, depending on how you look at it). The company has sent out invites for a special event they will be hosting on the Xbox Campus in Redmond, Washington and it is no surprise what we might get to witness there.The invite reads “A New Generation Revealed,” which is obviously a tagline to promote their next generation console. Currently codenamed Durango, many expect that the May 21 event would reveal some details about the Xbox 720 (which is what many are thinking it will be called).Microsoft is remaining tight-lipped about what revelations might be in store for the 21st. What we do know is that they will...

A few weeks ago Gameinformer made Batman: Arkham Origins official. The game is the third in the Arkham franchise after Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City. The first two games in the franchise were single player experiences only and both the games were really awesome.This time around, the development baton of the game has passed from Rocksteady (who made the first two games), to Warner Bros. Games Montreal. The game will be a prequel to the first two games.Kotaku has reported that the Batman: Arkham Origins will support multiplayer. According to Kotaku, the source that is giving the information about multiplayer is the same source that spoke about the existence of the game before its official unveiling.Kotaku says that during one section of the multiplayer of Arkham Origins...