[ad_1] Level-5’s latest RPG adventure, Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, is a fun romp taking place in a mystical kingdom reminiscent of classic storybook tales. For what could be its next big project, Level-5 is getting its head out of the clouds and coming back down to Earth. Speaking to Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada…
[ad_1] PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is one-year old this week (counting its Early Access period), and the developers behind it celebrated it with thank-you video showcasing a new map. In the midst of thanking players for making PUBG one of the biggest games in the world and their honest (sometimes brutal) feedback, Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene and CEO…
[ad_1] TV and film production company Entertainment One and Capcom are partnering up to produce a live-action Street Fighter TV series, and the team behind it actually has solid credentials when it comes to producing live-action Street Fighter series. A couple of years ago Joey Ansah, Jacquelin Quella, and Mark Wooding released Street Fighter: Assassin’s…
[ad_1] Firaxis has done great work modernizing the classic XCOM franchise with two phenomenal titles. But that isn’t stopping original creator Julian Gollop from pursuing his own evolution of the seminal turn-based strategy series. Phoenix Point is a spiritual successor that builds on the XCOM foundation in interesting new ways. The year is 2047, and…
[ad_1] IO Interactive is offering a would-be assassins a chance to explore one of Hitman’s enormous levels for free this weekend. Although fellow Game Informer editor Jeff Marchiafava was lukewarm on the game as a whole, the Spring Pack includes the story mission from the main campaign that takes place in the Sapienza level, as…
[ad_1] This week has a ton of stuff going on. Between majors in both the FGC and Smash community, a Dota major, and PUBG, you have a lot of things to keep an eye on and choose from. You can watch some rapid-fire Counter-Strike: Global Offensive action this week in Budapest, Hungary as premiere teams…
[ad_1] Game Informer’s editor-in-chief, Andy McNamara, joins us again for a look back at another historical release that is featured on Game Informer’s Top 300 Games of All Time list. Batman: Arkham Asylum was a breakthrough for licensed video games, as it dig just to the Batman license and wasn’t another movie or television show…
[ad_1] A Way Out is about two unlikely allies, Leo and Vincent, who must learn to work together to break out of prison and confront a common threat. However, being on the lam doesn’t mean there isn’t time to stop and smell the roses. Along their journey, Leo and Vincent come across a few activities.…
[ad_1] With doubt surrounding the Ni No Kuni sequel, a few of us have taken kindly to its positive reception and are going to delve into this whimsical, Ghibli-esque adventure this weekend. With Brigitte’s addition to Overwatch, some of us are going to see if Reinhardt’s squire is up to snuff in the meta. What…
[ad_1] A new job posting is connecting the dots on EA’s plans in a galaxy far, far away. The job listing, which is posted on the company’s internal jobs board, calls for a lead online engineer to “lead a team to deliver online features for a Star Wars open-world project.” The listing says the role…
[ad_1] Earlier this month, G.I.’s esports expert Suriel Vazquez gave fighting fans a thorough rundown of an epic head-to-head matchup: Dominique “SonicFox” Mclean, an American fighting game player who sits atop the ranks of Injustice 2, Mortal Kombat X, and Skullgirls, took on Japan’s top anime fighting game competitor Kishida “Go1” Goichi. Both players are…
[ad_1] “Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner.” The coveted words of victory in Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds is an admittedly odd saying to find in the battle royale title, but Twitch is taking the expression more literally this weekend by partnering with KFC. From March 24 to 25, streamers Sacriel, Sequisha, Anthony Kongphan, and Dr. Lupo will be streaming PUBG and viewers will have…
[ad_1] It’s been a banner year for video games, but with the changing seasons comes a new opportunity for aspiring video games journalists. We’re now accepting applications for Game Informer’s summer 2018 internship term. Game Informer is looking for a few self motivated, independent writers to participate in a three-month editorial internship. The program is…
[ad_1] The educational game scene likely deserves some of the criticism that gets leveled its way. Taking a bunch of facts and jamming them into a tired trivia or card game format isn’t good game design, and whether your potential players are kids or adults, they’re sure to see through the ruse. Fortunately, recent years…
[ad_1] Warframe has earned a reputation as one of the better free-to-play multiplayer games, both in terms of the quality of the game itself and its healthy relationship to microtransactions. After hearing how developer Digital Extremes handled a lucrative but unintended microtransaction, that reputation for the latter continues to grow. In the final part of…
[ad_1] After nearly a dozen years of collaborating on successful games in the Far Cry, Splinter Cell, and Assassin’s Creed franchises, Dean Evans has left Ubisoft. Best known for leading the boisterous marketing campaign and creative direction for the neon-infused homage to 1980s action films, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, Evans most recently was working…
[ad_1] The team behind Danganronpa is making a new survival RPG called Zanki Zero: Last Beginning. The title was previously only announced for Japan, but Spike Chunsoft has confirmed the game is coming to U.S. and Europe. An apocalyptic event has wiped out humanity. Only eight clones remain on the abandoned planet, each one representing…
[ad_1] Despite some rough waters at launch, Rare has already launched its first update for Sea of Thieves. The update offers changes varying from highlighting a favorite pirate that you’ve created to how you’ll pay for your death. You can find the full patch notes the Sea of Thieves site, but here are some of…
[ad_1] The cult hit PixelJunk Monsters from Q-Games has developed a large following for its fun take on the tower defense genre. After over a decade, the studio has finally announced a sequel to the beloved title in PixelJunk Monsters 2. Rather than delivering an update to the original, PixelJunk Monsters 2 brings the series…
[ad_1] The next story expansion for The Elder Scrolls Legends lands on March 29, and we have two new preview cards to share. The 149 card expansion taps into the Great Houses and other memorable aspects from Morrowind Of particular interest, this expansion brings 3 attribute cards to the game (previously limited to 2). Let’s…
[ad_1] Epic Games’ Fortnite may have just launched on iOS this month but it appears to have surpassed battle royale sensation PUBG handily even before that. According to a recent report, Fortnite has made more money than PUBG on PC, PS4, and Xbox One, surpassing PUBG Corp’s game in terms of revenue from February of…
[ad_1] Sea of Thieves is like the kiddy-pool at the waterpark. They’re both pirate-themed, they both feature fun activities improved by having friends with you, and they’re both shallow in the interest of keeping things entertaining without being dangerous. The stories Sea of Thieves gifts you and your crew are jubilant and silly, but many…
[ad_1] The android rebellion starts in May and today Quantic Dream offered a new look at Connor, the android on the side of the law. It’s a brief trailer that doesn’t reveal much except that Connor is supposed to be a top of the line police service unit. Also there’s lots of yelling and chasing,…
[ad_1] Sea of Thieves is an open-world pirate-themed adventure for Xbox One and Windows 10. Helmed by Rare – the British developer responsible for classics over the years such as Perfect Dark and Conker’s Bad Fur Day – it was billed as the best game Rare has ever made. But, Sea of Thieves is anything…
[ad_1] Last Friday, HBO released a batch of new images from the upcoming second season of Westworld, which premieres April 22. Marvel released a second and final trailer for Avengers: Infinity War, the biggest superhero mash-up yet that involves Black Panther, Guardians, and everyone in between. On Monday, the runtime for Avengers: Infinity War was…
[ad_1] Ray tracing is an advanced lighting technique that has been used in film for years, but at this year’s Game Developers Conference, that technology has made its way into the gaming world. Through a demo of the upcoming Metro Exodus and a Star Wars short called “Reflections,” we can see how ray tracing is…
[ad_1] PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite are not the first battle royale titles, but both have propelled into sky-high popularity within the past year. While each game is acclaimed, Jon Bowman (team Fortnite) and Robbie Key (team PUBG) pull out all stops to convince each other which game is superior. Will one be swayed, or will…
[ad_1] With rumors circulating about an alleged trilogy of remastered Spyro The Dragon titles, the folks over at Did You Know Gaming are reminding dragon fanatics that the franchise almost explored the MMO space with a game similar to titles like Istaria and The I of the Dragon. In the process of rebooting the franchise…
[ad_1] If this project ever lives to see the light of day, it could be a Sonic fan’s dream. Sonic Mania reignited our love for old-school Sonic games, and if the team behind the fan project Sonic Maker has their way, we’ll soon be able to make our own Sonic the Hedgehog levels. Here’s a…
[ad_1] Welcome back to The Game Informer Show! On this episode, we’re covering too many games to count! Okay, maybe it’s 6.5. First up, we’re joined by Joe Juba to talk about his review for Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, then Matt Kato shares his thoughts on A Way Out. We touch on the…
[ad_1] This April, the God of War series will return after five years of silence. Kratos desolated the Greek pantheon and the world they ruled over, but he’s somehow stolen away to the Norse realm to conduct a quiet life of isolation. How did he wind up there? What trail of bodies did the Ghost…
[ad_1] Telltale is not jesting when they show Joker as a vigilante helping the Caped Crusader in the second season finale trailers for Batman: The Enemy Within. Depending on choices players make leading up to the fifth episode, Joker will either assist Batman in fighting crime – albeit in violent ways – or resort to his signature, villainous…
[ad_1] Santa Monica Studios is just under a month out from releasing God of War on April 20. Today, creative director Cory Barlog took to the PlayStation Blog to announced the game’s development has been officially wrapped up, with some of the studio’s members being humorous about the completion as well. “This was the scariest,…
[ad_1] While Sam Barlow’s previous game, Her Story, channels the appeal of older technology to tell an enriching mystery, his latest effort stokes more current anxieties. #WarGames touches on the modern surveillance state, our vulnerability to being exposed online, and the veracity of news media. But while its premise and approach to cinematic storytelling are…
[ad_1] It’s commonly understood that Sonic was Sega’s ace in the hole to compete with Nintendo back in the ’90s when the rival publisher needed its own mascot to represent the Genesis console. Since then, Sega has exited the hardware business, but the blue blur has persisted in spite of a nearly consistent stream of…
[ad_1] A Way Out must be played with a partner in crime, creating cooperation, antagonism, and communication between the game's two characters, Leo and Vincent. Fugitives on the run, the pair confront a wide gamut of experiences, bringing them together both in the shared purpose of revenge and even in understanding. That the game creates…
[ad_1] The newest trailer for Deadpool 2 shows glimpses of the Merc with a Mouth taking on Josh Brolin’s Cable, and gives us a few new plot details. Fox’s new trailer includes antics that range from jumping into a cab to escape a group of baddies to joking about launching gluten into space so it…
[ad_1] Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft has revealed that it will be opening a new studio in India. The company has selected the upscale Powai neighbourhood in Mumbai as the location for its second India studio, the first being Ubisoft Pune. The Ubisoft Mumbai studio will participate in AAA game development and live operations for Ubisoft’s…
[ad_1] Pro – Third party peripheral company Hori is releasing a left Joy-Con with an actual D-pad that will most likely help you die a little less in Celeste or any of the other Nindie platformers coming soon to Switch. Con – That Joy-Con will be missing some key features. Switch owners who regularly use…
[ad_1] After adding new studios in Berlin, Bordeaux, Stockholm, and Saguenay in 2017, Ubisoft shows no signs of slowing down its international growth. Today the game publisher announced two new studios scheduled to open in 2018 in Mumbai, India and Odesa, Ukraine. Following the success of its Pune studio, which has worked on the Just…
[ad_1] At a financial presentation for 2017 results, CD Projekt Red talked a little about Cyberpunk 2077, including the possibility of multiplayer coming after launch. During the event, the studio mentioned that the game utilizes a class-based character structure, will not have microtransactions, and that while the game was focused on single-player, president and joint…
[ad_1] Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes features the return of Travis Touchdown in his marquee series. However, rather than the traditional No More Heroes experience, Travis and his nemesis Badman are sucked into a game console called the Death Drive Mark II. There, the two fight, race, and platform their way through various games…
[ad_1] Nintendo is letting gamers at E3 dive right in and test their mettle with the newly announced Super Smash Bros. title on the Switch. Both the upcoming game and Splatoon 2 will have tournaments from June 11-12 at the convention. The Splatoon 2 tournament also features qualifiers that take place before E3 (click here…
[ad_1] PUBG is trying out new game parameters with Event Mode – a place where PUBG Corp wants to present new ideas outside of the regular experience. Event mode is accessible in the main menu, and its first twist is to double the rifle drop rate (matchmaking with the third-person perspective on Erangel). The mode…
[ad_1] Xiaomi is no stranger to the budget segment of smartphones, its latest stab at the sub-Rs. 12,000 price point is the Redmi 5. It’s available in three variants — Rs. 7,999 for the Redmi 5 with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage; Rs. 8,999 with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage; and…
[ad_1] Epic Games revealed a Fortnite replay editor that would be coming to the popular shooter. This would allow players to rewatch their matches and stitch together videos to share with friends. No firm release date for the Fortnite Replay System has been set yet other than Epic Games claiming it will come to Fortnite…
[ad_1] During the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, the game development community got together to recognize indie and AAA games across the Independent Games Festival and Game Developers Choice Awards. The indie awards this year focused on a number of smaller and innovative titles with a mix of fan favorites, while the Choice Awards…
[ad_1] At the Game Developers Conference this year, a roundtable discussion on the subject of establishing unions within the gaming industry was held under a cloud of anticipation and anxiety. The discussion, which was held and moderated by International Game Developers Association president Jen MacLean, involved a hundred or so developers in the room…
[ad_1] While Sam Barlow’s previous game, Her Story, channels the appeal of older technology to tell an enriching mystery, his latest effort stokes more current anxieties. #WarGames touches on the modern surveillance state, our vulnerability to being exposed online, and the veracity of news media. But while its premise and approach to cinematic storytelling are…
[ad_1] Fortnite matches have no shortage of moments worth reliving, which is why Epic Games has fast-tracked a new live record and replay feature to the Unreal Engine 4. Launching as a part of the 4.20 engine update this summer, Epic is integrating this new suite of tools for content creators in Fortnite that allows…
[ad_1] Last month, Aksys Games unveiled Little Dragons Café, an adorable game that combines restaurant management, raising a dragon, and cooking. It’s a concept that interested us immediately, and today, we were able to get our first hands-on time with it on Nintendo Switch. Aksys teamed up with Harvest Moon creator Yasuhiro Wada to bring Little…
[ad_1] Capcom announced that Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Edition is bursting onto PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC on May 29. First teased during the Capcom Cup at 2017’s PlayStation Experience, the collection encapsulates all of the arcade cabinet classics. Here’s a list of all the games that are included with this anniversary edition:…
[ad_1] We don’t expect a pirate’s life to be easy, but players of Sea of Thieves have been encountering inconveniences that make the simulation difficult to enjoy. Rare has posted an update about the status of various complications in the game (which only launched a couple days ago), giving a timeframe for various fixes and…
[ad_1] Toxicity and online games are almost inseparable these days. Something about working together always seems to bring out the worst in people. From an early age, society tries to prepare us for this challenge by giving us group projects and ways to handle our differing opinions. Still, you can’t deny the tension of a…
[ad_1] Elder Scrolls Online already mined fans of the series’ nostalgia by returning to Morrowind, the setting of one of the most beloved Elder Scrolls game, with an expansion that was well-received by the community. Today Bethesda revealed they were once again digging into the series’ past but this time going all the way back…
[ad_1] Well, it was a nice idea while it lasted. Realtech VR’s PC remasters of the first three Tomb Raider titles don’t seem to happening anymore. Something may have gone awry behind the scenes, because the developer tweeted a (now-deleted) announcement of the projects’ cancelation, and the videos are now offline. Then the company tweeted…
[ad_1] After migrating from PC to console and mobile phones, we knew it was likely that Ark: Survival Evolved would continue to spread to other platforms. Today during the “State of Unreal” showcase, developer Studio Wildcard confirmed what many have speculated for some time now – that its dino-packed survival game is coming to Nintendo…
[ad_1] Update: Hasbro’s crowdfunding campaign for Jabba’s Sail Barge is coming to a close in less than two weeks with nearly 3,000 out of 5,000 supporters needed to make it come to life. To incentivize new backers, Hasbro has released images of the Khetanna fully decoed, which looks like it’s been pulled straight out of…
[ad_1] A newly announced Super Smash Bros. inevitably means fans are clamoring to see their favorite characters, and that’s what one person has inquired to the head of Xbox. A fan of Banjo-Kazooie, popular platformers (and a racer) created by Microsoft-owned developer Rare, Ltd., tweeted out to Phil Spencer and asked the Xbox boss, “are…
[ad_1] I’ve maintained an open mind about Sea of Thieves ahead of launch. On the surface, it ticks a lot of boxes for things I might enjoy. Fantasy setting, beautiful vistas, opportunities for social engagement and cooperation with other players, and leveling and progression with multiple factions. That adds up to a lot of enthusiasm…
[ad_1] Afterparty is the next adventure from Night School Studio (the team behind Oxenfree), and the game’s first trailer shows the two main characters having a hell of a time escaping the afterlife. Milo and Lola are being escorted to a bar in Hell via flying demon after Milo somehow got them killed. As the…
[ad_1] With all the impressive graphical advancements in video games, one problem area has remained stubbornly visible: human renderings. Whether it’s the way their lips and mouths move, the way their hair looks, or the eerie deadness in their eyes, something about human characters always feels a little off. But developers are getting closer, as…
[ad_1] Some rumors regarding a remaster of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 have been floating around recently, and a recent report appears to bolster their authenticity and add some additional (if disappointing) details. According to a source speaking to charlieINTEL, a Modern Warfare 2 remaster is indeed in the works (though not at Raven,…
[ad_1] Blizzard’s hero shooter Overwatch finally gets its newest hero Brigitte by way of a new patch for the game. Previously restricted to those in Overwatch PTR (public test region), she’s now playable for all on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Brigitte’s entry to Overwatch follows Moira, Doomfist, Orisa, Sombra, and Ana. She is a support…
[ad_1] Left 4 Dead was an immediate hit thanks to its unique cooperative survival mechanics within the context of a zombie shooter. Unfortunately, the series has been stagnant for nearly a decade, and fans have been left craving another entry. While Valve isn’t reviving the series, developer Holospark made it the driving inspiration for its…
[ad_1] THQ Nordic has announced it’s bringing back several games based on Nickelodeon properties, from Avatar: The Last Airbender to Ren & Stimpy. THQ Nordic says that the games’ availability will be detailed “in the coming months.” However, today’s announcement did not specify exactly which titles would be representing these shows (when applicable), nor pricing…
[ad_1] A host of indie games are coming to the Nintendo Switch this year. Nintendo unveiled 16 indie titles slated for its hybrid console at its Nintendo Switch Nindies Showcase. This builds on its excellent first year that saw the likes of Rocket League, Stardew Valley, Golf Story, Thimbleweed Park, and Owlboy release on the console. This time…
[ad_1] Google is reportedly acquiring Lytro, an imaging startup that is currently building a proprietary light-field technology to enhance virtual reality (VR) experiences. The new move comes as an addition to Google’s light-field experiments that it revealed last week. It is likely to help the company expand its Daydream VR platform that was launched in…
[ad_1] Chinese internet giant Tencent has entered into a strategic partnership with Ubisoft that includes it taking a five percent stake, the French videogame publisher said Tuesday. Tencent will become a long-term shareholder in Ubisoft’s capital as part of media company Vivendi selling its 27.3 percent stake in a EUR 2 billion ($2.5 billion or roughly…
[ad_1] Google on Tuesday announced the rollout of several gaming, shopping and home, and creativity apps based on the tech giant’s ARCore 1.0 augmented reality SDK (Software Development Kit). Having gone out of preview at MWC 2018, ARCore 1.0 apps and games can be tried out on over 100 million Android devices. 13 handsets were…
[ad_1] HTC Vive Pro, the latest virtual reality (VR) headset by the Taiwanese giant, is set to hit stores for a price as high as $799 (approximately Rs. 52,100). Pre-orders for the headset are already live through the Vive site and authorised retailers, while its shipments will begin on April 5. With this, HTC has…
[ad_1] Google on Monday announced the launch of Google Play Instant, a feature that allows users to experience a preview of a game without downloading and installing it. Google Play Instant will be available in Google Play Store, Google Play Games, and other platforms where games are shared. Google also announced a redesign of the Google…
[ad_1] The next instalment in the Assassin’s Creed series may be set in Greece and is already well into development. It would be coming to the PS4, Xbox One, and PC, leaving the Nintendo Switch out of the mix. According to a report from Comicbook.com citing multiple sources “linked to Ubisoft”, Greece was slated to…
[ad_1] The saga of multimedia conglomerate Vivendi’s encroaching influence over Ubisoft has only grown over the past two years. In the end, it was announced today that Vivendi will be backing away by relinquishing its 27.3 percent stake in Ubisoft. Guillemot mentioned in 2016 to CNBC how he would consider a merger with another company to…
[ad_1] The Overwatch hero with the most confusing name in the series, Brigitte (pronounced “brig-eat-uh” and rhymes with Vegeta), is now available on PC and consoles. Brigitte is the daughter of defense hero Torbjörn. As a support character, Brigitte heals teammates by either throwing repair packs or by damaging enemies to mend allies within close…
[ad_1] The NPD has released numbers for February 2018, which places Capcom’s Monster Hunter: World on top of the software charts. Hardware made a strong showing all around, with the PS4 coming out on top. Overall, February spending on video game hardware, software and accessories grew 23 percent when compared to last year, to $995 million.…
[ad_1] For the last few years, the industry has been keeping a close eye on one of the biggest publishers/developers out there. Assassin’s Creed, Watch Dogs, and Far Cry developer Ubisoft has been the target of a hostile takeover from French media conglomerate Vivendi meaning the developer would likely lose its independence and get turned…
[ad_1] In a recent interview with Gamespot, Far Cry 5’s executive producer Dan Hay speculated that players will be able to get through its main missions in about 25 hours. However, with side quests and recreational activities to do in between warring with a religious cult, Hay states times could extend for much longer depending…
[ad_1] Game Developers Conference features an annual convergence of some of the best minds in the video game industry, and many of them have games to show. GDC typically features a huge slate of independent games, and this year is no different. From the large GDC Play area and The Mix reception to special curated…
[ad_1] Major League Baseball returns to ballparks in just a week, but if you can’t wait that long to get your fix, you can get a jump start on season in R.B.I. Baseball 18, available now on Xbox One and PlayStation, and coming in April to Switch, iOS, and Google Play. This is the fifth…
[ad_1] Vermintide 2 shamelessly wears its influences on its sleeve. A love letter to both Left 4 Dead and Diablo, the game casts you as a party of characters fending off an invading army of rat-men (called Skaven), orcs, and all sorts of nasty beasts that want to tear the world to shreds. While that…
[ad_1] Gaming’s digital marketplaces are flush with new science-fiction experiences this week. If you’re in the market for a twin-stick shooter that pits heavily armed mechs against angry llamas that explode into bloody smears, there’s finally a game out there for you – and this will likely be the only one you will ever see.…
[ad_1] For the first time ever, Nintendo has released a list of the top-selling independent games life-to-date on Switch. The actual life-to-date sales numbers were not released, but head of partner management for Nintendo’s publisher and developer-relations department Damon Baker presented the unordered top ten list of Nindie titles over the Switch’s first year. You…
[ad_1] Indie games have flourished on Nintendo Switch during its first year of life, and more high-profile games are en route. Nintendo today announced three more indie titles for Switch. Hyper Light Drifter leads the pack. The Zelda-inspired title from Heart Machine scored highly in Kyle Hilliard’s review of the game from 2016. In addition,…
[ad_1] Let’s be honest – most billiard video games are as exciting and vibrant as the bedraggled green felt of a dive-bar pool table. In the real world, pool is one of the best parlor games, but something is lost in translation when you’re breaking balls, lining up shots, and putting English on the cue ball…
[ad_1] Nintendo in Nindies Showcase today announced 16 games from indie developers are coming to the Switch throughout 2018. Seven of the titles are either launching first on Switch or are platform exclusive. The following is a list of the games: Mark of the Ninja Remastered (fall 2018) Fantasy Strike (summer 2018) Just…
[ad_1] We are currently celebrating our 300th issue, but thanks to myriad alternate covers, we have actually printed just over 350 different images on the front of our magazine. Here are just some of the patterns and oddities we’ve noticed looking back on our own history. Breakdown By PublisherFirst, all the publishers who have only…
[ad_1] To commemorate the Capcom Pro Tour 2018, Capcom announced that they will be releasing DLC that adds new character skins for Akuma and Sakura as well as a brand new stage used for the CPT. Along with those new character costumes, there will be a third costume inspired by the reigning Capcom Cup champion,…
[ad_1] Rockstar Games has started the GTA Online: Southern San Andreas Super Sport Series, a season of new content featuring two new racing modes, Adversary modes, five cars, and more. Hotring Circuit is styled after stock car racing, with 10 races among 30 competitors on the Hotring Sabre track, and it’s available now. On April…
[ad_1] SimCity/Sims creator and all-around genius Will Wright is working on a new Unity-based mobile title with developers Gallium Artists, and he wants you to get involved. The title is called Proxi, and Wright says it will manifest players’ own memories and even subconscious to build interactable worlds. Wright and Gallium are looking for an…
[ad_1] Last month, Bandai Namco teased that Broly and Bardock were coming to Dragon Ball FighterZ, but now we have an actual for the DLC duo. What are you doing next week? More precisely, the characters are coming to the fighting game on March 28. They’re the first of eight planned premium characters for the…
[ad_1] In a little less than a week, third-person battle royale shooter Fortnite has skyrocketed to the top of the charts on the App Store in more than 40 countries. This is no mean feat considering that the game is invite only at the moment. What’s more is, it’s managed to earn over $1.5 million…
[ad_1] With an increasing number of games sporting competitive elements such as leaderboards, tournaments, leagues, and prizes Amazon has built a new platform called GameOn. It will let developers add these aforementioned competitive features to their games with ease and it’s built on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The service also gives developers the ability to…
[ad_1] Following last week’s release of Fortnite Battle Royale on iOS, came the news that popular multiplayer online battle royale game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds aka PUBG is now available on mobile devices worldwide, following its introduction in China earlier this year. The debut of Fortnite and PUBG on smaller screens follows up their roaring success on…
[ad_1] Gravel is Milestone Interactive’s game centred around off-road racing. If that’s not something that’d interest you, hold that thought. Gravel is an arcade racing game, which means that its focus is not on realistic racing. Imagine being able to drive rally cars such as the Subaru Impreza across deserts, jungles, and snowy mountains, without…
[ad_1] Accepting a Fortnite invite code adds the sender and recipient in each other’s friend list Epic Games sent the first batch of Fortnite Battle Royale iOS invites last week. Now the developer is letting those playing Fortnite mobile bring their friends into the game to try it out. Existing Fortnite iOS players have received…
[ad_1] PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is now available on both Android and iOS in India, the US, and other countries. The game, colloquially known as PUBG (pronounced pub-gee), is free-to-play though you’re looking at a sizeable download of nearly 900MB. It has been developed by Tencent Games, which also worked on localising PUBG for its release in…
[ad_1] Alphabet’s Google on Monday unveiled new tools for game developers, days after opening Maps to create location-based online games, challenging technology rivals including Amazon.com in the bid for a bigger slice of the lucrative industry. Google is showing off the tools at this week’s Game Developers Conference in San Francisco as it seeks to boost…
[ad_1] The massively popular Player Unknown’sBattlegrounds is now available on both iOS and Android. BlueHole announced the game’s release on its Twitter account a few hours ago: The true Battle Royale experience is now on your phone. PUBG Mobile is available for iOS and Android in the US today. More regions will be announced…
[ad_1] Infinity War shall be upon us soon, and with it, fan hype is rising quickly. Artist Kode LGX paid tribute to the Marvel Cinematic Universe with this incredible looking homage to The Last Supper. Like Da Vinci’s The Last Supper, LGX’s The Last Shawarma (a humorous reference to the post-credits sequence of the first Avengers…
[ad_1] Much like Bubsy’s puzzling return from obscurity with Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back, there’s been an air of great confusion surrounding Atari’s unexpected resurgence to penetrate the video game market with a new console. A crowd-sourced campaign on Indiegogo was originally planned for the system with modern and retro design variants, but the project…
[ad_1] I’ve been extremely impressed with Ubisoft’s commitment to consistent new content drops for Assassin’s Creed Origins. After releasing a lengthy core game back in October, we’ve seen several smaller events, as well as a story expansion set in the Sinai Peninsula, and the surprisingly deep and rewarding Discovery Tour mode, which turned the game…
[ad_1] Fortnite on mobile has only started releasing invites to early access, but it’s already a huge success. Along with topping the App Store’s chart as the top free game, Fortnite has already hit the number two spot for the top grossing games on Apple products. Candy Crush Saga still clings to the top overall…
[ad_1] The football season may be over, but Madden’s Ultimate Team mode is still going strong with new solos, programs, and cards. Given that we’re in the official football offseason, however, I thought now would be a good time to take a look back at how the mode fared this year. What better way to…
[ad_1] Streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins has joined the millionaire club, emerging as one of the most prominent streaming personalities in a sea crowded with them. Ninja made news last week for shattering Twitch viewership records by streaming Fortnite with rapper Drake. The streamer recently chattered with CNBC about his experience as a professional streamer, where…
[ad_1] Sony Santa Monica invited us over to its studio last week, where we got to play about three hours of the upcoming God of War. Join us for today’s episode of NGT, where Joe Juba and I talk about our hands-on experiences with the game – and Leo listens. Sony provided us with more…
[ad_1] For anyone who grew tired of all the waiting in Hitman , we’ve got a speedrun for you. Speedrunner inkblowout utilized a save glitch in Hitman 2: Silent Assassin to set the record for the any-percentage category at three minutes and twenty-two seconds. This isn’t inkblowout’s first foray into speedrunning Hitman 2, as he…
[ad_1] Update #2: The demo has returned to the PlayStation store, per Sega and Sony’s statement. Update: On the Yakuza Subreddit, a Sega representative explained the current status of the demo, but did not have answers for when it would return. Will my account be banned for playing the full game? No. Absolutely not. We…
[ad_1] Rare’s open world pirate adventure, Sea Of Thieves, officially launches tomorrow, but the servers are live, so no one is going to stop us from treasure hunting. Come back at 3pm CST to see how Andrew Reiner, Ben Reeves, and Ben Hanson fare on Sea of Theives’ open waters. In the meantime, head here…
[ad_1] For the 300th issue of Game Informer magazine, we crafted a list of the top 300 games of all time. Despite all the arguing and life-long interpersonal grudges that resulted from the discussions, we had a good time, and we wanted to extend that opportunity to the reader. At the end of February we…
[ad_1] Fredrik Rundqvist, a producer on The Division, has broken away from Ubisoft Massive to form his own studio with other notable talent including developers who worked on Hitman. The company is called Sharkmob and is working on a multiplayer iteration on a “cult classic” game but wouldn’t go into further detail. “We’re not really…
[ad_1] The untimely demise of MOBAs like Gigantic and Paragon are telltale signs of how unpredictable video game industry trends can be. In regard to the latter, Epic Games went a step further by refunding PC and PS4 players who had purchased the game and any DLC released for it. With the runaway success of Fortnite…
[ad_1] History Respawned is a YouTube channel that discusses the real-world history of popular stories in all mediums. Sometimes they even taken on video games, like Assassin’s Creed and Papers, Please. This week they’re chatting about Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus’ historical inspirations and how the game borrows from history to create its bleak vision…
[ad_1] Each Monday, come here for a rundown of all this week’s big events that we know about, from game releases, to betas, to recapping the biggest continuing news stories from the previous week. If there’s anything we missed, feel free to let us know! This week covers the dates from March 19 to March…
[ad_1] Sony Santa Monica opened its doors to the press last week, giving attendees a chance to spend a considerable chunk of time with the upcoming God of War. For about three hours, I was glued to the TV, as I got to experience Kratos’ new story from its opening moments. Over the course of…
[ad_1] Amazon has announced the GameOn applications programming interface (API) for developers that lets studios award in-game and real-world prizes fulfilled by Amazon. Amazon envisions the developer tool ultimately being used by players to create in-game competitions (including leaderboards and leagues), with developers “retaining complete control over the prize type, value, and quantity.” GameOn launch…
[ad_1] Lego has had a fair amount of luck turning properties into interesting video games over the years, with memorable titles being crafted out of the Star Wars, Marvel, and DC comic universes. Looks like the company is turning its gaze onto Pixar now. According to The Brick Fan, a Lego fan site, sets being…
[ad_1] No government is perfect. While many idealistic concepts give birth to new nations, the implementation of those ideas usually strays from the intent – and yet, governments can succeed and thrive despite their imperfection. Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom is the same. It chronicles the monarchy of King Evan with an ambitious framework…
[ad_1] HTC has announced the Vive Pro, the upgraded version of its current virtual reality headset, will retail for $799. With that news also comes news of pre-orders, which will begin shipping on April 5. Additionally, anyone who purchases a Pro before June 3 will receive a free six-month subscription to Viveport, which lets customers…
[ad_1] The year 2014 was a simpler time. Destiny was hot off the presses and fans of Assassin’s Creed were forced to decide if they should play Assassin’s Creed Unity or Rogue first… since they were released on the same day. With Tuesday’s release of Assassin’s Creed Rogue Remastered, you can correct any mistakes from…
[ad_1] Epic Games sent the first batch of Fortnite Battle Royale iOS invites last week. Now the developer is letting those playing Fortnite mobile bring their friends into the game to try it out. Existing Fortnite iOS players have received an email from the developer explaining that they can send out Fortnite Battle Royale friend…
[ad_1] Bethesda is one of the most renowned game studios in the industry today. They’ve developed some of the most influential RPGs with Fallout and The Elder Scrolls and they’ve helped publish great story driven experiences meshed with high-quality gameplay like Wolfenstein, Doom, Prey, and The Evil Within. They’re known for their critically acclaimed titles…
[ad_1] Kong: Skull Island director Jordan Vogt-Roberts is attached to Sony’s film adaptation of Hideo Kojima’s popular stealth series and, if nothing else, fans can be assured that the director knows his Metal Gear. Vogt-Roberts recently tweeted out a take about some of the MGS entries that are not quite as critically adored as others:…
[ad_1] Early Access, for as long as its existed, has been derided for many reasons. The notion of paying a developer for an unfinished game has often rubbed consumers the wrong way, especially in the early days, when there were precious few games that serve as a testament to how useful the release format could…
[ad_1] Monsters all over the shop. Only one thing to do: get your trick weapon sharpened and take it to the beasts roaming Yharnam. Gamers have either been getting back into From Software’s goulish classic or getting their feet red and wet for the first time since Bloodborne became a PlayStation Plus title earlier this…
[ad_1] Super Mario Bros 3 is one of the gaming greats (as evident by how high it scored on our recent 300 greatest games of all time list). Those triviamasters over at Did You Know Gaming are back with another video that throws out tons of interesting tidbits, like how Super Mario Bros 3 was…
[ad_1] South By Southwest (SXSW), the popular media festival that takes place in Austin, Texas every year announced winners for the gaming category late last night. The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild took home the big win but Nier: Automata, Cuphead, Horizon: Zero Dawn, and Night In The Woods also earned nods. You…
[ad_1] Welcome back to our weekly news recap. One of the highlights this week was the launch of the Redmi 5 in India. Xiaomi has launched three variants of its latest smartphone, starting at Rs. 7,999 for the 2GB RAM/ 16GB storage variant. The 3GB/ 32GB variant of the Redmi 5 is priced in India at Rs.…
[ad_1] At the end of our Replay Civil War, it all came down to you to choose the next Super Replay! Our Overblood Facebook group ended up choosing two games through a tie: Killer7 and Godhand. You chose well. Killer7 is my favorite game of all time, for reasons I will fully elaborate on in the near…
[ad_1] Sega hosted an art exhibit at a Los Angeles gallery today, celebrating the art, including the designs created by tattoo artist Horitomo, for Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, That game is still a month away from release, but Sega isn't about to let the franchise lose any momentum. As part of the event,…
[ad_1] Sega hosted an art exhibit at a Los Angeles gallery today, celebrating the art, including the designs created by tattoo artist Horitomo, for Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, That game is still a month away from release, but Sega isn’t about to let the franchise lose any momentum. As part of the event,…
[ad_1] Final Fantasy VI is widely regarded as one of the greatest JRPGs of all time. But like most games, it’s a bit of a magic show, swapping things in and out to show players the right thing on-screen at the right time. Boundary Break Youtuber Shesez is back with another video, this time showcasing…
[ad_1] Although it strives for realism over gameplay, Kingdom Come: Deliverance is made of code and bits just like any other game, and one of the biggest issues we had with it on release was how buggy it was. Hopefully, a the new 1.3.1 patch, which is available now on consoles and PC, will make…
[ad_1] Pokémon Go-related mishaps and real-life incidents were all the rage when the game was on top of the world back in 2016, as the game’s millions of players began meeting each other, for better or worse. Well, some idiot decided to bring that “magic” into 2018 in the worst way possible. Washington TV Station…
[ad_1] Myst, which Game Informer recently named one of top 300 games of all time, was a landmark title for video games, showing a whole new generation of players the magic of an old-school adventure. But it’s a little hard to play nowadays. Developer Cyan Worlds is hoping to make it a little easier this year.…
[ad_1] Last night at at Atlanta, Georgia’s Final Round fighting game tournament, the Dragon Ball FighterZ competitive scene concluded a saga not unlike on from the show it’s based on play out, as an exhibition match weeks in the making finally came to an explosive conclusion. Dominique “SonicFox” Mclean is widely seen as one of…
[ad_1] Lots of events are coming to a head as we see cross-national storylines converge at WESG, Final Round, Heroes of the Storm, and more. If you’ve got an urge to espouse your national pride, there’s a good chance you’ll find it in one of the events below. Final Round is one of the biggest…
[ad_1] Last week we kicked off our limited series Replay 300, where we play select games from our Top 300 list regardless of their history on Replay. In our first episode we played Super Metroid, and this week we’re headed to a different corner of space in Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II. So join…
[ad_1] Back in November, controversy overshadowed EA’s highly anticipated sequel to their Star Wars shooter just before release. It was revealed that in the game’s multiplayer, players could purchase packs with real money that unlocked powerful abilities and perks that could give them a serious advantage over other players. On top of that, the progression…
[ad_1] Bandai-Namco’s licensed tag-team fighter currently has the highest number of entrants of any fighting game at the EVO tournament, according to its organizer. EVO, the biggest yearly fighting game tournament in the world, is the central place for a lot of competitive fighting game players. Mr. Wizard, the organizer of the tournament, tweeted out…
[ad_1] Top o’ the mornin’ to ya, Game Informer readers! St. Patrick’s Day is upon us and while some of us will join in the revelry, it’s also a good weekend to avoid the chaos by playing some games. Of course, you can always bring some portable game to the festivities and have the best…
[ad_1] XSEED has announced that they are bringing Ys: Memories of Celceta, to the PC. The game was previously released on the PlayStation Vita in 2013 and is coming to Windows PCs sometime this year. The western publishing arm of Marvelous spoke a little about improvements, saying “The title will receive numerous enhancements including improved…
[ad_1] I don’t think I’m alone when I say Burnout Paradise is my favorite racing game of all time. It perfectly melded the sense of open-world driving, arcade racing fun, and crashing around an intersection as a wrecked vehicle with weirdo physics. Since it’s been remastered and releasing today, I sat with Matthew Kato to…
[ad_1] As faithful readers are well aware by now, this month marks G.I.’s 300th issue. Like previous milestone issues, we decided to honor the occasion with the noblest pursuit of video game journalism: a Top X Games Of All-Time list. By “noblest,” I mean “most stupidly futile,” naturally. Look, here’s the thing: All best/worst/sexiest/whatever lists…
[ad_1] At the SXSW Sonic panel, Sega teased a new Sonic racing gaming with a Sonic-style logo that emphasized the R. Not much was said beyond that game, except Sonic social media manager Aaron Webber emphasizing the game is not a sequel. This is likely in line with his previous comments that a new Sonic…
[ad_1] At the SXSW Sonic panel, Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka announced a new release of Sonic Mania with two new characters. In addition to Sonic Mania’s playable characters of Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles, Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel are being added. A competitive four-player mode and an encore mode, which has…
[ad_1] When a sequel for a video game is announced, there are typically one of two thoughts that cross our mind: A) I hope it lives up to the original, or B) how did that game get a sequel? Whether it’s because a game didn’t live up to its hype or people had already checked…
[ad_1] A voucher that lets players change their hunter’s appearance is now available. Ahead of next week’s Monster Hunter World update which brings a host of balance changes and new monster Deviljho, Capcom has released a single voucher for changing the appearance of your player character. It’s a single-use item and every other hunter change…
[ad_1] The publisher behind Blossom Tales, the Link to the Past-like adventure game on Switch and PC, revealed that the Switch version sold twenty times the Steam version, saving the developer in the process. FDG Entertainment, the publisher behind games like Oceanhorn and Monster Boy, announced the sales on Twitter and added “Humble indie dev…
[ad_1] Microsoft has announced a promotional deal that packs Sea of Thieves in with an Xbox One X. From March 18 to 24, retailers will give a digital code of Sea of Thieves free with the purchase of the Xbox One X. The console will still cost $499.99. The game itself releases March 20, so…
[ad_1] MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries developer Piranha Games has dropped an update to the title with new gameplay footage, including destructible buildings and new biomes. You’ll be battling it out in forests and canyons, and the weather will also factor into your chances in battle. All of that and more can be seen in the new…
[ad_1] Publisher Bandai Namco has announced a May 15th release date for action/RPG title Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time. The game is based on the Japanese anime show, and it plays out in 2.5D with an original storyline. Chamber of Time is hitting both the PS4 and PC, and if you pre-order the title…
[ad_1] Marvel Studios dropped the newest trailer for the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War, featuring a rundown of Thanos’ plan, Starlord criticizing Iron Man’s plan, and an epic battle in Wakanda. The trailer starts with Gamora explaining who Thanos is and why he’s the biggest threat to both the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy.…
[ad_1] Bethesda has announced the next major expansion to its card game The Elder Scrolls: Legends – Houses of Morrowind, which comes out on March 29. The expansion features over 140 new cards, the five houses of Morrowind, three-attribute cards, and more. The game’s maximum deck size has been increased to 100 cards in conjunction…
[ad_1] Nintendo has scheduled a Nindies spring showcase covering some of the indie titles coming to the Nintendo Switch. The video event happens on Tuesday, March 20 at 11:00 pm ET. Titles including Hollow Knight (shown) and Kentucky Route Zero are expected to be discussed, but we’ll have to wait and see for sure. [ad_2]…
[ad_1] EA and DICE have detailed the changes being made to Star Wars: Battlefront II’s progression system after hastily turning off the ability to buy virtual currency at the game’s launch last year. The most fundamental change is that progression is now linear, meaning that star cards and all gameplay-impacting items are now earned as…
[ad_1] This week, Tuesday brought us the first trailer for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, the second chapter in J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World franchise. It stars Jude Law as a young Albus Dumbledore, alongside returning stars Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, and Johnny Depp. The Crimes of Grindelwald is…
[ad_1] Exclusives haven’t been a strong suit for Microsoft in recent years, save for the Forza racing series. One of the few launch titles for the high-end 4K-capable Xbox One X was Super Lucky’s Tale, a hilariously mediocre 3D platformer whose resemblance to Nintendo 64-era Mario titles was the least of its problems: a rigid…
[ad_1] PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) Mobile had a soft launch on the Google Play in Canada on Thursday. Speculation about PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds wider release on Android had begun, when two different versions of the game were announced for China last month. Tencent had made good on its announcement of two PUBG smartphone games in November –…
[ad_1] Grammy Award-winning rapper Drake helped Twitch break its record for the most-viewed stream by joining gamer Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins to play Fortnite. There were 630,000 concurrent viewers at its peak on the live-streaming platform Wednesday. The rapper and singer says he’s been playing the popular video game for a month or two. He played with…
[ad_1] After a gameplay trailer for Fortnite Battle Royale on iPhone X, developer Epic Games has been sending Fortnite Battle Royale iOS invites in batches. If you still haven’t signed up for an invite, here’s how you can put your name down on the waitlist for Fortnite on iOS. Fornite Battle Royale download size is…
[ad_1] With games like No Man’s Sky, Elite Dangerous, and Deep Rock Galactic still going strong, space-faring exploration is all the rage right now. Team 17 is throwing its hat into the ring later this year as well with Genesis Alpha One, an ambitious title that blends elements of roguelikes, base builders, and shooters. Developer Radiation…
[ad_1] The top part of North America is hosting The International 2018, as Valve’s Dota 2 tournament takes place on Canadian soil this August. Fans wanting to see the best Dota 2 matches of the year will need to get their passport ready before August 20 when the event commences in Vancouver, British Columbia. With…
[ad_1] The Ace Attorney anime is getting a second season, the show’s official website announced today. Ace Attorney, known as Gyakuten Saiban in Japan, was decently popular when it aired in 2016, but it ended after having only adapted the first three cases of the first game with no indication of whether it would continue.…
[ad_1] The Might & Magic universe comes to mobile devices for the first time with Eternal Guardians. A free-to-play RPG with turn-based battles, this game from Ubisoft Barcelona takes the tone for a spin with a “Western anime” art style. You can recruit up to 400 allies with some that evolve with stronger abilities. Strategy…
[ad_1] Welcome back to The Game Informer Show! On today’s show, to celebrate Game Informer’s 300th issue and the magazine’s ranking of the 300 greatest games of all time, we gathered a group of editors to run down and surprise each other with their personal top ten lists. You can see everybody else’s picks by…
[ad_1] Epic is sending out invites for the closed beta of Fortnite on iOS for players who signed up for the early access. The mobile version, which was announced last week, has been described by Epic as the exact same game as the title on PC and consoles. That function is reinforced by the game’s…
[ad_1] Switch launch title Super Bomberman R has been announced for Xbox One, PS4, and PC with exclusive characters on each platform. The announcement follows a leak from the Korean ratings board that showed the game for the PlayStation 4, which we now know is arriving on two other platforms. For the Xbox One version,…
[ad_1] Electronic Arts has made a portal website catered to guiding disabled gamers. EA has had posts about helping disabled gamers on their titles’ websites, but this new portal puts all the informational eggs in one basket. “For those with medical differences, game accessibility means pulling down barriers that are preventing play,” EA sports accessibility…
[ad_1] Our Top 300 Games Of All Time list is a collective work. We introduce, argue for, and cement games as “The Greatest Of All Time” based on a number of factors like impact, cultural importance, and sheer quality. But sometimes, it’s hard to make conclusive cases for our personal favorites, whether that means placing…
[ad_1] Bandai Namco and Arc System Works have announced the next major patch to Dragon Ball FighterZ, which updates rematches and more. One new feature in the update is Z-Union, which allows players to create fan clubs for individual characters. You can join the Piccolo fan club in game to mirror the real-life Piccolo fan…
[ad_1] Brigitte has quickly made her way into the hearts of Overwatch’s players. With some exploits receiving some much-needed tweaks, the engineering squire will be your shield on March 20 with her official debut. Concept artist Ben Zhang also took to a video to explain how the team combined her father and Reinhardt’s inspiration into her…
[ad_1] Sea of Thieves sets sail in a few days, and the official launch gameplay trailer features a lot of what we’ve been shown over the last few months. There’s plenty of sword fights with skeletons and ship-to-ship combat. There’s treasure hunting and dancing around to tunes from the hurdy-gurdy. There’s even an adorable little…
[ad_1] If there’s one thing Fortnite isn’t lacking right now, it’s mainstream buzz. The insanely popular battle royale game is on the tips of so many celebrity tongues (and shoes) it feels omnipresent in pop culture right now. Epic Games clearly plans to do as much with the zeitgeist as it can. Today the company…
[ad_1] EA Sports today announced that UFC President Dana White is coming to the roster of UFC 3 as a free downloadable fighter. The UFC figurehead isn’t the first non-UFC fighter added to the series’ roster. UFC 2 featured the likes of fighting greats Mike Tyson and Bruce Lee as bonus fighters, and added color…
[ad_1] If there’s one thing that Fortnite has been missing up to this point, it’s the ability to crack open a llama piñata for some sweet loot. Fortnite’s V3.3 update is rolling out today and includes the debut of the new Supply Llamas, Remote Explosives, and a limited-time mode called Blitz to Battle Royale. Save…
[ad_1] Ubisoft has announced that The Crew 2 is releasing on June 29 with a special Collector’s Edition. The collector’s edition, dubbed the Motor Edition, nets you the game three days early for people who just can’t wait. The Motor Edition comes with The Crew 2 Gold Edition (which comes with the season pass), The Motorsports…
[ad_1] EA Sports’ announcement that UFC President Dana White was coming to the roster of UFC 3 is the latest in a line of special playable characters in the series. White joins other non-UFC fighters like boxer Mike Tyson, martial arts legend Bruce Lee, and UFC color commentator Joe Rogan, who appeared in UFC 2…
[ad_1] Ni No Kuni II's young king Evan needs all the help he can get in ruling Ding Dong Dell, and when a man mysteriously appears before the king, help arrives at just the right time. Roland turns into a mentor and protector to Evan, which is a role he relishes. For more on the…
[ad_1] Alternate reality gaming has yet to really take off, existing more as an interesting concept that developers are exploring. However, this demo by Abhishek Singh may be a sign of things to come. Singh calls the demo a “multiplayer AR game” and it’s obviously a little rough around the edges, but the concept is…
[ad_1] Bandai Namco has confirmed a previous rumor that The Witcher’s Geralt of Rivia is joining Soulcalibur VI’s cast of characters. The White Wolf’s complementary sword and sign skills can be seen in his intro trailer below, which also shows that Geralt is as salty as ever. Soulcalibur VI comes out in 2018 on PS4,…
[ad_1] Another game in the wave of popular console and PC titles getting ported to mobile, ARK Survival Evolved is making its way to mobile phones. The game is being ported by mobile developer War Drum Studios, who brought series like Grand Theft Auto and Bully to mobile, and strives to be the exact same…
[ad_1] Pokemon Go and other location-based games have been gaining popularity globally, with millions of users hooked on to them. Google is looking to further push the market by opening up its omnipresent Maps platform to developers to help them create these location-based games with a reliable tool. With the announcement, Google is opening up…
[ad_1] HP on Thursday announced the launch of its latest Omen X portfolio of gaming desktops, notebooks, and accessories in the Indian market. In the Omen X series, the company is launching the Omen X compact desktop with VR backpack, Omen X desktop, Omen X notebook, Omen Mouse 600, Omen Headset 800, Steel Series gaming…
[ad_1] Yakuza 6: The Song of Life is the final entry in Sega’s long-running gangster franchise to feature series protagonist Kazuma Kiryu. And if Sega isn’t going to revisit the life and times of this grizzled hero, Yakuza 6 is a fine way to end it. Before you ask, you don’t need to play the…
[ad_1] The Yakuza series is stronger than ever, with the recent wave of PlayStation 4 remasters and a new prequel game bringing Kazuma Kiryu to appreciative new audiences. Just as those fledgling fans are figuring out what loyal Yakuza players have known for more than a decade, Yakuza 6 comes along and upends it all.…
[ad_1] Late Wednesday night, Twitch streamer Ninja joined up with rapper Drake to play some Fortnite duos. The stream grabbed absurdly high numbers right off the bat, but after Drake tweeted about his participation, the viewership skyrocketed to break the record for most viewers on a Twitch stream. Back in February, Dr. DisRespect set the…
[ad_1] A possible leak of Kingdom Hearts 3 worlds has supposedly suggested that 100 Acre Woods is making a completely expected return to the series and Frozen is making its first appearance. The leak, which we’re classifying as a rumor, comes from the same source that pulled development screenshots of Kingdom Hearts 3’s Monsters Inc.…
[ad_1] Nintendo posted new hint art for Super Mario Odyssey, somewhat abstract pictures that tell where a power moon is hidden for people who interpret the meaning correctly. At least, it’s usually a power moon… The art tweeted today was very quickly dissected as underneath one of the floating pyramids in Tostarena. People went there…
[ad_1] Iron Galaxy and Modus Games have released a new cinematic trailer for their orc-slaying action game, Extinction. The trailer focuses a bit more on story, insofar as the story is staring down giant orcs in animated sequences. Toward the end, there are also gameplay scenes sprinkled in. The game bears more than a passing…
[ad_1] Google has announced that they are currently researching and developing new server technology in collaboration with Ubisoft to improve dedicated game servers. Called Agones, an ancient greek word referring to a contest of arts and athleticism, the new technology hopes to leverage the scalability of open source server technology to better serve all kinds…
[ad_1] Limited Run Games, the publisher of physical copies of games as collector’s items, is gauging how much audiences are interested in buying Switch games. “Our first game we’ll be putting up for sale on the Nintendo Switch will be Thimbleweed Park,” Limited Run says on their Twitter account. “The Switch version will be sold…
[ad_1] With more games adopting the business model of a service, what tends to happen is that new players are woefully behind the pack. Whether this pertains to Destiny or Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege, both games have respectively solved these issues of inaccessibility by easing rookies in with level boosts and a handful of…
[ad_1] Minor spoilers for Batman: The Enemy Within ahead. Let’s make no bones about it. Telltale is a developer with a spotty record when it comes to quality. While it certainly has champions like The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us, and Tales From The Borderlands in its catalog, for every great game, comes a…
[ad_1] The newest game in the Bit Trip Runner series has a release date of May 22 on Switch both physically and digitally. The release date was announced by developer Choice Provisions on Twitter today, confirming yet another release in the busy month. The Bit Trip series, which is now almost entirely limited to the…
[ad_1] Chucklefish, publishers of the immensely popular Stardew Valley, have revealed that their newest project formerly known as Spellbound is now named Witchbrook. Chucklefish’s CEO posted the news on Twitter today along with the new logo. The magical school life RPG demands players balance social lives and interactions with learning magic through classes and studies.…
[ad_1] Bandai Namco has dated the arrival of Final Fantasy XV’s Noctis via DLC to Tekken 7: He’ll be available on March 20 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC in the fighting game. Noctis is playable in the new Hammerhead Garage stage as well as other locations in the title. At the time of this…
[ad_1] Recent years have seen some big changes to E3, the yearly conference where the video game industry gathers to show off what’s coming next. The event has long had a home in the Los Angeles Convention Center, but in the last few years, many publishers and developers have been exploring nearby venues for some…
[ad_1] Microsoft has revealed 17 titles new to ID@Xbox, the Xbox One’s indie-developed games, ahead of Game Developers Conference next week. To be clear, these are not all newly announced titles. They are simply revealed to be coming to Xbox One and might be coming to other platforms. Some titles are enhanced for Xbox One…
[ad_1] There was a time when Lara Croft was poised to take over the world as a brand unto herself, gracing the cover of every magazine, gaming or otherwise, on the newsstand. This fame naturally parlayed itself onto the silver screen with Angelina Jolie taking on the role of Lara Croft, getting two movies in…
[ad_1] Our debates for which 300 games were the best of all time were intense. When all is said and done, we produced a list we feel confident in and proud of. That said, nearly all of us have favorite games that didn’t make the staff list. Here are the omissions we’re the most upset…
[ad_1] Few video game series, and few fighting games in particular, have the history and cultural cache that Street Fighter boasts. Even after occasional missteps, the series commands the attention of the entire fighting game community, carrying the banner at nearly every major fighting game tournament under the sun. It is with this legacy in…
[ad_1] Rise of the Tomb Raider With the release of the long-awaited Tomb Raider movie coming this Friday, Square Enix is gearing up to announce their next entry in the long-running video game series. While the existence of this game leaked in October 2016 via a powerpoint that someone was editing on a train, this…
[ad_1] Update: Sega has confirmed the collection with a tweet: We’re excited to announce that SEGA Genesis Classics is coming to PS4 and Xbox One on May 29th! Featuring over 50 classic games along with some enhanced features such as Rewind, Mirror Mode and a host of visual filters! Visit https://t.co/Tyln5utyuT to stay up…
[ad_1] Capcom has announced that Monster Hunter World’s first major update is coming on March 22, adding brute wyvern Deviljho as well as fan-requested changes. Defeating Deviljho grants the materials for two complete armor sets as well as new weapons and designs. Before the update on March 16, players can re-edit their character’s appearance via…
[ad_1] For better or worse, Kirby is Nintendo’s most consistent franchise. New entries come often, and they don’t stray too far from the “pretty good” mark in either direction. On that scale of inoffensiveness, Star Allies rests a bit on the low end, offering a bland Kirby experience with few new mechanics. The premise this…
[ad_1] The official Tomb Raider site is teasing something for tomorrow but it might look like the cat is already out of the bag. The sleuths over at Kotaku have examined the HTML to discover the big secret: tagline”:”Shadow of The Tomb Raider is the climatic finale of Lara’s origin story. Available September 14th…
[ad_1] Capital Wasteland, a fan project intended to use Fallout 4 as a basis for porting Fallout 3’s story, characters, and environments into the newer game, has ended after the team couldn’t find a legal way to do it. The project head “NafNaf 95”, who announced the termination on Twitter, said that recent communications with…
[ad_1] Earlier today, website SegaNerds posted a trailer from what they claimed was an announcement of a Sega Genesis Collection for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The trailer indicated a collection that is fairly similar to the Sega Genesis hub already on Steam, which would indicate a port of the apartment-style menu that already…
[ad_1] Metalhead Software has announced a closed beta for Super Mega Baseball 2 on Xbox One within the next two weeks, featuring the game’s exhibition and pennant race modes. You can sign up for the closed beta here. The developer has also released a new trailer for the title detailing the game’s multiplayer options, including…
[ad_1] Despite being a new studio, Midwinter Entertainment knows a thing or two about making multiplayer games. Staffed with former 343 Industries talent and veterans who have worked on the likes of Call of Duty, Battlefield, and Halo, the studio leadership has been experimenting with how players interact and compete with each other for years.…
[ad_1] WayForward’s 2014 platformer Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse is set to sail to the Switch this month. A listing originally spotted on the Switch’s Australian eShop shows the game will release on March 20 and is available to pre-order. Pirate’s Curse is currently available to pre-purchase on the America’s eShop with the same release…
[ad_1] Capcom has announced today that a Dante costume is coming to Monster Hunter World for hunters who want their party to start getting a little crazy. The reveal came in the form of a near pitch-perfect trailer that apes the sights and sounds of Devil May Cry. The outfit itself is just Dante’s clothes…
[ad_1] Ubisoft has put out a video announcing three new glasses for Ghost Recon Wildlands’ PVP mode, Ghost War. The first class, Trapper, wields a semi-automatic sniper rifle and can locate downed enemies on his HUD. The second class, the Guerilla, can create smoke screens using a drone to launch smoke grenades, allowing the Guerilla…
[ad_1] The next batch of Xbox One’s backward compatible library have been announced. Xbox Live’s director of programming Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb has announced that three games will be following Mafia II and Prey’s inception into the collection. Get ready for Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker HD Edition, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier, and…
[ad_1] Twitch, a subsidiary of Amazon, has announced a new program called “Free Games with Prime,” giving away a collection of free games with an associated Amazon Prime account. Amazon and Twitch have been no stranger to giving away games through Twitch, recently giving away Devil May Cry HD on the PC. The new program,…
[ad_1] The Resistance event may have come to an end on February 27, but a new event has cropped up that will push Call of Duty: WWII players’ luck with Operation: Shamrock & Awe, which has started today and will run until April 3. The limited-time event will feature exclusive cosmetics with new uniforms and…
[ad_1] If you’ve read the most recent issue of Game Informer, you know that we celebrated our 300th issue by ranking the 300 greatest games of all time. It’s an enormous list that can take hours to read through and took weeks for us to make. If you read that giant list and wondered how…
[ad_1] Wolfenstein II’s DLC seemed promising when it was announced: three episodes, each centered around a new character, fighting against the Nazi regime in America. Getting away from B.J. Blazkowicz’s story was a fresh idea and, to be fair, the first episode, starring a former quarterback utterly destroying nazi scum, was pretty great. Unfortunately, as…
[ad_1] The aftermath of Free Radical’s canceled Star Wars: Battlefront III has been quite the podrace. It seems that a year doesn’t go by where leaked footage of the game in its pre-alpha state or conflicting reports on the game’s internal development isn’t disclosed in some fashion, but 2018 adds a new wrinkle to the saga…
[ad_1] A Way Out was announced kind of cryptically at an Electronic Arts press conference, a quick clip of two silhouetted figures riding in a boxcar and looking up at the stars, setting the tone more than offering any details. All that was known then was that the new title was from the people that…
[ad_1] Microsoft has announced State of Decay 2 is getting a $69.99 collector’s edition, typically a reasonable price for a collector’s edition. There is a catch, however: It doesn’t come with the game. The State of Decay 2: Collector’s Edition comes with a collectible steelbook case (for the game you buy separately), a human brain…
[ad_1] Aloft Studio has announced that its 16-bit RPG Hazelnut Bastille is coming to Switch in addition to its planned PC, Mac, and Linux releases. The studio also announced the retro RPG is adding composer Hiroki Kikuta, best known for his work on the beloved 1993 RPG Secret of Mana. Hazelnut Bastille takes inspiration from…
[ad_1] The latest character to come to Dragon Ball FighterZ is Broly, the Legendary Super Saiyan. He’s been featured in three films to this point, and now he joins the cast of FighterZ as DLC. Broly has a violent style full of brutal attacks, including a few grappling moves and his signature Eraser Cannon and…
[ad_1] When Josef Fares and Starbreeze released Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons in 2013, fans and critics alike praised the game, but expressed bafflement at the strange story of a rising star in the film industry suddenly pivoting to design video games. The Lebanese-born director has a compelling biography both behind and ahead of…
[ad_1] Obsidian’s Pillars of Eternity set a high bar for classic-style RPGs when it released in 2015.Considering its warm reception, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that fans have been clamoring for another game in that universe. Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire looks to be just as massive as its predecessor, but that level of…
[ad_1] Jeff Goldblum is reprising his role as Dr. Ian Malcolm in Frontier Developments’ world sim Jurassic World Evolution this summer. The PS4, Xbox One, and PC title lets players build their own Jurassic experiment on Isla Nublar, complete with dinos, attractions, facilities, and more, and Goldblum will be there to help players along the…
[ad_1] Blizzard has announced the next expansion for Hearthstone, titled The Witchwood. The new expansion boasts a new single-player adventure, 135 cards, and an April release date. Not a whole lot else is known about the game beyond the six cards Blizzard revealed today, but there is a wider blowout planned for March 27. Below…
[ad_1] The latest major firmware update for the Nintendo Switch has been announced and, despite the round revision number, the feature list is a bit muted. The new update’s headlining feature is that suggested Switch friends can be added from associated Twitter and Facebook accounts. This means that your Nintendo account will pull suggestions from…
[ad_1] Microsoft’s Phil Spencer has weighed in the Fortnite crossplay issue, which lets every platform play with each other except between Xbox and PlayStation 4, stating that he also wishes crossplay between the consoles happened. The Fortnite account also chimed in to support the sentiment. A Fortnite fan tweeted to Spencer last night, asking “I…
[ad_1] Just after a SXSW screening of The Last Jedi documentary, The Director and The Jedi, the titular roles of the movie came out to answer questions about the movie and Hamill’s on-again off-again feelings about Luke’s portrayal in it. Hamill has been known to say in social media and interviews that he disagreed with…
[ad_1] Chucklefish, the publisher behind games like Stardew Valley and Pocket Rumble, has teamed up Robotality to bring out Pathway, a turn-based strategy title with a pixel voxel-based aesthetic. As a follow-up to 2014’s Halfway, Pathway seems to be inspired by Indiana Jones in a lot of strong ways. “It is a time of global…
[ad_1] During a Q&A session on video game forum Resetera, former head of digital content at Nintendo of America Dan Adelman explained why he has been criticizing Nintendo’s indie policies on the Switch. After working as a third party business development manager for Xbox and negotiating games like Knights of the Old Republic, Adelman eventually…
[ad_1] Assassin’s Creed Origins If you’re craving more Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft has you covered with the new Curse of the Pharaohs DLC for Assassin’s Creed Origins. Players will dig deeper into Egyptian mythology four years after the events of Origins. Curse of the Pharaohs will see players continue to play as Bayek where he will…
[ad_1] MLB the Show 18 developer Sony San Diego has released new info about the upcoming title’s Road to the Show mode. The mode puts gamers in the shoes of a mid-level prospect for an MLB franchise who must work his way up into the big leagues – complete with a narrator telling your tale.…
[ad_1] Super Daryl Deluxe was originally unveiled as a Kickstarter project that surpassed its $5,000 funding goal with $7,861 back in 2014. While the two-man team of Dan & Gary Games have had their work cut out for them for the past few years, they’re almost ready to unleash Super Daryl Deluxe on the world…
[ad_1] In a job posting over the weekend, Square-Enix appears to be hiring for level designers for the Final Fantasy VII remake. Through a translation courtesy of Siliconera, Square-Enix’s description of the remake’s progress does not sound like it is particularly far along or that the scope might be exceeding the team’s grasp. “While Final…
[ad_1] Valve’s endlessly popular MOBA Dota 2 has announced a new monthly service called Dota Plus. The service is an “evolution” of Battle Passes. These are optional, seasonal packages players pay for which offer bundles of cosmetic items, as well as quests and challenges to earn more cosmetic items. Dota Plus replaces the Majors Battle…
[ad_1] Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment announced that pre-registration for its upcoming mobile game Westworld is now open. Based on the hit HBO show, Westworld will bring the power to control every aspect of the western-themed sci-fi park into your hands. In the mobile game, players are thrust into the role of a new Delos employee…
[ad_1] Each Monday, come here for a rundown of all this week’s big events that we know about, from game releases, to betas, to recapping the biggest continuing news stories from the previous week. If there’s anything we missed, feel free to let us know! This week covers the dates from March 12 to March…
[ad_1] Fornite Battle Royale developer Epic will support cross-platform play between Xbox One, PC, iOS and Android. The news was revealed during Microsoft’s debut Inside Xbox broadcast on Saturday, March 10. Last week, the developer announced that PS4, PC, iOS and Android users will be able to play the same version of the game together.…
[ad_1] 11 Bit Studio, the developer behind the deeply moving and heartbreaking This War Of Mine, is back at it again with the survival genre in Frostpunk.This time, however, 11 Bit is taking on city-building, with you trying to keep a ragtag civilization alive in the biting cold. If making tough decisions (like enforcing child…
[ad_1] When grave robbers violate a pharaoh’s tomb, naturally the undead are not pleased, sparking events that take place four years after the main game. The Curse of the Pharaohs is out tomorrow (March 13), and through it players journey with Bayek to famous locations such as Thebes and the Valley of the Kings. The…
[ad_1] TheDominoKing is an artist on YouTube that has long been putting together domino creations related to pop-culture. His latest creation is dedicated to Donkey Kong, and it’s a spectacular homage to this famed video game mascot and the surrounding series. “The Donkey Kong Country series as a whole are some of the best games…
[ad_1] TheDominoKing is an artist on YouTube that has long been putting together domino creations related to pop-culture. His latest creation is dedicated to Donkey Kong, and it’s a spectacular homage to this famed video game mascot and the surrounding series. “The Donkey Kong Country series as a whole are some of the best games…
[ad_1] Bluepoint, the developer behind the recent Shadow of the Colossus remake, spoke with Digital Foundry (via EuroGamer) and disclosed that the team is working on a new remake. What makes this even more exciting is that it’s apparently even larger in scope than the work they did for Shadow of the Colossus. After confirming…
[ad_1] Masses of people, similar to crowds you find in metropolitan subway stations, walk forever forward. They traverse through pristine, tile floored areas, where giant falling cubes may block their way. Sometimes other humans kill them. This is the premise of a trailer showing off Humanity, an upcoming game billed as a “crowd action game”…
[ad_1] The first three Tomb Raider games, each of which released during the late ’90s, are receiving remasters on Steam. If you own the original DOS versions on Steam, you’ll be able to grab these remasters for free. Realtech VR, a developer that previously ported Tomb Raider 1 and 2 on mobile, is behind these…
[ad_1] Black Panther released to theaters about a month ago, and already it has grossed over $1 billion worldwide at the box office. This makes it the fifth Marvel movie to reach that milestone, and the 33rd movie in general to do so. The wildly successful film has earned over $530 million domestic, meaning that…
[ad_1] At the end of our Replay Civil War, it all came down to you to choose the next Super Replay! Our Overblood Facebook group ended up choosing two games through a tie: Killer7 and Godhand. You chose well. Killer7 is my favorite game of all time, for reasons I will fully elaborate on in the near…
[ad_1] Evolution Champion Series (Evo) organizer Joey “Mr. Wizard” Cuellar has reported a mass shooting threat made against the event to the FBI. The threat was made earlier today on yungmushu_’s Twitch channel by user quackquackhonks during a stream. The message read “Mass shooting @ EVO18 see you there,” as posted by Twitter user Dankadillas.…
[ad_1] Art Credit: Robbie Trevino. Earlier this week, I had the chance to play and watch others play Artifact for a few hours at Valve’s HQ in Seattle. To learn how the game works both from a mechanical and financial perspective, head you can read my write-up here. Before any of that, however, Gabe Newell…
[ad_1] As part of its new Inside Xbox video series, Microsoft announced a number of updates coming to Xbox One later this spring, and Xbox Insider Alpha testers for the console can take these features for a spin right now. First, Xbox One S and Xes will support displays with FreeSync, a TV and monitor…
[ad_1] Grand Theft Auto V For decades, it has been widely debated what kind of impact violent video games and movies have on people, especially children and those with mental health issues. This debate has led to games being censored, the introduction of the industry regulated ESRB (Electronic Software Ratings Board), and much more. Games…
[ad_1] During a developer livestream, Beamdog (who have been enhancing and re-releasing various CRPGs like Baldur’s Gate, Baldur’s Gate, and Icewind Dale over the last few years) announced, among other things the release date for their enhanced edition of Neverwinter Nights: March 27. Beamdog also announced they will continue to update and patch the game,…
[ad_1] After revealing the game’s date and price a few days ago, State of Decay developer Undead Labs has made another announcement fans should be excited to hear: The game will not have microtransactions. The team mentioned the detail during a livestream discussing the first gameplay details shown off by IGN a few days ago. When asked…
[ad_1] After announcing its absurdly popular battle royal game with another mode, Fortnite, was heading to mobile platforms, Epic has announced that players on Xbox One, PC, Mac, iOS, will able to play with each other, with Android users joining the fun “in the next few months.” The mobile version of the battle royal mode…
[ad_1] Not even the time-warping power of Daylight Savings can stop these gaming events! But, you should probably keep that whole “Spring Forward” thing in mind as you pour over the schedules for this week. Call of Duty: WWII begins its run on the CWL this weekend, so if you’ve been keeping up with the game…
[ad_1] Aside from egregious micro-transactions, and more open-world games that we can count, this generation of gaming has also seen an enormous number of remasters, remakes, and re-releases of games that originally released on other platforms. Burnout Paradise Remastered is one such title. Interestingly, it is series publisher EA’s first remaster this generation. Previously available…
[ad_1] In most modern generations, the first year or so of a console is full of cross-gen titles and games ported from the previous console to the modern one. It’s an easy way to fill in a library without completely committing to the console or to give some time to let the first wave of…
[ad_1] In the year since the Switch launched, fans of the system have been wondering to different degrees why Netflix, an app ubiquitous on any device that has or interfaces with a screen, is not on Nintendo’s latest system. While Netflix said they were exploring options with Nintendo just a few months ago, nothing has…
[ad_1] In celebration of Game Informer’s 300th issue – which contains a huge 300 Greatest Games of All Time list – Replay is taking a look back at some of the top games that made that prestigious list. The first game is selected by Game Informer’s editor-in-chief, Andy McNamara. Andy has been at Game Informer…
[ad_1] After our momentous celebration of 300 issues last weekend, this one is a time for us to unwind with a swath of activities, ranging from heading on over to the movies to testing our merit in the battle royale genre. Some of us are even drawn to Smash and Nintendo titles in general after…
[ad_1] Nintendo’s newest Super Smash Bros. game was announced last night for a release in 2018. While there are a thousand big and small questions after the announcement, one thing we don’t have to ponder is whether series director Masahiro Sakurai is involved. Confirming on Twitter, Sakurai tweeted “Right now we’re just at the stage where…
[ad_1] The more I play board games, the more I gain an appreciation for a concept you might call unity. These are the nebulous elements that tie a game together, weaving its theme with its mechanics, art with game design, and component pieces with gameplay flow. When done right, a highly unified game experience feels…
[ad_1] Xbox vice-president Mike Ybarra tweeted out a test of the Xbox’s seemingly upcoming direct-to-Twitter screencap posting today. Ybarra posted the screenshot today, captioning it “Twitter direct!” alongside a shot of recently-released Xbox One indie game Samsara. The tweet included the hashtag #XboxShare, mirroring the #PS4Share tag appended to PlayStation 4 tweets. As it stands,…
[ad_1] Systems designer Eric Williamson took to Twitter to deliver a developer update on Fortnite, including information about jetpacks, smoke grenades, and llamas. Here are some of the highlights from Williamson’s update: The recently announced jetpack was delayed after some issues arose during internal play tests that Epic Games aims to resolve before releasing the…
[ad_1] GameMaker Studio 2, a popular 2D game engine that powers games like Hyper Light Drifter and VA-11 HALL-A, has signed a deal with Nintendo to bring the engine to Switch in a big way. After yesterday’s announcement of Undertale on Switch, likely the best known game made in the engine, GameMaker creator YoYo Games…
[ad_1] Days Gone is among our most anticipated action and PlayStation titles of 2018. While the focus on the undead may seem stale to some people, the gorgeous visuals, unique behavioral patterns of the zombies, and open world might just scratch an itch that Dying Light couldn’t satisfy – as good as it was. However,…
[ad_1] Back in June, BioWare fans rejoiced when Drew Karpyshyn, the lead writer for Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2, revealed he had returned to BioWare to work on the company’s new shooter, Anthem. Karpyshyn had originally departed from the company between Mass Effect 2 and 3 to focus on writing a novel trilogy. After…
[ad_1] If you’ve enjoyed its previous beta sessions, or are merely Sea of Thieves-curious, this is your last weekend to check out the game before it launches in a few weeks. The final beta has set sail, and will be running through the weekend. And even if you’ve made the voyage before, this last look…
[ad_1] The NBA 2K League announced plans to host its first league draft on April 4 at The Hulu Theater inside Madison Square Garden’s lobby. The NBA 2K League Draft Lottery, which will determine the draft order for the 17 teams, will be held next week on March 13. The league has selected 102 of the…
[ad_1] Neil Druckmann, one of Naughty Dog’s most well-known developers, has been promoted to the position of vice-president of the studio. The announcement came as part of a blog post from Naughty Dog president Evan Wells, assuring fans hopeful for The Last of Us Part II that Druckmann is staying on as creative director despite…
[ad_1] March 10 is Mario Day. Get it? Because it’s Mar10. To celebrate the occasion, Google and Nintendo are putting Mario on the map – literally. On the Google Maps app for Android and iOS, users on Mario Day can activate Mario Time, which makes a yellow question mark appear next to locales. Tapping…
[ad_1] Bethesda Game Studios announced today that it will be expanding to a third location in Austin, Texas. BattleCry Studios will be absorbed under the Bethesda umbrella to become Bethesda Game Studios Austin. “As the vision, scale and ambitions for our games continue to grow, so does Bethesda Game Studios,” said Todd Howard, game director…
[ad_1] The Madden, FIFA, and NBA 2K sports series all have robust esports leagues either already in progress or forming as we speak. It was only a matter of time before NHL got in on the action as well. Today the National Hockey League announced the 2018 NHL Gaming World Championship. A joint venture between the…
[ad_1] After watching several rounds of Valve’s new card game, Artifact, and playing a couple of my own, I don’t think it’s a stretch to call it the Dota 2 of card games. Designed by Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield, Artifact is, like Dota, intimidating at first. Between three separate battlefields with separate health…
[ad_1] Fortnite Battle Royale is coming to Android and iOS. And what’s more is that it’s not like the pared down version of the smash hit game like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ (PUBG) mobile efforts via Tencent. Developer Epic Games took to its blog to explain what you can expect from Fortnite Battle Royale on Android and iOS.…
[ad_1] Though the film’s title says so, its protagonist Lara Croft – a young English woman (Alicia Vikander) who’s avoiding her sizeable inheritance after the disappearance of her archaeologist father Lord Richard (Dominic West) – has no inclination towards raiding tombs. In fact, she has no knowledge of her father’s interest in archaeology at all,…
[ad_1] Oculus Rift virtual headsets that shut down worldwide for roughly a day have been given a fresh lease of life. Facebook-owned virtual reality company Oculus has released a patch that fixes the issue with the Rift headsets. The Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets were rendered unusable as a software certificate had expired. Along with…
[ad_1] Steam and Half-Life creator Valve revealed more details regarding Artifact. Announced in 2017, Artifact is a card game based on Valve’s popular multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game Dota 2. Valve boss Gabe Newell also said that Richard Garfield, the creator of Magic: The Gathering is working on the game’s design. Artifact platformsArtifact will…
[ad_1] The 2018 Oscars took place on Sunday. The Shape of Water took home Best Picture, and its director Guillermo del Toro also won Best Director. Roger Deakins (Blade Runner 2049) finally took home Best Cinematography after 14 nominations, and Netflix won Best Documentary for Icarus, about the Russian doping scandal. On Monday, Netflix announced…
[ad_1] Nintendo announced a wealth of games for the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS at its Nintendo Direct event. And in a move that’s bound to disgruntle long-time fans, a lot of the games announced were ports of existing titles present on past Nintendo systems like the Wii U or third-party games now slated to…
[ad_1] DIllon Dead-Heat Breakers, a tower-defense action hybrid, is coming to the Nintendo 3DS on May 24. This time around, your Mii character will be able to join Dillon’s squad to help him take down monsters and save the frontier. A demo for the game will be available in the e-Shop on May 10 and…
[ad_1] GameCube classic Luigi’s Mansion is coming to 3DS. The title originally launched on GameCube in 2001, and 3DS received a sequel called Dark Moon in 2013. Luigi’s Mansion features the green-clad Mario Bro searching the eponymous haunted mansion looking for Mario. This version also features a boss rush mode. Luigi’s Mansion is coming to…
[ad_1] The classic Capcom Zelda-like featuring a beautiful painted world is making its way to Switch. A port of the game, called Okami HD, came to PS4 and Xbox One late last year and it looks like that’s the port the Switch will be getting sometime this summer. Nintendo offered no extra details on whether…
[ad_1] A zany game about toppling an empire called Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido has been announced. The Japanese multiplayer title, both local and online, has players eating piles of sushi so they can throw plates at each other. The game launches June 8 for Switch and 3DS. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga received a 3DS remake last year with the new mode Bowser’s Minions in tow. You can check out our thoughts on the re-released game by clicking here. Today, Nintendo announced another remake with Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story. The game takes an interesting turn as you play as…
[ad_1] In today’s Nintendo Direct, Square-Enix presented Octopath Traveler, which they confirmed will launch this July. The JRPG based on old school sensibilities introduced two new characters, Tressa the Merchant and Alfyn the Apothecary, who both have unique skills to help them through their journeys. Tressa can engage in commerce with other characters, while Alfyn…
[ad_1] More details about Travis Touchdown’s Nintendo Switch debut have emerged. Travis enters a game world and must work his way through each of seven different game genres, such as action and racing. Each game that Travis enters will becapped off with a boss fight at the end. There’s a new adventure mode with a…
[ad_1] Dark Souls Remastered was one of the less expected third-party games announced for Nintendo Switch earlier this year. In an equally as unexpected announcement, Dark Souls is getting an Amiibo to go with its release. The Amiibo is of Solaire of Astora, and it will allow you to “praise the sun with reckless abandon.”…
[ad_1] At a reveal event for Artifact, the upcoming digital card game set in DOTA’s universe, Valve CEO Gabe Newell talked about his company and made a statement that will surprise (and possibly excite) those who have followed the company’s output: Artifact is the first of several games that are going to be coming from…
[ad_1] Today during Nintendo’s direct, the publisher announced that the latest title in the popular Mario tennis spin-off by developer Camelot will be hitting early this Summer. The direct also broke down the various strategies you can use on the court, like zone shots and trick shots, which allow you to use powerful shots to…
[ad_1] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is now treading his way to the Switch and 3DS. The title is a port of the Wii U puzzler and comes with all of the original content. Additionally, levels inspired by New Donk City from Super Mario Odyssey. It will also feature split-screen Joy-Con co-op. One player controls Toad,…
[ad_1] Indie hit Undertale, which launched on PC in 2015, is coming to Switch. Announced during the Nintendo Direct, the small trailer had Undertale skeletons Sans and Papyrus yukking it up about hitting the light switch to brighten things up. Beyond that, not much is known, including a release window. The Earthbound-inspired game was well-loved…
[ad_1] Nintendo happily reported that the remade trilogy of Crash Bandicoot’s first few games is coming to the Switch, but Activision has announced that the collection is also coming to Xbox One and PC, as well. The trilogy, which is the best selling remaster on the PlayStation 4 bar none, has been long-rumored to come…
[ad_1] South Park is hitting the Switch as South Park: The Fractured But Whole is coming to Nintendo Switch on April 24. The two DLC packs, Danger Deck and From Dusk Till Casa Bonita, will be available for purchase individually or as part of the Season Pass, which will also include a third piece of…
[ad_1] Determined to keep on top of the wave of popularity Fortnite has been enjoying, Epic has announced that it is bringing the battle royale mode to mobile platforms. According to Epic, this is far from a compromised version – in fact, it’s the same version as everything else. “On phones and tablets, Fortnite is the…
[ad_1] Puzzle-platformer Little Nightmare: Complete Edition is coming to the Switch this May 18. The complete edition comes with all previous content, as well as story mode DLC featuring the Kid. Anyone with a Pac-Man amiibo can also get wear a pacu mask in the game. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] The Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy was an incredible financial success for Activision, and it was previously announced that the remastered games would be coming to PC and Switch at some point during 2018. An official trailer from today’s Nintendo Direct has confirmed that Vicarious Visions’ work will debut on the Switch on July…
[ad_1] Following on the heels of Fire Emblem Warriors, a port of the popular Zelda X Dynasty Warriors crossover Hyrule Warriors will be arriving on Switch sooner than expected. You’ll be able to rumble with Linkle, Ganandorf, and the rest of the gang on the go (but probably better than the 3DS version) on May…
[ad_1] Welcome back to The Game Informer Show podcast! On this week’s episode (recorded before the Nintendo Direct… sorry), Ben Hanson, Ben Reeves, Kyle Hilliard, and Andrew Reiner talk about the natural comparison between Deep Rock Galactic and Red Faction, what it’s like to actually play with Nintendo Labo on Switch, and have a Mario…
[ad_1] Nintendo livestreamed a Direct today, their first since January, showcasing 3DS and Switch titles for the first half of 2018. While a lot of the announcements were detailing things they have previously announced, a few big and small announcements also came through. Didn’t have time to watch it? We got you covered. 3DS WarioWare…
[ad_1] Today, President Donald Trump met up with several politicians and video game industry leaders to discuss the impact of violent games on children and whether it is connected to gun violence. This roundtable discussion included company representatives from Bethesda, Take-Two, Rockstar, and the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), as well as vocal critics of violent media…
[ad_1] One of Nintendo’s announcements during the Direct today was that the upcoming Kirby Star Allies won’t be limited to just normal enemies for your multiplayer buddies. Throughout the base game, you can add King DeDeDe, Metaknight, and Bandana Waddle Dee to your team. Future updates will add more characters, with the first update adding…
[ad_1] During today’s Nintendo Direct, Nintendo announced a tournament for their fighting game ARMS, as well as another Global Test Punch coming later. To participate in the preliminaries, players go through the game’s online Ranked Match mode March 8 – March 18. The top players then move on to the online finals on March 31,…
[ad_1] At the end of today’s Nintendo Direct, the company revealed a short teaser video announcing a new Super Smash Bros. game for the Nintendo Switch. The video featured Inklings shooting and swimming through ink in a white void-like area mirroring the original Splatoon announcement trailer, though this eventually grows dark. The female inkling takes…
[ad_1] The first paid DLC for Splatoon 2 has been announced. The single-player Octo Expansion puts you in the shoes of the mysterious Agent 8 as you work to regain your memories. The expansion features 80 test facilities connected by a subway. If you complete the expansion’s content, you can join the base game’s multiplayer…
[ad_1] Grab your building blueprints and orange sniper rifles because we’re heading into Fortnite’s limited time 20v20v20v20v20 game mode today, and you’re invited to come along for the ride. The action is sure to be crazy as we dive in, loot up, and attempt to be the last survivor in the battle royale jamboree. We’re…
[ad_1] The first three Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Story games are releasing on the Switch eShop in both Japan and the U.S. on April 26, Bandai Namco has confirmed. Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Story Trilogy is landing on a Nintendo system for the first time and includes 1, 2, and 3, but not 4 or the Road…
[ad_1] PUBG Corporation and Bluehole have unveiled their roadmap for content in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, including two new maps, emotes, outfits, and more. The developers are experimenting with a 4×4 kilometer map, a smaller size that they explain is designed to facilitate a faster and more intense battle royale experience. The map is themed after a…
[ad_1] Year Three of Rainbow Six Siege kicked off with a bang this week, driving back players to the game in record concurrent numbers thanks in part to a new cooperative component called Outbreak. This wild departure for the Rainbow Six franchise introduces a supernatural threat to the tactical shooter that feels more like a…
[ad_1] A great headset can make or break multiplayer experiences. We’ve all been in competitive matches where a teammate’s background noises like a baby crying drown out everything else you can hear, or been knifed in the back by a sneaking soldier when peering out a building window toward an objective while using a chintzy…
[ad_1] Publisher Digerati has announced 1979 Revolution: Black Friday is coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. This game centered around true events with fictional characters during an Iranian uprising in 1978. Players assume the role of Reza Shirazi, a photojournalist who shapes the events of the story based on choices. It’s akin to Telltale…
[ad_1] Following up the Nintendo Direct Mini from January is the Nintendo Direct for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS games. With 30 minutes of information around the games coming to these two consoles, there’s a lot more to it than the company’s previous showing. Here’s what you need to know. Nintendo Direct for Nintendo Switch…
[ad_1] After many a leak, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has finally been officially revealed by Activision. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 release date is October 12. Like past Black Ops games, it’s being developed by Treyarch. Activision said developer Treyarch will hold an event on May 17 to reveal the game. It…
[ad_1] Activision and Treyarch have announced Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, the fourth Black Ops game since the series’ debut in 2010, and will release on October 12. The game was announced with a logo today, ending speculation from earlier this week about whether it would be a fourth Black Ops game or an…
[ad_1] Electronic Arts announced that they will be teaming up with Warner Bros. Interactive to bring six games to Origin Access. Members of the subscription service Origin Access can currently pick up Batman games from the Arkham and Lego series, marking the first time a publisher other than EA has had games available in The…
[ad_1] Another week of blogs welcomes us all into March, the month that sounds like it should be ushering in spring. But here in Minnesota, we got dumped on with a lot of snow, so I guess that means it is time to get cozy with some blogs! Community Blogs For March 1 – March…
[ad_1] The latest entry in Activision’s long-running first-person shooter series, Call of Duty Blacks Ops 4 is slated to have a reveal trailer shortly. Distributors speaking to Gadgets 360 claim that Activision has plans to officially state Call of Duty Black Ops 4’s release date, logo, and platforms in a reveal trailer that’s due on March 8,…
[ad_1] A sequel to Ubisoft’s always-online shared world shooter The Division is in the works. The Division 2 is being developed by Massive Entertainment, creators of the first game. It will be supported by a host of Ubisoft studios. Namely Ubisoft Annecy, Redstorm, Reflections, Ubisoft Bucharest and Ubisoft Shanghai. The game will use an updated version of…
[ad_1] It’s tempting to call out some of Immortal: Unchained’s design inspirations, but such comparisons are easy and overused. Suffice it to say, Dan Tack takes Leo and me on a quick tour of the game, which features a character who can roll, has a limited supply of stamina, and faces difficult enemies. Look, it’s…
[ad_1] Mario Tennis Aces release date for the Nintendo Switch has been made public prior to the latest Nintendo Direct. A listing on Japanese retailer Rakuten confirmed that we’d be seeing Nintendo’s mascot take to the tennis court on June 22 this year. It follows a prior leak from Amazon. Mario Tennis Aces has a…
[ad_1] Farmville creator Mark Skaggs has left Bengaluru-based Moonfrog Labs. He had joined the studio as a game designer and board member. His departure from the company comes after launching Alia Bhatt: Star Life and Baahubali: The Game for Android and iOS. In addition to this, Gadgets 360 has learned through multiple industry sources familiar…
[ad_1] Asus has announced what it calls the industry’s first gaming laptop powered by AMD’s eight-core Ryzen 1700 processor, in India. The Asus ROG Strix GL702ZC is currently available at e-commerce platform Flipkart for pre-order. The laptop, to be available from March 20, has been priced at Rs. 1,34,990. The ROG Strix GL702ZC laptop was…
[ad_1] President Donald Trump is set to pit the video game industry against some of its harshest critics at a White House meeting on Thursday that’s designed to explore the link between violent games, guns and tragedies like last month’s shooting in Parkland, Florida. Following the attack at Marjory Stoneman High School, which killed 17…
[ad_1] After a year and a half of being exclusive to the PS4 and Xbox One, Final Fantasy XV is finally available on PC as the Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition. If you’re wondering what the game is about or elements like its combat, we have you covered with our Final Fantasy XV review and…
[ad_1] It’s been almost exactly one year since AMD launched its Ryzen 7 CPUs, turning the consumer desktop PC market on its head with the first affordable, mainstream octa-core processors. Since then, the company has released more affordable Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 3 models, as well as enthusiast-class Ryzen Threadripper models, the Epyc line for…
[ad_1] While the attendee list of Thursday’s White House meeting with video game industry heads has not been officially released, the Washington Post has obtained the names of several people attending, and it does not just include people from the the gaming industry. The publication names Robert Altman, the CEO of Zenimax, parent company of…
[ad_1] The Rainbow Six: Siege train keeps rolling along as the game breaks its own concurrent player count again, despite being released in late 2015. On Steam, Siege hit its own all-time high player count of 176,856 players recently. This number is a result of the game’s rather explosive growth in the last few months,…
[ad_1] Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead comic and Invincible, has debuted his latest work titled Oblivion Song. The story focuses on Nathan Cole, a man tasked by the government to rescue people from Philadelphia, a city where 300,000 went abruptly missing in a hellscape now known as Oblivion. Using a variety of tools,…
[ad_1] “I remember trees and … dancing?” The official trailer for Legion’s second season picks up right where the first season left off. Once again, David Heller must piece together his memories after the events in the season one finale in order to make the most of his mutant abilities and save the world. Along…
[ad_1] The first Life is Strange made its mark for showcasing the hardships of life and the parts about us we often hide from the world. The developers’ courage to pursue topics like grief and depression authentically is what made the series so special. Before the Storm continues to be brave and bold, presenting difficult…
[ad_1] The home video release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi is looming, and ahead of that Disney has shared a deleted scene from the film. Look out for spoilers if you haven’t seen Last Jedi yet, but at the same time, it is a movie that does not appear in the film, so maybe…
[ad_1] Let it never be said that indie developer The Behemoth hasn’t carved out its own unique identity thanks to the studios blend of stylish art and offbeat humor. Following on the heels of Castle Crashers and BattleBlock Theater, Pit People channels the exaggerated art style of its predecessors while embracing a more strategic mode…
[ad_1] If you’ve read my column, you know the Atelier series is one of my guilty pleasures. I’ve been playing these games since Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana, which was the series’ debut in North America. It’s hard to believe these niche games centered on alchemy have been coming to our shores for more than 20…
[ad_1] Along with a new look for the new series Rise of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Nickelodeon has revealed a brand new villain called Baron Draxum that will be voiced by WWE superstar John Cena. Draxum is a mutant, alchemist warrior that aims to protect all mutant kind by transforming all humans into mutants using…
[ad_1] People who buy consoles on launch day are the first to the party, but end up having the least interesting machines to look at. In the five years PlayStation 4 has been on the market, Sony has created over a dozen cosmetic variations, most celebrating the release of a new game. The latest addition…
[ad_1] All of a sudden today, Oculus Rift owners worldwide found that their virtual reality headset simply wouldn’t work due to a small, hard-to-pin-down error. “Can’t reach Oculus runtime service” is the message that popped up today for everyone trying to make use of their headset. Polygon, who originally reported the story, mentioned that several…
[ad_1] It’s been over a year since Nier: Automata, the action-RPG from Square-Enix and PlatinumGames, released and this month’s issue of the Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu checked in with the team and director Yoko Taro. The team is celebratory over the sales, having expected an outside chance of one million sales and were completely blown…
[ad_1] Fortnite’s Battlye Royal mode is built on the back of one versus 99, but Epic is continuing to tweak those metrics and will have a new mode starting tomorrow. Bigger teams, bigger battles! Five teams of 20 fight for Victory Royale, coming tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/3timqJM89Y — Fortnite (@FortniteGame) March 7, 2018 The new…
[ad_1] Linkle is a female version of Link created for Hyrule Warriors and a modder recently created a playable model of her for use in Breath of the Wild. You can check out the video showcasing Linkle below, which even integrates her voice into the mod. Fans (and I would count myself as one of…
[ad_1] The concept of H1Z1 is simple: Hit the ground running, grab a backpack and whatever weapon is handy, and head to the safe zone while blowing away 149 opponents. Anything can happen during a match, including stealthy shootouts from behind crates, getting shot in the back while trying to cross an open field,…
[ad_1] Microtransactions are an element of many games – some appropriate, some not – but the upcoming God of War on PS4 will not be among them. While at a European press event, director Cory Barlog responded to an inquiry about microtransactions (click the source link below) with the direct answer: “No freakin way!!” God…
[ad_1] As the company is wont to do, Nintendo just revealed on short notice that it will be hosting a Direct stream tomorrow that will reveal new details about Mario Tennis Aces but will also be “focused on Nintendo 3DS and Switch titles launching this year.” Considering that Mario Tennis Aces’ release window was confirmed…
[ad_1] Giving life to a black elf in a fantasy video game, softly spoken schoolgirl Hannah leans into the microphone to deliver an ominous warning: “This world, and everything in it, will burn!” With seven other schoolgirls, the 13-year-old is learning the tricks of the gamer trade as part of an initiative to encourage more…
[ad_1] Kotaku reports that this year’s Call of Duty game, confirmed by Activision in their last earnings call with investors, is exceedingly likely to be the fourth game in the Black Ops series. The news site confirms with their own sources, as well as this suspicious logo worn by Houston Rockets point guard James Harden…
[ad_1] Capcom and Twitch announced last month that Amazon Prime accounts attached Twitch would get Devil May Cry free at the end of February. For whatever reason, that release was delayed, but has gone live now. The release is one-third of the upcoming Devil May Cry HD Collection, a remaster of a previous remaster containing…
[ad_1] After numerous delays, Ys VIII should be finally hitting PC in April. The game was originally scheduled to release on January 30 but was delayed indefinitely ten days before release due to issues stemming from PC specifications and the porting process not being able to deal with them well. In an interview posted today…
[ad_1] Ubisoft has done a great job supporting Rainbow Six Siege since its 2015 launch, adding new characters, maps, and cosmetic items to the tactical shooter. Today, the studio also added a new PvE mode, which lets squads take on waves of, well, zombies. If you’re not sure how exactly weird monsters fit into the…
[ad_1] PS4-exclusive God of War may have been developed with the standard PS4 in mind but that’s not stopping Sony from announcing the God of War Limited Edition PS4 Pro bundle. As the name suggests, it’s in short supply with pre-orders now open at select retailers the world over. The God of War Limited Edition…
[ad_1] PlayStation’s game streaming service, PS Now, has dropped 12 more games into its roster. The games are: ADR1FT Assetto Corsa Atari Flashback Classics Volume 1 Atari Flashback Classics Volume 2 Battleborn Clockwork Tales: Of Glass and Ink Defense Grid 2 Joe Dever’s Lone Wolf Lords of…
[ad_1] Sony has announced a new PlayStation 4 bundle with God of War, themed to match the Norse stylings of Kratos’ new weapon. The system has a unique design for the controller, including emblazoning the words “God of War” on the Dualshock 4 touchpad. Head of Sony Santa Monica Shannon Studstill explained the reasoning behind…
[ad_1] Come on down to South Park and we’ll make a trip to the Disneyland of Mexican restaurants. From Dusk Till Casa Bonita, the latest DLC for South Park: The Fractured But Whole, is set to release on March 20 and introduces a new hero type and story campaign. Mysterion’s sister has gotten involved with…
[ad_1] The state of Washington has become the first state in the U.S. to pass a law protecting net neutrality. The FCC lead by chairman Ajit Pai voted 3-2 along party lines to remove the Obama-era regulation that prevented internet providers from treat content unevenly. Under current rules, internet providers cannot charge extra fees to…
[ad_1] The Resistance event brought a notable revolution to Call of Duty: WWII with new weapons, maps, and modes, which concluded on February 27. However, the two party modes Gun Game and Prop Hunt brought some no-nonsense levity to the multiplayer sphere that its community didn’t want to see retreat. With a large swath of…
[ad_1] For the sake of changing things up, and giving you an intimate look at one of the coolest cooperative experiences out there right now, I figured this week’s Science-Fiction Weekly column would be of the video variety. My early impressions of Ghost Ship Games’ Deep Rock Galactic were of the rave variety, and my…
[ad_1] Two new games got added to the Xbox One backwards compatibility list, Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars and Hitman: Blood Money. Blood Money, originally launching in 2005, is one of the most successful Hitman games in the series. It brought a number of improvements to the Hitman series, like unarmed combat and…
[ad_1] The Oregon Trail, an educational game played in countless classrooms over the years, is now available as a stand-alone handheld. It’s a darling recreation of nostalgia, completely realized in full color and with all of the original sound effects. The handheld itself even looks like an Apple II and the power is toggled by…
[ad_1] Open-world zombie survival fantasy State of Decay 2 finally has a release date and a surprisingly low price. Microsoft announced that you can play this Xbox One and Windows 10 PC exclusive from May 22. State of Decay 2 price is $30 (around Rs. 1,945) internationally with a State of Decay 2 Ultimate Edition…
[ad_1] Luke Cage, or Harlem’s hero, is returning for its second season this on Netflix June 22. The trailer features the same kind of hip-hop music frequently heard in its first season, as well as Cage on fire and being shot at point blank, therefore ruining even more of his attire. Two new villains to…
[ad_1] From Shovel Knight’s identifying weapon of choice to For Honor’s ancient arsenal, the Man at Arms: Reforged YouTube channel has consistently brought numerous relics from video games and more to life with their blacksmithing prowess. One of their latest endeavors has taken them to one of their more technically detailed works: 2B’s Virtuous Treaty…
[ad_1] Fornite has been building on its increasing popularity, sitting at the top of Twitch’s viewership over the last two weeks. In that time, Fornite has been streamed for a total of 5.014 years and 110 days, which equates to 43,925,280 hours, in case you were going to do the math. This almost doubles the…
[ad_1] State of Decay 2, the highly anticipated sequel to the zombie-survival game from last generation, now has a release date of May 22 in two separate versions, according to IGN. The game comes in a standard edition, priced at $29.99, and an Ultimate edition at $49.99. The Ultimate edition allows players to access the…
[ad_1] Are you tired of bouncing between silver and gold ranks in Competitive Play? Do your defensive stands always break down in Capture the Flag? No matter who you are teamed up with, does every match feel like a mess? Team chemistry is a necessity if you want to win in Overwatch, and it can…
[ad_1] Let’s Play Video Games has heard from anonymous sources that CD Projekt Red’s Geralt of Rivia from The Witcher franchise will appear in Bandai Namco’s fighter Soulcalibur VI. The site heard from its sources a few weeks ago, and its belief was strengthened when CD Projekt Red community lead, Marcin Momot, sent out the…
[ad_1] Playdead’s lauded games Inside and Limbo are worlds full of mystery, and that mystique continues in the $375 Inside collector’s edition. What’s in the box? We’re not entirely sure. The collector’s edition does include the PS4 disc for Inside (Steam keys for the game as well as Limbo will be emailed after purchase) –…
[ad_1] Kongregate, the primarily free to play publisher, is launching a digital download service on PC they call Kartridge. The service focuses on all kinds of games and different payment models, promising to be a developer-focused platform with no listing fees and stronger control over the design and content of store pages. “Playing on Kartridge…
[ad_1] Update #2: Sources have told Eurogamer that the speculation that Blizzard is bringing Diablo 3 to the Switch is true, and it’s also heard that while the game is currently in production, its announcement “remains several months off.” Whether that fits in with E3 in July or not remains to be seen. [Source: Eurogamer] …
[ad_1] Far Cry 5, by all accounts, looks to be a dark, despairing game that makes the current political ills for America its destructive playground. Luckily, the DLC for the game seem to be a bit more wacky, including zombies and Martians. Today the publisher revealed another wrinkle in the fold: a map editor. The…
[ad_1] People who make science-fiction television shows for a living may have played a little Mass Effect in their day. Imagine that! The new trailer for Netflix’s Lost in Space appears to draw inspiration from BioWare’s Mass Effect games, most notably in the design of Will Robinson’s Robot, which looks a lot like Legion, Commander…
[ad_1] While Activision is yet to reveal the next Call of Duty game a listing on US-based retailer Gamestop pretty much confirms what we already know, the next Call of Duty game is Call of Duty Black Ops. Images from Gamestop’s internal database found their way to Call of Duty fan site, Charlie Intel. They…
[ad_1] My biggest problem with side-scrolling brawlers has always been their mindlessness. Even when a few upgrade trees or RPG systems are thrown in to make them more intricate, I can’t escape the feeling I’m just mashing the punch button until everyone’s dead. Way of the Passive Fist addresses this issue with more mindful combat…
[ad_1] According to a new report, Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA 6) may take place in two locations — Vice City and South America. While the former is Rockstar’s take on Miami, players will go to South America for a few missions. The game is being referred to at Rockstar as Project Americas. In addition…
[ad_1] Alongside the release of Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition for PC is Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition for PS4 and Xbox One. It includes the base game, the Final Fantasy XV Season Pass, and new features such as a new map, first-person view, and the ability to explore the sea with a boat. Since…
[ad_1] Aside from being set in World War 2 and have cosmetic loot boxes , Battlefield V’s single-player campaign will be similar to Battlefield 1. What this means is Battlefield V’s single-player campaign is a collection of episodic self-contained stories that follow conflicts around the globe. According to a report from Gamesbeat, who previously stated…
[ad_1] Last year, Nintendo shocked and baffled the world by changing a single category in Mario’s Japanese profile page: occupation. The change went from Plumber to Adventurer, turning everything we knew about Mario on its head. Thankfully, that has now been rectified. Users on Reddit noticed the change yesterday, realizing that Nintendo had seemingly adjusted…
[ad_1] Nintendo announced last month that they were planning to expand the Nintendo rewards system by allowing you to use gold points – points specifically gained as a percentage of money spent on games and associated content – to make purchases on the eShop. Today, that system went live. If you buy a game or DLC for…
[ad_1] Some months ago, Ubisoft announced that dedicated servers will be coming to For Honor, the publisher’s weapon-based fighting game. Last month, dedicated servers launched for PC, but it’s coming to consoles tomorrow March 6. The change makes it so there’s no host advantage in multiplayer matches. A match with multiple people used to only…
[ad_1] Deck Nine Games wraps up their run on Life is Strange with Farewell, the final episode in the prequel series Before the Storm. The episode, which comes out today, takes the prequel even further back, when Chloe and Max were only kids. The bonus episode, which is exclusive to the Deluxe edition of Before…
[ad_1] After the whirlwind last week where the White House announced a meeting with video game leaders, and the Entertainment Software Association subsequently stated that none of its member companies have received invites, the ESA has now announced that they will be meeting with the president this Thursday, first reported by Kotaku. It was unclear…
[ad_1] As of the Switch’s one-year anniversary, it had become pretty apparent that something was wrong with the activity counter. Now, Nintendo has acknowledged the issue and promised to fix it down the line. A lot of fans were angry when they discovered that the Switch’s playtime counter reset after one year and have been…
[ad_1] In 2000, Kronos Digital and Eidos released a unique anime-inspired action game called Fear Effect for the original PlayStation. Its slick presentation, Ghost in the Shell-inspired world, and mature narrative earned it a cult following. That following had reason to rejoice when Sushee’s Kickstarter campaign promised to bring the series back. Unfortunately, Fear Effect…
[ad_1] We recently got to go hands-on with Labo, spending time popping its cardboard pieces out of templates, folding them together, playing with the compatible games, and looking at the surprisingly versatile Toy-Con garage. Since its debut, Nintendo has made it clear Labo is meant for the younger Switch player. In order to look at…
[ad_1] With the release of the bonus episode of Life is Strange: Before the Storm, both Deck Nine Games and original Life is Strange developer Dontnod are closing the book on Max and Chloe’s story. However, it does seem like news on a new season of Life is Strange is coming soon and looks to…
[ad_1] This week there are a variety of details to cover for a trio of games, and instead of breaking it up into separate columns, I figured I’d just run it all in one jam-packed Sports Desk. Enjoy. —————————————————————————————————————————– HB STUDIOS DISCUSSES THE GOLF CLUB 2019 A new Golf Club has been announced less than…
[ad_1] Iron Galaxy, a studio known for lots of mercenary work on ports and also titles like Killer Instinct and Extinction, has publicly offered their services to Capcom to help port Monster Hunter World to Switch. Capcom has previously described the process of porting Monster Hunter World to Switch as “difficult,” which is about as…
[ad_1] The team at Xbox has announced the return of Inside Xbox in the form of a new monthly show. The show, which was canceled in 2012, brings back Larry Hryb aka “Major Nelson” as one of the hosts, and promises behind-the-scenes looks at games on the Xbox platform. Joining Hryb in hosting duties are…
[ad_1] The Swords of Ditto takes heavy inspiration from the Legend of Zelda franchise. This is true not only in the gameplay style, but in the story as well. Rather than focusing in on the tale of one hero, however, it tells a multi-generational story about a chosen hero who emerges every 100 years to…
[ad_1] Each Monday, come here for a rundown of all this week’s big events that we know about, from game releases, to betas, to recapping the biggest continuing news stories from the previous week. If there’s anything we missed, feel free to let us know! This week covers the dates from March 5 to March…
[ad_1] The original StarCraft turns 20 this month, and Blizzard is celebrating with a variety of bonuses across all of its games and more throughout the month. Most notably, Overwatch players will be happy to know Widowmaker is getting a Kerrigan skin (not to be confused for the currently available Nova skin, based on StarCraft’s…
[ad_1] Final Fantasy XV is finally coming to Windows PCs this week. Dubbed as Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition, it sports upgraded visuals, options for higher resolutions, and even HDR — a rarity for most PC games these days. With publisher Square Enix putting in a whole lot more effort on this port over the…
[ad_1] Most horror games are about limited the player with scarce resources or having them evade a ferocious villain stalking them. In Carrion, an upcoming horror game from Phobia Game Studio, the roles are reversed. This time, you’re a fearsome, bloody, monster blob lurking around and killing its prey. You make your way through an…
[ad_1] Good Smile Company, a Japanese retailer known for its pop-culture collectibles, is releasing a Nendoroid figure of the Guardian from Breath of the Wild later this year, and it’s available now to pre-order. This adorable collectible features a movable head and eyeball, along with removable legs. It also comes with a number of accessories…
[ad_1] Welcome to a very special episode of The Game Informer Show podcast! The magazine just hit our 300th issue, and we’re celebrating by rolling out five unique covers and listing what we consider to be the 300 greatest games of all time. To reveal the new covers and dive in deep on the creation…
[ad_1] Chucklefish, the creator of the infectiously popular farming simulation game Stardew Valley, is working hard on its next title Spellbound. Spellbound has a similar aesthetic and vibe to Stardew Valley, but this time revolves around magic schools instead of agriculture. In an interview with Red Bull Games earlier this week, Chucklefish’s founder Finn Brice…
[ad_1] On Friday, the Xbox One version of PlayerUnknown Battlegrounds, which is currently in Xbox Game Preview, received an update. In particular, the starting area where you spawn at the beginning of the game has been removed. Instead of the lag-induced starting area that spawned hundreds of players in one place, the game will now…
[ad_1] The mysteries of Half-Life 3 and episode three of Half-Life 2 may never officially be resolved. Extensive, investigative work has resulted in little to no revelation, and whenever information does crop up, it’s delivered at the most unexpected times in the most roundabout manners. Valve may have abandoned its silent theoretical physicist, but other…
[ad_1] At the end of our Replay Civil War, it all came down to you to choose the next Super Replay! Our Overblood Facebook group ended up choosing two games through a tie: Killer7 and Godhand. You chose well. Killer7 is my favorite game of all time, for reasons I will fully elaborate on in the near…
[ad_1] With a little ingenuity and £350 (or about $482), YouTuber My Mate Vince created a “portable” Switch XL. Using a 15.5 inch, 1080p monitor powered via USB cables, Vince attached the components to the back with velcro. Portable batteries power both the monitor and the third-party FastSnail Switch dock, which run off 12 and…
[ad_1] The Land of the Rising Sun is fortunate to have some of the greatest cafés known to mankind, ranging from Monster Hunter to Kirby-themed settings with adorable dishes in tow. It was only a matter of time before Game Freak joined in with the craze with its adorable Pocket Monsters with the Pokémon Café in…
[ad_1] P.T. was a teaser for the canceled Silent Hills game that never came to fruition, but it’s left quite an impact in its wake. Modders have tried to recreate the game on PC, and games like Layers of Fear have cited taking inspiration from it. The latest developer/artist to be inspired by the demo…
[ad_1] If you subscribe to the computer, tablet, or mobile edition of Game Informer magazine, you can now read our 300th issue celebrating the top 300 games of all time! Following today’s cover reveal, our digital issue is now live on web browsers and will be coming to iPad/iPhone later in the day. You can download the apps to view the…
[ad_1] For those of us with large game collections, shelves are a pretty common way to store all of the game boxes we accumulate. For others, though, the floor might be a better fit. Resetera user Squarehard was challenged to cover their entire floor with DS game boxes to show off their massive collection of…
[ad_1] 27 years is a long time. For nearly three decades, Game Informer has made it its mission to inform the public about this thriving medium and the complex industry it’s housed in. For our 300th issue, we sat down as a group for the sake of a massive undertaking: ranking the 300 greatest games…
[ad_1] In Fortnite, you have to be prepared to face threats from all directions. I have no earthly idea how you can prepare for a sniper blasting across the map on top of a rocket, though. As a squad battle came down to one final kill, BullNizzle kindly asked his teammate to shoot a rocket…
[ad_1] Tomb Raider is set to hit theaters on March 16 and aims to portray Lara Croft with a similar survivalist style that we’ve seen in the most recent Tomb Raider games. However, this isn’t the first time that Lara Croft has come to the big screen. Angelina Jolie assumed the role in 2001’s Lara…
[ad_1] This week we’ve got just a little bit of everything: Some Dota (with that two-week new patch smell!) a Counter-Strike major, and some online DBFZ action. This week the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Intel Extreme Masters in Katowice, Poland comes to its exciting conclusion, as the playoffs tend to get intense at IEM. (Stream /…
[ad_1] Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition for PS4 and Xbox One is now available in select countries — almost three days before the official release date of March 6. You can play Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition early if you reside in the Middle East. Images posted by retailers in region on Instagram show off…
[ad_1] With the ongoing success of the Nintendo Switch, it’s no surprise that we’re seeing a slew of peripherals for the console. In fact, it’s something Nintendo is counting on to extend its lifespan. What the Kyoto-based company may have not planned for is a USB adapter that lets you use a PS4 controller with…
[ad_1] Following the debacle that was Star Wars Battlefront 2, it appears that Battlefield V will not have pay-to-win micro-transactions. Those close to Battlefield V’s development claim that that while it will feature loot boxes, they will yield cosmetic items only. “Loot boxes are back but cosmetic only. Way more customization options for your soldiers…
[ad_1] The Nintendo Switch is Nintendo’s latest home console and the first one that’s truly portable. It launched on March 3, 2017, so it’s been available for a year now. While it’s not available officially in many countries including India, that has not stopped a steady supply of Nintendo Switches reaching eager consumers via parallel…
[ad_1] With the success of Splatoon 2 worldwide, Nintendo has been keen to ensure a steady frequency of content for it. This week, a new variation on the dualies and a new map arrive for players. The weapon, the Dark Tetra Dualies, which are dual pistols with a heavy emphasis on dodgerolls. The guns looks…
[ad_1] As reported last week, the first two Turok games are on Xbox One today. The remasters are coming in fairly hot, but they come from NightDive Studios, who recently had to announce delays to its System Shock project. Turok is likely not a panic button, as the timing is far too compressed for that…
[ad_1] I’ll just let my review of Two Worlds do the talking here: “There’s an adventure here somewhere, hidden beneath the fog of broken gameplay, performance glitches, and characters talking about the evil Taint in unintentionally hilarious ways. The main character is an embarrassment to gaming, and isn’t even believable enough to…
[ad_1] Unlike the frozen tundra that was Minneapolis last weekend, this Saturday looks to be mostly crispy-clear skies and cooler temps. The environment is undoubtedly catering the weather around Game Informer’s big 300th issue celebration. If you’re in the Minneapolis area on Saturday then we’d love to see you anytime between noon and 11 p.m.…
[ad_1] Game Informer is celebrating its 300th issue of the magazine and we’re inviting you to join in on the fun! If you’re in the Minnesota area, come on down to Fulton Brewery in downtown Minneapolis from noon-11pm and say hi to us in person. If you can’t make it, we have you covered. We’ll…
[ad_1] The Twitter account for Arkane Studios’ and Bethesda’s Prey has been fairly active for the entire month, but the latest tweet is raising some eyebrows. “Do we really know what’s out there?” the account tweeted as a caption to a video of the camera slowly panning over to the moon. It raises the question…
[ad_1] For the fourth year in a row, Bethesda Softworks will host another showcase the weekend before E3 in 2018. There’s currently little news of what’s on the horizon from the publisher, which prides itself on single-player stories, so we have very little to go off regarding what Bethesda plans to show. However, this announcement…
[ad_1] With Sea of Thieves not far off on the horizon, Rare has released a video detailing how ship customization works. Rare hasn’t been coy about the ways in which pirate customization works, explaining that pretty much every aspect of your buccaneer is up for changing. Ship customization, however, has been pretty quiet beyond possible…
[ad_1] It’s been a long time since Castlevania: Symphony of the Night turned the series on its head, but you can celebrate yourself with a new Alucard statue. You claim to love Symphony of the Night, so now you can go and dwell with it for all eternity in several different editions. The First4Figures Alucard…
[ad_1] Your party consists of four gun-totting dwarves. After a successful mission, you can buy them new beards. If this doesn’t pique your interest, perhaps the excellent exploration and gunplay will. Deep Rock Galactic isn’t officially out yet, but is available to play now through Steam Early Access or Xbox One’s Game Preview program. After…
[ad_1] Sometimes realism is used in games to reveal or confront a deeper truth about the human condition. Other times it’s the knee-jerk defense for some crap mechanic that should never have been put in a game in the first place. Let’s talk about the latter, shall we? I just spent the past two weeks…
[ad_1] It’s not every day you see a game starring an angry boar and anthropomorphic duck with an attitude problem, but that’s what Mutant Year Zero: Road To Eden is selling. Funcom and The Bearded Ladies (a collaboration between former Hitman and Payday developers) have teamed up to deliver this off-kilter tactical adventure featuring XCOM style…
[ad_1] We’ve written a lot about how Ubisoft set out to build a believable cult for its latest open-world adventure, Far Cry 5. As we ramp up to the game’s late March release, the publisher is lifting the curtain more on the personalities at the head of the Project at Eden’s Gate. The cult is…
[ad_1] A box set of CDs featuring the music from the latest Legend of Zelda game has been announced in Japan, in both regular and special editions. The five-disc set contains all of the music from the game, the DLC, and even the pre-release music trailer. That means it is the first official release of…
[ad_1] The Station tells a science-fiction story we’ve all heard before. Earth has lost contact with a crew aboard a space station, and you are sent in to investigate what happened to them. This premise usually reveals flesh-eating aliens, rogue A.I., or astronauts suffering from space madness. However, none of your discoveries made aboard space…
[ad_1] Cyan Inc., the studio behind Myst and Obduction, have revealed a teaser trailer for their upcoming game Firmament. The trailer is narrated by an ethereal voice as the camera guides the view through snow-capped mountains and abandoned steam-punk machinery. A mysterious orb breathes new life and an apparition appears to accompany you on your…
[ad_1] Early Switch users are discovering certain playtime stats gathered since the console’s launch are resetting and erasing info. On the Switch, players can go to their profile in the upper left corner on the home menu and look at the last 20 games they have played, along with how many hours were spent in…
[ad_1] If you get tired of scrounging around the map in Fortnite, desperately searching for serviceable weapons only to be taken out by someone who found a legendary in their first chest, there’s now a mode just for you. Solid Gold is the latest limited-time mode in Fortnite: Battle Royale that gives you all legendaries,…
[ad_1] The next issue of Game Informer marks another landmark in the magazine’s 27-year run, so we wanted to make it count. Along with our North Loop neighbors Fulton Brewing, we are blowing out the Issue 300 launch with a day-long celebration at the Fulton Taproom. You are all invited. The event starts at noon,…
[ad_1] Warframe players who spend their time on console will have some titanic new foes to take on next week. The Shrine of Eidolon update, which debuted on PC last month, adds a pair of huge new foes to the free-to-play shooter. The new beasts appear in the open-world Plains of Eidolon, and include the…
[ad_1] Update: Polygon reached out to Blizzard about the supposed tease for Diablo 3 and got a response back that might disappoint some folks: We can assure you we’re not that clever,” a spokesperson for Blizzard Entertainment said via email. “[It was] meant to be a fun community engagement piece. We have nothing to announce.…
[ad_1] Brawlhalla is a free-to-play Smash Brothers-like that’s been getting a fair amount of buzz, with over five million players checking the game out on Steam. The popularity of the game hasn’t gone unnoticed by the publishing world. Today developer Blue Mammoth Games announced that it had been acquired by Ubisoft: Long story short, Blue…
[ad_1] It seems that Diablo 3 for the Nintendo Switch may be more than just a rumour. Blizzard took to Twitter to tease what could be a release of the popular role-playing game for Nintendo’s console. The official Blizzard account tweeted a short video of a Diablo nightlight being switched on and off repeatedly. Many replies…
[ad_1] Last Friday, Deadline reported that Amazon has snapped up The Dark Tower TV series, despite the critical and commercial failure of the 2017 film starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey. This does seem odd on the surface, but Amazon is currently on a streak, picking up any property that screams ‘epic fantasy’ in a…
[ad_1] Ubisoft is releasing a live-action short that takes place before the events of Far Cry 5 exclusively on Amazon Prime’s streaming service next week. The short, titled Inside Eden’s Gate, tells the story of three vloggers that head to Montana to check out the infamous Eden’s Gate cult. Obviously, this doesn’t work out quite…
[ad_1] Microsoft has started talking about the next big Xbox One update, the first one of 2018, which boasts a couple of new features. The Spring update will support 1440p resolutions, which you’ll most commonly see in computer monitors. The resolution isn’t quite 4K, but it’s a step above 1080p, allowing players who are using…
[ad_1] Blizzard tweeted a small video today that might be indicating a port of their latest Diablo game to Nintendo’s newest system. The tweet showed a light switch connected to a Diablo nightlight being flicked up and down. A plain reading of the imagery is that Diablo is coming to the Switch, which would mark…
[ad_1] White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced today that president Trump would be meeting with leaders from the video game industry on the topic of violent video games and their role in events like the Parkland shooting. The Entertainment Software Association, a consortium made up of major video game companies like Nintendo, EA,…
[ad_1] Time for some more shiny guns. In this week’s update, Bungie reveals that Destiny 2 players will be able to grab three featured weapons (seen above) with tokens during Iron Banner. You’ll have from March 6 to March 13 to earn these weapons in Clash with tokens, grabbing them from Lord Saladin himself The…
[ad_1] On this week’s Game Informer podcast, Ben Hanson, Matt Miller, Dan Tack, and Jeff Marchiafava start things out on a high note by singing the praises of Into The Breach from Subset Games. Then we mop up some discussions by having the editors who wrote the reviews for Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Metal Gear…
[ad_1] Time is a flat circle. After Call of Duty found great financial success in returning to the second Great War, it looks like Battlefield might be following suit. GamesBeat is currently reporting that EA is planning on taking the series, which had its most recent entry set in World War I, to World War II.…
[ad_1] Hot off the paws of Black Panther’s runaway success at the box office, Disney was poised to launch into another worldwide phenomenon with Avengers: Infinity War on May 4. However, Robert Downey Jr. decided to tweet at Marvel Studios’ official Twitter account to request an early showing … with everyone. In a surprise twist,…
[ad_1] Update: On the Yakuza Subreddit, a Sega representative explained the current status of the demo, but did not have answers for when it would return. Will my account be banned for playing the full game? No. Absolutely not. We hope you enjoyed you “advance” preview of the later chapters in the game. Sounds like…
[ad_1] Tribute Games’ platform-swinging Flinthook came out in April 2017, but last month, the indie developer let its fans know that the game would be coming to the Switch digitally and physically with Limited Run Games, which have both gone without release dates since late January. Today, the former has been green lit by Nintendo for the…
[ad_1] Witcher fans would likely throw vast amounts of money at a sequel, but are they willing to fork out over $750 for a statue of Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon from The Witcher III: Wild Hunt? This statue stands in at 27 inches in height, and is slated to release between April and June 2019.…
[ad_1] 3D Realms recently revealed the new game under its hat, the pixelated and slapstick gore shooter Ion Maiden. We had the chance to sit down with Frederik Schreiber, the vice president of 3D Realms, and talk about the studio’s approach to crafting an authentic retro shooter that doesn’t fall prey to the whims of…
[ad_1] If you have purchased anything from NIS America’s online store recently, your data might be at risk, according to a disclosure from NISA last night. The store, which has now been taken down, was the target of hackers looking to get client information by creating a fake checkout page. The good news is that…
[ad_1] After an Illinois 16 year-old made a threat on social media against his school while playing a video game, the judge in his felony disorderly conduct case took his phone and banned him from playing violent video games. The youth, whose name has not been released as juvenile records are sealed, had apparently been…
[ad_1] Sea of Thieves is coming out soon and to prepare for all your sea-faring adventures, there’s now a Sea of Thieves figure. The latest offering from Loot Gaming Crate features an exclusive figure for the dastardly, undead buccaneer, Flameheart. He stands atop his mountain of gold, sword drawn, ready to face anyone who’d dare…
[ad_1] It appears that Battlefield V is the next game in the long-running Battlefield series, not the previously rumoured Battlefield: Bad Company 3. The game will, much like last year’s Call of Duty: World War 2, be set in World War 2. What’s more is, it’s due for a 2018 release date. According to GamesBeat citing…
[ad_1] Darwin Project, a multiplayer title that blends survival and battle royale elements, will hit Xbox Game Preview next week. In 10-person matches set up like a reality show, the goal is to be the last one standing. Opponents can be taken out with weapons like bows and axes, setting traps, or by the hazardous…
[ad_1] Building off its previous Battle and Proving Grounds tournaments, Red Bull is doubling down on its region-based fighting game circuit, this time called Red Bull Conquest. the tournament series will once again task players from across the United States to represent their region in 15 events across the country and will include an additional…
[ad_1] Are you a fan of popping zombies with vegetable-based weaponry? Good news: it looks like Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare is getting another entry in the series. Though there has been no official announcement, an Amazon listing for a tie-in comic book seems to have accidentally let the cat out of the bag with…
[ad_1] This week brings us a lot of looks at remakes, which is always fun to dive into. Instead of a remake, I want Square to bring the Xenogears team back together and finish the second half of what was the best PlayStation 1 JRPG. I would buy that remake or update or whatever. Now…
[ad_1] S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow Of Chernobyl remains, years later, an exquisitely peculiar game. Released in 2007, the RPG/FPS hybrid was praised for its open spaces, interlocking survival systems, and mysterious setting. Awaking inside a 30 km radioactive zone based on the real-life Chernobyl Exhaustion Zone, the player takes on the role of a Stalker, a sort…
[ad_1] PS4-exclusive Detroit: Become Human finally has a release date. Developed by Quantic Dream, the studio behind Heavy Rain and Beyond Two Souls, Detroit: Become Human release date is May 25. Billed as a neo-noir thriller, Quantic Dream’s Writer and Director David Cage took to Sony’s PlayStation Blog to reveal more details. Particularly in terms of…
[ad_1] The Wall Street Journal reports that Nintendo is looking at utilizing peripherals to continue the Switch’s strong momentum in its second year on the market, according to multiple sources “familiar with the company’s plans.” The upcoming Labo cardboard kits certainly fit this bill, and according to the report, Nintendo wants to continue to expand…
[ad_1] Terence “SoOn” Tarlier is often the first person opposing team’s see on the battlefield. He’s proven to be a tremendous scout as Tracer, diving in and out of enemy ranks to deal damage and disrupt their strategies. I talked to Tarlier about his time in Overwatch League, the techniques he uses for Tracer, and…
[ad_1] Quantic Dream founder David Cage took to PlayStation’s official blog today to let the world know that the neo-noir cybernetic thriller Detroit: Become Human is on the verge of being released. The game will be out on May 25 for PS4: We are proud to announce that Detroit: Become Human now has an official…
[ad_1] Sam Barlow’s adaptation of the popular 80s film War Games has been shaping up to be one of the most intriguing releases of this year. Not easily defined as a game or a television show, #WarGames seems to bridge the gap between the two, with watchers influencing where the show goes with their choices…
[ad_1] As the Nintendo Switch completes its first year of being on sale this week, it appears that Nintendo has no plans to launch a Nintendo Switch 2 or an iterative version of the console anytime soon. Sources speaking to The Wall Street Journal claim that the Kyoto-based company will hold off on variations in the…
[ad_1] You’ve had enough time for light gaming and finishing off some of your last year’s backlog in the first couple of months this year. Now, with March bringing in some springy goodness both in terms of the weather and game releases, it’s time to get that trigger finger warmed up. There are a lot…
[ad_1] The ecosystem simulator Happy Birthdays is coming to Switch on June 5, says publisher NISA. The game is an enhanced port of Birthdays the Beginning for the PlayStation 4 and Switch and boasts a few enhancements over that original version. The portable version includes new user interface updates, a stars system that allows you…
[ad_1] Facebook has launched an initiative with the explicit goal of getting more women involved in video game development. The social media giant wants to encourage women in the field by leveraging community connections and shining the spotlight on success stories. The company seeks to address the fact that women, and especially women of color,…
[ad_1] After EA’s announcement of a Burnout Paradise Remastered release date of March 16, Amazon India has listed the game for sale with a price for India. The Burnout Paradise Remastered India price for PS4 and Xbox One is Rs. 2,999. While the game costs $40 in the US and most games priced at $40…
[ad_1] Despite Final Fantasy XV having come out in 2015, director Hajime Tabata still has grand plans, and is asking fans what kind of ending they want for the story. At a fan greeting today, Tabata asked fans if they want a happy ending or the opposite, a super bad ending. Some of the people…
[ad_1] After a week of teasing, Blizzard has revealed new Overwatch hero Brigitte. She is a support class character that wields a hammer and a shield. In addition to this, Blizzard let slip more details of Overwatch lore by stating that she is the daughter of Torbjorn and is the squire of Reinhardt. Both are popular…
[ad_1] The Witcher’s card-playing game Gwent has a new game mode: Arena, which lets players play with cards they otherwise might not have, as well as introducing some mode-specific rules. Arena mode lets you build a deck using cards from all playable factions, as well as some duplicates. You keep playing until you win nine…
[ad_1] The Bartlet Jones Supernatural Detective Agency has shut its doors, a month after the Drawn to Death developer announced it was laying off the majority of its staff. Studio founder David Jaffe broke the news in a tweet this morning, in which he also said the studio was looking to unload a variety of…
[ad_1] In a move that’s surprising as it is unnecessary, Nicolas Cage is starring in a seven-episode VR video series set in the world of the upcoming The Humanity Bureau. For those not in the know, The Humanity Bureau is a film in which people who can’t pull their weight in society are exiled to…
[ad_1] Not that it wasn’t already fairly obvious as a consequence of the last few years of Tony Hawk games, but Activision and the professional skater no longer have anything to do with each other on a personal level, Hawk confirmed on Twitter. Hawk made the comment after numerous messages to him from fans asking…
[ad_1] Tennis has been on somewhat of a hiatus from video games, so sports gamers are excited for Tennis World Tour, a career mode-focused title from Breakpoint Games this spring (PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Switch). Recently we had an opportunity to get our hands on an early build of the title, and in the…
[ad_1] Hironobu Sakaguchi, commonly known as the father of the Final Fantasy series, will be doing a four-part stream of Final Fantasy VI on March 1. In conjunction with Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu, Sakaguchi will be streaming the game on Youtube and Japanese video site NicoNico. The first episode will have a guest appearance by Kazuko…
[ad_1] A quick scan of Xbox One’s digital store revealed a product listing for RBI Baseball 18, scheduled to release on March 19. After giving the last installment in this annualized series a 2 out of 10 review rating, I was curious to see what the developers at MLB had in store for this year’s…
[ad_1] Despite offering an endless tapestry of intriguing tales to draw from, the events of history remain criminally ignored by video games. Sure, exotic locations like ancient Egypt and decades-old wars occasionally serve as flashy backdrops for modern action, but too few games try to convey what life was really like in a historical time…
[ad_1] We love getting lost into the mythos of a beloved video game franchise. While feature films and television shows typically falter in adapting stories from our favorite titles, comic books often deliver justice to expanding a video game world’s lore, further enriching the experience without holding a controller. Here are 13 great comic books…
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[ad_1] Update 2 2/28/14: Nintendo has provided an additional statement to Game Informer. While this statement is similar to the one on the website, this one states the program’s initial release was more of a trial run than a full release. “Nintendo.com recently offered a trial customer review feature to let users share feedback about Nintendo…
[ad_1] Daybreak’s zombie-filled survival game H1Z1 is out of early access, and it’s launched with a surprise. Auto Royale mode is a motorized take on the popular genre. But is it any good? Join Leo, Reiner, and me as we try to solve this mystery. In Auto Royale, teams of four ride in a car…
[ad_1] Cevat Yerli, co-founder of Crysis, FarCry, and The Hunt: Showdown developer Crytek, has stepped down as CEO of the company, staying on as a “Strategic Shareholder” at the company. His two co-founding brothers, Avni and Faruk Yerli, will replace him as joint-CEOs. The company did not announce any additional changes to its company structure,…
[ad_1] Metro has always been a single-player narrative-driven experience, but the games’ universe does seem like it’s ripe for expansion into other genres and modes. The claustrophobic setting and the emphasis on firefights against both bandits and monsters make it seem like a great co-op experience could be crafted for that universe. During our visit…
[ad_1] The artillery is a smouldering heap, devastated by giant kaiju’s claw swipe. The pilot inside, a good soldier, is gone. But the loss wasn’t for nothing. I watch as the round timer at the top of the screen hits zero, and the giant bugs terrorizing humanity, known as the Vek, descend back into the…
[ad_1] Final Fantasy XV is coming to PC on March 6, and the bonuses keep rolling in. Those who pick up the PC edition before May 1 will be treated to a Sims 4 pack, which includes two very unique superhero outfits, the Llama Suit and Plumbob. You can see them in action in the…
[ad_1] Sony has announced PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita games will no longer be part of its monthly roster of free PlayStation Plus titles. But don’t fret. Any PS3 and Vita freebies previously downloaded from PS Plus can be re-downloaded any time after the update, which goes live March 8, 2019. Sony simply will no…
[ad_1] I’m not going to mince words here: Metal Gear Survive has issues. That’s probably what many Metal Gear fans were expecting, considering that the project is the first entry after Konami’s acrimonious split with series creator Hideo Kojima. But even apart from all of that drama, Metal Gear Survive fails to entertain as a…
[ad_1] This is originally a featured was published in Issue #290 of Game Informer. To coincide with Into The Breach’s release, we’ve uploaded it to the site. While working at the 2K Games office in Shanghai, Justin Ma and Matthew Davis started developing a side project called FTL. A sci-fi roguelike about making it from…
[ad_1] After making a few teases about its next hero, Overwatch has finally unveiled Brigitte Lindholm, who is now playable in the PC Public Test Realm of the game. You might recognize the surname Lindholm, as she is the daughter of Torbjörn. In combat, Brigitte’s main weapon is a close-range rocket flail. Her Whip Shot ability…
[ad_1] March starts tomorrow, and with it comes a new lineup of games available for PlayStation Plus subscribers. This month’s lineup is headlined by Bloodborne, a dark and dreary action RPG that’s one of PlayStation’s best exclusives, and Ratchet & Clank, which is much better than the film and helps breathe new life into the…
[ad_1] Sony has revealed that PS Plus — its subscription service that lets users play online multiplayer as well as access select games every month — will no longer include PS3 and PS Vita games in its line up from March 8, 2019. The company snuck in the news while announcing its games line-up for…
[ad_1] Kirby’s Switch debut is only a few weeks away, so we decided to take an extended, detailed look at the game. To do that, however, it was requested that we keep our looks to three minutes each, with the option to showcase up to 15 minutes for footage from the game prior to its…
[ad_1] Walt Disney Animation Studios’ 2012 film Wreck-It Ralph was a warm-hearted exploration of heroism and retro gaming, and the upcoming sequel appears to be raising the stakes even higher. How? By taking the arcade heroes Wreck-It Ralph and Vanellope von Schweetz online, of course. The studio has released a new trailer for Ralph Breaks…
[ad_1] PS4 title Let it Die from Japanese developer Grasshopper Manufacture is hosting GameCube/PS2 game Killer7 (shown) in a team-up celebrating the studio’s 20th anniversary. Details are scarce at the moment, other than the “collaboration,” as the developer puts it, is happening this spring. New collab incoming, but it’s just part 1!It will be…
[ad_1] Wandering through the countryside, you hear whispers of devastation, unemployment, and dust storms that ravage people’s homes. Other moments bring you courage in your tired journey, as you listen to a worker’s hopeful song or watch hundreds of butterflies flutter overhead. Whether they’re tragic, surreal, or humorous, each of these occasions are just as…
[ad_1] On March 27, fighter Injustice 2 is getting a Legendary Edition (PS4, Xbox One, PC) that not only includes all the downloadable characters, but also raises the level cap and more. The Legendary Edition includes: All Downloadable Playable Characters: Darkseid, Red Hood, Starfire, Sub-Zero, Black Manta, Raiden, Hellboy, Atom, Enchantress, and The Teenage Mutant…
[ad_1] In a sea of what was then referred to as “Doom clones,” 3D Realms made a name for itself by innovating the first-person shooter genre with the likes of Duke Nukem 3D and Shadow Warrior with its Build engine. The developer announced today that it’s returning to developing the kinds of games it made…
[ad_1] Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition release date is March 6. In the run up to that, Square Enix has announced what you get when you pre-order the game via EA’s Origin storefront. Taking a cue from its collaboration with Valve and Microsoft, Final Fantasy XV costumes will lend itself to The Sims 4 and vice…
[ad_1] A year since its release on the PS4, open-world role-playing game Horizon Zero Dawn has sold over 7.6 million units. It is Sony’s best-selling new first-party franchise on the PS4 and the company claims that it reached this total with both sales on disc and digital copies. “We are incredibly grateful that Horizon Zero Dawn…
[ad_1] H1Z1, once one of the most popular games on Steam, is coming out of early access today with a HUD overhaul and a mode titled Auto Royale. Sometimes credited as the progenitor of the Battle Royale genre, H1Z1 is leaving early access after roughly two years in the in-development category once the game split…
[ad_1] Beloved role-playing game Chrono Trigger made its way to the PC for the very first time via Steam. The release of this classic took everyone by surprise. And not in a good way. Reason being, Chrono Trigger on Steam is essentially a direct port of the mobile version of the game. Fans have taken…
[ad_1] One of the Xbox One‘s biggest selling points is backwards compatibility. It’s the ability to play specified Xbox 360 and original Xbox games on the Xbox One, Xbox One S, and Xbox One X. While Sony has derided any possibility of PS4 backwards compatibility, citing that it rather focus on new games, Microsoft has…
[ad_1] Tekken, the popular fighting game, is finally available on Android and iOS devices. Bandai Namco had announced the launch of the game for mobile devices last year in August 2017. But now, the free-to-play fighting game has come out of the soft launch and has officially been rolled out worldwide. Following a series of…
[ad_1] Blizzard never lacks for Overwatch merchandise and they’re definitely giving the people what they want with this new Widowmaker figma. The figure measures about 160mm in height, features her Widow’s Kiss rifle, a venom mine, and two different face plates of normal and aiming variations. Like all Figma, there’s a number of points of…
[ad_1] Arika revealed the details on the release structure and window for Fighting EX Layer the other day, following it up with a gameplay trailer of new characters Blair and Jack. Blair relies on fast movement and quick mix-ups for her combos, darting around the screen and confounding the opponent rather than focusing on power…
[ad_1] Sega has pulled the Yakuza 6 demo from PSN on its day after release after some intrepid players discovered ways around the story gating progress to play the entire full game. As we reported yesterday, the Yakuza 6 demo came in at a huge 36GB, essentially downloading the full game with the ability to…
[ad_1] Moss is out today on PlayStation VR. You know – that cute game with the little mouse? Don’t worry if you’re not completely familiar with it, because Kyle straps on the headset and guides us through the charming puzzle-platformer. As with a lot of VR games, watching it on a traditional display drains the…
[ad_1] All of a sudden, the developers best known for Kirby games releases a mobile game on Android and iOS yesterday centering around a UFO looking for a job. HAL Laboratories released the game yesterday for $3.99. The game had been available in Japan under the title Working UFO for a little while, but only…
[ad_1] Director James Gunn occasionally likes answering questions on social media, though it turns out we don’t always want the answers. Today on Twitter, Gunn was joking with a reporter about a comparison between Porgs, the puffin CG replacement from Star Wars:The Last Jedi, and Groot, the tree person who was a giant in the…
[ad_1] Metal Gear Survive is the first entry since Konami and series creator Hideo Kojima’s contentious split, and it shows. It features a non-canon, spin-off story and veers away from its stealth roots in favor of a survivalist approach. But while that might sound like heresy to fans, the most damning thing about Survive is…
[ad_1] Square Enix released Chrono Trigger on Steam today, to the surprise and delight of many. That delight may be short-lived, as Leo, Ben Hanson, and I soon learned. Long story short, this has all the hallmarks of a quick and dirty port. Between text that refers to its iOS roots, a U.I. that looks…
[ad_1] Danger, Will Robinson. Netflix is revisiting science-fiction’s past with a reboot of the 1965 television show Lost in Space. Set 30 years in the future at a point when Earth’s resources are dwindling, the Robinson family is tasked to travel the cosmos to find a new home for mankind. Their mission doesn’t go as…
[ad_1] Microsoft have announced a number of Xbox 360 backwards compatible titles that are enhanced on the Xbox One X. The titles, Forza Horizon, Witcher 2, Crackdown, and Fable Anniversary. That makes for a total of eleven games that, when played on an Xbox One X, have improvements. Assassin’s Creed Crackdown Fable Anniversary…
[ad_1] Inkle has announced that its latest project, Heaven’s Vault, will be their first game to hit consoles. The studio has released a trailer that showcases Heaven’s Vault’s journey of language and discovery and announces that is coming to PlayStation 4. Heaven’s Vault tells the story of archaeologist Aliya Elasra, who travels the galaxy with her…
[ad_1] In a post on PSBlog today, Capcom’s Monster Hunter World producer Ryozo Tsujimoto explained the details of the second Horizon: Zero Dawn quest that nets you an armor that makes your hunter look like Aloy and a similar bow. The quest, which begins tomorrow, has players fighting a giant Anjanath because the team rationalized…
[ad_1] First-person survival horror title Outlast has suddenly appeared to download on the Nintendo Switch’s eshop. The Bundle of Terror is available for $24.99 and comes with the full game and its prequel content titled Whistleblower. There is no word yet on a physical release. The trailer says Outlast II is available to pre-order now,…
[ad_1] Subset Games’ Into The Breach is more immediately understandable and accessible than the studio’s previous game, FTL, but dig deeper and there’s a lot to wrap your head around before achieving mastery. Luckily we’re here to help you fend off the ferocious kaiju assaults with some handy tips we’ve learned during our own battles.…
[ad_1] Hearthstone’s upcoming card year, The Year of the Raven, kicks off with the release of the next expansion. 2018 brings some serious changes to the game, with in-game tournaments, some big cards rotating into the Hall of Fame to shake up the meta, and a cool new Druid hero that anyone can get fairly…
[ad_1] Square Enix is bringing one of the greatest RPGs of all time to a new platform. Today, the company made the surprise announcement that Chrono Trigger is now available on Steam. Chrono Trigger originally released on SNES in 1995, though it has been ported over the years to platforms like DS and iOS. The…
[ad_1] The ESRB has announced that it will soon affix a new label on physical games that feature a variety of paid in-game purchases, including loot boxes, season passes, and DLC. In addition, the game-ratings organization has launched a new site designed to inform parents about in-game purchases and how to enable parental tools to prevent their…
[ad_1] Materia Collective (which has previously released soundtrack remixes for titles like Final Fantasy VII) has a new EP out today. Arranged by the artist Ferdk, this new release takes the music of Nier: Automata and gives it a symphonic metal spin. The EP, entitled “Glory to Metal,” has four tracks: “Bipolar Nightmare,” “Alien Manifestation,”…
[ad_1] Developer HB Studios has announced the next iteration in its successful golf series – The Golf Club 2019 – due out this fall on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The title expands the series’ customization foundation to include a robust set of options for your characters (as well as course-creation stuff), expanded career events…
[ad_1] Moss represents an experiment inside the already-experimental world of virtual reality. It’s a third-person platformer, but it’s played from the perspective of a second character inhabited by the player. I have played games like this before – essentially an action game with an isometric camera, but Moss feels different because it is played in…
[ad_1] After releasing on the PS4 and Xbox One, Final Fantasy XV is set for its PC debut on March 6 as Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition. The Japanese role-playing game (JRPG) has seen a wealth of updates and patches to enhance the experience. PC gamers will be able to benefit from these fixes along…
[ad_1] Microsoft has announced an Xbox One S Sea of Thieves bundle for the game’s launch on March 20. The bundle is going for $299.99 and includes a 1TB Xbox One S, a download of the game, and one-month trial passes for Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass. Furthermore, the company has already released…
[ad_1] Facebook has apologised, saying it regrets promoting a Virtual Reality (VR) shooting game named Bullet Train on its stand at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference 2018 (CPAC) in the US, a week after 17 students were killed in a Florida school shooting. “The demo was part of ‘a standard set of experiences’ that Oculus…
[ad_1] PS4-exclusive God of War release date is April 20. Aside from the standard edition of the game that costs Rs. 3,999, there are two special variants, the God of War Collector’s Edition and God of War Limited Edition respectively. Both versions of God of War will be coming to India in addition to the standard…
[ad_1] If you were expecting a PlayStation 5 (PS5) release date any time soon, you can rest easy. Well, at least according to NPD analyst Mat Piscatella. He stated that Sony’s PS4 and PS4 Pro successor isn’t due till 2020. “2020 is what I have in my forecast. The data suggest there’s no need to do…
[ad_1] 2017’s Injustice 2 is getting a revised edition with all its additional downloadable content soon. Called the Injustice 2 Legendary Edition, a listing for it was spotted on Amazon before being taken down (though still viewable via this cached page). The Injustice 2 Legendary Edition release date is March 27. According to multiple international…
[ad_1] If you’re thinking about downloading tomorrow’s Yakuza 6 demo, which is already live in a few regions, then you might want to call your ISP and make sure you don’t have a download cap. The demo, which spans what Sega describes as the game’s prologue, comes in at a whopping 36.53 GB. If you’re…
[ad_1] Fighting EX Layer, Arika’s 3D fighting game, was shown off in a livestream last night where the studio announced a new character and confirmed a digital release before the end of June. The game has been a bit of a curiosity since its initial reveal. After numerous attempts to get a successor to Street…
[ad_1] In this age of living games, everyone is used to servers sunsetting on video games eventually, but the first FROM Software Souls title to be hit by shutdowns is finally closing the coffin lid on the PlayStation 3 game tomorrow. Sony, Atlus, and Bandai Namco, the game’s Japanese, American, and European publishers respectively, announced…
[ad_1] Simplicity and elegance go hand in hand in many mediums, and Into the Breach demonstrates that the same can apply for game design. After the remarkable success of FTL, Subset Games has crafted a follow-up that maintains the same structural progression and addictive replayability, but tacks away toward a fascinating hybrid of turn-based tactics…
[ad_1] If you’re looking to ramp up and rank up in the next PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds season, it might be a good time to get some practice in. Play is scheduled to be unranked until the next season begins. We don’t know when that will be yet, but the current season wraps things up this evening…
[ad_1] Pokemon Day is February 28 and The Pokemon Company is reaching outside its usual comfort zone to offer things like new Pokemon snapchat lenses and Pikachu Talk for Google Home and Alexa. The date, February 27, is the 22nd anniversary of when Pokemon Red and Green launched in Japan. The small Gameboy game focused…
[ad_1] New character reveals in Overwatch have always been shrouded in mystery and Hero #27 is no exception. Blizzard has sent out more lore tweets that further tease a new character reveal and how that character may be tied to Torbjörn . First, we have a letter that Torbjörn sent to his wife after Operation: “White…
[ad_1] Diablo III’s latest season is now live, which means there are new cosmetic rewards. To earn Haedrig’s Gift, a free class set, players must finish season journey chapters two through four. Exclusive season items, earned through the season journey, include Blaine’s Bear pet, Imperius portraits, and helm and shoulder pieces in the conqueror set.…
[ad_1] Last year, Pokémon Center started a new line of Pokémon collectibles called Gallery Figures. The initial line featured Pikachu, Mew, Eevee, and Magikarp, while the second line contained Cubone, Vulpix, Psyduck, and Jigglypuff. Since then, the lines have been smaller, with a third wave featuring only Espeon and Umbreon, and a fourth wave starring…
[ad_1] Hideo Kojima is no stranger to embedding secrets and deception in his work, whether that involves misleading players about Solid Snake’s role in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty or cryptically aluding to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain before its official unveiling. Prior to the controversy of the game designer’s departure…
[ad_1] This week my esteemed colleague Brian Shea is here to dive more in-depth with the UFC 3 roster, analyzing its relevance and how it can improve going forward. —————————————————————————————————————————– EA Sports UFC 3 launched earlier and, as I said in my review, it is a terrific MMA game. The new career mode adds depth…
[ad_1] The gaming side of SXSW has announced several additions to the Austin, Texas, event, including esports tournaments and featured guests. Noted speakers this year will be Jordan “n0thing” Gilbert, professional gamer for 10 years and inactive player on Cloud9, and Ashley Jenkins, co-founder of Rooster Teeth’s The Know video news series. Gilbert, who will…
[ad_1] Since its debut with Metro 2033 in 2010, 4A’s in-house engine has proven to be a powerful piece of evolving software. Metro: Last Light launched five years ago, and many publications, us included, use that game as a benchmark test for new gaming PCs. Despite its dark setting, Metro has always boasted beautiful visuals and…
[ad_1] The tag team between Rocket League and WWE is going strong as Psyonix announced that Rocket League is adding WWE-themed customization items later this year. More information about the specific items is coming in April. Rocket League has integrated themselves greatly into the WWE promotional machine, from sponsoring live events like last night’s Elimination…
[ad_1] Each Monday, come here for a rundown of all this week’s big events that we know about, from game releases, to betas, to recapping the biggest continuing news stories from the previous week. If there’s anything we missed, feel free to let us know! This week covers the dates from February 26 to March…
[ad_1] After falling just short of the playoffs in Stage 1, Seoul Dynasty is deepening its roster with the addition of Heo “Gambler” Jin-woo, a support player who has excelled in tournament play since the game launched. Jin-woo will be a dedicated healer for Seoul, an area rival teams have been exploiting this season. Given…
[ad_1] Popular hero shooter Overwatch is now available at a deep discount. The game’s distributor, E-xpress Interactive has reduced the Overwatch: Origins Edition India price by 50 percent on PS4 and Xbox One, and 40 percent on PC. The discount on Overwatch: Origins Edition lasts till March 6 and is available on Amazon India, Flipkart, and…
[ad_1] Update: Microsoft has announced the titles joining Rise of the Tomb Raider for the Xbox Game Pass in March, including new title Sea of Thieves. The full March list: Rise of the Tomb Raider, Super Lucky’s Tale, Resident Evil Revelation 2, Oxenfree, Sonic CD, The Final Station, and Euro Fishing all hit on March…
[ad_1] Subset Games made a name for itself with its first game, FTL: Faster Than Light. Its latest release, Into the Breach, proves that it wasn’t a fluke. Matt Miller has been playing – and enjoying – the strategy game, which pits squads of mechs against kaiju-like monsters. Check out what he has to say…
[ad_1] The latest entry in the long-running Yakuza franchise — Yakuza 6: The Song of Life is getting a demo before its full release. It’s the first time we’re seeing a Yakuza game built ground up for the PS4 and PS4 Pro alone. Past titles, such as the popular Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami were…
[ad_1] 2016’s Final Fantasy XV will be getting new content until next year. This will be in the form of new episodes focussing on the game’s supporting cast. Speaking to 4Gamer (via Gematsu) Final Fantasy XV’s director, Hajime Tabata, Final Fantasy XV has an “average player satisfaction rate” of 62.4 percent for the game’s scenario in…
[ad_1] Metal Gear Survive is Konami’s first game in the franchise following Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima’s departure from the company. And while the overall reception for the game was mixed at best, considering how big a departure it was from past games and the controversy surrounding Kojima’s ouster from Konami, eagle-eyed fans on Reddit noticed…
[ad_1] Following up the stellar PC port of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is Metal Gear Survive. While our Metal Gear Survive review was based on the PS4 Pro version of the game, we have now managed to get some time with the PC version of the game as well. Does Metal Gear…
[ad_1] Twitch has teamed up with charity organization The 1,000 Dreams Fund to help promote up-and-coming female streamers on the platform. By offering financial grants, Twitch hopes to sustain and support these channels. The goal of these grants is to help women succeed despite the gender gap in the streaming industry. According to a 2016…
[ad_1] Lore In A Minute! is a YouTube show that gives quick breakdowns of different games’ lore and stories. Kingdom Come: Deliverance has a detailed, medieval open world, and this video can help you grasp what’s going on as you begin your journey. You can watch the short video below. Kingdom Come: Deliverance is a…
[ad_1] First 4 Figures recently revealed its newest collectible, which is a chibi version of Artorias The Abysswalker. Poised for battle in a circle of purple flames, Artorias still looks fearsome despite his rounded edges and chibi form. Although he may look small in the image above, Artorias stands eight inches tall. This statue is…
[ad_1] Detective Pikachu is a 3DS game that released in 2016 in Japan, and now it’s finally coming to the West. This Pokémon spin-off takes place in Ryme City, centering around Tim Goodman and Detective Pikachu, who team up to solve a number of mysteries. Crime solving, however, isn’t nearly the strangest thing in this…
[ad_1] Microsoft announced that Rise of the Tomb Raider, along with several other games, are heading to Xbox Game Pass this March. Xbox Game Pass is a Netflix-like subscription service that gives users access to a vault of games if they pay $10 per month. Microsoft’s Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb teased this information in a…
[ad_1] Metal Gear Survive released earlier this week, and Konami has announced some of its post-launch plans for the game. In particular, Rescue Mission is a new cooperative mission type that arrives in March. Rescue Mission requires you and your teammates to enter enemy territory and save other soldiers. According to Konami, these missions will…
[ad_1] Our playthrough of Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 is the most successful Super Replay to date. One thing became abundantly clear: You love watching us suffer while playing broken games. From the comments I read, a good number of you expected we would play another Sonic game for the annual 12.31 Super Replay. As tempting…
[ad_1] Along with their troubled System Shock 2 remake, Night Dive Studios have been working on remastering the first two Turok games since at least early 2016. Thankfully, that project isn’t troubled, and will launch early next month. Night dive has announced that both games will release on Microsoft’s console on March 2. The games…
[ad_1] With Metal Gear Survive out this week (review in progress!), spin-offs are in the air, for better or worse. But while Survive has some baggage attached to it, there are plenty of cases which make the case that spin-offs can be as great as the series that inspired them. It’s entirely possible that I’ve…
[ad_1] Last year we covered the trailer for a short film based on Papers, Please, which had a surprisingly good trailer. If that trailer piqued your interest, we’re happy to report you can watch the entire thing now. Papers, Please follows the plot of the game, and has an immigration inspector making tough choices about who…
[ad_1] As Fortnite continues its climb in popularity, it’s starting to cross over into mainstream culture. Chance the Rapper wants it on Switch, and the latest viral tweet involves a promise to turn an AP Chemistry class exam into one about Fortnite. Twitter user Jilli Zuz yesterday posted a kind of tweet many users have…
[ad_1] Dragon Ball Xenoverse is getting a fairly large content drop next Wednesday, February 28. Players will be able to purchase Jiren, Dragon Ball Super‘s rendition of Android 17, Fu (one of Dragon Ball Online and Xenoverse 2’s original characters) and, most notably, Ultra Instinct Goku. For those who haven’t kept up with Dragon Ball…
[ad_1] Bandai Namco has revealed two new characters for Soulcalibur VI. One was likely a lock and the other is a surprising pick, but both rock a mean purple streak. Ivy has been a series mainstay since the first Soulcalibur, so it was likely her and her unique whip-sword were going to make it in.…
[ad_1] The Overwatch League is back this week, which means our nights are called for for the next few weeks. There’s also several other major events going on this weekend, if you’re into that sort of thing! The Dota 2 scene is in Katowice, Poland this week for the big ESL One tournament, which has a…
[ad_1] User reviews are coming to Nintendo’s website, as spotted by Polygon, adding a feature that lets fans talk up (or talk down) games on Nintendo systems. If you have played a Nintendo 3DS or Nintendo Switch game, and your MyNintendo ID confirms as much, you can go to the company’s website and drop some…
[ad_1] In an odd little note at the end of a Japanese PSBlog post, it has apparently been confirmed that both of the new Persona dancing spinoff games will support PSVR. No additional details were given and presumably this would not just be for simply viewing the game, as there’s already a built-in function in…
[ad_1] Felony 11-79 isn’t an instantly recognizable title, but it lead to an excellent episode of Replay, we promise. Speaking from my own perspective, this is my favorite type of Replay episode. I went in knowing nothing, and left with some newfound appreciation for a game I had previously never heard of. Join me, Andrew…
[ad_1] Fear Effect Sedna, the third installment in the Fear Effect series, is releasing on pretty much everything on March 6. The game is developed by Sushee, a French indie developer. Fear Effect Sedna is being created under a fairly unknown Square-Enix initiative, called Square-Enix Collective, where the company lends out licenses it is unlikely…
[ad_1] Winter is still coming for Minnesota as a snow storm is poised to keep most of us homebound this weekend. Will we survive the siege of snow that’s heading our way? Will the storm last a fortnight, or just as long as a battle royale in Fortnite? Let’s see how the Game Informer staff…
[ad_1] Since 1974, players have been gathering around tables to live out adventures in the many worlds of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. Across multiple editions of the game, players and DMs craft emergent stories and live out the lives of heroes and their adventures. D&D spawned an entire medium of other tabletop role-playing…
[ad_1] If you’re wondering what games are coming up in 2018, we’ve put them all in one convenient location. This list will be continually updated to act as a living, breathing schedule as new dates are announced, titles are delayed, and big reveals happen. This should help you plan out your next several months in…
[ad_1] When Pokémon Go launched in 2016, no creature was more elusive and coveted than Dragonite, the ultimate evolved form of Dratini. While many hardcore players have the powerful dragon Pokémon, casual PoGoers likely haven’t found or hatched enough Dratinis to evolve into the third phase. That could very well change this weekend, as Pokémon…
[ad_1] With Game Informer’s new cover story on Metro Exodus, we dive into a ton of new details about the upcoming sequel from 4A Games. The Metro games can be challenging, and in the past have appealed to an audience that prefers a more “hardcore” edge to their games like limited ammo and an oppressive atmosphere.…
[ad_1] It is understandable that the Stoneman Douglas shooting in Parkland, Florida hits close to the Overwatch League team from Florida, so the team is honoring the victims and helping to raise money while participating in the league. The team tweeted out a message of support yesterday, stating that they will be wearing patches during…
[ad_1] Alicia Vikander stars as Lara Croft in the newest cinematic adaptation of the Tomb Raider series. Following in the footsteps of Angelina Jolie in the early 2000s movies, Vikander is assuming the role of a very different kind of Lara Croft based on the more recent Tomb Raider titles. More survivalist than action hero,…
[ad_1] Back in early 2013, a group of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic fans were developing a “non-profit, voluntary” fighting game featuring the equine stars from the cartoon television show. However, Hasbro came knocking with a cease-and-desist letter that put an end to the project. Rather than shelving it entirely, the Mane6 team received…
[ad_1] We cover a lot of big, well-known games here at Game Informer. Thanks to these efforts, you (hopefully) know all about the next big franchise, or the highly-anticipated new game from that notable indie developer What about those random games that fly under the radar? The one among the dozens that…
[ad_1] Jettomero: Hero of the Universe is a self-proclaimed “meditative narrative toy” according to creator Gabriel Koenig. You play as a massive robot who needs to venture across the universe to not only find fuel and new parts for his body, but also to help out the denizens of the various planets you visit. The…
[ad_1] The first three Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm games are coming to the Switch, Bandai Namco has confirmed today through a reveal in Japanese weekly manga magazine Shonen Jump. The trilogy, developed by CyberConnect 2, was originally released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 last generation. They were then released again on PlayStation 4…
[ad_1] Niantic has been steadily cycling through legendary raid bosses for Pokémon Go trainers to battle and catch, and usually once they’re gone, they’re gone. However, for one week, current legendary raid boss Rayquaza will be joined by the whale Pokémon Kyogre and ground Pokémon Groudon. The three are battling it out (kind of) to…
[ad_1] We’ve already seen Overwatch re-imagined as a fighting game and the characters re-skinned as dogs. Whatever alternate timeline we’re in now with a walking Zenyatta is clearly the darkest. After Blizzard spotted a “Let Zen Walk” sign during an Overwatch League match, they responded in a comical, if not slightly unsettling way. K.…
[ad_1] On the latest episode of The Game Informer Show podcast, we interviewed Mike Laidlaw about his career at BioWare and why he decided to leave the studio after 14 years. In the discussion, we cover lessons that he learned during his time as a writer and creative director on projects like Dragon Age: Inquisition…
[ad_1] Creative Assembly released a pair of new videos for its upcoming Total War spinoff, Thrones of Britannia, which focuses on the strategy game’s Gaelic campaign. Take a look at a cinematic starring king of Mide, Flann Sinna, and then watch a lengthy look at gameplay. In the Gaelic campaign, Sinna is fighting to become…
[ad_1] FIFA is one of the most popular video game franchises in India. So much so that it usually competes with heavy hitters like Grand Theft Auto, WWE, and Assassin’s Creed in terms of sales. This is despite EA not doing much to support the burgeoning FIFA community in India. In this episode of Talk About…
[ad_1] Blizzard may be prepping Overwatch for a new hero. The popular multiplayer shooter is currently in the middle of its Lunar New Year Event, the Year of the Dog. And with the Overwatch Anniversary Event next, the official Overwatch Twitter account let slip information on the proceedings of Operation White Dome — a piece…
[ad_1] Alto’s Odyssey is a new endless sandboarding game from the makers of Alto’s Adventure. We’ve been playing the game for quite some time now, and we’re sure a bunch of you have questions about the game that you need answered. That’s why we decided to compile this list of tips and tricks for every…
[ad_1] Last Friday, we got confirmation that Amazon had officially fired Jeffery Tambor from its original series Transparent, after completing an internal investigation into charges of sexual misconduct. Tambor had seemingly announced his departure as early as November, but Amazon had yet to comment on the matter, which it now has. On Sunday, the 2018…
[ad_1] Months after Microsoft bundled PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) with every Xbox One X sold internationally, Microsoft India has now done the same with select participating retailers in the country such as Amazon and Games The Shop. What this means is, when you buy an Xbox One X console, you get PUBG free. Keep in mind…
[ad_1] After Konami’s very public split with Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima, comes Metal Gear Survive – the company’s first entry in the franchise since Kojima’s departure. For better or worse, it shuns its stealth roots for survival and crafting elements, along with action aplenty. Metal Gear fans might cringe at the prospect of this…
[ad_1] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has already had an impressive run of awards, including being named Game Informer‘s 2017 Game of the Year. Nintendo’s latest success story added more accolades at the 21st annual D.I.C.E. Awards, taking home four more trophies. The upstarts at Studio MDHR also had a night to…
[ad_1] In a messy legal situation that has been continuing since at least December, Star Control’s original developers, Paul Reiche and Fred Ford, are filing a counterclaim against Brad Wardell and the company Stardock over the question of who owns Star Control. We talked about the story in December, but the short version is that…
[ad_1] For the past few years, Electronic Arts has staked their own claim on gamer attention away from Electronics Entertainment Expo with EA Play, just before E3. EA is at it again in 2018, and has a lot to prove. This year, the mega-publisher is hosting EA Play, their show separate from the rest of…
[ad_1] Kingdom Come: Deliverance is a unique game. This history RPG is filled with oodles of ambition and eye-raising design decisions, like its controversial save system. You can check back later for our review to find out what works (and what doesn’t work) for Warhorse Studios’ debut release, but I wanted to put down some…
[ad_1] At the beginning of the year, Blizzard announced they were hard at work on a new hero for Overwatch. A picture of a small bit of backstory might be hinting at who that hero could be. In the tweet from the Overwatch account, the caption reads “[DECLASSIFIED] After-Action Report: Operation ‘WHITE DOME’.” The actual…
[ad_1] Discord has announced today that they are pairing with major esports teams like the San Francisco Shock and Team Liquid for official channels within the chat program. The chat program popular with gamers has been making moves in the last year toward verified channels for games, developers, bands, and all sorts of official communities.…
[ad_1] Bandai Namco have announced two patches to hopefully iron out issues the game has been having with online matches. The two major issues, an inability to match with other players in Ring Match and getting disconnected from the lobby, will be the focus for a patch at the end of February. Bandai Namco producer…
[ad_1] The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has published its order repealing Net Neutrality, and in doing so revealed the date of its official end – April 23. Net Neutrality regulations keep Internet Service Providers (ISP) from possibly introducing different pay tiers, throttling service, and introducing other anti-consumer practices. States are currently suing the FCC on…
[ad_1] The Xbox 360 version of the Kinect was not exceptional at performing its base functions. However, artists Nora Al-Badri and Jan Nikolai Nelles defied the odds in October 2015 by steathily using the device to capture a near-perfect 3D replica of Nefertiti, and they have been curiously public about their actions since. Eurogamer‘s video editor…
[ad_1] According to an interview from Dengeki Online, Final Fantasy XV’s roadmap of DLC episodes will continue until at least 2019. In the interview, director Hajime Tabata and game designer Takefumi Terada discuss the current three-episode plan for the remainder of 2018, starting with the announced Episode Ardyn. While working on that, Tabata realized they…
[ad_1] We already know that Overwatch would make a great fighting game, but who knew that a crossover between Overwatch and Nintendogs could be so adorable? Artist Lily Nishita celebrated Overwatch’s Year of the Dog by turning each character into a canine counterpart. She even made Hanzo seem like a good boy, although he’s probably…
[ad_1] Video games have an endlessly fascinating history, and author Brett Weiss has been writing about the industry and pop culture in one form or another for over 20 years. He says his Classic Home Video Games series is the first to cover consoles like the ColecoVision and Intellivision. Weiss and I talk about how…
[ad_1] As previously reported by Variety earlier last year, Batgirl was set to receive a standalone movie connected to the cinematic DC universe, and it would be helmed by Avengers and Buffy The Vampire Slayer director Joss Whedon. The film was to be based on Babara Gordon’s initial comic debut from 1967, where she donned the…
[ad_1] Robert Nardolillo is a Republican member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives. Recently, the politician announced that he will be introducing legislation that would add a ten-percent tax to all M-rated video games sold in Rhode Island. Proceeds for this proposed bill would reportedly go to fund mental health initiatives and counseling for…
[ad_1] We’re coming up on the 300th issue of Game Informer magazine, and spoiler alert, it will feature our editor-selected top 300 games of all time. We’re excited to share our list, but we want to know what a list made by our readers would look like! To do that, we’re taking your vote. Just…
[ad_1] Video games based on motion pictures often draw a wary eye. Perhaps, we, the consumers, are the ones to blame for thinking games based on Space Chimps, Night at the Museum, and The Polar Express would deliver reasonable amounts of fun. Curiosity sometimes gets the best of us – we can’t be faulted for…
[ad_1] After servers went down to prepare for the V.3.0.0 update earlier this morning, Fortnite is now up and running its third season. Season three brings some big changes to Epic’s build-a-battle playground, including support for 60 frames-per-second on consoles, a powerful Hand Cannon, updates to building mechanics, new cosmetic items, and a new Battle…
[ad_1] During a White House listening session, President Trump talked about the violence in video games and films, alluding to the idea that video game violence is at least partly responsible for modern youth violence. The President also implied he’s keen to do something to regulate the kinds of games and films that kids see:…
[ad_1] Publisher Aksys Games has announced a new title from the creator of Harvest Moon, Yasuhiro Wada. The game is called Little Dragons Café. The story follows a twin brother and sister who run a café. One day, their mother falls into a deep sleep, and the only way to wake her up is to…
[ad_1] An Instagram photo posted by an actress reveals she and another well-known voice actor have joined Death Stranding’s cast. Emily O’Brien, who is in PlayStation 4’s upcoming zombie title Days Gone and plays Gamora in TellTale’s Guardians of the Galaxy, posted a photo on her Instagram account showing her between Norman Reedus and Troy…
[ad_1] The latest entry in the Fable universe is a departure from past games, even for a series that has dabbled in pub games and not-quite-rail-shooters. Fable Fortune is a collectible-card game set within Fable’s iconic world, and resident card expert Dan Tack walked Leo and me through the basics. Take a look at our…
[ad_1] Electronic Arts is making its way back to Los Angeles for this summer’s EA Play 2018. The convention will be hosted at the Hollywood Palladium from June 9-11. Along with food and entertainment for thousands of EA fans, EA Play 2018 will have hands-on stations dedicated to a new Battlefield experience, EA sports games,…
[ad_1] Pokémon Go captured the world when it launched in summer 2016. Beyond the excitement of traveling to new locations to catch monsters and meet like-minded trainers, one of the things that made Niantic’s collaboration with The Pokémon Company so interesting was the mystery that surrounded nearly every element about the game. The mystery was…
[ad_1] When Pokémon hit in the late ’90s, I was all in. I still remember my friend telling me about it in homeroom in middle school. By the time lunch rolled around, he had convinced me to watch the anime when I got home. It was pretty goofy, so I played it off like I…
[ad_1] This week sees the number of blogs drop. I can only assume everyone is now in love with Monster Hunter: World and too busy hunting elder dragons to write! Community Blogs For February 15 – February 21: Monster Hunter World Tips and Tricks Jenniferttookewi is here to offer some Monster Hunter tips. Unfortunately, her …
[ad_1] The reboot of the ‘90s animated CG television series looks like half Power Rangers half unwatchable teen angst. The original ReBoot wasn’t perfect, but for a lot of kids growing up in the ‘90s, the first fully-CG animated show seemed like a glimpse into the future. Next month, Netflix will debut ReBoot: The Guardian…
[ad_1] Last month, Destiny 2 developer Bungie delivered an update/content roadmap for the game (take a look at it here), but the studio has now revised it (click on the new roadmap above to enlarge), pushing out some planned features to later updates. Among the changes are that Nightfall Strike unique weapons are now coming…
[ad_1] The PC edition of Final Fantasy XV comes out on March 6, but those who get the game on Steam can enjoy some Half-Life bonuses before and after release. If you get the game on Steam from now until May 1 you can get the Half-Life Pack (also available for the FF XV expansion…
[ad_1] With a refreshing take on the endless runner genre, Alto’s Adventure proved that well-made premium mobile games can succeed in a marketplace that’s dominated by freemium. Alto’s Adventure is an endless snowboarding game where you could land crazy trick combos while admiring the beautiful scenery and relaxing music. Team Alto, a collaboration between Snowman…
[ad_1] Fuelling rumours of a Warcraft 3 remaster, Blizzard has issued a rather large patch to the classic real-time strategy game. Additions include widescreen support for Warcraft 3 as well as 24-player lobbies and a host of balance fixes to its heroes. In addition to this, Blizzard notes that this will be the last patch…
[ad_1] Mario isn’t the only iconic video game mascot with a movie on the way. Sonic the Hedgehog will be gracing theatres with his celluloid debut next year. The Sonic the Hedgehog movie release date is November 15, 2019. Fast and Furious producer Neal H. Moritz is producing the film alongside Deadpool director Tim Miller…
[ad_1] Angry Birds game maker Rovio Entertainment warned on profits on Thursday, wiping more than a third off the Finnish firm’s stock price amid deepening doubts about its valuation. Investors in the company behind the Angry Birds games and movie franchise have had a rocky ride since last year’s initial public offering of Rovio, which…
[ad_1] EA has confirmed that Burnout Paradise Remastered for the PS4, Xbox One, and eventually PC, will not have micro-transactions. This comes after a Reddit user noticed that the game’s PS Store page made a mention of “in-game purchases”. Global Community Engagement Manager at EA Ben Walke took to Twitter to allay all fears. “Just…
[ad_1] Popular shooter-survival game Fortnite is now a whole lot cheaper. Epic Games has announced that it’s now 50 percent off on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Keep in mind this is for the Fortnite Save the World mode of the game which has been in paid early access since the middle of last year.…
[ad_1] Thanks to easy accessibility for spectators, supercross racing – riding customised off-road motorcycles on man-made dirt tracks with steeps jumps and obstacles – has long been more popular than its parent, motocross, in the US. Its popularity has convinced Milestone S.r.l, the veteran Italian game developer known for Superbike, MotoGP, and MXGP, to give…
[ad_1] The first sales numbers from 2018 show Capcom’s Monster Hunter World and Dragon Ball FighterZ, both games releasing on January 26, are the best selling games of the month. The two Japanese titles were strong contenders to come out on top, as they were the most significant retail releases so far in 2018. Dragon…
[ad_1] Over the past few years, Luca Redwood has carved out a niche with his puzzle games 10000000 and You Must Build a Boat. His latest game weaves more of a narrative between the puzzling and, as Kyle, Leo, and I learned, it’s also a colossal bummer – in a good way. Check out our…
[ad_1] I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the games made me into the diehard RPG fan I am today. After going down memory lane, I realized how entertaining and refreshing it was to look at my RPG history, so I decided this column would reflect that. I challenged myself to come up with the…
[ad_1] It seems Luigi is bringing more than time trials with him in a new update for Super Mario Odyssey. Nintendo of Australia originally had a link that went to the update’s page and announced it’s available to download February 23, but it has since been taken down. However, Twitter user Nibellion still has the…
[ad_1] Kingdom Come: Deliverance has been garnering a lot of buzz since its release last week, and with good reason. Unlike other open-world RPG series like The Elder Scrolls and The Witcher, Kingdom Come is grounded in historical accuracy. The game takes place in 15th century Bohemia, and features real cities, characters, and conflicts. The…
[ad_1] Nintendo has run afoul of European regulators with its eShop return and cancellation policies; which is to say, Nintendo does not allow either of those things, and that doesn’t fly in Europe. The Norwegian Consumer Council has accused Nintendo of practices that violate European law with its very strict no-refund policy. In a letter…
[ad_1] Find Your Grind, an organization that helps kids explore unique careers and unconventional lifestyles, has announced a $450k scholarship program dedicated to esports programs. Partnering with the esport infrastructure company ReKTGlobal, Find Your Grind aims this scholarship towards those interested in careers in the esport industry, whether it be as an esport athlete, a…
[ad_1] A third Jurassic World movie has been confirmed by the official Twitter account, with a release date of June 11, 2021. The announcement comes a little under half a year before the release of the second Jurassic World movie, subtitled Fallen Kingdom, which itself releases on June 22, 2018. You can chart your major…
[ad_1] Though this may have slipped under many players’ radars, both Metro 2033 and Metro Last Light had a morality system that held players accountable for their choices they made in each game. It’s fair if you’re among those who didn’t notice, because there is no grand, ceremonious event that happens during these moments, no…
[ad_1] On the Payday subreddit, fans have been investigating streaming videos of the Switch version of Payday 2 and have come to the conclusion that the Switch version is massively out of date compared to the other versions of the game. The Switch version of Payday 2 is fast approaching, but surprisingly little footage or…
[ad_1] DotEmu has been behind several remastering projects, including the likes of Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap and Windjammers. Another title the publisher took on was bringing Ys Origin from PC to PlayStation platforms last year. Now the beginnings of the Ys storyline can be experienced by Xbox One players this spring, which marks the…
[ad_1] The second stage of Overwatch League kicks off today, and people who tune in to the matches on Twitch have a chance to earn virtual League Tokens, in-game rewards, and more just by watching. Overwatch League and Twitch state this new program will “represent the future of the online experience for esports fans.” The…
[ad_1] Broly and Bardock are set to join Dragon Ball FighterZ as DLC fighters, and it wouldn’t be a fight without a grand entrance. Bandai Namco has released two short teasers of the two DLC combatants, giving just a glimpse of what they bring to the table. The game is out now, although we’re still…
[ad_1] Sony has revealed My PlayStation. It’s a site or ‘social destination’ as the company describes it, that lets you access key PlayStation Network (PSN) features from a web browser on your smartphone, tablet, Windows PC, or Mac. While Sony has an app to let you access PSN on the go and another to let you…
[ad_1] Sega has announced that Shining Resonance: Refrain is coming to the west this year. The HD remaster of the 2014 Japanese-only PlayStation 3 game was announced for the PlayStation 4 in Japan last November, but sources within the company have confirmed to us that the game is also coming to Switch when it sees…
[ad_1] The PS4 Pro will finally be back in stock in games stores across India this week officially. This marks the first time since the PS4 Pro’s India launch in February last year that Sony will make the PS4 Pro available following what presumably was issues related to BIS clearance. Gadgets 360 has learned that…
[ad_1] Taiwanese giant HTC on Wednesday announced the launch of its latest Vive Business Edition (BE) virtual reality headset in India. The HTC Vive Business Edition has been launched to cater to the enterprise audience that has virtual reality applications in the commercial market. The VR headset will be sold with commercial licensing and a…
[ad_1] The Nintendo Switch is Nintendo’s most successful console since the days of the Wii. It’s popular enough that several members of the Gadgets 360 team have bought or plan to buy it, to see what makes this console-handheld hybrid special. In doing so, each and everyone of them, as well as many of our readers…
[ad_1] Age of Empires: Definition is out for Windows 10 PCs on the Microsoft Store. Unlike most PC games that are available on the ever popular Steam and to a lesser degree, GOG, Age of Empires: Definitive Edition is exclusive to the Microsoft Store. The game’s creative director, Adam Isgreen, didn’t rule out the possibility…
[ad_1] Fornite and Diablo 3 may soon find their way to the Nintendo Switch. According to industry insider and editor Marcus Sellars, both games are in the works for Nintendo’s hybrid console smash hit. “Fortnite = Nintendo Switch”, Sellars tweeted. According to Sellars, the battle royale cooperative shooter will release around August or September. “Wouldn’t…
[ad_1] The new game+ mode for Assassin’s Creed Origins went live today, allowing players to bring a number of things with them forward into a new playthrough of the game. Players who finish Bayek’s adventure the first time around can start again with their abilities, outfits, experience, inventory items, and level all completely intact. It…
[ad_1] The Sonic the Hedgehog movie is on track to hit the end of next year, according to a report by The Hollywood Reporter. The movie, which is specifically scheduled for November 15, 2019, is reported to be a mix of live-action and CGI. Rumors have long swirled around the production, suggesting it will be…
[ad_1] While PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ second map, the desert-themed Miramar, was much-anticipated when it released last last year, the developers are already promising a third map relatively soon. In a Steam update from PUBG Corp. today, the developers of one of the world’s most popular shooters explained why the development roadmap had slowed down so dramatically…
[ad_1] Portraying love and relationships in games can be tricky, and developers often struggle with how much interactivity, or even significance, should be given to intimate moments. Florence, an interactive graphic novel, finds a powerful balance in its exploration of love, offering a breathtaking experience. This breezy game puts you in the shoes of 25-year-old…
[ad_1] The two heads of Sledgehammer Games, the studio behind the incredibly successful Call of Duty: WWII, are stepping away from the studio they founded to work on other games with parent company Activision. Michael Condrey and Glen Schofield founded Sledgehammer in 2009 after leaving Visceral Games and creating the first Dead Space. The pair…
[ad_1] Byung-Sun Kim, who plays under the name Fleta for Seoul Dynasty, is one of the most targeted players by opposing teams. He is a proven game-changer, using well-placed sniper shots and rocket blasts to crush defenses, much to the joy of fans watching online and live in Los Angeles’ arena. Kim’s extraordinary play was…
[ad_1] Assassin’s Creed Origins launched last year to mostly favorable reviews including ours, which lauded the iterations made in the series’ two year break between games. Today, Ubisoft continues their effort to redefine the series with an all new freeform exploration mode called Discovery Tour. The mode is available now via a free patch or…
[ad_1] March’s Games With Gold titles have been announced for Xbox Live Gold members, with Superhot and its bullet-time gameplay the standout. Trials of the Blood Dragon leads things off in March on Xbox One, followed by Superhot from March 16 to April 15. On Xbox 360, meanwhile, Brave: The Video Game runs from March 1…
[ad_1] The newest patch for Doom on the Switch adds gyro aiming, allowing players to make small tweaks to aiming controls in addition to analog control. The patch, which brings the game up to version 1.1.1, fixes a number of audio and visual glitches that players have been asking to be fixed since release. On…
[ad_1] The newest trailer for Onrush, an arcade racer from the experts at Coderush, shows off the variety of speedy tricks and tumbles in every scene. You’ll see the various vehicles of Onrush in the video, which you can find below, including cars, motorcycles, and off-road vehicles. The fast-paced editing matches the speed of the…
[ad_1] Publisher Perfect World and developer Cryptic Studios today announced a partnership with the company Mixed Dimensions, with the goal of introducing custom 3D-printed Star Trek starship collectibles to the community of fans. The resulting 12” collectible ships are made of resin, and can be ordered in three tiers: a single-color version, a primed model…
[ad_1] For an entire month, a Twitch streamer dedicated his spare time grinding to level 100 in Kingdom Hearts by staying in the first world because reasons. AaroneusGaming reached the maximum level by remaining on Destiny Islands, the home of Sora and gang that acts as a tutorial for players. To get acclimated to the…
[ad_1] Crowdfunded indie games are often replete with inspiration from titles from the bygone reign of consoles like the SNES and Sega Genesis. You’ll notice that some of these funded projects, like Yooka-Laylee or Hyper Light Drifter, had stretch goals with mock cartridges for display purposes. It’d be a financial drain to figure out how…
[ad_1] Season 2 of Jessica Jones is not far away and Netflix is keen to remind you with a new trailer. The trailer recaps a large bit of the first season and covers the depressive detective’s relationships with the majority of the cast going into the second season. Jones narrates a monotone recollection of her…
[ad_1] Frontier Developments announced that Elite Dangerous: Beyond – Chapter One, the third season for their space-faring adventure, will be launching as a free update on February 27. The first chapter of Elite Dangerous’ new season aims to bring both community-requested updates as well as new content, including the following: Changes to the crime and…
[ad_1] Mere hours after reporting that Burnout Paradise Remastered would be heading to the PS4 and Xbox One on March 16, publisher EA has confirmed the retail leak with an official statement including price and features. Burnout Paradise Remastered includes the original base game and the eight add-on game packs released during the Year of Paradise, including…
[ad_1] Premium DC DLC hits Rocket League on March 5 ($3.99), introducing two Batmobiles (from ’89 and the Dark Knight Rises Tumbler), as well as decals for Wonder Woman, Cyborg, Superman, and more. Along with the new stuff, developer Psyonix advises that the Flash decal and player banner, along with the DC banner were previously…
[ad_1] Criterion’s Burnout Paradise wasn’t just a standout when it released in 2008 because it was an open-world racing title – it was the way it easily folded in free-form exploration, racing, online competition, and the spirit of the series’ infamous Crash mode. Now EA and the developer are bringing a remastered version of the…
[ad_1] Metal Gear Survive is out today on PS4, and Xbox One (and will launch sometime tomorrow on PC), but you likely haven’t seen many reviews of the game around, from us or other outlets. This is because servers for the game weren’t live until this morning (in fact, PS4 users had to wait a…
[ad_1] One of EA’s worst kept secrets, Burnout Paradise Remastered has a release date. According to retail banners spotted by eagle-eyed redditors, Burnout Paradise Remastered release date is March 16 for the PS4 and Xbox One. This comes weeks after it was discovered that a remaster of the 2008 classic would hit Japan on the…
[ad_1] A mysterious new smartphone has surfaced on benchmarking site AnTuTu that seems to sport flagship specifications in accordance with 2018 standards. Dubbed “Blackshark“, the smartphone could most definitely be the first one from Xiaomi’s gaming sub-brand that goes by the same moniker. Xiaomi is said to have launched Black Shark, a mobile gaming company,…
[ad_1] The Call of Duty movie may already have a director attached to it. Activision Blizzard Studios is in negotiations with Sicario 2: Soldado director Stefano Sollima. Activision Blizzard Studios is the film division of gaming giant Activision Blizzard, known for franchises like Call of Duty and World of Warcraft. According to a report from…
[ad_1] Epic Games’ Fortnite Battle Royale mode gets its third season of Battle Pass. This time around the theme for Battle Pass Season 3 is space. If you’re new to what Fortnite has to offer, here’s everything you need to know about Fortnite Battle Royale Season 3 Battle Pass. What is Fortnite Battle Royale Battle…
[ad_1] The Xbox One X launched in India last month at a Rs. 44,990 price tag. And it looks like it will cost more. Multiple retailers and distributors speaking to Gadgets 360 have confirmed that the Xbox One X India price will soon be Rs. 48,490. Much like the price hike for the PS4 Slim…
[ad_1] Google has released its Year in Search 2017 report, showing the top search queries across categories throughout the year across the globe as well as in India. The most important categories for Gadgets 360 are of course the top trending mobile phone and consumer tech of the year, which are available for India and…
[ad_1] Detective Pikachu — a live-action Pokemon film starring Deadpool’s Ryan Reynolds has a release date. The movie is slated to hit cinemas on May 10, 2019. Universal Pictures will handle the distribution of Detective Pikachu outside Japan with Toho distributing within Japan. Directed by Rob Letterman of the Goosebumps fame, shooting on Detective Pikachu…
[ad_1] PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) is out on the Xbox One and Windows PC. While the game is still work in progress on both platforms, its success during the year has resulted in more than a few games borrowing its battle royale stylings. The game’s creator, Brendan Greene takes offence to this, insisting on stronger copyright…
[ad_1] EA is running an Xbox One and Xbox 360 sale from February 20-26 on some of its biggest games, including FIFA 18, Need for Speed Payback, Star Wars Battlefront II, NHL 18, Madden NFL 18, Battlefield 1 Revolution, and Mass Effect Andromeda among others. Discounts will range up to 75 percent. In addition to…
[ad_1] It’s a testament to how fast things move in the mobile world that 2014 already feels like a different era. Cast your mind back to the time we were still coming off Flappy Bird, a phenomenon that inspired a truck-load of one-button games, and Timberman was one of the better ones, with some people…
[ad_1] Over the weekend, Netflix provided a teaser trailer for Jessica Jones season 2, along with a release date: March 8, 2018. The alcoholic super-powered private investigator will get a new case that forces her to “reluctantly confront who she really is while digging deeper into her past to explore the reasons why”. Sony Pictures’…
[ad_1] Lenovo brand Moto on Friday announced the launch of three new Moto Mods for its flagship Moto Z range in India. The new Moto Mods comprise the JBL SoundBoost 2 Mod for audio, the GamePad Mod for handheld gaming, and the TurboPower Pack battery mod for charging on the go. Priced at Rs. 6,999,…
[ad_1] Welcome back to our weekly roundup of all the news that you can use from the world of tech. One of the highlights of the week was the big Flipkart sale – New Pinch Days – that’s still ongoing. Flipkart had its Big Shopping Days sale running just last week, so the timing of…
[ad_1] PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) is out on the Xbox One and Windows PC. While the game is still work in progress on both platforms, its success during the year has resulted in more than a few games borrowing its battle royale stylings. So much so that the game’s creator Brendan Greene takes offence to this,…
[ad_1] 2017 has been a monster year for the PS4. We’ve seen a solid number of exclusives for Sony’s black rhombus. There have been some high-profile duds like Drawn to Death from God of War creator David Jaffe and poor curation from Sony’s part that’s allowed for games like Life of Black Tiger and 5-Star…
[ad_1] It seems that the Steam Community which consists of all community and official content for games on Steam has been blocked in China. According to popular Valve fan site, ValveTime, the Steam Community has been blocked in China. The Steam client and the Steam store, however, still work. The subreddit for China claims this…
[ad_1] Update: With the latest episode of The GI Show, we concluded our GI Game Club discussion of Monster Hunter: World with the community. Thanks to everybody that played alongside us and sent in so many wonderful emails, you all rock. You can watch the full archives of our discussions below or listen to the audio…
[ad_1] SOMA’s safe mode, a way to play through the game without the oppressive threat of monsters, is now available on the PlayStation 4. The update came to the Xbox One with that version’s release in December and the PC version shortly after. The latest update on the PS4 adds this mode in, making it…
[ad_1] Following in the footsteps of Kickstarter and Lego’s Lego Ideas platform, Hasbro has announced that fans and collectors can bring dream projects to life with Haslab. The toy publisher will pose more unique, outlandish ideas with the platform and move forward if enough people pledge to meet minimal funding. The initiative begins with the lofty…
[ad_1] Fable Fortune, a collectible-card game created by Flaming Fowl Studios and Mediatonic, is leaving early access behind and is set for a full release on February 22 for Xbox One and PC. The beta launched back in July 2017 and has given the developers time to respond to community feedback and add some new…
[ad_1] A new trailer from THQ Nordic’s Biomutant shows off its crazy and fascinating world in a new gameplay demo. The gameplay scenes are edited together to show off all the different ways your Biomutant protagonist interact with the massive world. You run across water, fly up anchors, ride a giant mechanical hand, and more.…
[ad_1] The Xbox One has had a lean year. With the cancellation of Scalebound, and delays for Crackdown 3, Microsoft’s console has seen better days than 2017. It’s mostly managed to stay relevant thanks to the Xbox One X, which launched near the end of the year, heralded as the “world’s most powerful console”. We…
[ad_1] It’s been a few years since Remedy wrapped up work on the video game/TV show hybrid Quantum Break and the studio has been hard at work on new projects since then. Project 7, which was announced last year as a cinematic third-person shooter published by 505 games, is aiming for a release next year…
[ad_1] The Metro series has rightfully earned praise over the years for its eye-popping visuals. However, most of the environments have often taken placed in cramped, dark spaces. With Metro going much bigger with open-world, the spaces the player inhabit are changing radically, trading sewers and tunnels for icy plains and mountains. This week we’re…
[ad_1] Things are going great for Nintendo and the Switch system. It seems like every day during the recent holiday season, the system was breaking a record and getting good news. That’s wonderful for the platform, but I think sports software on the system is a different story. While FIFA 18 and NBA 2K18 in…
[ad_1] You can never anticipate every curveball life throws at you, and sometimes the perfect video games just appear during your time of need. That’s how it was for me and Overwatch. Blizzard’s first-person shooter became a positive force amid my hardest years. I’ve never had the strongest constitution score, as I’ve been battling an…
[ad_1] Hot off the heels of the successful Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia, Dark Horse publishing is bringing Mario fans an encyclopedia of their own. The Super Mario Encyclopedia chronicles the plumber’s journey through all the mainline games from 1985’s Super Mario Bros. to Super Mario 3D World in 2013. The book – a 256-page tome – covers…
[ad_1] Chinese publisher Yoozoo Games has released Battle for Glory — its multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) title for India on Android devices. It has characters from Yoozoo’s League of Angels massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG). The game is available on Google Play and the company states an iOS version will be making it…
[ad_1] PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) released for the Xbox One last week. Now its first patch is live. The PUBG Xbox One patch download size is 4.7GB. This new PUBG Xbox One patch brings bug fixes, visible equipment icons in the HUD, and clearer player icons. It also disables the keyboard function that allowed you to bring…
[ad_1] As an early action/RPG, Secret of Mana helped popularize the genre with its cooperative elements and impressive creativity. It kickstarted the Mana franchise and set a high bar that the series has yet to hit again. A remake seemed like a wonderful way to resurrect this important game, giving longtime fans a chance to…
[ad_1] The Overwatch Winter Wonderland event is currently in progress in Blizzard’s hero-themed shooter, but that’s not the only new development in the game. Overwatch Game Director Jeff Kaplan took to the Blizzard forums to explain that there will be changes to how heroes move in Overwatch. “We’re making a change on our PTR [public test…
[ad_1] Multiplayer survival shooter PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) is out of Steam Early Access shortly. While the PUBG 1.0 release date was revealed as December 20 at The Game Awards 2017, developer PUBG Corp never quite revealed an exact PUBG 1.0 start time or gameplay changes. That’s not the case anymore. PUBG 1.0 release date and…
[ad_1] The Nintendo Switch has had a colossal debut. After all, it sold over 10 million units in just nine months. The console that was once known as the NX launched with Zelda and followed it up with a trio of Mario games. If that wasn’t enough the likes of Doom, Skyrim, and Rocket League…
[ad_1] One of the best open-world role-playing games of this generation, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on the Xbox One X will support high dynamic range (HDR) in addition to 4K resolution. This was spotted on Microsoft’s official Xbox One X enhanced games list. It’s where the company catalogues Xbox One X-specific features to titles supporting its…
[ad_1] Capcom is bringing the first and second Mega Man Legacy Collections to the Switch in a retail bundle. The collections on Switch, which contain Mega Man titles one through 10, have exclusive features to the platform, including a rewind feature for difficult segments, challenge modes that remix stages, leaderboards, sound mode for listening to…
[ad_1] If you have an iPhone 6s or above and play Pokemon Go, there’s a new mode coming to the game for you to take advantage of called AR+. It uses Apple’s ARKit framework to allow for a greater degree of realism. Thanks to AR+ in Pokemon Go, Pokemon now occupy a fixed point on…
[ad_1] Kingdom Come: Deliverance has been fairly successful, but definitely has a controversial save system that the developers are changing, but just a little bit. In our guide to surviving Kingdom Come: Deliverance, we go over the way the save system currently works. You need to learn how to deal with Kingdom Come’s quirky save…
[ad_1] Kingdom Come: Deliverance is an absolutely massive and complicated RPG that aims for historical accuracy. The game’s opening hours are also absolutely brutal in how weak your protagonist, a blacksmith’s son named Henry, is and how complicated some of the systems are. We’re 60 hours into reviewing the game and still…
[ad_1] With its distinct art style, melancholy tone, and ambiguous story, Fe tries its best to run with the artistic indie video game crowd. While its heart is in the right place, Fe comes up short in nearly every way, delivering an experience that is frequently frustrating and consistently bland. Controlling a spiky being named…
[ad_1] Loyalty isn’t easy to come by. The kind of devotion that inspires poets is only built over time. Civilization VI’s new Rise and Fall expansion takes this concept of loyalty and bakes it into Firaxis’ incredibly robust sim. Lead your nation well and you inspire other city-states to rally to your side. Mismanage your…
[ad_1] Xiaomi is having a holiday season sale on its Mi.com website, which his being held today and tomorrow. The ‘No.1 Mi Fan Sale’ has offers on a variety of Xiaomi smartphones, accessories, and other merchandise. There’ll also be Rs. 1 flash sales on both days at 2pm, along with open sales for the Xiaomi Mi A1: Special…
[ad_1] Sony has the PS4 Pro and Microsoft has the Xbox One X. The humble PC doesn’t need to brag about 4K resolution or HDR when customisation and flexibility lie at the core of its appeal, though it’s equally possible to power up your PC to a point where it outperforms the top end consoles.…
[ad_1] Amidst the on going controversy surrounding loot boxes in video games courtesy Star Wars Battlefront 2, Apple has declared that games with loot boxes should disclose the odds of receiving items. What this means is, if a game on the App Store has loot boxes as a part of its in-app purchases, developers should clearly…
[ad_1] Aside from Mario and Zelda, the first year of the Nintendo Switch saw a host of games to grace the console that we never thought would release for it such as Doom, Skyrim, LA Noire, and even FIFA 18. For most part, these were solid ports of games made for more powerful hardware. WWE…
[ad_1] Okami HD is, as the name suggests, a high-definition re-release of Okami for PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC. Developed by Clover Studio for the PS2 in 2006, Okami met with critical acclaim, but little commercial success. It had the misfortune of hitting stores around the same time as the likes of Final Fantasy…
[ad_1] The Steam Winter Sale 2017 is now live. As usual, there are deep discounts on a host of games. Like recent sales, there’s a single discounted price for each game through the duration of the sale. This time, the Steam Winter Sale 2017 ends on January 4, 2018 at 11pm IST. Here’s what you…
[ad_1] When it comes to PC gaming, choosing the right monitor is as important as the right processor and video card. Despite playing as crucial a role in bringing your games to life as well as improving your performance in competitive titles, the monitor is often an overlooked component. Not anymore. Here’s what you need…
[ad_1] Each Monday, come here for a rundown of all this week’s big events that we know about, from game releases, to betas, to recapping the biggest continuing news stories from the previous week. If there’s anything we missed, feel free to let us know! This week covers the dates from February 19 to February…
[ad_1] Cricket is a popular sport in only around 20 countries around the world, not including the US, and that’s one of the reasons why there haven’t been many cricket games so far. That’s changing though, because the video game market is no longer limited to those who can buy expensive consoles or high-end gaming…
[ad_1] Developer Polyarc has announced that its PSVR action title Moss – featuring the unlikely hero Quill – is coming to the PS4 on February 27 (12 a.m. ET), and it’s also released a new launch trailer to give you a glimpse at the adventure ahead. The trailer shows off some of the game’s combat,…
[ad_1] The annual Toy Fair was held in New York City over the weekend, and no company was busier unveiling new collectibles and toys than Hasbro. Along with the surprise launch of Haslab, Hasbro’s way of crowdfunding toys that likely wouldn’t be sold in stores (like the line’s first item: a $500 recreation of Jabba’s…
[ad_1] The new update for Star Wars Battlefront II adds a host of balance fixes and bug tweaks, as well as some limited-time fun in the form of the Jetpack Cargo game mode and Hoth hero appearances. Jetpack Cargo gives everyone a jet pack and a rocket launcher, and the Hoth outfits for Luke, Leia,…
[ad_1] On Monday, we were treated to the first teaser trailer for Peter Jackson-produced Mortal Engines adaptation – based on Philip Reeve’s book of the same name – which is set thousands of years in a post-apocalyptic environment, where cities have gone mobile to make the most of scattered resources. Mortal Engines rolls in December…
[ad_1] Civilization VI is now available on the App Store. The 2016 PC strategy game is playable on the iPad Air 2, iPad 2017, or any iPad Pro running iOS 11. Civilization VI iOS price is Rs. 2,300 in India and $29.99 in the US. This however, will be bumped up to Rs. 4,600 in…
[ad_1] PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) for the Xbox One and Xbox One X has got its second patch. The PUBG Xbox One patch download size is 4.36GB. Fixes include weapon recoil reduction, UI modifications, and what’s being referred to as ‘continued performance optimisations’. Initial impressions suggest that the new PUBG Xbox One patch has resulted in…
[ad_1] Blizzard may be prepping for a Warcraft 3 remaster announcement soon. Several professional Warcraft 3 players have been spotted, according to World of Warcraft site, Wowhead, applying for US visas. These include the likes of Foggy, Happy, and HawK. One of them has revealed that pro players have been invited by Blizzard for a…
[ad_1] Lenovo has announced temporary price cuts on several Moto models during the holiday season. While the Moto G5S and G5S Plus were discounted by Rs. 2,000 each earlier this week, a number of other models have also had their prices cut. The Moto C now costs Rs. 5,499 rather than Rs. 5,999 and the…
[ad_1] The Xbox One, Xbox One S, and Xbox One X could be getting keyboard and mouse support sooner than expected. While the feature has been touted since 2015 and has been available for users within the Xbox Insider program for awhile, it’s yet to be officially revealed by Microsoft. That is of course until Microsoft…
[ad_1] Open-world role-playing game Kingdom Come: Deliverance has released to mixed reviews on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. And while the game has sold over 500,000 units on PC, it appears that this version of the game has been knee-capped by visuals that are a step down from what was earlier promised. Screenshots from design3d…
[ad_1] The Xbox Countdown Sale 2017 sees a host of games for the Xbox One and Xbox One X going at a deep discount. These include the likes of recent releases such as Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus, Destiny 2, and even FIFA 18. Xbox One games are discounted upto 65 percent with an additional 10…
[ad_1] Kingdom Hearts 3, the next entry in the crossover action role-playing game series feating Final Fantasy and Disney characters has had a wealth of information leaked regarding possible worlds or in-game locations. Files pertaining to the much anticipated PS4 and Xbox One game were discovered online and their details laid bare on Reddit. “I’m…
[ad_1] PS4-exclusive God of War release date is April 20. In the lead up to that God of War Creative Director Cory Barlog has let slip what to expect from the game. He revealed that God of War ‘s combat is inspired by FIFA of all things. And no, you won’t be hitting a ball…
[ad_1] After the release of Sonic Mania in 2017, it was quite surprising to see Sega release another game — Sonic Forces — featuring the same protagonist in the same year. Sonic Mania looks and feels like a retro game, with punishing difficulty, retro graphics, and a level design style reminiscent of the early 90s.…
[ad_1] If you were expecting massive open-world games like GTA V on the Nintendo Switch anytime soon, think again. One of the hybrid console’s limiting factors has been storage on its game cartridges. Currently, Nintendo Switch cartridges can only store up to 32GB of data. It makes bigger games like GTA V and The Witcher…
[ad_1] While native Xbox One keyboard and mouse support is yet to be revealed, that hasn’t stopped some from using third-party adapters to allow for keyboard and mouse play. Certain developers are against this, feeling it gives these players an unfair advantage. Some gamers too feel the same and have taken to Twitter to ask if…
[ad_1] “What would Chloe do?” was a question I asked myself repeatedly during the three episodes of Life is Strange: Before the Storm, the prequel story set three years prior to 2015’s Life is Strange. Before the Storm puts you in the role of the previous game’s protagonist’s (Max’s) best friend, back when she was…
[ad_1] Nintendo is expecting to sell more than 20 million of its new “Switch” consoles in the next fiscal year, the firm’s president said, with sales outpacing its smash-hit Wii console in some places. Tatsumi Kimishima told Thursday’s Kyoto Shimbun newspaper that the momentum for Switch is stronger in some markets than that of the…
[ad_1] We’ve seen Indian game studios embrace the PC over the years, and Mumbai-based Smash Game Studios is the latest to do so with The Last Train. It’s an alternate history survival game taking place during World War 2, hypothesising what would happen if Japan did have the means to retaliate after the bombing of…
[ad_1] Ubisoft’s tactical shooter Rainbow Six Siege won’t be getting a sequel anytime soon. This was revealed by the company during a panel at the 2018 Six Invitational. The development team has said there’s no sequel planned for Rainbow Six Siege. It has an active player count of 27 million and there’s a 10 year…
[ad_1] Earlier in the year, we reported that each Nintendo Switch shipped with an Easter Egg that allowed you to play NES Golf on the console for one day in the year – that day being the death anniversary of former Nintendo President Satoru Iwata. Now it seems with Nintendo Switch firmware update 4.0.0 has…
[ad_1] The Red Dead Redemption 2 release date for the PS4 and Xbox One may not have been officially revealed yet, but a Danish retailer coolshop.dk suggests it might be out sooner than you think. Originally reported on Reddit, coolshop.dk pegs Red Dead Redemption 2’s release date as June 8, 2018. Usually games developed by Rockstar…
[ad_1] Following its spectacular sales in 2017, it appears that Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) may be getting a new variant. A listing on Amazon Germany suggests that publisher Take-Two could be gearing up to release Grand Theft Auto V Premium Edition. Currently, it’s listed for the Xbox One though it’s safe to say…
[ad_1] Several PS4-exclusive games from Sony have received a price drop in India. Multiple retailers speaking to Gadgets 360 have confirmed that the likes of Horizon Zero Dawn, God of War 3 Remastered, and others will now be available at a lower price. Granted, some of these titles such as Infamous Second Son and Horizon Zero…
[ad_1] Flipkart has announced the dates of its first sale of 2018 – January 3 to January 5. As the name 2018 Mobiles Bonanza suggests, this Flipkart sale will exclusively offer deals on smartphones, such as flat discounts, buyback guarantees at Rs. 149, exchange discounts and no-cost EMIs, and more. Among the deals announced so…
[ad_1] Hotly anticipated PS4-exclusive The Last of Us Part II could be out sooner than you think. While publisher Sony or Naughty Dog, the game’s developer hasn’t officially announced a release date just yet, that hasn’t stopped Sony Sweden from listing a release window for the game. A post on the Facebook page for Sony…
[ad_1] Microsoft’s renewed focus on its pathbreaking strategy game series Age of Empires has led us to Age of Empires: Definitive Edition. It’s a remastered version of the first game in the series and that means you get to relive some of the most important battles between the Stone Age and the Iron Age. The…
[ad_1] Epic Games’ third-person shooter Fortnite may lose its Save the World mode. It’s the mode the game launched with in July 2017 allowing for cooperative play against hordes of AI-controlled enemies. Fortnite was launched as a paid early access game with plans to be free-to-play when Epic felt it was ready. However with each…
[ad_1] With the Nintendo Switch spearheading the Kyoto-based company’s return to ascendancy, the console’s unique hardware isn’t its only selling point. There have been a slew of solid titles for the Switch such as Super Mario Odyssey, Splatoon 2, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, aside from a…
[ad_1] Nintendo Switch homebrew may soon be a reality. At the 34c3 hacking conference in Germany, hackers Plutoo, Derek, and Naehwert gave a presentation on kernel hacks for the Nintendo Switch. Perhaps the most crucial sliver of information is that a homebrew launcher is coming to the Nintendo Switch soon. What this means is, custom,…
[ad_1] The Xbox One X and Xbox One S will get support for 1440p displays. What this means is, the Xbox One X will be able to deliver better image quality on 1440p through supersampling. At the moment supersampling on the Xbox One X was restricted to 1080p which meant those with 1440p screens get…
[ad_1] Welcome to our last weekly roundup of all the news you can use for 2017. This week, WhatsApp announced that it’s going to end support for BlackBerry 10 and Windows Phone 8.0, so if you have one of those devices and want to keep using WhatsApp then you’re going to have to switch to…
[ad_1] PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) is 2017’s biggest surprise hit. Available on Windows PC and Xbox One, it appears that the developer behind it, PUBG Corp wants to see the game available across platforms including the PS4 and perhaps even outside of gaming. In conversation with South Korea’s InvenGlobal, PUBG Corp CEO Chang Han Kim had…
[ad_1] It’s New Year’s Day 2018, and January has some new games to check out. However, while October, November, and December saw a healthy number of titles for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC, January is a lean month. The one bright spot is if, you’re a fan of role-playing and fighting games. Here are…
[ad_1] 2017 was one of the best years for gaming in recent memory with plenty to play on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch. 2018 promises more of the same with a packed schedule, promising a wealth of games regardless of your platform of choice. From being a pirate to slaying fantastic beasts with…
[ad_1] 2017 saw some interesting games from Indian developers. Asura had us crawling through mythology-inspired dungeons, we vicariously lived through the daily regimen of a Bollywood starlet in Alia Bhatt: Star Life, and we played way too many cricket games for our liking. While the holy trinity of mythology, Bollywood, and cricket form the bedrock…
[ad_1] Microsoft’s Kinect adapter for Xbox One and Windows PC has ceased production. It’s the USB accessory necessary to use the Xbox One Kinect sensor with an Xbox One X, Xbox One S, or a Windows PC. “After careful consideration, we decided to stop manufacturing the Xbox Kinect Adapter to focus attention on launching new, higher…
[ad_1] Overwatch creator Blizzard released a developer update video showing off what you can expect for the popular hero shooter through the year. The latest hero to the game, which Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan codenames as “Hero 27” is work in progress. Currently being tested by the team, there’s no release date yet. Kaplan hints…
[ad_1] PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) is popular the world over and India is no exception. So much so that barely 10 months after hitting Steam, India’s first official PUBG tournament is here and it’s called the PUBG India Open. The PUBG India Open is being run by GamingMonk — a Delhi-based e-sports company. It claims that…
[ad_1] Indian game developers usually focus on Bollywood, cricket, or mythology as themes for their titles. And with good reason. Despite being home to a billion people, preferences are rather homogenised, making these options safe bets. Which is why Alter Army is the exception to the rule. It’s an upcoming fast-paced action-adventure that’s in 2D…
[ad_1] Microsoft India has revealed the Xbox One X price and release date for India. The Xbox One X is the company’s answer to Sony’s PS4 Pro, it’s a souped up, more powerful version of the Xbox One and Xbox One S. The Xbox India website lists the Xbox One X India price as Rs.…
[ad_1] For many, Yakuza 0 was the entry point into Sega’s long-running Japanese gangster series, a game we considered so good, we awarded it a perfect score. This was followed up by Yakuza Kiwami which was a solid remake of the very first game that originally graced the PS2. Naturally, expectations are high for Yakuza…
[ad_1] Alphabet‘s Google has led a $120 million (roughly Rs. 760 crores) investment in Chinese live-stream mobile game platform Chushou, the two companies said on Friday, as the US firm eyes new inroads to China where its search engine is blocked. Founded in 2015, Chushou is an online e-sports platform where users can live stream their…
[ad_1] World of Warcraft is one of the longest-running and most popular massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) around. It’s seen spin-off card games, movies, and novels too. Since its inception in 2004, there have been six expansions, the latest being World of Warcraft: Legion that released in 2016. 2018 promises to be a big…
[ad_1] Nvidia’s streaming service, GeForce Now has long been exclusive to the company’s Shield line up of devices. Not any more. The company announced at CES 2018 that GeForce Now is finally available for Windows PCs via free public beta. What this means is, you’ll be able to play the latest PC games at maximum…
[ad_1] GeForce Experience is Nvidia’s companion app for its GeForce GTX graphics cards. Since its inception, the company has augmented it with a host of features including screen recording and streaming. At CES 2018, Nvidia Freestyle was revealed. It allows you to add filters to your games while you play. Nvidia Freestyle has 15 filters…
[ad_1] The Overwatch League is Blizzard’s attempt at turning its popular hero shooter into a legitimate e-sport. Buoyed by the game’s popularity, Blizzard raised $240 million (around Rs. 15 billion) selling teams for the game’s big budget e-sports venture that CEO Mike Morhaime said is a “true next-generation e-sports experience.” From its schedule, to teams,…
[ad_1] Mumbai-based Nazara Games has acquired a majority stake in Chennai’s NextWave Multimedia. Known for its popular World Cricket Championship series, NextWave’s acquisition comes after Nazara’s investments in Moong Labs, MasterMind Sports, and others. With an IPO in the pipeline, it appears that Nazara is intent on bolstering its value. App market data and insights…
[ad_1] Sony has announced that its PS4 sales have hit 73.6 million. Over 5.9 million PS4 consoles were sold during the holiday season (which Sony categories as November 20, 2017 to December 31, 2017) with 55.9 million PS4 games sold across retail stores and via digital downloads on the PlayStation Store. This totals up to…
[ad_1] HTC has unveiled its all-new VR headset called the Vive Pro at CES 2018. The Vive Pro comes with built-in headphones. HTC’s latest upgrade in the Vive virtual reality platform comes with superior resolution and pixel density. HTC also revealed the Vive Adaptor, that enables Vive and Vive Pro users to connect their VR…
[ad_1] Facebook‘s Oculus said on Monday it is partnering with Chinese phone maker Xiaomi to make its new standalone virtual reality headset – Oculus Go and also revealed that it will launch a version of the product exclusively for the Chinese market. The two made the announcement during Qualcomm’s keynote address at CES 2018 on Monday. Oculus…
[ad_1] Lenovo has showcased its latest portfolio of VR-oriented intelligent devices at CES 2018. The Chinese company has unveiled the Mirage Solo standalone VR headset and the Mirage VR180 camera. The Mirage Solo is an entirely standalone virtual reality headset that runs Google’s Daydream platform. Meanwhile, the VR180 camera captures high-resolution 3D photos and videos…
[ad_1] There’s little doubt that the central topic of 2017 was the pervasiveness (and toxicity, many would argue) of loot boxes in AAA games. From Shadow Of War to Star Wars: Battlefront II, loot boxes were inescapable. And it’s a discussion far from over, with the the problem of loot boxes effect on minors reaching…
[ad_1] If you’re playing Pokemon Go on an iPhone 5 or iPhone 5c, you won’t be able to for long. Pokemon Go developer Niantic has announced it will be dropping support for Apple devices that cannot be upgraded to iOS 11. “In an upcoming update to Pokemon Go, we will end support for Apple devices…
[ad_1] Nvidia is updating the software for its graphics processors in response to the Spectre security threat, but its chief executive said on Wednesday its chips were not subject to the same risks as those from Intel and other companies. “Our GPUs are immune,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said during an event at the Consumer Electronics Show…
[ad_1] Lenovo brand Moto on Tuesday at CES 2018 announced the launch of two new products in its Moto Mod product lineup – the Lenovo Vital Moto Mod and the Livermorium Slider Keyboard Moto Mod. Both these Moto Mods were developed with a combination of crowdfunding campaigns on Indiegogo, Moto’s Accelerator Program, and Moto Mod…
[ad_1] In a surprise move, Nintendo announced a host of games coming to the Nintendo Switch in the next few months. Dubbed as the Nintendo Direct Mini, a slew of titles were announced for the Nintendo Switch. From Dark Souls: Remastered to Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, here’s what you’ll be able to play on your…
[ad_1] Lucasfilm and Disney on Thursday announced a new mobile game, Star Wars: Rivals, what they’re calling the first Star Wars-based real-time competitive action shooter for mobile devices. The app will be available on both Android and iOS. The lineup for Star Wars: Rivals consists of characters from multiple eras of the Star Wars universe.…
[ad_1] 2018 is here, and has been here for nearly two months. Already it’s strong year as far as video game releases go with Monster Hunter: World as well as the indie trio that struck out of nowhere: Celeste, Crossing Souls, and Iconoclasts. And yet I’m sure many of us are still playing through games…
[ad_1] In the soundstage where Johnny Carson and Jay Leno spent four decades filming The Tonight Show, a former Washington State computer science student named Seagull is pursuing a South Korean teenager with a very big gun. Their characters’ exploits inside Overwatch, the wildly popular multiplayer game not yet 2 years old, flicker above their…
[ad_1] Since we first saw it at Gamescom, the quirky action-RPG Biomutant has quickly become one of the most anticipated games of this year for us. Yesterday, PC Gamer talked with the developer Experiment 101 on a livestream that showcased the character creator in action. You can watch the livestream segment below if you want…
[ad_1] Looks like one of gaming’s own is about to join the prestigious line of Barbie doll figures. IGN just revealed that toymaker Mattel will be releasing a Barbie based on the upcoming movie version of Lara Croft. You can head over to IGN to see the Barbie for yourself. The figure will include an…
[ad_1] Did you know there was once a Mario brothers porn movie? And that Nintendo apparently owns the rights to said movies? In this week’s Did You Know Gaming, the popular YouTube channel presents a smattering of interesting trivia about everyone’s favorite plumber from censorship to typographical errors. You can watch the whole thing right…
[ad_1] A short teaser was released recently, giving a glimpse at the upcoming anime called Persona 5 The Animation. Produced by both Altus and the animation studio A-1 Pictures, this anime follows the same story as the well-received JRPG Persona 5. In the trailer below, it shows off some beginning moments up until the protagonist…
[ad_1] Last week’s PUBG India Open was India’s first official PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) online tournament, organised by Delhi-based GamingMonk. Considering the game released via Steam Early Access barely 10 months ago with a full release in December, the very existence of the tournament is in ways a testament to the game’s quick rise in popularity.…
[ad_1] Danish toymaker Lego is teaming up with Chinese Internet giant Tencent Holdings to jointly develop online games and potentially a social network aimed at Chinese children. Privately-owned Lego has seen a slowdown in sales growth in recent years, but the Chinese market has been a bright spot with sales growing 25-30 percent in 2016.…
[ad_1] The PS4 has sales in excess of 73.6 million. Its closest competitor, Microsoft, refuses to reveal how well (or poorly) the Xbox One is doing, and the Nintendo Switch being barely a year old is closing in on 10 million units sold. It’s safe to say that Sony’s fourth home console is the most…
[ad_1] Driveclub and MotorStorm have been two of Sony’s most influential racing franchises in recent memory, outside of Gran Turismo. The developers behind them have banded together to form a new game studio called Wushu Studios. Some of its talent consists ofstudio founder Alan McDermott (former Evolution Studios, PlayStation), design director Nigel Kershaw (former Evolution…
[ad_1] Square Enix has announced the Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition for the PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC. It includes the base game, all its currently released downloadable content, and cosmetic items. Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition release date is March 6 on all platforms including PC. The Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition price…
[ad_1] PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) is popular the world over and more so in China, which is home to around 40 percent of its user base. With over three million players daily, it’s no surprise that there are a fair few looking for an unfair edge given the game’s kill or be killed ethos. As Tencent…
[ad_1] Street Fighter V didn’t have the smoothest of launches when it arrived on the PS4 and Windows PC in 2016. From needing you to be online to play, to barebones content, and even flaky net code that made it painful to play multiplayer, it was far from perfect. Fast forward to 2018 and Capcom…
[ad_1] Blizzard has revealed when popular hero shooter Overwatch will get Blizzard World – a new map that was shown off at BlizzCon 2017. The Blizzard World map contains themes and locales from other Blizzard games such as Diablo 3, World of Warcraft, and Hearthstone. It has been described as a hybrid map suitable for…
[ad_1] Revealed at E3 2015, the Xbox Elite Controller was Microsoft’s attempt at making a premium gaming peripheral. And it appears to have been successful enough to warrant a new variant. According to several reports, a new Xbox Elite Controller is in the works with USB Type-C charging and native Windows Bluetooth support (the current…
[ad_1] A new Fable game for Xbox One and Windows PC is in development. The game is being made by Forza Horizon 3 studio Playground. In recent months the UK-based company has been hiring staff for an open-world non-racing game poaching talent that’s worked on games like The Witcher 3, Horizon Zero Dawn, and Hellblade:…
[ad_1] It seems that the Xbox One X finally has a release date for India. Microsoft India has sent out invites decked out in a shade of green that’s been a part of the Xbox brand since its inception with a date of January 23. Meanwhile, multiple sources in the supply chain speaking to Gadgets…
[ad_1] An ad from US retailer Gamestop has revealed the existence of a special edition version of PS4-exclusive God of War. Called the God of War Stone Mason Edition, it comes with a statue, steelbook case, lithograph, and a host of other items. The God of War Stone Mason Edition price is $149.99 (around Rs.…
[ad_1] Days after the Nintendo Direct Mini that showed off a host of new (and not so new) games coming to the Nintendo Switch, the company has now teased what could be a new way to play on its console. “Tune in to discover a new interactive experience for Nintendo Switch that’s specifically crafted for…
[ad_1] The Overwatch League is Blizzard’s biggest Overwatch e-sports event and it seems that its first week resulted in some impressive numbers. The first day saw an average audience per minute of 408,000 and 280,000 for the week. Over 10 million viewers tuned in to watch the Overwatch League via Twitch, MLG, ZhanQi TV, NetEase…
[ad_1] After teasing a “new play” experience for the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo has revealed Nintendo Labo. These are sets of DIY cardboard kits dubbed as Toy-Con that you can use with your Nintendo Switch. To explain how it works, a video on Nintendo’s YouTube channel showed a 13-key piano constructed out of cardboard powered by…
[ad_1] Last Friday, a report from Deadline said that Apple had ordered a futuristic drama called See, from the director behind I Am Legend and Hunger Games sequels, Francis Lawrence. This is the third sci-fi show from Apple with no release date, after a revival of Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories, and a space drama from…
[ad_1] It appears that games made in India may find their way to the Nintendo Switch. Multiple sources speaking to Gadgets 360 have said that Nintendo employees are in the country evaluating games from Indian studios for potential release on its platforms. This was confirmed by a Facebook post from Bengaluru-based Holy Cow Productions that…
[ad_1] Talk About Games is Gadgets 360’s weekly gaming show. For our first episode, we discuss the state of PC gaming in 2018. Currently, it’s been more expensive than it’s ever been to build a decent gaming PC in India, and it doesn’t help matters that game prices have become equally expensive if not more…
[ad_1] Monster Hunter World is the latest entry in Capcom’s long-running action role-playing game franchise. The previous game, Monster Hunter XX for the Nintendo Switch helped Nintendo gain $2.2 billion in market value on the Tokyo stock market after being announced for the console in 2017. While the Monster Hunter franchise has always been popular…
[ad_1] Welcome back to our weekly news roundup. This was a week of news about deals, as both Flipkart and Amazon are running sales. It’s lining up to be a good time for deal-hunters, with deals on gadgets like smartphones and laptops. The Flipkart Republic Day Sale started on Sunday, and ends on January 23,…
[ad_1] Like it or not, video gaming is now a professional sport. Whether it’s a respectable sport, one that’s outgrown its juvenile stereotype, remains an open question. This month’s debut of the new Overwatch League tournament may settle that question – though it’s as yet unclear in which direction. Fans of Overwatch, a hugely popular…
[ad_1] Microsoft on Thursday announced that Age of Empires: Definitive Edition will be officially launched on February 20. The game will be available globally for Windows 10 PCs at a price of $19.99 (roughly Rs. 1,300). Features of the game include a new 4K presentation, Xbox Live support, LAN play support, new orchestral soundtrack, campaign…
[ad_1] Scientists have found no evidence to support the theory that video games make players more violent. In a series of experiments, with more than 3,000 participants, the researchers demonstrated that video game concepts do not ‘prime’ players to behave in certain ways and that increasing the realism of violent video games does not necessarily…
[ad_1] Our playthrough of Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 is the most successful Super Replay to date. One thing became abundantly clear: You love watching us suffer while playing broken games. From the comments I read, a good number of you expected we would play another Sonic game for the annual 12.31 Super Replay. As tempting…
[ad_1] The Xbox One X international release date was November 7 and with it Microsoft had the horsepower needed to compete with the PS4 Pro. In fact it’s the most powerful console in the market. And now, the Xbox One X is on its way to India soon. A late release is always disappointing, but…
[ad_1] Microsoft has finally announced the Xbox One X India price and release date at a media event in New Delhi on Tuesday. The company’s answer to the PS4 Pro will cost Rs. 44,990 (MSRP) and will be available starting Tuesday itself from Amazon, Flipkart, Croma, Landmark, and Microsoft India stores, apart from over 100…
[ad_1] Both Bayonetta games released for Switch yesterday, and players are already finding some interesting Easter eggs. In Bayonetta 2, scanning Amiibo onto your Switch will unlock some costumes, but also messages from Rodin, the shopkeeper. These messages break the fourth wall a bit, hinting at several other Nintendo franchises and appearances. Most notably, there's…
[ad_1] Chess is one of the world’s most popular board games, known for being easy to pick up and very hard to master. If you’re just discovering chess, congratulations! You’re living in an era where there are tutorials aplenty, and once you’ve learned the basics, it’s easier than ever to find a human opponent or…
[ad_1] A veteran Sony and Microsoft video game executive has joined the hardware development unit at Alphabet’s Google, and analysts said he could help the company hone its efforts in mixed-reality technologies. Phil Harrison said on Twitter late Monday that he started his job as a vice president at Google in California, but did not provide…
[ad_1] In a way to attract more gamers, Microsoft has announced that all the exclusive games published by Microsoft Studios will be released into Xbox Game Pass on the same date as their global release. Sea of Thieves, which is launching on March 20, will be the first title to receive the new treatment, while…
[ad_1] Monster Hunter World is an action role-playing game from Capcom. Known for franchises like Resident Evil and Street Fighter, Monster Hunter World is the latest in a long-running series stretching back to the days of the PS2. As we stated in our Monster Hunter World preview, it is perhaps the most accessible entry to…
[ad_1] In India, the Xbox One X was released on January 23. This comes barely two and a half months after its global release on November 7. While this kind of gap between Indian and international console launches is par for the course for Sony, which followed the same pattern with the PS3, PS Vita,…
[ad_1] Nintendo’s first mobile app, Miitomo will shut down this year. Miitomo for Android and iOS will stop working from 12am PDT on May 9 (1:30pm IST on May 9). Launching Miitomo after May 9 will not allow you to access its features, check your messages, or use your items. Nintendo has outlined that you…
[ad_1] God of War for the PS4 finally has an official release date. The hotly anticipated PS4 and PS4 Pro exclusive is out April 20 this year. The price for God of War is Rs. 3,999 in India on disc and $60 internationally. In addition to this, there are several editions of the game up for…
[ad_1] Last Friday, The Hollywood Reporter said that Ken Watanabe (Letters from Iwo Jima, The Last Samurai) had joined the cast of Detective Pikachu, the live-action Pokemon film. He’ll play Detective Yoshida, a character specifically created for the movie. Ryan Reynolds is voicing Pikachu, if you didn’t know. Detective Pikachu is slated for release May…
[ad_1] From an outsider’s perspective, game development might seem like an easy field to get into that simply requires you to play games and little else. In this episode of Talk About Games – Gadgets 360’s weekly gaming show – we break down the myths surrounding game development particularly in India. Games Editor Rishi Alwani…
[ad_1] Another month, another PS4 Slim bundle. This time, Sony India has launched the PS4 Slim Hits bundle. It comes with God of War 3 Remastered, Horizon Zero Dawn, Uncharted 4, three months of PlayStation Plus, and of course a 500GB PS4 Slim. It’s available right now for Rs. 28,990 at select retailers both online…
[ad_1] Far Cry 5 release date is March 27. In the run up to that, Ubisoft has released more details on this much anticipated open-world first-person shooter. Aside from the usual mix of stealth and action, certain missions involve a welcome amount of vehicular carnage. One of them has you tasked with returning a glorious…
[ad_1] Both Bayonetta games released for Switch yesterday, and players are already finding some interesting Easter eggs. In Bayonetta 2, scanning Amiibo onto your Switch will unlock some costumes, but also messages from Rodin, the shopkeeper. These messages break the fourth wall a bit, hinting at several other Nintendo franchises and appearances. Most notably, there’s…
[ad_1] It was another busy week in the world of telecom. Reliance Jio announced its Republic Day 2018 Offer, under which data limits have been increased. The 1GB per day Jio plans now offer 1.5GB, while the limit on older 1.5GB plans have been raised to 2GB per day. This means Jio users will get 1.5GB daily data allocation…
[ad_1] After gaining a bit of hopeful traction by signing the Overwatch League’s first female player, Kim “Geguri” Seyeon the Shanghai Dragons face another obstacle in their uphill battle to the top: Visas. Unikrn reports that Seyeon and her new teammates will have to wait until sometime later in Phase 2 of the league to…
[ad_1] Technology is cool. Technology is strange. The weird pull of watching gears turn and electric circuits fire has a strange pull for a lot of people. The strangeness of that pull has never been more apparent than when I try to describe why watching someone hook up modern consoles and a PC to a…
[ad_1] Sea of Thieves for Xbox One and Windows 10 is Microsoft’s first big game of the year. In the run up to its March 20 release date, we checked out the Sea of Thieves beta and came back impressed – and wary – all at once. Here’s why. Developed by British game developer Rare,…
[ad_1] Monster Hunter World has you hunting down gigantic beasts and slaying them with friends as you progress through a 40-hour campaign. You can do so on the PS4, Xbox One, PS4 Pro, Xbox One X, and soon enough, PC. Given Capcom’s fantastic track record of PC ports since Resident Evil 5, that should be the…
[ad_1] With today’s news that both Broly and Bardock are making their way to Dragon Ball FighterZ as DLC characters, I can finally ask this question without being inundated with similar results: Who do you want as DLC character in Dragon Ball FighterZ? Leaks abound as to who the rest of the roster will include,…
[ad_1] WARNING: Spoilers For Uncharted 4 follow. If you’ve played Uncharted 4, you were probably thrown for a bit of a loop when Uncharted 4 not only references Crash Bandicoot, but lets you play an entire level of the game in-game (whoa, that’s meta). You may have thought, however, that developer Naughty Dog simply emulated…
[ad_1] For more than three decades, the record for Dragster, a racing game for the Atari 2600 console, could not be toppled. In 1982, a player named Todd Rogers supposedly recorded a time of 5.51 seconds on Dragster, a driving simulation – in the most rudimentary, early-’80s sense, anyhow – that requires shifting gears at…
[ad_1] Microsoft has announced the acquisition of PlayFab — a company that provides services to game developers to build, launch, and sustain cloud-connected games on mobile, PC, and console. “This acquisition extends the investments and work we’ve done on Microsoft Azure to provide a world-class cloud platform for the gaming industry,” writes Kareem Choudhry, Corporate…
[ad_1] Finland’s Next Games reported on Tuesday falling fourth-quarter sales from its mobile game, The Walking Dead No Man’s Land, based on AMC Networks’ TV show Walking Dead, knocking its shares. The company, which generates revenue mainly from in-game purchases that players make with their smartphones, said its fourth-quarter sales fell 42 percent from a…
[ad_1] If Overwatch has any glaring flaws, it’s the lack of pup-oriented competition. There’s just not enough of it! Thankfully, Blizzard has finally taken this key criticism to heart with its new Year of the Dog Puppy Rumble. We’re honestly not quite sure what the event, which will stream on Twitch this Monday at 5pm…
[ad_1] The Nintendo Switch has sold close to 15 million units since its launch in March last year. Nintendo revealed this, along with other sales figures during its financial year 2017 nine month earnings report. 14.86 million Nintendo Switch consoles have been sold until December 31, 2017. In addition to this Super Mario Odyssey sold…
[ad_1] Square Enix has dropped a trailer showcasing an upcoming update for Final Fantasy XV’s Comrades multiplayer mode. The update, which hits March 6, adds a number of new outfits for players to wear, including more hairstyles, suits, silly outfits, and plated suits of armor. New attacks, weapons, spells, and bosses are also included, as…
[ad_1] FIFA and Star Wars Battlefront 2 publisher Electronic Arts (EA) has delayed its much anticipated open-world multiplayer shooter, Anthem to 2019. The sci-fi action game from Mass Effect and Dragon Age studio Bioware debuted with a slick trailer at E3 2017 showing off giant mechanised suits, sprawling, bustling environments and visuals that appeared to…
[ad_1] Bandai Namco has stayed relatively silent regarding which fighters would make it into Dragon Ball FighterZ via DLC. The latest issue of V-Jump magazine, however, reveals the first two downloadable combatants: Broly and Bardock. For those not in the know, Broly is the one of the legendary Super Saiyans, who used to only appear once…
[ad_1] Video game publisher Electronic Arts‘s forecast fourth-quarter revenue above analysts’ estimates as it expects to gain from the launch of its mixed martial arts title, UFC 3, sending its shares up 6 percent in extended trading. The third instalment of the successful franchise is set to release later this week and is expected to…
[ad_1] After its Stage One finals the Overwatch League is on hiatus for a bit, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some fun events to watch. One of them is even an Overwatch event! Today marks the start of the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Starladder & i-League StarSeries Season 4, so tune in for the intense…
[ad_1] Now that the 2017 hangover is done with, we’re now stepping into February where an exciting lineup of games wait us. We have some great remasters like Secret of Mana and Shadow of the Colossus, along with some ports of some of the hottest action games that we didn’t get to play the first…
[ad_1] Darkest Dungeon is a pretty impressive game, as we mentioned when we first played the game on an iPad. It’s a dungeon crawler RPG that has amazing voice-acting, a good story, and permanent death. If your characters die in the game, they don’t return except under certain special circumstances that are randomly triggered. Even…
[ad_1] Nintendo on Thursday announced a mobile instalment of the popular Mario Kart franchise is on the way. The company made the big announcement via Twitter and revealed that Mario Kart will be coming to smartphones in the form of Mario Kart Tour. The game is currently under development and the company says it will…
[ad_1] Photo Credit: Nintendo of America Mario is headed to the big screen. As part of its quarterly earnings announcement, Nintendo revealed that it’s working on a movie for its red-and-blue jumpsuit mascot with Illumination Entertainment – a division of Universal Studios – the animation outfit behind the Despicable Me franchise, and films such as…
[ad_1] While the Nintendo Switch has had a colossal first year, one of its obvious shortcomings (aside from shipping with adequate internal memory) is the lack of an online infrastructure to allow for multiplayer games. Granted that didn’t stop the likes of Splatoon 2 from beating sales expectations despite having a poorly pieced together multiplayer…
[ad_1] With video games increasingly going digital, we’ve seen the likes of Limited Run Games cater to the section of gamers looking for physical copies of the titles they want to play (or to display on their shelves). They’re not alone in doing this – Germany-based Strictly Limited Games is a two-man operation consisting of…
[ad_1] Square Enix on Tuesday announced the rollout of Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia as a free download in English for iOS and Android via the App Store and Google Play. The game was earlier launched in Japan last year. This role-playing game (RPG) from Square Enix is the latest in the Final Fantasy banner.…
[ad_1] PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) has had an exceptional first year. The battle royale-themed shooter not only dominated Steam for 2017 but has, according to research firm SuperData, outshined the likes of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Overwatch. “Premium PC title PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds was 2017’s breakout success, generating $712 million(around Rs. 4,500 crore) in revenue in just…
[ad_1] Red Dead Redemption 2 (RDR 2) finally has a release date. The open-world title set in the Wild West is out on October 26, 2018. This was announced by the game’s developer, Rockstar Games. It’s for the PS4 and Xbox One. No mention of the PC or Nintendo Switch. Tragic considering that GTA V is…
[ad_1] Last week, Nazara, one of India’s oldest gaming companies, announced the acquisition of Nodwin Gaming. This comes a year after the firm announced plans to enter into the e-sports space. Nodwin has been working towards making e-sports a mainstream event in the country through its partnerships with international heavyweights like the Electronic Sports League…
[ad_1] It’s been a little over a year since the release of Civilization 6, and that means it’s time for the first expansion: Rise and Fall. Due February 8, Civilization VI: Rise and Fall will bring new choices, strategies, and challenges in addition to new civilisations and leaders. The aim of the expansion, according to…
[ad_1] On Monday, a report from Variety said that former Spider-Man director Sam Raimi is in talks to helm the big screen adaptation of The Kingkiller Chronicle, with Lin-Manuel Miranda producing and writing music for the film. This is part of the multi-platform deal that also includes a TV series on Showtime, which will be…
[ad_1] Peripherals company Snakebyte has launched the Snakebyte Game:Pad 4 S for PlayStation 4. At a price of Rs. 2,990 (MRP) it’s the cheapest PS4 controller available. More so when you consider its Rs. 2,490 price tag on Amazon India right now. In comparison, Sony’s official PS4 controller, the DualShock 4 is priced at Rs.…
[ad_1] The co-creator of seminal first-person shooter Counter-Strike was reportedly arrested by the Seattle police on Thursday. Jess Cliffe, a video game designer for gaming giant Valve and co-creator of multiplayer shooter Counter-Strike, has been arrested over allegations related to sexual exploitation of a child according to multiple reports. According to Kiro 7– a local Seattle…
[ad_1] The PS4 Pro may soon make your games look better. According to those participating in the PS4 system software update 5.50 beta, supersampling has been added as an option to Sony’s iterative console. Supersampling allows games that support enhanced textures, anti-aliasing, and resolutions above 1080p to scale to 1080p screens allowing for improved image…
[ad_1] For this episode of Talk About Games – Gadgets 360’s weekly gaming show, we discuss what it takes to get a game on Steam. Despite the inordinate amount of poor quality titles on the biggest gaming platform on the planet, it’s not as easy as it seems to make a PC game for Steam.…
[ad_1] Shadow of the Colossus for the PS4 is now available in select countries the world over – almost three days before the game’s official release date of February 6 in the US and February 7 in Europe and India. This PS4 remake of the PS2 classic found its way to store shelves of retailers…
[ad_1] Welcome back to our weekly roundup of all the news you can use from the world of tech. This week, one of the highlights was the launch of a third variant of the Xiaomi Redmi 5. Packing 4GB of RAM, it’s a step up from the existing 2GB and 3GB options, and its price…
[ad_1] In a move that should surprise no one, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is in the works. But what’s interesting is that it’s slated to hit the Nintendo Switch along with the PS4, Xbox One, and PC. According to industry insider and editor Marcus Sellars, it’s a “modern” shooter and is slated to…
[ad_1] To celebrate the Lunar New Year, popular multiplayer shooter Overwatch will have a Year of the Dog event from February 8. Expect new Overwatch skins, cosmetics, and other unlockables at a discount price. There’s no telling what Blizzard might add new to Overwatch during its Year of the Dog event. Winter Wonderland saw a…
[ad_1] Fighting game Dragon Ball Fighterz for the PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC released the world over on January 26. India however, was the exception. Although the game was available for pre-order on Steam, it was pulled days before release and never made it to the PlayStation Store and Xbox Store either. To compound…
[ad_1] Age of Empires Definitive Edition is a remaster edition of the first game in the Age of Empires franchise. It is scheduled to release on February 20. The game was originally due to release in October 2017, but when it was pushed forward, we made the most of it by revisiting Age of Empires…
[ad_1] Taking place after the events of the Dragon Ball Z anime, the intentionally misspelled Dragon Ball Fighterz is a fighting game from the studio behind BlazBlue and Guilty Gear – Arc System Works. Available on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC, does it have what it takes to stand toe to toe with genre…
[ad_1] Red Dead Redemption 2 (RDR 2) could be getting a battle royale mode and the entire game may be completely playable in first-person according to a recent report. As per documents pertaining to the game obtained by Trusted Reviews, the open-world Wild West game will sport substantial multiplayer options. “It remains unknown whether battle…
[ad_1] PS4 system software update 5.50 (codenamed Keiji) promises to bring supersampling mode to the PS4 Pro. What this does is, improve visual quality on certain games that aren’t optimised for the PS4 Pro on displays that are not 4K. While Sony now explained how it works and what you can expect. “PS4 Pro users…
[ad_1] Call of Duty Black Ops 4 could see a 2018 release date and will tone down the sci-fi elements of past games. It’s being developed by Treyarch, the studio behind previous games in the series. While previous reports of Call of Duty Black Ops 4 have come from industry insider Marcus Sellars, this latest…
[ad_1] Sony’s remake of the PS2 classic, Shadow of the Colossus for the PS4 is out this week the world over. Unless, you’re in India. Shadow of the Colossus’ India release date is supposed to be February 7. Now that’s been pushed back with no new release date announced by Sony India. Several retailers speaking…
[ad_1] Google may be making its first serious attempts at taking on the likes of Nvidia’s GeForce Now and Sony’s PS Now with its own game streaming service. Details are scant but it’s codename is Yeti and could include a controller and console. It could also work with Google Chromecast. According to The Information, the…
[ad_1] Sony has increased the price of the PS4 Slim and PS4 Pro in India following the Indian government’s decision to increase customs duty from 10 percent to 20 percent during the Union Budget 2018 announcement. The PS4 Pro India price is now Rs. 41,990 with availability slated from February 21 onwards according to multiple…
[ad_1] Grand Theft Auto V’s online mode is celebrating tax season by giving players bonus money and partial refunds on purchased items. Players who log in anytime between now and February 26 will automatically receive $250,000 from the San Andreas Treasury Department. Additionally, players who make any purchase in that time frame will earn 10…
[ad_1] Hidetaka “Swery” Suehiro announced that he will be teaming up with Arc System Works for a new game called The Missing. Not many details were given on The Missing during Swery’s announcement video, but he did say that the game “will blow your mind.” “The title, The Missing, has many meanings,” Swery says in the…
[ad_1] As they so often do, a random flash sale has appeared over on the PlayStation Network, offering deep discounts on a variety of games. If you’ve been waiting to pick up Overwatch for some reason, the Game of the Year edition is on sale for $30. Other highlights include the Final Fantasy XV digital…
[ad_1] The PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games are in full swing, so the GI staff decided to take a stroll through the history of Olympic video games. Warning, some of these are not good. Join Andrew Reiner, Ben Reeves, and Leo Vader as they suffer through a collection of dated Olympic-themed mini games. These week,…
[ad_1] Ubisoft is developing a track record for superb post-game content with recent releases. From For Honor to Tom Clancy’s The Division, these games are different beasts from when they first launched, and Rainbow Six Siege is a prominent example. With a robust roster of Operators, major fixes and balancing, and a steady stream of…
[ad_1] For the wondrous weekend ahead, some of us are wrapping up our time with Monster Hunter: World to move onto grander adventures such as dying over and over in Celeste, getting stuck in a backlog limbo, showing questionable amounts of love for Rainbow Six Siege, or watching the Olympics and Black Panther. What are…
[ad_1] On this episode, we’re showing off brand new gameplay of a game from 1997! Microsoft is finally giving the remaster treatment to the original Age of Empires from Ensemble Studios, we’ve received an early version of the game (that’s launching next week in the Windows Store) and want to show off some tweaks that…
[ad_1] Bandai Namco has kept mum on whether or not its upcoming action/RPG in the vein of Dark Souls will have multiplayer. Today, on its official Twitter account, it confirmed that multiplayer will indeed be a part of the experience. It seems that feedback requesting the feature caused the team to make it a reality.…
[ad_1] Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios, says he “absolutely” wants Black Panther director Ryan Coogler to return for a sequel. Speaking with Variety to promote Black Panther among other discussions, Feige feels the comic has plenty more stories to explore on the silver screen. “We always say we work on one movie at a…
[ad_1] Metro Exodus takes players on a journey away from the Moscow underground and across the Russian countryside. Artyom and the rest of the Spartan collective primarily make this trek through mountains, forests, and even deserts along the railroad tracks. But their primary mode of transportation – an armored locomotive named the Aurora – is…
[ad_1] While Disney’s reticence to reveal the Solo: A Star Wars Story trailer about 100 days from release has been concerning for some fans, the marketing has gone into full swing. In order to give fans a closer look into the stories and characters surrounding the upcoming film, EW has exclusively revealed peripheral material emerging out…
[ad_1] Xbox and Air Jordan have teamed up to create three winnable special editions of an Xbox One X. The console’s designs are modeled after three upcoming Air Jordan III sneakers. The Free Throw Line system “pays homage to the unforgettable dunk by Michael Jordan in 1988,” says general manager of games marketing for Xbox, Aaron…
[ad_1] If you’ve ever dreamed of punching Hanzo all the way to space, you can now dream a little more vividly. TGN posted a painstakingly-edited video showcasing what Overwatch would look like as a fighting game and it looks pretty freaking cool. Just see for yourself below. The little details really make it shine, like…
[ad_1] Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) publisher Take-Two announced that the game has sold over 90 million units worldwide with it’s multiplayer component, GTA Online, being the largest driver of consumer expenditure in the last quarter. GTA Online will see more content updates in the months to come. This means that GTA V sold…
[ad_1] Blizzard’s newly minted Overwatch League is taking the esports scene by storm, but which team is the best of the best? G.I.’s most prolific and professional analyst is here to rank the competition by the only criteria that matters: their logos. Normally when I present a ranking in one of these dumbs columns I…
[ad_1] Rukey is a good boy. I made sure that he was among the anointed exiles that were sent back to the Commonwealth. The only downside? I wouldn’t see him in the robes of the Rites again because he rocked them. While Rukey may have no need for them, our best friends could with the…
[ad_1] Today, Nightdive Studios was upfront with Kickstarter backers about the status of its System Shock Remaster, announcing it’s currently on hold.Nightdive Studios announced a remaster of the beloved sci-fi game via Kickstarter in June of 2016. The campaign was more successful than the developer ever imagined, with over 21,000 backers lending over $1.3 million…
[ad_1] Casual gaming giant Zynga is charting a comeback thanks to Word With Friends 2 and Zynga Poker. The company announced that Words With Friends 2 had its best mobile revenue and bookings since its inception. Furthermore, Zynga Poker’s mobile revenue increased by 44 percent from a year ago. Plus, CSR 2 mobile revenue was up 90…
[ad_1] Get ready for another ad–BURRRP–venture, PlayStation VR owners. Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality is coming to PSVR on April 10. Players can get the regular edition or a limited collector’s edition. The latter includes a copy of the game, a Funko Pop! Rick and Morty vinyl figure, and an exclusive, double-sided poster featuring Rick…
[ad_1] Mario Kart Tour for Android and iOS will work similar to Super Mario Run. According to DeNA, the company developing the game, it will be free to start, much like Super Mario Run. “DeNA CEO said ‘Mario Kart Tour’, a Nintendo-DeNA smartphone game planned for FY18, will be free to start,” tweeted The Wall Street Journal’s…
[ad_1] In response to community frustrations, Bungie has upped the detail and frequency of communication on the team’s plans, and this latest weekly update is more evidence of that. Bungie’s most recent blog post addresses the changes coming to exotic weapons – the most powerful tier of weapons available in the game. Senior designer Jon…
[ad_1] With the PS4 being India’s best-selling console (much like the rest of the world), you’d think there would be a big market for PS4 controllers in the country. This is far from the case though, as most controllers are pretty expensive. Unless you’re willing to spend around Rs. 7,000 to 8,000 for a premium…
[ad_1] The Nintendo Switch has seen its fair share of indie titles and Aegis Defenders is the latest one. Developed by the fantastically named Guts Department, and published by Humble Bundle (yes, the site responsible for those popular deals on games), it’s an intricate mix of action platforming and tower defence that has a retro16-bit…
[ad_1] Last Friday, Starz announced that it had found a new showrunner for American Gods season 2 in Jesse Alexander, who worked with co-creator Bryan Fuller on Hannibal and Star Trek: Discovery. Finding a new chief was necessitated after both Fuller and Michael Green left the show on grounds of not getting the budget they…
[ad_1] Metroid Prime 4 for the Nintendo Switch is being developed by Dark Souls and Dragon Ball Fighterz publisher, Bandai Namco. Rumours have been swirling around all week following the discovery of several Linkedin profiles alluding to a secret project the Singapore staff of Bandai Namco was working on. This was confirmed by Eurogamer. In…
[ad_1] Action role-playing game Kingdom Come: Deliverance release date is February 13, but that hasn’t stopped enterprising but that hasn’t stopped game stores in the UAE from breaking street date and subsequently re-exporting copies of the game to countries like India. Gadgets 360 got its hands on the game for the PS4. Like most modern…
[ad_1] Tencent has finally made good on its announcement of two PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) smartphone games in November. One is PUBG: Army Attack and is developed by Tencent’s Timi Studio. It has naval battles (something the PC games does not have) and sports a more arcade-styled aesthetic and feel. The other is PUBG: Exhilarating Battlefield…
[ad_1] With the Steam Lunar Sale 2018 well underway, now is as good a time as any to look at why PC game prices have, for the most part, skyrocketed in India. Previously, new games on PC would cost anywhere between Rs. 499 to Rs. 999, but nowadays, most PC games cost Rs. 2,499 upwards.…
[ad_1] Classic video game brand Atari has announced Atari Token. It represents its foray into cryptocurrency. The announcement has seen a spike in shares, rising by more than 60 percent since the announcement on February 8. In addition to this, Atari is taking a stake in a company that’s building blockchain-based digital entertainment and is…
[ad_1] Commonly described as Minecraft meets Left for Dead, Fortnite is a survival cooperative shooter from Epic Games. It’s been available in paid early access since June last year for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and will be free-to-play when it becomes a fully-fledged release this year. In the run up to this, Epic…
[ad_1] Age of Empires is known for bringing the realtime strategy (RTS) genre back into the spotlight way back in 1997. The game gives you a chance to relive some of the most famous battles from human history and it can get quite intense. To ease off some of the pressure, the game shipped with…
[ad_1] The Steam Lunar New Year Sale 2018 is taking place right now. A host of games have received deep discounts. Like recent sales, there’s a single discounted price for each game through the duration of the sale. This time, the Steam Lunar New Year Sale 2018 ends on February 19, 2018 at 11pm IST.…
[ad_1] E-sports in India has been in the spotlight for some time now. We’ve seen large prize money, the influx of several brands, and some interesting acquisitions in the space. With every e-sports firm clamouring to be the first in their respective niches such as Ucypher claiming to be the first in broadcasting e-sports in…
[ad_1] A crowd cheers, banging on balloons, in front of glitzy stages, each with a giant screen. The rising stars at the sprawling Makuhari Messe hall are the quietly seated men in hoodies and T-shirts, with names like Noppi and Refresh, jiggling on buttons and grimacing at screens. E-sports has officially arrived in Japan. Although…
[ad_1] MTV India has been blocking Tekken 7 videos on YouTube. Multiple Tekken 7 content creators the world over have had their Tekken 7 videos removed following an overreaching copyright claim by MTV India. “Looks like MTV India is blocking Tekken videos and streams on YouTube. What’s up with this @MTVIndia @TeamYouTube?” tweeted Zoran Mircevic…
[ad_1] Action role-playing game Kingdom Come: Deliverance forsakes some of the usual tropes of the genre such as magic spells and dragons in favour of historical accuracy. Set in 1403 Bohemia, Kingdom Come: Deliverance features Sigsimund, the King of Hungary and Croatia, who kidnaps the rightful ruler of the country King Wenceslaus IV and plunges…
[ad_1] Distributor Kaira Global on Tuesday announced the launch of the new Razer Electra V2 and Razer Electra V2 USB in India. Both headsets come with an aluminium unibody frame and have been designed for gamers, with the latter optimised exclusively for PCs with a USB cable instead of the standard 3.5mm jack. The Razer…
[ad_1] Civilization 6 brought some big ideas when it released in 2016 with the introduction of Districts – city improvements that occupied their own tiles instead of sitting atop the city tile, a revolutionary concept for the series – completely changing how players viewed the location of a new settlement, and new systems such as…
[ad_1] Pokemon Go is hosting a special lunar new year event to mark the beginning of the ‘Year of the Dog’. The event started on Thursday and will run till February 17. Niantic announced the beginning of the event, which highlights Pokemon that look like dogs, on its official website. During the course of the…
[ad_1] A new update rolling out for the Xbox app today allows players to voice chat with a party through Android or iOS devices. To access the feature, open the Xbox app and tap the icon with multiple people at the top and start a party by inviting people. From there, simply speak into your …
[ad_1] Where the Water Tastes Like Wine, an upcoming indie adventure from Dim Bulb Studios, is set to release on February 28. Where the Water Tastes Like Wine will be released on February 28! That’s… That’s not very far away. https://t.co/QqHrQv5eFv — Johnnemann ? (@johnnemann) February 14, 2018 In this beautifully-drawn tale, players embark…
[ad_1] Sometimes it seems like cats are taking over the world. You can’t get more than three videos into a YouTube binge without coming across some sort of cat clip. If any of those cats have half the personalities that cats have had in video games, we understand why. Here are some of the coolest…
[ad_1] We recently discussed how video game-to-film adaptations usually fall through the cracks with rare exceptions, such as the Five Nights at Freddy’s film adaptation finding a director recently. Call of Duty is another property that’s been simmering in Hollywood for almost a decade, but it seems that dormant projects like this are starting to…
[ad_1] The Secret of Mana remake is launching in mere hours. You’ll notice reviews are starting to pop up, but ours isn’t ready yet. I’ve played a large chunk of the remake, but feel I need more time to assess how it measures up to the original and what it offers modern gamers. I adore…
[ad_1] Last Friday, The Hollywood Reporter brought word of Facebook venturing further into original content for its own platform, Facebook Watch. Elizabeth Olsen (Avengers: Infinity War) will star in and co-produce a half-hour dramedy series from Kit Steinkellner (Amazon’s Z: The Beginning of Everything), with James Ponsoldt (The Spectacular Now) directing a few episodes. Monday…
[ad_1] In August of last year, Mike Bithell of Thomas was Alone and Volume fame, surprise announced and released Subsurface Circular. That game will be making its way to Switch in March. The game is meant to played in a single session and lets player unravel a mystery taking place on a train. In a…
[ad_1] Nintendo has release a trio of new videos detailing more info on the Nintendo Labo on Switch project, from how some of the individual creations work to the games themselves. Labo Overview Video Labo Variety Kit Overview – Includes how to add vibrato to the piano, making your own motorcycle tracks, and more.…
[ad_1] A new trailer for Incredibles 2 has released, highlighting the Parrs' conflict between bringing supers back and living a normal life – including raising baby Jack-Jack and his burgeoning powers. The movie hits theaters on June 15. (Please visit the site to view this media) [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Mobile game maker Supercell reported a 20.5 percent drop in 2017 core profit on Wednesday due to falling revenue for its five-year-old hit game Clash of Clans. Supercell, founded in 2010 and valued in 2016 at around $10 billion (roughly Rs. 64,000 crores), has grown year-to-year on the back of the continuing success of…
[ad_1] The latest entry in the long-running gangster simulator franchise, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life is out on April 17. In the run up to this Gadgets 360 has spent some quality time with the retail release of the game. Previously, we checked out the Japanese demo for Yakuza 6 and you can read…
[ad_1] Stardew Valley developer Eric Barone has given some progress to the game’s multiplayer, saying a beta is expected in spring. Barone says that as the beta gets closer he’ll let everyone know how multiplayer in the game will work, as well as the update’s other features. In the meantime, he’s posted a screenshot of…
[ad_1] This week brings us plenty of great blogs, though I am surprised to not see more on Monster Hunter: World. As a veteran hunter, I would love to write more about it – blog or freelance articles – but I can’t rip myself away from playing it to write about it. Plus, I already…
[ad_1] Warner Bros. Pictures just dropped a new trailer for Ready Player One that dives deeper into the virtual pop culture paradise of Oasis. In Ready Player One, people have foregone a dystopian reality to plug into a completely immersive virtual space called Oasis. In Oasis, players can do and be anything, but the protagonist,…
