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Role-playing meets turn-based strategy in The Banner Saga, an adventure mini-series about vikings with handcrafted animations.
A giant robot and huge wurm are unleashed in the next phrase of Scarlet Briar's plans, coming as Guild Wars 2's Living World arc nears its end.
Activision and Infinity Ward reveal the full developer diary for Onslaught, as those dirty dirty aliens invade the world of Call of Duty: Ghosts.
New World Interactive brings Insurgency out of its early access status for a full launch on January 22, 2014, all while planning future updates and downloadable content.
Step into the shoes of John Rambo for a carousel of scenes from First Blood, Rambo; First Blood Part II, and Rambo III on the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.
The Auraxian War wages on into 2014 with fierce battles and continued onslaughts as Planetside 2 brings players even more to look forward to in the future.
NASCAR '14 hits the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC on February 18, 2014 as announced in the first in-game trailer.
Keep your wits about you to land a brutal takedown in the next generation fighting simulator EA Sports UFC.
Survive as long as you possibly can in the middle of the forest with Klei Entertainment and the wilderness.
Find yourself a handy dandy beachball to keep you company in the middle of nowhere, but try not to set yourself on fire, in Don't Starve.
If I were to make a play about how great I am, I'd want as many people to see it as possible. It's a sentiment Baron Dashforth evidently shares, as the Victorian monster hunter's tale Foul Play is coming to PlayStation 4 and Vita too, publisher Mastertronic announced today. It's a downloadable beat 'em up, starring the dashing gentleman and his sidekick recreating their adventures on stage.
Microsoft has released a manual controller update guide for Xbox One users who have purchased the Stereo Headset Adapter. The adapter lets players use their own chat headset, and will release for $24.99 in time for the release of Titanfall next week.
Once upon a time, the prospect of Android microconsoles like the Ouya was so exciting that several companies pushed out their own devices. In reality, there's barely interest in even one. Perhaps sensibly, they're banding together. Mad Catz today announced that it's teaming up with Ouya to bring the Ouya library and platform to its own M.O.J.O. microconsole.
Sometimes games just need a little time. That's the lesson learned from Tomb Raider, apparently, which crossed from falling short of sales expectations at first to becoming profitable late last year. Now studio head Darrell Gallagher says it's not only become profitable, but gone above and beyond the forecasts.
Read more: On its way to being the best-selling of the franchise »
Jack Tretton is stepping down as president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA). His last day will be March 31st. According to the announcement, this was a "mutual agreement... not to renew their contractual relationship." Replacing Tretton will be Shawn Layden, currently EVP of Sony Network Entertainment International.
Screen Gems, a Sony Pictures company, has signed on to distribute a live action movie adaptation of Naughty Dog's The Last of Us. Creative director Neil Druckmann will write the script for the film. The movie will be produced by Sam Raimi's Ghost House Pictures.
Disney Interactive has laid off about 700 employees today, about a quarter of its workforce. The cuts are a result of the company's decision to combine two divisions of their company--mobile and social games--while also significantly scaling back in-house development of games, relying more heavily on licensing. Game output from Disney is expected to half after disappointing returns from games like Where's My Water 2.
The next expansion for Call of Duty: Ghosts is Devastation, Activision announced today. It's set to launch on April 3 for Xbox systems, followed sometime later on others. It will pack four maps, a new two-in-one weapon, and the second episode of the four-part "Extinction" story that began in the Onslaught DLC.
Today, Ubisoft announced Watch Dogs' new release date: May 27. It's about half a year after the game was originally supposed to ship, before Ubisoft very suddenly delayed the game just a month before launch.
Senior producer Dominic Guay says that the last-minute delay happened because "we still could have shipped" the game on time. "It was not like we were failing miserably, the game didn't work, or it couldn't be played! We'd been playing this game from front to back for so long it really looked like this would happen."
Amy Hennig's sudden departure from Naughty Dog shocked industry observers. Her ten year tenure with the company helped Naughty Dog become one of Sony's marquee developers. But who is Amy Hennig? Why is she so well-regarded? Today, we look back upon her work, from her early days at Electronic Arts to her recent efforts on the Uncharted trilogy.
Microsoft first unveiled DirectX 11 in 2008. Since then, the graphics API has been updated to 11.1 with the introduction of Windows 8, and updated once again to 11.2 with Windows 8.1. However, Microsoft is finally ready to introduce the next big update to its DirectX platform.
DirectX 12 is coming, but more details are due at Game Developer's Conference this month.
From mountains to forests and palaces to ruins, a new Dragon Age: Inquisition trailer explores the world of BioWare's trilogy-capping RPG. You know: the sort places found in a fantasy RPG. If you're going to save the world once more, you may as well find out a little about it.
Seemingly forgetting about the Titanfall bundle also launching next week, Microsoft has announced that it will bundle a digital copy of Forza Motorsport 5 with new Xbox One consoles next week as well.
"Okay, I admit it. The first Shaq-Fu was terrible," basketball player Shaquille O'Neal admits in a new promo video for Shaq-Fu: A Legend Reborn. Yes, that is a thing. To make it a reality, a new crowdfunding campaign seeks $450,000 on Indiegogo.
"Shaq-Fu is what the original game should have been," the campaign page reads. The game promises to be a beat 'em up where players take control of a highly stylized Shaq as he battles dozens of enemies in dynamic arenas. Developer Big Deez Productions is aiming to have a combo system--one that allows players to choose from different fighting styles.
E3 may be the biggest gaming event of the year, but it's also meant to be an industry-exclusive event. The hard-working team at Shacknews may be filing stories, and your friends at GameStop may be able to go, but what about you? Don't you deserve to go too?
Well, you'll be able to attend virtually through Twitch. The company has announced a three-year partnership with the ESA to broadcast live video from the show.
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