Nintendo just announced a new console, but not the one you were expecting
It’s been a trying year for Nintendo as the Wii U struggles to compete with the PS4 and Xbox One, but with the holiday season …
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The Xbox One update you’ve been waiting for has finally arrived
The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 have been incredibly successful up to this point, but there’s no question that the new consoles would have benefitted greatly …
Here are the 3 free games you’ll get on Xbox One and Xbox 360 in September
Xbox One owners have a lot to look forward to this fall, from a healthy supply of third-party releases to some huge console exclusives, but the one …
PS4 and Xbox One are fighting back against mobile and PC gaming
Over the last several years, there has been a paradigm shift in the gaming industry. Consoles, unchallenged for years as the PC market faded, slowly …
Infamous: First Light review: Highlighting the heroine
Despite being one of the standout console exclusives of 2014, Infamous: Second Son had one egregious flaw — we never got to know any of the …
Here are all the free PS4, PS3 and PS Vita games you can download in September
As the holiday season draws closer, the game release schedule is going to pick up to a pace that might not be safe for your wallet. …
Microsoft thinks you’ll pay $150 for something you didn’t want to spend $100 on
One of the smartest moves Microsoft made this year was unbundling the Kinect from the Xbox One. The Kinect is an intriguing device, but lacking significant …
Flappy Bird creator finds out how brutally hard the app market is
Last February, the world was consumed by Flappy Bird mania. The retro-looking, infuriatingly hard mobile game from Vietnam became the top app in 80 countries, …
This is the Xbox One Microsoft should have made
The Xbox One gets a lot more flak than it deserves. Despite its relatively disappointing sales in the international market, it’s still an extraordinarily capable …
PlayStation Network buckles from massive hacker attack; Xbox could be next target
Sony has confirmed that a massive DDoS attack took down its popular online gaming network this past weekend, leaving millions of gamers out in the …
Yet another hugely popular gaming franchise spurns the Wii U
Nintendo has always thrived on the strength of its first-party games, from Super Mario Bros. to the The Legend of Zelda, but a modern game …
CounterSpy review: Your mission, should you choose to accept it
I’ve never been particularly good at stealth games. Either I don’t have the patience or I’m just not savvy enough to pick up on important cues …
Functional hard drives have already been built in Minecraft
Minecraft players have taken a huge step towards building a functional computer inside the game by creating a critical computer component: A hard drive that …
Sony exec admits he doesn’t understand why the PS4 is so popular
It’s safe to say that even Sony is surprised by how popular the PlayStation 4 has been. In an interview with Eurogamer, Sony Worldwide Studios …
Leaked promo reveals a sweet new Xbox One feature you won’t see on the PS4
Game demos had a minor resurgence during the last generation. A quick search on either the PlayStation Store or the Xbox Marketplace brings up hundreds of results …
The funniest thing you’ll see all day: Pierce Brosnan plays GoldenEye on the N64 with Jimmy Fallon
Before Halo, before Call of Duty, there was one first-person shooter that could bring people together just as easily as it could tear friendships apart. …
Watch over 30 minutes of gorgeous gameplay from The Witcher 3, the most anticipated RPG of 2015
We have plenty of great games to look forward to this fall, from console exclusives like Sunset Overdrive and Driveclub to huge third-party releases in …
Footage from Flappy Bird creator’s crappy new game shown for the first time
It was only a matter of time before Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen unleashed another crappy mobile game onto the world, although there’s no guarantee that …
The latest major Xbox One update is now available to download
The Xbox One might not be topping the sales charts, but with every system update, Microsoft is building upon what has quickly become the most capable …
PS4 continued to crush the Xbox One in July
For seven consecutive months now, the PlayStation 4 has dominated the sales charts. Sony announced at Gamescom this week that PS4 sales have surpassed 10 …
Candy Crush Saga may finally have peaked… but you’ll hate what replaces it even more
Good news, Candy Crush haters: King’s flagship game may have finally peaked and is trending downward in value. The bad news: You’ll probably hate the …
Here’s what you need to know about Sony’s latest major PS4 update
Sony revealed on Tuesday that PS4 system software update v2.00 would be arriving this fall with a few features that owners of the new generation console …
Yes, a white Xbox One console is coming this fall
As has been detailed in recent reports, the white Xbox One console is very much real and now Microsoft has confirmed at Gamescom 2014 that its white …
Microsoft just gave you another great reason to buy the Xbox One
If you’re waiting until the holiday season to pick up an Xbox One, you’re going to have a wealth of options to choose from. The …
The Xbox One is about to become movie pirates’ best friend
Microsoft announced a huge new update to the Xbox One on Tuesday and it included a full-scale video player capable of supporting just about any …
Here are the 10 trailers you need to watch from the PS4 Gamescom event
So you’ve watched our 10 favorite trailers from Microsoft’s Gamescom event, but you’re thirst for new games still hasn’t been quenched. Thankfully, Sony just finished its own …
Here are the 10 trailers you need to watch from the Xbox One Gamescom event
Microsoft took Gamescom by storm on Tuesday morning with a huge showing of games coming this fall and early next year. Most, if not all …
Sony has sold 10 million PS4s in just 9 months
Sony announced today during its Gamescom press event that 10 million PlayStation 4 units have been sold through to consumers worldwide since the console launched …
Microsoft continues to outpace Sony with another huge Xbox One update
Gamescom only just began, but Microsoft has already made a splash with a couple of huge Xbox One bundles, some exclusive game announcements and a software …
Hohokum review: Eye for an eye
I can’t figure out how best to describe Hohokum. Interactive scenery would do developer Honeyslug an injustice. Movable soundscapes might be more accurate. Whatever Hohokum is, it’s …
