Haven’t played a BioShock game before? Now is a pretty cost-effective time to jump in and see what Ken Levine’s acclaimed shooter franchise is all about. Microsoft’s latest set of deals for Xbox Live Gold subscribers includes hefty markdowns on the entire BioShock series. Now through July 21, the original BioShock (2007) and its sequel […]

When the second iteration of the Oculus Rift development kit begins shipping this month, it’ll be available in very limited quantities. As a result, some of those who were fortunate enough to lock in a preorder for one earlier this year have realized they can now make a nice profit by reselling their preorder on […]

Here’s a pretty sweet deal. Now through July 31, specially marked packages of Skittles, Starburst, and Life Savers Gummies will come with a one-week Xbox Live Gold code. All you need to do is live in the US, locate the candy, find the code inside the package, and submit the code via this special promotional […]

World of Warcraft developer Blizzard Entertainment has released the first images of the overhauled male Draenei character model. As you can see in the image above, the new character model features higher-resolution textures that are capable of better depicting emotions. “The original was one of the better character models in the game, so it didn’t […]

In 2011’s first-person shooter Crysis 2, much of the gameplay involves taking cover behind barricades and popping up to shoot enemies. This takes place entirely from the first-person perspective, though–there’s no third-person cover like in Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Now, we know why we never should play Crysis 2 in third person. Reddit user tasonjodd […]

Not long after we learned that Sony was considering introducing an Early Access-style program for PlayStation 4 that would allow creators to release in-development versions of their games, Microsoft now says this is something Xbox One developers want, too. In a new interview with Develop, ID@Xbox head Chris Charla says developers have come to Charla […]

If funding for Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts’ upcoming space sim Star Citizen reaches $50 million (and really, it seems like it will), then developers at Cloud Imperium Games will create their own languages for the game’s three major alien races. “We will work with real-world linguists to create distinctive and realistic alien languages for […]

An early look at the next Mass Effect game BioWare has launched a fan survey asking fans to provide feedback to help make the next Mass Effect game “the best one yet.” Producer Mike Gamble tweeted a link to the survey, which asks players what games they have played recently and what aspects of a […]