2K and Firaxis Games today announced that Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth will launch for PC on October 24. Announced just four months ago at PAX East 2014, Beyond Earth is the latest entry in the beloved strategy series, and is described as a spiritual successor to Alpha Centauri. Preorder bonuses for Beyond Earth were […]
Nintendo has “ideas” for what it might do next with the Legend of Zelda series for the 3DS. That’s the good news. The bad news is that Nintendo is keeping quiet on what these ideas are. The English translation of a Q&A session following Nintendo’s annual shareholder meeting was published today, and in a section […]
According to Shigeru Miyamoto, iconic Nintendo designer and creator of beloved franchises like Mario and Zelda, it is human nature to love games–including video games. During a recent Nintendo shareholder meeting, an investor asked Miyamoto to explain why the future of video games is bright, and Miyamoto responded by saying a love for games is […]
Actor LeVar Burton’s Kickstarter campaign to bring back beloved children’s educational program Reading Rainbow ended last night with $5.4 million, which means the project will be available on video game consoles in addition to the web and smartdevices. That funding level makes the Reading Rainbow Kickstarter the fifth highest-grossing campaign on the crowdfunding site of […]
If you felt like you always missed out on neat Japanese Pokemon merchandise exclusives that only came out in places like the Tokyo Pokemon Center, you may soon get a chance to buy them yourself. Nintendo today launched the countdown clock for an official online Pokemon Center. Of course, the US already has a Nintendo […]
RedLynx, developer of the 2D platforming-racing game Trials Fusion, teased future plans for the game and detailed its first DLC pack today. In an interview on the Ubisoft blog, Creative Director Antti Ilvessuo said that a cooperative multiplayer mode is coming to Trials Fusion. He didn’t explain this feature, but he did say, “Imagine playing […]
Everyone loves to argue whether gaming is better on consoles or PCs, but let’s be honest: it really comes down to personal preference. But, if you haven’t given PC gaming a chance, you really should. Free from the shackles of brand identity and oversight, the PC, as a platform, creates an ecosystem defined by freedom, […]
Ubisoft’s crown jewel, the Assassin’s Creed franchise, is undergoing a shift, as the company today announced plans to have Ubisoft Quebec lead development of future games in the series. This move takes the lead development duties out of the hands of Ubisoft Montreal, the longtime primary developer of the series.Quebec doesn’t come in lacking any […]
The way Electronic Arts COO Peter Moore sees it, right now we’re entering a “golden age” of gaming, with a wide variety of games and price points available at any moment. But this expansion into new sectors (free-to-play being one of them) is not universally adored, especially by some core gamers, Moore says in a […]
2K Games’ upcoming monster-hunting game Evolve is poised to be the “defining” Xbox One and PlayStation 4 game of 2014, according to Christoph Hartmann, president of the publishing label. In a statement today heralding Evolve’s recent domination of the E3 2014 Game Critics Awards, Hartmann said the game’s recent high praise means there is a […]
