Although Kinect is no longer something developers can rely on every Xbox One owner having, it’s continuing to be put to use in certain games–and you can now count Forza Horizon 2 among them. Microsoft’s upcoming racing game will feature an “on-board digital assistant” known as ANNA that functions as a GPS. Microsoft tells GameSpot […]

17-year Blizzard Entertainment veteran Rob Pardo, who most recently worked at the Warcraft and Diablo studio as its chief creative officer, has left the company. “Every ending is a beginning, and today marks a new beginning for me,” Pardo wrote in an update on Battle.net. He was the lead designer on the original World of […]

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, […]