Peter Moore, COO of Battlefield and Mass Effect publisher Electronic Arts, is expecting a “great fight” between Microsoft’s Xbox One and Sony’s PlayStation 4 this holiday. In an interview with GamesIndustry International, Moore said that while Sony may be currently enjoying its place as the king of consoles, a runaway leader is actually not in […]
Raymond wearing a Google Glass headset Ubisoft Toronto managing director Jade Raymond is hopeful that one day video games can be more immersive than Star Trek‘s fictional Holodeck simulated reality system. During a speech at Gamelab recently, Raymond spoke about how the coming of wearable technology, virtual reality devices, and other further technical innovations will […]
Of note: We don’t know which video game gun was used to subdue the intruder. This is just one possibility. How did you spend your Sunday? For a 24-year-old Pittsburgh man, it involved subduing an intruder with a prop gun he was using to play a video game. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that a 24-year-old […]
Electronic Arts and PopCap Games today announced the “Tactical Taco Party Pack” for the bizarre console and PC shooter Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare. The free expansion launches tomorrow, July 1, on Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PC, bringing players “south of the border” and introducing a new map and mode. The new Western-themed map […]
Why is there so much violence in video games? According to Ken Levine, creator of the decidedly violent BioShock series, it’s because violence is technically simple to create and it’s what people want. “One of the reasons there’s been a lot of violence in video games is because it’s relatively easy to simulate,” Levine told […]
Robot Entertainment recently made controversial comments about Orcs Must Die! Unchained that suggested toxic player behavior would be welcomed in the upcoming PC game. But this is not the case, not at all, according to a new statement from the developer. “Before we get started, let us be crystal clear–toxic players that worsen the experience […]
The Last of Us Remastered, the upcoming PlayStation 4 version of 2013’s acclaimed PlayStation 3 title, will run at 60fps, developer Naughty Dog has strongly suggested. “Played some #TLOU at 60 fps tonight for the first time (60fps cutscenes and all). Transformitive [sic]. I’m a believer. Don’t think I can go back,” Naughty Dog designer […]
Valve’s digital gaming platform Steam continues to grow. Yesterday, June 29, at 11:44 a.m., a total of 8,020,700 people were logged into the service at the same time. That’s a record for concurrent usage, up from 7.6 million six months ago. The surge in popularity recently likely had something to do with Steam’s ongoing Summer […]
Actor LeVar Burton’s Reading Rainbow Kickstarter has hit its $1 million funding goal and then some. At the time of writing, the Kickstarter is closing in on $4.5 million from more than 90,000 backers, but with only a few days until the campaign ends, Burton hopes new rewards from Kickstarter’s most successful projects, including the […]
We went to see MMO Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade at E3 2014, but developer Behavior Interactive only talked about its plans for the game without showing any in-game footage. Earlier this week, Behavior launched its Founder Program, and with it posted a number of videos of Eternal Crusade’s alpha gameplay. You’ve likely heard the terms […]
