The ability to release games digitally has allowed indie developers to thrive and made possible less mainstream projects like Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty, a remake of Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee. But Oddworld creator Lorne Lanning thinks that losing net neutrality could prevent future development of such games. “My biggest concern is what’s happening in the White […]
The Battlefield Hardline beta is now closed, but another Battlefield Hardline beta that “will showcase more” will launch this fall on all announced platforms, Developer Visceral Games’ VP and GM Steve Papoutsis said in a post on Battlefield’s official blog. “The Battlefield Hardline beta was just a small portion of what is in store,” Papoutsis […]
I bet you’ve never seen Pokemon like this before. Artist Gavin Mackey this week posted a batch of renders on Imgur of Pokemon you know and love depicted in a decidedly different way. There are 39 images in all, showing off new versions of well-known characters like Pikachu, Charmander, and Voltorb, among many others. Some […]
The prize pool for this year’s International, the championship tournament for Valve’s PC multiplayer battle arena game Dota 2, has just crossed the $10 million line. For comparison, this means that the payout to the top teams is now more than the prizes for the 2014 Masters golf tournament, which total a meager $9 million. […]
Since the Xbox One launched, the kind of information about you and your friends you could see by going to The new Xbox One Achievements view on Xbox.com As demonstrated in the video above, Xbox.com is being overhauled to allow you to view your Xbox One profile, as well as that of other Xbox Live […]
GameStop is now accepting Xbox One Kinect cameras for trade-in at stores across the US. The company will pay $32 in cash or $40 if you want store credit, according to store associates we spoke with in Massachusetts and Connecticut. The trade-in program began today, the same day that GameStop kicked off its mega Xbox […]
To prepare for the upcoming NFL season, Minnesota Vikings rookie quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is playing video games. After minicamp finished last week, Bridgewater didn’t have a team to practice with in the real world, so he turned to video games, telling ESPN that he imported the Vikings’ playbook into a Madden NFL game to help […]
The new board being introduced in Curse of Naxxramas Blizzard expects to release free-to-play card game Hearthstone‘s upcoming Curse of Naxxramas expansion in the month of July, according to the game’s community manager. “Just wanted to give everyone a head’s up that we are currently targeting to release Curse of Naxxramas during the month of […]
Developer Bungie detailed 40 Achievements and Trophies for its upcoming shooter, Destiny, in its weekly update today. The full list involves a diverse array of different tasks, from completing missions certain ways to customizing your ship. There are four main enemy types and three character classes in Destiny. Trophy and Achievement hunters will have to […]
Following the release of Shovel Knight yesterday, the game’s excellent soundtrack has now been put up for sale online–and, in an extremely fan-friendly move, you’re free to download it for any price you wish. The 48-track album is comprised of retro-style music that is well-suited to the 2D platformer, which was released yesterday for $15 […]
