Sequels in gaming are sometimes referred to as “long-awaited” when it’s only been a few years’ wait, but here’s one example where that really applies: Wasteland 2, the sequel to 1988’s Wasteland, will arrive on PC on September 19, its developer announced today. Brian Fargo, founder of developer InXile Entertainment, announced the date on Twitter […]
Industry veteran John Carmack’s nine-year-old son, Ryan, has released his first video game. The game is called Angry Face, and it’s a modified version of the classic game Pong. Ryan Carmack says he coded the game (with Unity) himself, though his four-year-old brother helped with sound design and testing. “This is the very first game […]
Last week, we got our first glimpse of gameplay from upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive Bloodborne. Today, Sony released another video of the new game from Dark Souls developer From Software, this one containing more than six minutes of gameplay from the Gamescom demo on display last week. The video skips around a little, but provides […]
GameStop CEO Paul Raines (left) GameStop CEO Paul Raines underwent unexpected surgery last week to have a small, cancerous tumor removed from his brain. The retailer announced the news today in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. According to GameStop, the surgery, which involved doctors removing the tumor from an “easily accessible” part of his […]
Sony Online Entertainment’s free-to-play zombie game H1Z1 is coming to PlayStation 4, the developer confirmed during its recently concluded SOE Live 2014 event. This isn’t too much of a surprise, as SOE president John Smedley teased back in May that a PS4 version could happen. SOE did not announce a release date for the PS4 […]
Not content with putting out six minutes of gameplay footage last week (which is still well worth checking out), CD Projekt Red has released a huge, 37-minute gameplay demo of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which you can watch above. The video opens up with Geralt riding on a horse up to the expansive city […]
Concept art for Assassin’s Creed Unity Most Assassin’s Creed games are purchased by men, but that doesn’t mean women aren’t also getting in on the action. Ubisoft executive Alain Corre tells The Wall Street Journal that studies have shown that couples often play Assassin’s Creed games together. “We’ve done some studies on this and, interestingly, […]
Though it’s still unconfirmed, it sure sounds like the Xbox One has now sold-through at least 5 million units since the console’s launch in November 2013. This would be up from 3 million units sold through the end of the year, meaning Microsoft has shifted at least two million additional consoles so far in 2014. […]
This week’s Deals With Gold sale has gone live on Xbox One and Xbox 360, coinciding with a steep discount on many of Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar’s Xbox 360 games. On Xbox One, you effectively have your choice of one of two things. Trials Fusion, the latest game in the Trials racing/platforming series, is […]
Which video game industry company is the most attractive for people looking for a job? According to a recent study, that award goes to Half-Life and Steam company Valve. The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) today published the results of a 2014 survey of more than 2,200 developers, with Valve taking the top spot, above […]
