The concept of being able to gift games or downloadable content to friends is great one, but don’t expect it to come to Xbox One anytime soon. That’s according to Xbox boss Phil Spencer, who says on Twitter, “I like the featured, great part of digital, but we don’t have a plan right now.” Digital […]
For some gamers, playing MMO World of Warcraft can be a “religious experience,” according to Manhattan College professor religious studies, Robert Geraci. In a Q&A posted on the college’s website, Geraci says World of Warcraft presents a virtual reality that tests a person’s’ ethics and values, and also gets them to think about things like […]
Motion gaming has largely fallen by the wayside, what with Xbox One‘s mandatory Kinect being dropped, Wii U focusing on its second screen, and PlayStation 4 not making much use of PlayStation Move. Sony worldwide studios boss Shuhei Yoshida believes there isn’t much interest in motion gaming right now, though he does think the Move […]
The PlayStation 4 version of Minecraft failed Sony’s certification test, and as a result, developer 4J Studios will need to take some extra time to fix bugs and submit the game all over again. The studio announced the news on Twitter today. “Sony found some issues we have to fix in their final test of […]
The idea of the perfect wrestling game is something that exists, but the details change depending on that individual fan’s perspective on what makes professional wrestling the entertaining spectacle it is today. For some, that perfect game focuses on the technical. The methodical use of holds, throws, strikes, submissions, counters, and other maneuvers that demand […]
With Civilization: Beyond Earth just over two months away, publisher 2K has announced the bonus that will be available to those who preorder, as well as a new bundle that promises to have a huge amount of content. By preordering the game–it’s now available for purchase through Steam, among other places–you’ll receive the Exoplanets Map […]
The Ice Bucket Challenge, a campaign to raise money and awareness for ALS, continues to spread through the video game industry. Today, GameStop president Tony Bartel accepted PlayStation executive Shawn Layden’s nomination. In the video above you see Bartel (center), as well as other GameStop management and employees, getting ice water dumped on their heads. […]
The original concept for what would become Gears of War was far different than the final product. According to an Epic Games developer who was there all those years ago, the game actually got its start as a class-based, Battlefield-style shooter. “Gears started as a class-based Battlefield kind of game,” Unreal Engine lead programmer James […]
GM Connected mode is an online version of the Be a GM mode, while EASHL lets you create a hockey player and then play as him in 6v6 online matches. Both of these modes will be available in the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of NHL 15, as will Online Team Play, which won’t come […]
The trailer above for The Behemoth’s next game opens with a Dr. Evil-like narration over images of a massive space bear crashing into our planet and raining green blood on the hapless citizens below. According to a press release, the currently untitled Game 4 will be in a “genre [they] haven’t covered before and seek […]
