Sega has announced preordering Sonic Boom at GameStop will secure you the exclusive figure shown above. Canadian gamers can also grab the preorder bonus exclusively at EB Games. Two Sonic games are coming out this year, Sonic Boom: Rise of the Lyric and Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal. Featuring Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, and new team […]
Microsoft’s weekly Deals With Gold promotion doesn’t typically offer great deals on Xbox One games, but this week, two major releases from the first half of the year are available for half price. On Xbox One, Titanfall can currently be had for only $25, down from its regular price of $50. The game continues to […]
To offset the risk that comes along with developing big-budget games, the video game industry needs more and better monetization methods, according to Microsoft’s Xbox boss, Phil Spencer. Speaking with Game Informer, Spencer said the movie and TV industries have done a good job monetizing their back catalogs through “meta-subscription” services like Netflix and Amazon […]
Warlords of Draenor, the fifth expansion for genre-defining MMO World of Warcraft, will launch on November 13. Developer Blizzard Entertainment announced the news today during a special event in Los Angeles. The developer also released the expansion’s epic opening cinematic. The expansion follows The Burning Crusade (2007), Wrath of the Lich King (2008), Cataclysm (2010), […]
One of the biggest stories out of “So do we feel the need to go out and buy outright exclusivity? Probably not,” he added. “You saw [at Sony’s Gamescom press conference] that before the media briefing we showed updated videos of games that we had revealed at E3. That’s because we wanted to keep the […]
Microsoft has once again given a vote of confidence to Rare, the British studio best known for its work on Nintendo games like GoldenEye, Perfect Dark, and Banjo-Kazooie. In an interview with CVG, Xbox boss Phil Spencer described Rare as being an “important part of our game future,” and stated that he doesn’t want it […]
Upcoming stealth-action game Assassin’s Creed Unity will have a “fast track” microtransaction system that allows players to unlock gear by spending real-world money. This system, however, will not affect gameplay in a significant way, according to senior producer Vincent Pontbriand. In an interview with OXM, he said that Assassin’s Creed Unity’s item unlocks are “pretty […]
The upcoming PC port of Xbox One launch title Ryse: Son of Rome is a genuine port and not just a way for Crytek to rake up some funds in light of its recent financial issues. That’s according to senior producer Brian Chambers, who acknowledged in an interview with Kotaku UK that “revenue’s always good,” […]
Blizzard Entertainment is hosting its special World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor event in Los Angeles today, and you don’t want to miss it. During the presentation, Blizzard will reveal the Warlords of Draenor cinematic and announce the release date for the expansion. We’ll also hear straight from World of Warcraft designers Ion Hazzikostas and […]
The upcoming Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of open-world action game Grand Theft Auto V will blow you away, according to Rockstar Games parent company Take-Two Interactive That’s because, CEO Strauss Zelnick says in a new interview, “nothing but the very best will satisfy [developer] Rockstar Games.” “They want to blow consumers away,” Zelnick […]
