Borderlands 3 confirmed; Borderlands 1 to be remastered

After teasing fans two weeks ago, Gearbox made it official today at PAX East: Borderlands 3 is coming. They didn’t stop there with their announcements, though. In addition to unveiling the first Borderlands 3 gameplay trailer, Gearbox also announced that they are releasing a remastered version of the original Borderlands on April 3. Borderlands: Game … Read more

Co-op shooter Wolfenstein: Youngblood coming July 2019

Wolfenstein: Youngblood, a co-op focused shooter, is coming to PC, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One this summer. According to Bethesda: Wolfenstein: Youngblood will throw you (and a friend!) back in time to 1980s Paris, fighting the Reich’s war machine as one of BJ Blazkowicz’s twin daughters, Jess or Soph. Terrorize the goose-stepping fascists with a … Read more

Apple Arcade to launch fall 2019, feature 100 exclusive games

Apple is the latest tech giant to jump into gaming head first. Just one week after Google unveiled its Stadia streaming service, Apple revealed the Apple Arcade game subscription service. Unlike Stadia – which requires a speedy internet connection to stream games to existing phones, tablets, and other supported devices – the Apple Arcade requires … Read more

The Elder Scrolls turns 25 years old today

Today marks the 25th anniversary of The Elder Scrolls franchise. That’s a quarter century of giant rats, dungeons, spells, and open-world game design. Bethesda first invited players to the world of Tamriel on March 25, 1994. The Elder Scrolls: Arena combined randomly-generated small towns and places of interest, along with hundreds of dungeons, in a … Read more

Apex Legends Review

Welcome to King’s Canyon. Get ready to drop into a chaotic battlefield where you fight tooth and nail for the title of champion. Apex Legends has a bit of an odd title, but it lets you know what you’re getting into. Dropping from a ship onto an island battlefield, you fight other self-made legends in … Read more

Is Google Stadia the “future of gaming?”

Today, Google officially unveiled Stadia, its cloud-based video game streaming platform. Is it really the future of gaming? Despite persistent rumors, Google is releasing a digital platform, not a console. The Stadia platform is similar to services like PlayStation Now. It is being compared to the gaming equivalent of Netflix, allowing players to stream games … Read more

Epic Games Store to add cloud saves, mods, wish lists, user reviews, achievements

The Epic Games Store will soon have a number of new features including cloud saves, wish lists, mods, user reviews, and achievements. After launching in December 2018, the store has been a bit barebones. Updates are planned over the coming months, which will be rolled out in stages. The online game storefront recently added a … Read more

Google promises “future of gaming” in GDC teaser

Google is definitely entering the gaming space, and they apparently plan to do so in a big way. The company released a teaser video on Tuesday where they promise to unveil their “vision for the future of gaming” at GDC next week. The video is light on details, but it seems to show various scenes … Read more

Borderlands 3 teased as Gearbox hints at March 28 announcement

Developer Gearbox is likely announcing Borderlands 3 on March 27. The company teased gamers via Twitter with a screenshot of a cel-shaded game in Borderlands style with the date “March 28” and “Exit 3” posted on a road sign. Borderlands first appeared on PS3 and Xbox 360 back in 2009. The original game, along with … Read more

Destiny Review

Destiny is a game that promised the moon: a persistent online world with dynamic environments, MMO elements, on-the-fly matchmaking, and next-gen graphics, all wrapped in a sci-fi storyline that would put Halo – Bungie’s former beloved series – to shame. And while you do, in fact, get to travel to the moon, it does not … Read more

Google gaming controller and possible console revealed in new US patent filing

A filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office confirms that Google is looking to enter the gaming space. The company filed a patent for a gaming controller in October 2018, according to the application. That Google is interested in entering the gaming space with either a console or streaming service is one of … Read more

Warframe Operation: Buried Debts out now alongside new playable character Hildryn

Operation: Buried Debts, the latest free community event for Warframe, is out now on PC. According to the developers at Digital Extremes, Operation: Buried Debts “poses a disturbing new wrinkle to the evolving story of Fortuna‘s debt-internment colony.” Following the original expansion and the subsequent update, The Profit-Taker, Tenno are thrust into a new storyline … Read more

Free ARK: Survival Evolved Homestead update out now

The new Homestead update for ARK: Survival Evolved launched today for free. The Homestead update improves existing structures, adds new customizable building pieces with increased placement options, and simplifies the Kibble system for creature taming. The update is live across PC, PS4, and Xbox One. According to the developers at Studio Wildcard, the Homestead update … Read more

Remember Me Review

Welcome to Neo-Paris in the year 2084. Imagine a time when augmented reality and memory digitization are standard practice. Memories are stored, bought, sold, traded, and even stolen. Privacy is a relic of the past. Citizens have given up their rights in exchange for convenience. Sound familiar? Capcom’s Remember Me sounds like a dystopia that … Read more

Anthem Review Roundup

Anthem is EA’s just-released online multiplayer action-RPG from developer BioWare, the makers of Mass Effect and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Curious how it’s doing with critics? So are we. Reviews of the game are fresh off the printing press as Anthem just came out for PC, PS4, and Xbox One on February … Read more

Rainswept Review

You pull up to a modest house on a wet, dreary day. A small crowd gathers as word spreads across the town with news about what happened – or at least what they think happened. Getting out of your vehicle, you pull out a cigarette and light it up, taking in a few puffs before … Read more

Grand Theft Auto V Review

Grand Theft Auto is one of the seminal franchises for open-world video games and the most successful entertainment product ever released. So it should be no surprise that Grand Theft Auto V immediately became a cultural phenomenon, managing nearly $1 billion dollars in revenue on its first day alone. To date, it has sold an … Read more