Sega Cuts 300 Jobs as Company Refocuses on Digital

Sega Sammy Holdings announced today that they would be closing their San Francisco offices as part of a company restructuring plan. According to the company, the office will be moved to Southern California this summer to reduce operating expenses. Sega is soliciting employees for “voluntary retirement” as part of the restructuring plan. The move is … Read more

Dying Light | Go Clubbing With Zombies

Dying Light just released this week, and I sat down to play it for about an hour last night.   I was looking forward to this one more than any other January release, which is unusual, because I normally don’t care for the whole zombie craze. On the other hand, I absolutely loved the idea of another first-person game … Read more

Grim Fandango Remastered is out now

A remastered version of the cult PC hit Grim Fandango is out now on PS4, Vita, and PC via Steam, GOG, Humble Store, and Mac. The classic adventure game from developer Double Fine is back with updated visuals and a re-recorded soundtrack from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and composer Peter McConnell. Touch-sensitive controls have been … Read more

TRAILER: Game of Thrones Episode 2: The Lost Lords

TellTale Games today released a trailer for the upcoming Game of Thrones Episode 2: The Lost Lords, which will be available on Tuesday, February 3 on PC and Mac from the Telltale Online Store, Steam, and other digital distribution services and on the PlayStation Network for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. The episode will be … Read more

Resident Evil Remake Now Available as Download

Capcom has announced that the remastered remake of the original Resident Evil is out now for PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The game, which takes place in the infamous mansion from the PlayStation One original, is a remastered version of the GameCube remake featuring enhanced graphics. It also includes 5.1 surround sound, … Read more

Bethesda Ditching Subscriptions for Elder Scrolls Online

Tired of paying to play your copy of Elder Scrolls Online? We have good news! Bethesda today announced that the game was ditching a paid subscription model. The game is being rebranded as The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited ahead of its expected June 9 launch on PS4 and Xbox One. That version of the … Read more

Citizens of Earth | Atlus’s Retro-Inspired RPG Now Available

Atlus’s retro-inspired RPG, Citizens of Earth, launched today on various digital platforms – Steam (PC), Nintendo eShop (3DS & Wii U), and PlayStation Network (PS4 & PS Vita). This Earthbound-style game puts you in charge of a vice president coming home from a long and drawn out campaign run. He find the place has gone berserk, and must use his … Read more

New Releases | January 2015 – “What Are Ya Buyin’??”

Now that the holidays are over and we have officially kicked off a new calendar year, all the buzz from the crazy shopping season and annual end-of-the-year reflection is beginning to quiet down. The first few months of any new year are generally slow for new game releases, but January 2015 looks to continue right along with the most … Read more

Editorial | Cliff’s Favorite Games of 2014

To reflect on the past year in video games, 2014 has been…to put it lightly, kind of a disappointment. As the first full year for the “new-gen” PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, I feel like both Sony and Microsoft could have come out a bit stronger. Nintendo’s hardware sales are still nothing to brag about … Read more

Mojang and Telltale Games Bringing Story Mode to Minecraft

Mojang announced that it is bringing an episodic, plot-driven Story Mode – developed by Telltale Games – to its massively successful Minecraft. Minecraft: Story Mode will begin rolling out in 2015, according to the publisher. The episodes will be based in the Minecraft universe, introducing “new characters and familiar themes.” Developer Telltale Games is thrilled about the opportunity to use Minecraft as the … Read more

Call of Duty Retail Sales Decline For Third Consecutive Year

Although it currently sits at the top of the NPD sales chart, Activision’s Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is just not selling as well as its predecessors. According to NPD reports and Piper Jaffray analyst Michael Olson, the Call of Duty series has witnessed a slide in sales – 27 percent over the past three years. To compare, Advanced Warfare sold less than half of … Read more

EA Offers Sim City 2000 for Free

Time to relive your childhood. Electronic Arts is offering up one of their most successful PC games, Sim City 2000, for free. Yeah, you read that right. Free. All you need is an Origin account. No floppy disks required. The game was originally released in 1994 on Mac, Amiga and DOS. It was later released … Read more

Dark Souls II Finally Revealed For Xbox One, PS4

Yesterday Bandai Namco Games revealed its “last-gen” blockbuster hit, Dark Souls II, is getting an enhanced “new-gen” version – Scholar of the First Sin. It was only a matter of time, right? The updated game will arrive on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One early next year – April 7, 2015 to be exact. Dark Souls II arrived earlier … Read more

New Releases | November 2014 – “What Are Ya Buyin’??”

November is finally here. If we weren’t talking about video games, it would be difficult to be very excited about the bitter cold of the looming winter season. Fortunately, as is usually the case, November 2014 does not look to disappoint with its list of new releases.

November Games - RE4 Merchant

To quote the merchant from Resident Evil 4“What’re ya buyin?” Check out some of the biggest releases of November across all major platforms after the break.

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