Final DLC released for Rocksmith Remastered as dev hints at new project

It’s been almost seven years since Ubisoft released the basically plug-and-play guitar video game / learning software Rocksmith 2014. Since then, they’ve released a large free update called Remastered and expanded the song library to a total of 1,570 songs. (Of course, most of these you have to pay extra for as DLC, but it’s … Read more

Hideo Kojima is being awarded a BAFTA Fellowship

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is presenting legendary game designer Hideo Kojima with its highest honor, the Fellowship. The BAFTA Fellowship is a lifetime achievement award. It recognizes an individual’s outstanding contributions to film, games, or television. Previous recipients within the gaming industry include John Carmack, Shigeru Miyamoto, Peter Molyneux, Tim … Read more

We just retired the PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii U sections from our navigation bar

If you’re a frequent site visitor and noticed that things looked a little different, first of all, good eye! Second, we have indeed made a few cosmetic changes to the site. If you are viewing the site on a desktop, you’ll notice that the category and platform navigation bar has changed. We’ve moved the alphabetized … Read more

Bayonetta & Vanquish 10th Anniversary Bundle launches

The Bayonetta & Vanquish 10th Anniversary Bundle is out today on PS4 and Xbox One. The physical edition of the bundle includes both games on a single Blu-ray disc and a steelbook case. The remastered collection runs at 60 frames per second in 4K resolution on both the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X. The Bayonetta … Read more

Sony bought Insomniac for $229 million

Last year, Sony bought the legendary game developer Insomniac. Now we know how much they paid to acquire one of the top studios in the industry. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Sony paid $229 million US dollars for the studio behind the PS4 hit Marvel’s Spider-Man. The acquisition was “mainly paid in … Read more

Yakuza 5 Remastered launches on PS4

Yakuza 5 Remastered is now available to download as part of The Yakuza Remastered Collection. First announced last year, The Yakuza Remastered Collection includes remastered versions of Yakuza 3, 4, and 5. Each runs at 60 frames per second and 1080p. In comparison, the PS3 versions ran at 720p at 30 frames per second. “All three games … Read more

Grand Theft Auto IV pulled from Steam due to Games for Windows Live

Grand Theft Auto IV has been pulled from Steam due to a technical issue involving the now-defunct Games for Windows Live. Rockstar Games, the publisher behind the action-adventure game first released in 2008, says that the closure of Games for Windows Live is causing the issue. The game page remains live on Steam, but it … Read more

Bayonetta & Vanquish 10th Anniversary Bundle interview looks at cover art

Bayonetta has a loyal following. So when Sega confirmed last month that Vanquish and Bayonetta were getting re-released in a 10th-anniversary bundle, it no doubt got a lot of people excited. In a new interview with Scott Spatola, Jason Rau, and Dan Dussault of Weapons Van, the team behind the cover art for the Bayonetta & Vanquish 10th Anniversary Bundle … Read more

Horizon Zero Dawn, Uncharted: Lost Legacy, Overcooked 2 coming to PS Now

PlayStation Now will have three new games to play starting on January 2. They include Horizon Zero Dawn, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, and Overcooked 2. December’s lineup of PUBG, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, and F1 2019 will remain available until March 2, 2020. The PlayStation Now library now includes more than 800 PS4, PS3, and … Read more

Fight Night Round 4 servers get KOed in March 2020

Ten years after its release, the lights are finally going out for Fight Night Round 4. Electronic Arts has confirmed that it is shutting down the servers for the boxing game on March 9, 2020. Frankly, I didn’t know that the game was still being supported, especially considering EA’s habit of shutting down game servers … Read more

Assassin’s Creed: The Rebel Collection launches on Switch

Assassin’s Creed: The Rebel Collection is out today on Nintendo Switch, bringing two Assassin’s Creed games to a portable device for the first time. The Switch-exclusive Rebel Collection includes Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and Assassin’s Creed Rogue in one package. It was revealed during September’s Nintendo Direct. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and Assassin’s Creed Rogue are now … Read more

10 Reasons Why I Still Love PlayStation, 25 Years Later

Blink long enough and twenty-five years might pass. At least that’s what it feels like with the original PlayStation, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary today. Sony’s iconic disc-based gray console debuted in Japan on December 3, 1994. Throughout its 10+ year run, the PS1 sold over 100 million units worldwide and laid the foundation … Read more

The Last of Us sold over 20 million copies

The Last of Us Part 2 is just around the corner, and fans are understandably excited. New sales numbers for the original have emerged demonstrating just how popular the first game was when it was released on PS3 and later on PS4. According to Daniel Ahmad, a senior game industry analyst at Niko Partners, The … Read more

GoldenEye 25 remake’s Silo level demoed in new video

GoldenEye 25‘s developers recently released a video showing off their work so far on one of the more iconic levels in the game, a Soviet missile silo. GoldenEye 25 is a fan-made remake of the classic Nintendo 64 shooter GoldenEye 007 using Unreal Engine 4. The demo is a faithful recreation of the Silo level … Read more

The Last of Us Part 2 will be featured at Tuesday’s PlayStation State of Play

“I’m gonna find… and I’m gonna kill… every last one of them.” That’s the teaser text for The Last of Us Part 2 on PS4 that Naughty Dog is using to promote the game’s upcoming appearance during Sony’s PlayStation State of Play event on Tuesday. The tweet from Naughty Dog’s official Twitter account shows a … Read more

Insomniac teases possible Resistance reboot or remaster

Insomniac Games tweeted out a random image of Resistance 2 on Monday in a possible tease for a remake or remaster. Resistance 2 was released back in 2008 on the PS3. There’s no obvious reason to send out a tweet about the game unless they were planning on reviving the shooter for modern consoles. We're … 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