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
As the first mainline Devil May Cry game in over a decade, Devil May Cry 5 garnered a lot of interest from longtime fans and generated buzz in the gaming press. Now that it’s out, how is the game doing with critics? The short answer: critics like it. Some like it a lot. It is … Read more
Calithon 2019 is taking place over the next three days. Never heard of Calithon? It’s an annual speedrunning marathon with proceeds from the event supporting charity. The speedrunning marathon – which is being broadcast over Twitch – hopes to raise $50,000 for Direct Relief, an international humanitarian medical aid organization. As our sister site Video … Read more
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
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 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
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
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
PS4 owners can now play their library of console games remotely on the iPhone and iPad. Sony rolled out a new PS4 system update and iOS app today adding the feature. Previously, iOS users had to buy pricey third-party apps to remote play on an iPhone or iPad, but that’s not the case anymore. The … Read more
You may not be as familiar with Atlus’s Shin Megami Tensei franchise as classic role-playing games like Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, or even Pokemon. It is high time for that to change. Heavily inspired by demonic lore, full of mythological beasts, geared toward the niche RPG fans – indeed, Shin Megami and its many spin-off … Read more
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
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
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS is the series’ portable debut. As a fan of the series, I admittedly looked forward to Super Smash Bros. for 3DS more than most games. This is interesting when you consider the humble beginnings of the franchise. It may surprise you, but the original Super Smash Brothers was definitely not … Read more
Sony just confirmed on Twitter that the Kingdom Hearts: VR Experience is launching tomorrow, February 28, in the US for free. The PlayStation VR freebie is also confirmed to launch in Europe tomorrow. It was previously released in Japan. Confirmed! Kingdom Hearts: VR Experience launches tomorrow for #PSVR… for free! pic.twitter.com/ZabQdC5OTc — PlayStation (@PlayStation) February … Read more
Let’s say that one day you eat a psychedelic mushroom and – for a few hours only – you get to relive your childhood. You relish the memories of times with friends and experience harmless fun without a care in the world. If you grew up in the ’90s, Mario Kart probably feels a lot … Read more
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
After 15 years as president of Nintendo of America, Reggie Fils-Aime is retiring. His replacement? Bowser. Okay, so it’s not that Bowser. The new president’s name is Doug Bowser. He is Nintendo of America’s current Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing and a former executive at Electronic Arts. Of course, Reggie’s departure is bittersweet. … Read more
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
