NEWS

That time of year is nearly upon us, the desolate summer months where triple A gaming stops for its vacation and gamers are left with a dark void to fill as they shy away from the sunshine. As the gaming release schedule becomes less packed I have cast an eye back to the games I missed over the last year. ...

The Total War series has always had a thriving modding community. Fan made creations have often been relied upon by gamers to fix, or improve upon, various elements of the game. Often used to overhaul features such as the game’s often critiqued buggy AI, agents, and diplomacy systems. Other times creating whole new games with complete overhauls with new maps and units. And so, CA has always attempted ...

In recent years, there has been much heated debate over the use (or overuse) of preorders and preorder bonuses in the triple-A games market. One example of this is the 2014 release of Halo: the Master Chief Collection.  Within a single day of the its announcement at E3 2014, the game was already at the top of Amazon’s video game ...

If you haven’t heard of Bloo Kid 2, that’s okay. The game was released by developer Winterworks for iOS and Android devices last year as a free-to-play title, and it caught the eye of a number of game critics who hailed Bloo Kid 2 for its retro elements, fluid gameplay, and soundtrack. Now, Bloo Kid 2 has made its way onto Nintendo 3DS. ...

Runny Egg is a strange little game. The Nintendo eShop has quite a lot of silly sounding games that most people pass right over. With titles like Jet Dog, Flap Flap, and I Love My Horse, it’s easy to start dismissing a large number of eShop games as ridiculous wastes of time. At first glance, Runny Egg seems like one of these games. The ...

A joint lawsuit claiming that Sony falsely advertised Killzone Shadow Fall has been dismissed by the State of California. In particular, the accusation was directed at certain statements made about the game’s graphics. Sony said that both Killzone’s single-player and multiplayer modes ran in a native 1080p resolution, when in fact it is only the single-player that does so. Since release, ...

Nintendo has said that it is developing a new membership service that will bridge the gap between the 3DS, Wii U, PC and mobile devices. The ID system will also be utilized by the company’s currently-in-development follow-up to the Wii U, codenamed “NX.” It is believed that this will offer some kind of alternative to the recently terminated Club Nintendo ...

My favorite thing about Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag was the ships. They were great. My second favorite thing was the pirate stereotypes. From the looks of the gameplay demo for Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, which can be found below, I’m only going to be half disappointed by the latest installment in the series. There’s disappointingly little evidence of ships but the ...

Remember when Gears of War: Ultimate Edition was confirmed for the Xbox One? Well, you need remember no longer, because you can read all about it right now instead. Gears of War: Ultimate Edition has been confirmed for the Xbox One again. A listing for the game recently appeared on the website of the Brazilian Advisory Rating System, as reported ...

DICE has announced that all future Battlefield 4 DLC will be free. This content will be free for both premium and n0n-premium players. According to BF4Central, the content DICE will be releasing ranges from new maps to weapons. Along with these additions, a new mode called Gunmaster will be coming in an upcoming Spring patch. No further details were mentioned ...