Battleborn Underperforms, But Expect Ongoing Support
Battleborn, the new game from the creators of Borderlands, underperformed for parent publisher Take-Two Interactive. Speaking on an earnings call this week, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick frankly...
View ArticleArk: Survival Evolved Reaches 5.5M Players, Free Version Going Away on PC
Major developments in the world of dinosaur game Ark: Survival Evolved have been announced in the areas of sales and ongoing support. First, Studio Wildcard co-founder Jeremy Stieglitz tells MCV that...
View ArticleWith Final Fantasy 15 Coming, Square Enix Revenue and Profit Rise
Square Enix this week reported earnings for the three-month period ended June 30–and things were looking up. The Japanese publisher saw its revenue rise 21.1 percent to ¥51.2 billion, while operating...
View ArticleGorgeous Strategy Game Duelyst Coming to PS4, Xbox One, and Steam
Tactical strategy game Duelyst is already available on PC through its own launcher, but the free-to-play game is also headed to PS4, Xbox One, Steam, and mobile devices. GameSpot got the opportunity...
View ArticleGet a New Xbox One With 50-Inch HDTV and Game for $500
Looking for a new Xbox One? Retailer Best Buy has a pretty good deal you may want to consider. The store is now selling a bundle that includes a 500 GB standard Xbox One (not the new Xbox One S model)...
View ArticleFirst No Man's Sky Update Detailed, Early Copy Players Recommended to Delete...
No Man’s Sky developer Hello Games has revealed what the game’s first patch will include. Posting on the game’s official website, studio founder Sean Murray said anyone who played the game prior to...
View ArticleSuicide Squad Breaks Box Office Records
Despite a middling critical reception, the DC Comics movie Suicide Squad met expectations and brought in around $135 million for its opening in the US this weekend, according to Deadline. The Warner...
View ArticleRocket League Getting Crazy-Sounding “Rumble” Mode, Here's How It Works
Psyonix’s hit soccer-with-cars game Rocket League continues to evolve. During the Rocket League Championship in Hollywood today, the developer announced a new “Rumble” mode for the multiplatform indie...
View ArticleNew Star Wars Rogue One Trailer Coming This Week
A new trailer for this year’s Star Wars movie, Rogue One, is coming very soon. Lucasfilm announced today that the video will air this coming Thursday, August 11, as part of the 2016 Summer Olympics....
View ArticlePokemon Go Banned in Iran Due To “Security Concerns”
The Middle-Eastern nation of Iran has officially become the first country to ban Pokemon Go, the augmented reality smartphone game that has dominated the consciousness of smartphone users worldwide....
View ArticleA Whopping $20 Million Is Up for Grabs in Dota 2's The International This Week
Dota 2‘s big annual championship event, The International, begins today and is offering its biggest prize pool ever. More than $20 million is available for the 16 competing teams. As in past years...
View ArticlePokemon Go Made $200 Million in First Month – Report
Pokemon Go has been available for a month now–and what a month it was. Now, a new report estimates that the free game has raked in more than $200 million from its microtransactions over its first 32...
View ArticleSuicide Squad Critics “Came Prepared to Hate It,” Writer Says
The new DC Comics movie Suicide Squad didn’t exactly fare well with critics, but ended up breaking box office records. Now, one of the modern-era Suicide Squad comics writers has published his own...
View ArticlePrey Dev Explains Why It's Named After an Unrelated Series
The upcoming Prey has nothing to do with the existing Prey game or its canceled sequel, its developer has made clear. This of course begs the question: Why use the name at all? We spoke about the...
View ArticleHere's When Star Wars Rebels Returns With Season 3; Watch the New Trailer
The third season of Star Wars Rebels premieres on Saturday, September 24, Disney announced today. This upcoming season debuts with a one-hour premiere episode called “Steps Into Shadow” that introduces...
View ArticlePokemon Go Support Removed From Holocaust Museum, Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Memorial
Responding to officials’ requests, Niantic Labs has now removed Pokemon Go creatures and PokeStops from the Hiroshima atomic bomb memorial in Japan and the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C....
View ArticlePokemon Go Updated With These Changes
Niantic Labs today released a new update for the massively popular Pokemon Go. Among other things, the update introduces a new reminder not to play the game while driving a car. Playing a video game...
View ArticleStar Wars Actor John Boyega Caught a Pikachu While Filming Episode 8
Star Wars actor John Boyega is just like everybody else: he’s playing Pokemon Go. Now, he tells TechCrunch that he caught a Pikachu while filming Star Wars Episode VIII in London. “I found a Pikachu...
View ArticleNo Man's Sky Dev Talks PC Delay, Teases Unannounced Game
With the release of highly anticipated space exploration game No Man’s Sky just hours away, Sean Murray of developer Hello Games today participated in a Reddit AMA. He talked about a lot, but two big...
View ArticleNo Man's Sky Review in Progress
Following the unexpected leak of No Man’s Sky late last week, developer Hello Games released a significant day one patch for the game this morning, effectively pulling the rug out from anyone who got...
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