
Film director Guillermo del Toro, known for movies like superhero work Hellboy and sci-fi film Pacific Rim, is leaving the video game industry. He cited his failure with THQ and Hideo Kojima as the reason for his departure.
by Robert Shimshock18 Aug 2015, 7:40 AM PST0

GameSpot interviewed Peter Moore, the chief operating officer of Electronic Arts (EA), at Gamescom and discussed downloadable content for games, indie titles, and developer recruitment.
by Robert Shimshock14 Aug 2015, 12:18 PM PST0

As Breitbart reported last week, survival horror game Dying Light is getting a new expansion, The Following, which will include at least 10+ hours of gameplay.
by Robert Shimshock14 Aug 2015, 8:40 AM PST0

At Gamescom last week, Blizzard demonstrated Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void and suggested that a new Warcraft real-time strategy (RTS) game could be developed after Starcraft.
by Robert Shimshock13 Aug 2015, 11:29 AM PST0

Larian Studios has announced Divinity: Original Sin 2, a sequel to their critically acclaimed 2014 role-playing game which will start crowdfunding on Kickstarter on Wednesday, August 26.
by Robert Shimshock13 Aug 2015, 7:06 AM PST0

Reagent Games is focused on creating total destruction in Crackdown 3, using Microsoft cloud computing to enable the game to have completely destructible environments, provided gamers have a fully cooperative Internet connection.
by Robert Shimshock13 Aug 2015, 6:24 AM PST0

As Breitbart reported last month, the Call of Duty: Black Ops III multiplayer beta will run from August 19 – 23 on the PlayStation 4 and August 26 – 30 on the Xbox One and PC. Developer Treyarch has released new details on maps, modes, specialists, and a Weapon Paintshop that will be available to players.
by Robert Shimshock12 Aug 2015, 8:15 AM PST0

343 Industries’ Halo 5: Guardians is the first Halo first-person shooter game to receive a “T” for Teen rating instead of an “M” for Mature rating.
by Robert Shimshock12 Aug 2015, 6:59 AM PST0

Rockstar Games has banned some Grand Theft Auto V gamers using mods for both the single-player and multiplayer elements of the game. The modders created a modded version of the game’s multiplayer called FiveM, which was separate from Rockstar’s online service, but were banned anyway.
by Robert Shimshock11 Aug 2015, 11:39 AM PST0

Activision Blizzard, the parent company behind franchises like Call of Duty and Warcraft, released its financial results for the second quarter of 2015. The publisher increased its net revenue from $930 million to $1,044 million from the first quarter of the year to the one ending June 30, 2015.
by Robert Shimshock11 Aug 2015, 9:55 AM PST0

Results from the International Game Developers Association (IGDA)’s 2015 Developer Satisfaction Survey have been released concerning attitudes towards equality and diversity within the gaming industry.
by Robert Shimshock10 Aug 2015, 11:32 AM PST0

Bungie’s first-person shooter Destiny will receive an expansion titled The Taken King on September 15 for Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 3. The expansion makes significant changes, raising the level cap, changing the loot system, focusing on new gear while leaving old items behind, and recasting the voice of Ghost.
by Robert Shimshock6 Aug 2015, 8:38 AM PST0

Microsoft kicked off Gamescom 2015 on Tuesday, August 4 in Cologne, Germany, debuting new games like Quantum Break, Dark Souls III, and Rise of the Tomb Raider and highlighting the Xbox One’s new compatibility with Windows 10.
by Robert Shimshock5 Aug 2015, 5:45 AM PST0

Konami has moved its PC release date for stealth game Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain from Tuesday, September 15, to Tuesday, September 1 to coincide with the game’s release on Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 3. But while console gamers get online multiplayer on October 6, PC players will have to wait until January 2016.
by Robert Shimshock4 Aug 2015, 10:40 AM PST0

Techland’s survival horror game Dying Light is receiving an expansion titled The Following. This DLC will feature a new story segment with vehicles and a map that is as large as all of the other Dying Light maps combined.
by Robert Shimshock4 Aug 2015, 6:43 AM PST0

Gamers who purchase Gears of War: Ultimate Edition will receive the entire Gears of War franchise through Xbox One backwards compatibility.
by Robert Shimshock4 Aug 2015, 5:57 AM PST0

Windows 10 for PC debuted on Wednesday, July 29. The platform supports Xbox Live, enabling games to stream from Xbox One to PC, but Xbox Head Phil Spencer recently suggested that the opposite will be possible as well.
by Robert Shimshock3 Aug 2015, 6:01 AM PST0

Yager, the German developer that was dropped from working on Dead Island 2, has filed for insolvency for the team that was working on the game.
by Robert Shimshock3 Aug 2015, 5:50 AM PST0

Concerned parents, in June I informed you of why we must ban Mario Kart. But today, I really must address developer Namco’s far more perverse “classic”: Pac-Man.
by Robert Shimshock30 Jul 2015, 11:28 AM PST0

Gaming company Razer has acquired the software of the Android microconsole maker Ouya.
by Robert Shimshock30 Jul 2015, 5:59 AM PST0

Pete Hines, marketing executive of Bethesda Softworks, has said that role-playing game Fallout 4 is “basically done.” The studio is working on fixing bugs before the game’s Tuesday, November 10 release date.
by Robert Shimshock30 Jul 2015, 5:53 AM PST0

Activision will debut Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s last expansion, Reckoning, on Tuesday, August 4, on the Xbox One and Xbox 360. The DLC features new multiplayer maps, the Exo Grapple playlist, a new energy weapon, and finishes off the Exo Zombies story.
by Robert Shimshock29 Jul 2015, 1:53 PM PST0

PhD candidate Victoria Cooper gave a presentation at July’s International Medieval Congress in which she claimed that “the Middle Ages is a space where white supremecy [sic] is legitimised.” Cooper asserted that conservative and nationalist groups are hijacking medieval history to push white privilege.
by Robert Shimshock28 Jul 2015, 11:53 AM PST0

Last week, several Steam users had their accounts hacked via a glitch. While Valve initially labeled the glitch as only a “bug,” it recognized that there was a larger problem on Saturday, July 25, and fixed it immediately.
by Robert Shimshock28 Jul 2015, 5:44 AM PST0

Video game convention QuakeCon was held in Dallas, Texas, from Thursday, July 23 to Sunday, July 26. Previews of role-playing game Fallout 4 and first-person shooter Doom were featured alongside other festivities.
by Robert Shimshock27 Jul 2015, 12:41 PM PST0