After four years of development, mass feature creep, and more development delays than could possibly fit into a single post, Star Citizen is shifting from its custom CryEngine game engine to Amazon’s Lumberyard.
In an interview with Japanese publication Kyoto NP, Nintendo President Takeshi Kimishima has confirmed plans to release a number of mobile titles annually.
Watch Dogs 2 is the Internet as designed by committee. Its hackers are caricatures built from selfies and buzzwords, trying to poke fun at subversive Internet culture without understanding it. It’s a sanitized and commercialized version of real and relevant issues, and it hamstrings its own potential in a Quixotic quest to be hip.
SuperData Research has broken down the numbers on a chaotic year for the gaming industry that has nevertheless proved indefatigable to the world’s fastest growing entertainment medium.
Adam Messinger joins a long list of ex-Twitter leadership as he suddenly departed the troubled social media network.
Nintendo’s new mobile game Super Mario Run has finally released, and it’s really, really good.
Working for Google, arguably the most powerful corporate entity of the Information Age, isn’t the perfect techno-Utopian fantasy that it may appear to be.
“Google’s Year in Search” offers a glimpse into the global psyche of the internet by telling us what the world has been asking about. The results are never truly surprising, but they’re quite often illuminating.
Move over, Mickey. In 2020, Nintendo’s famous plumber is going to have a magic kingdom all his own.
NPD sell-through data has concluded that physical sales of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare are down on previous last year’s entry by a whopping 50%.
Good news for fans of Nintendo’s quirky purple console of yesteryear: with the forthcoming Nintendo Switch, GameCube games will finally debut on the Virtual Console marketplace.
Only gamers with Intel i7 based CPUs will be able to access the Single Player Horde Mode and Apocalyptic Mode in Vertigo Games’ Arizona Sunshine.
Dishonored 2 is a gorgeous, dense sequel to one of the best games I’ve ever had the pleasure of playing. Unfortunately, it lacks some of the original’s soul.
Developer Hello Games has released the first major update to No Man’s Sky since the game’s release in an attempt to it closer to what was allegedly intended.
Civilization VI isn’t just another brilliant entry in a series known for greatness, it’s the perfect starting point for people who have never before taken the plunge with the long-running 4X turn-based strategy series.
Video game publisher Ubisoft is eyeing developing a Netflix series based on one of its game franchises.
The Windows 10 Marketplace is offering refunds for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare since almost no one is playing it through that platform.
An alleged serial killer appears to have reviewed the tools he reportedly used in his crimes on Amazon.
Elon Musk believes we’re headed toward a future of near-complete automation, and with it, a universal wage for the millions left jobless by robotic replacement.
Battlefield 1 is the most fun I’ve had with a Battlefield title since the original 1942, despite flaws that have dug themselves deep into the trenches of the franchise.
After the debacle that was the No Man’s Sky release, developer Hello Games went silent on Twitter for a month until Friday:
On October 26, Microsoft doubled down on virtual reality by announcing their own VR headsets at the Windows 10 event.
Developer Playdead’s adventure platformer INSIDE is a brief but unforgettable experience which will haunt you long after its fleeting play time is up.
The The Screen Actors Guild ‐ American Federation of Television and Radio Artists has officially commenced a video game voice actors’ strike in order to bring practices into line with Hollywood standards.
Valve has refused Washington State’s demand to cease all Counter-Strike: Global Offensive skin trading.
Samsung made YouTube take down a Grand Theft Auto V mod video because it included footage of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones being used as explosive devices.
Mafia III abandons the series’ trademark charm and attention to detail in order to create a mostly forgettable Grand Theft Auto clone.
CNN’s Chris Cuomo claims accessing WikiLeaks’ troves of Hillary Clinton emails is “illegal” for private citizens, but not for the media.
According to a study by non-profit Good Jobs First, our nation’s biggest tech companies have managed to wring billions from state and local government subsidies while providing very little in return.
In the last of this three-part interview with Tynan Sylvester of RimWorld fame, we explore what inspired the game, the way it’s built, and how Tynan confronts the challenges of Early Access and ongoing development.
Thousands of Twitch users virtually attended the funeral of one of their own through the online streaming service.
Behind the scenes, both the Trump and Clinton camps have been manipulating social media to ensure their respective messages go viral.
Mafia III has seen major bug reports, review bombing of the PC version on Steam, an apology from the developers, and the promise of an incoming patch since its release.
The Washington State Gambling Commission has ordered Valve to end online gambling of in-game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive items — by removing the ability to exchange them altogether.
RimWorld developer Tynan Sylvester shares his thoughts on indie gaming, innovative design, virtual reality, and where he hopes gaming is headed.
PC Gamer obtained a copy of the private Early Access guidelines for developers on Valve’s Steam platform, which makes clear Early Access titles are as much a gamble as you thought, and Valve knows it as well as you do.
Indie developer Tynan Sylvester and I sat down for a lengthy conversation on game design theory, innovation in the industry, and his own project: RimWorld, the culmination of everything he has learned about engineering experiences for players.
With Apple’s help, author George R. R. Martin has released A Game of Thrones: Enhanced Edition to Apple’s iBooks library.
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has launched an investigation into the pre-release hype surrounding No Man’s Sky.
Ludeon’s RimWorld isn’t just one of the best simulations in recent memory; it makes a strong case for being on track to become one of the best ever made.
