Playstation VR Surprises Sony with Strong Sales Numbers
PlayStation VR, despite being one of the latest to market out of current virtual reality offerings, has enjoyed sales performance that has managed to startle even Sony itself.

PlayStation VR, despite being one of the latest to market out of current virtual reality offerings, has enjoyed sales performance that has managed to startle even Sony itself.

Confront Sauron and his Ring Wraiths in Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, the sequel to 2014’s award-winning action-RPG Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor.

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences honored achievements in the video game industry Thursday, and Blizzard’s class-based multiplayer phenom Overwatch took home the night’s foremost award from among a strong list of contenders that included indie gem INSIDE, Nathan Drake’s final adventure in Uncharted 4, and the latest entry in the Battlefield franchise.

Alan Stone, the industry legend that brought Nintendo to the United States, has died of cancer at 71.

A disheartening announcement was buried in the dregs of an official Nintendo PR e-mail that Virtual Console games will not be available on the Nintendo Switch at launch.

With less than 28GB of usable memory, the Nintendo Switch is already proving inadequate for installing some games.

According to Valve, only 30 out of more than 1,000 virtual reality (VR) titles on the Steam marketplace have earned more than $250,000.

A popular World of Tanks streamer has died during a 24-hour charity marathon session.

Players can now pre-load the Ghost Recon Wildlands beta and begin playing February 23 to get a first look at the open-world third-person shooter.

The latest trailer for Horizon Zero Dawn explores the weapons, equipment, and combat styles available to players in the forthcoming open-world post-apocalyptic RPG.

Check out in-game footage from Dawn of War III as Space Marines, Orks, and Eldar clash in the grim future of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — “Pokemon Go” monsters can roam virtually wherever they please, but they’ll need a permit to get into Milwaukee County parks.

Platinum Games is bringing Nier: Automata, the sequel to cult-classic action RPG Nier, to the Playstation 4 on March 7 as players fight extraterrestrial machines as android protectors of humanity.

Ubisoft’s three-way brawl between Vikings, Knights, and Samurai launches February 14, 2017 on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and PC.

In 2018, the NBA will take a cue from the Netherlands in welcoming the first eSports members to its official franchises.

Gaming publisher Ubisoft revealed that sales were down 6% for the 3rd fiscal quarter compared to the previous year while Watch Dogs 2’s launch wasn’t what they had hoped for.

Activision shed some light on their financial performance for 2016 with the expected highs and lows surrounding their biggest games.

The Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3), the largest trade show for the gaming industry, will open its doors to 15,000 of its most devoted consumers in 2017.

Experience the battlefield in 360° with this interactive trailer for Ubisoft’s upcoming Vikings vs. Knights vs. Samurai brawler, For Honor.

The crew of the UNSC Spirit of Fire face off against the forces of a rogue Covenant warlord in real-time strategy title Halo Wars 2, coming to Xbox One and PC February 21.

Resident Evil 7 is a triumphant return for a troubled franchise, with only a few nagging missteps keeping it from greatness. https://youtu.be/ZBh1_u7BgiU The quietly bland protagonist of Resident Evil VII fades from existence within the first minutes of the game due

It seems DICE is done with their inaugural entry in the Star Wars Battlefront series, and is now putting all of its focus on the 2017 sequel.

The next free content update for Titanfall 2 introduces Live Fire, a competitive mix of elimination and capture the flag, along with two new mode-specific maps, a new execution, and changes to the game’s 1v1 Coliseum map.

2K Games won a long-running case about its right to store and distribute the biometric data it collects from face scans in its games.

The Elder Scrolls Online takes players to the Dark Elf province of Morrowind and introduces a new class, PvP mode, and more in the latest expansion for the MMORPG.

Nintendo says that a significant number of those who have downloaded Super Mario Run have decided to purchase the full game.

Fight to liberate Italy as a WWII Allied sniper in singleplayer, co-op, and multiplayer in Sniper Elite 4, coming to Xbox One, Playstation 4, and PC on February 14.

Survive, build, and dominate in the brutal of world of Conan the Barbarian in Funcom’s sanbox survival game Conan Exiles.

Three all-new multiplayer maps plus a remake of Modern Warfare 2 fan-favorite “Afghan” are coming to Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare along with a new chapter in the Zombies co-op campaign in the Sabotage DLC, coming to Playstation 4 on January 31.

Resident Evil 7, one of the first triple-A titles to support VR, is a major success for the platform.

Lead your allies against an overwhelming foe in an unexplored new galaxy in sci-fi RPG Mass Effect: Andromeda, coming to Xbox One, Playstation 4, and PC on March 21.

Marvel and Square Enix have announced a multi-game partnership, starting with The Avengers Project.

Minecraft: Education Edition has officially released a 1.0 edition. It introduces valuable tools for students and educators alike — both in and out of the game.

The premier Dutch soccer league is launching an eSports division that will recognize players as official members of their respective soccer teams.

Prey looks to channel classic sci-fi horror shooter System Shock 2 as players use a variety of futuristic weapons and mysterious powers to fight an alien infestation on a research space station.

Kevin Smith joins the Zombies campaign in “Rave in the Redwoods,” a 90s slasher-inspired chapter coming to Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare in its first DLC pack, Sabotage, on January 31 for Playstation 4.

The PC gaming hardware industry reached a $30 billion TAM (Total Available Market) for the first time in 2016.

Journey to the end of the world and encounter new enemies, bosses, and gear in the final chapter of Dark Souls III.

In a YouTube video posted on January 19, CloudGate Studio demonstrated an experiment in full-body virtual reality tracking with the HTC Vive.

A 2012 report on the effect of violent video games on players has been retracted by the publisher.
