Mega Man 3, one of the greatest games ever, is 25 years old today
Everyone noticed when Super Mario Bros. turned 30 last week. Well, today’s gaming birthday is even more important to me. Mega Man 3, which...
Rare shows off cancelled Conker game
We’re getting another look at a gaming “what might have been.” Rare released a video today via Twitter that talked about and showed off...
Rise of the Tomb Raider Xbox One bundle comes just in time for the holidays
Microsoft is wishing you a very Lara Croft Christmas. The Xbox One maker announced a new bundle for the console that comes with a digital...
Twitch ditching Flash for HTML 5 next year
Emmet Shear, chief executive officer of Twitch, announced that the game-livestreaming site will switch over fully from Flash to HTML 5 in the second quarter of 2016. With 1.7 million people broadcasting on Twitch, this is another blow for Flash, which is losing support across the Internet.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Minecraft on VR and Lara Croft’s empowerment
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we watch people try virtual reality porn for the first time, and we go hands-on with...
Divinity: Original Sin 2 nets Planescape: Torment, Icewind Dale vet Chris Avellone
A role-playing game legend is bringing some serious experience to the Divinity: Original Sin 2 team. Larian Studios announced today that Chris Avellone has...
Epic Games reveals Oculus Rift shooter Bullet Train
First-person shooting is about to get a lot more realistic. Developer Epic Games revealed Bullet Train today, an FPS for the Oculus Rift virtual...
TBS will air esports as Turner creates new league
Esports might be ready for prime time. Turner Broadcasting and WME/IMG are creating a new esports league that will get airtime on cable, via...
Subway Surfers sails past 1 billion downloads
Kiloo announced today that its mobile game, Subway Surfers, has passed 1 billion downloads after three years on app stores. The Denmark-based publisher says that Subway Surfers, which it created in collaboration with SYBO Games, is now the fourth-most-downloaded mobile game of all time.
Call of Duty gets a worldwide esports league from Activision
World at war, indeed. Call of Duty publisher Activision announced today the creation of a new worldwide esports league for the popular first-person shooter...