Nintendo: Super Mario Run had 40 million downloads in 4 days
Mario has star power, and I’m not talking about invincibility. Super Mario Run was downloaded 40 million times in the first four days of...
Warcraft troll Zul’jin joins the Heroes of the Storm roster
Blizzard has revealed the newest character for its multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA). It’s Zul’jin, a troll from the Warcraft universe. Heroes of the Storm’s roster includes heroes and villains from across Blizzard’ franchises, including Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo, and Overwatch.
NES Classics are back in stock at GameStop stores
Not to put any more pressure on you during the stressful holiday season, but you’re running out of time to find that NES Classic...
Gardenscapes by Russia’s Playrix is Facebook’s game of the year
Facebook’s Game of the Year award goes to Gardenscapes, a match-3 game created by the relatively unknown mobile game publisher Playrix. The win is...
League of Legends, Call of Duty, and Pokémon Go rule November digital game charts
November is the coolest month for new game launches. And this year, total digital revenue grew to $6.7 billion in November, up 13 percent...
Game developer Brianna Wu plans to run for Congress in 2018
Brianna Wu, a game developer who stood up for women facing harassment in the game industry, has decided to run for the U.S. House...
Why Nintendo should ignore Super Mario Run’s poor reviews
Nintendo’s first gaming app for iPhones is megapopular, but it is also annoying some iOS gamers because it ignores the free-to-play business model. Super Mario...
Watch Dogs 2 excoriates Silicon Valley’s tech companies and warns about election fraud
By choosing to set Watch Dogs 2 in the smart city of San Francisco, Ubisoft’s game creators were able to sharpen their criticism of...
The Asheron’s Call MMO universe from the ’90s will finally go offline in January
Asheron’s Call is over, which should finally free up the line for your dial-up modem. Developer Turbine and publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced...
Telltale’s The Walking Dead launches its third season with a two-part premier
Zombies are invading the holiday season. Telltale has released the first two episodes of the third season of its critically acclaimed The Walking Dead...