Astroneer looks like ‘The Martian’ mixed with Minecraft and Kerbal Space Program
We’re still a few years (or centuries) away from colonizing other planets, but that’s why we have video games. Developer System Era Softworks released...
Halo 5: Guardians goes gold as 343 Industries prepares for launch
Halo fans just need to wait just a little longer. Developer 343 Industries revealed today that Halo 5: Guardians has gone gold, meaning that development on the title is now finished (minus the work needed for future patches and downloadable content, like maps).
10 songs from the last 5 years that need to be in Rock Band
A new Rock Band game is out this week (read our review of it here), and it’s the first one we’ve had in five...
Immortals esports team raises money from an elite investment consortium
A bunch of gaming, tech, media, and sports executives have banded together to acquire a respected esports team and rebrand it as the Immortals....
The original Earthworm Jim team ‘would be up’ for a sequel
Some titles live long in the minds of gamers, and the classic Sega Genesis platformer Earthworm Jim is one of them. So it’s interesting...
Budget gamer laptop: HP’s new $500 Pavilion + 6th gen Core i5
Budget conscious gamers can scoop up this HP Pavilion 15t laptop for only $505. Non-gamers can save even more at $415. Best part is latest Intel 6th gen Skylake CPU.
Sony advertises Destiny: The Taken King by pushing it into your PlayStation 4 library
If you own a PlayStation 4 but don’t own Destiny, you may have noticed that the sci-fi shooter popped into your library today. Of course, if you click-through to actually launch it, the PS4 will take you to the store page to buy the game for $60.
Hands-on with Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book
Microsoft today unveiled the Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book, the company’s flagship Windows 10 computers. As their names imply, the former is an...
Minecraft gets Mario 64-like flying powerup
Yesterday, a Minecraft developer teased that the PC version was getting a secret feature inspired by Super Mario 64. Today, Minecraft lead developer Jens Bergensten revealed that flying is coming to Minecraft — and it’s going to work a lot like the wing cap did in Nintendo’s 3D-platforming classic.
An ex-California state prisoner reviews Prison Architect
We ask an ex-State prisoner his impression of Prison Architect, the prison warden simulator