Grand Theft Auto V outsold every game except Madden in the U.S. last month
Someone needs to unplug reality for 30 seconds before plugging it back in, because we have obviously hit a glitch. Grand Theft Auto V,...
Nintendo Switch outsold Xbox One and PlayStation 4 again in August
Nintendo had the best-selling console once again last month, according to the industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. The hybrid handheld/home Switch system outsold Xbox...
Fortnite: Battle Royale is a crafty take on PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
We knew the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds copycats, clones, and homages were coming, and we have one of the first from a major company in Fortnite:...
Telltale names Zynga veteran Pete Hawley as CEO
Telltale Games, the maker of story-based franchises such as The Walking Dead and Batman, has named former Zynga executive Pete Hawley as its new...
Fantasy Strike enters Steam Early Access as a more accessible fighting game
Fantasy Strike enters Steam Early Access at 3 p.m. Pacific today. The fighting game comes from David Sirlin, who was the lead designer on...
Hyakki Castle begs you to do the one thing Dungeon Masters warn you about: Split the party
Dungeon-crawlers are nothing new for the Japanese game industry. But most of them follow the paths of Rogue or Wizardry, either solo or party...
Hiveswap: Act 1 review — a very internet adventure game based on the hit webcomic Homestuck
It’s been more than eight years since Andrew Hussie first created his sprawling, self-referential, surreal webcomic Homestuck. By the time it ended on April 13,...
UEBS: More than penguins vs. the Santa army
Presented by Intel “It was when I released the video of 11,000 penguins versus the Santa Claus army that I realized that this could...
Magic Leap reportedly seeks $500 million at $6 billion valuation
High-flying augmented reality startup Magic Leap is trying to raise $500 million at a $6 billion valuation, according to a report in Bloomberg. The...
AR/VR Weekly: Apple’s incremental approach
For anyone waiting for groundbreaking augmented reality or virtual reality news from Apple yesterday, sorry, you’re still going to wait. But the announcements that...