August 2018 NPD: Madden NFL has its best kickoff since 2013
Consumers in the United States spent $796 million on gaming-related products in August, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. That’s up from same...
To make Streets of Rage 4 authentic, its designer plays 2 games at once
Streets of Rage 4 is real. Publisher DotEmu and developer Lizard Cube are making it right now. Their goal is to build a sequel...
Video: Fractured Lands shakes up battle royale with post-apocalyptic combat
Presented by Intel It seems like the entire gaming industry is trying to chase the popularity of battle royale shooters. But at least one...
Capcom shuts down Vancouver studio responsible for Dead Rising
Capcom wants to focus on games like Monster Hunter: World, so it is taking resources it was putting into its Vancouver team and bringing them back home.
The Witcher gets a new side story on PC
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is headed to PC next month. Developer CD Projekt Red announced today that this side-story adventure will hit its GOG service October 23. Console players will then get The Witcher diversion December 4.
Hearthstone adding new Classic cards, putting in-game tournaments development on hold
Hearthstone revealed info about its future, both with new additions that Blizzard will add (including new Classic cards) and an announced upcoming feature that...
YouTube Gaming app is dead, but its features survive on YouTube proper
YouTube is creating a new Gaming destination. The video site serves game-related content to more than 200 million people each day, according to YouTube....
Sega Genesis Classics dashes to Switch this winter
Sega Genesis Classics released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on May 29. The collection includes over 50 games from Sega's 16-bit console. It's coming to the Switch is another example of third-party publishers throwing more support to Nintendo's successful platform.
BlueStacks 4 introduces faster emulator to play high-end mobile games on a PC
BlueStacks has launched a new version of its mobile gaming platform, which uses virtualization technology that runs Android mobile apps on a PC. BlueStacks 4...
Amazon’s Alexa Gadgets Toolkit beta brings voice control to singing fish toys
Ever heard of Alexa Gadgets? They’re Bluetooth devices that “enhance” voice interactions with compatible Amazon Echo devices (think connected lightbulbs synced to a killer...