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Star Wars: Battlefront II is a mature adult compared to the first’s awkward childhood

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 5, 2017
2 min

I liked Star Wars: Battlefront. It’s one of my 10 favorite releases of 2015. Due to an insane number of incredible games, Star Wars: Battlefront...

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Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes will gets its first The Last Jedi character in December

Posted byby Mike Minotti
October 5, 2017
1 min

Electronic Arts announced today that mobile role-playing game Galaxy of Heroes will get its first character from Star Wars: The Last Jedi sometime in December before...

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Eleague is hosting the next Counter-Strike: Global Offensive major championship

Posted byby Mike Minotti
October 5, 2017
1 min

Eleague announced today that it is once again holding a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive major championship. The event will take place at Boston University’s Agganis Arena...

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Ubisoft is buying back up to 4 million shares in Vivendi battle

Posted byby Mike Minotti
October 5, 2017
1 min

Ubisoft is stepping its defense against Vivendi’s hostile takeover attempts. The video game publisher, one of the giants of the industry, announced today that...

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Middle-earth: Shadow of War — the first half hour has some big story twists

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 5, 2017
3 min

The first half hour of Middle-earth: Shadow of War moves fast. We’ve recorded it on video to give you an idea of some very...

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Kongregate acquires War Metal: Tyrant creator Synapse Games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 5, 2017
2 min

Kongregate has acquired Chicago game studio Synapse Games in an effort to build out its portfolio as an independent game publisher. Swedish entertainment company Modern...

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AR/VR Weekly: Microsoft charges in

Posted byby Jason Wilson
October 5, 2017
4 min

Well, well, well, look who is today’s hero in virtual reality world. No, it’s not Facebook. It’s not HTC or even Sony. It’s …...

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The International Mobile Gaming Awards removed — then restored — Iranian games

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 4, 2017
3 min

On Monday, the International Mobile Gaming Awards announced 52 nominees for IMGA MENA, its second annual competition for games developed in the Middle East...