Google’s game pioneer moves on to an ed tech startup
All empires must come to an end. Google’s head of Google Play games business development, Bob Meese, has left Google after eight years and is...
Here’s the sidescrolling No Man’s Sky clone starring Mario you’ve been waiting for
Developer ASMB Games has mixed Mario into No Man’s Sky to create No Mario’s Sky. This is a 2D, sidescrolling exploration game that has Nintendo’s plumber collecting coins, stomping on enemies, and flying to other planets.
Dead or Alive’s VR groping is uncomfortable, but virtual sex is only going to get messier
PlayStation VR is going to launch with support for the girl-ogling simulator Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 in Japan, and a video showing off some of the groping mechanics in that game has gone viral. In the clip, a man pokes and prods at a woman in a bikini while she squirms and protests.
Monster-raising adventure Legend of Lumina is Square Enix’s next crowdfunding nominee
As with all Collective projects, the Final Fantasy publisher is inviting fans to vote on whether or not they would back it on a crowdfunding site like Kickstarter or IndieGogo that enable fans to put capital toward the production of a game.
Battlefield 1’s open beta takes you to one of World War I’s lesser-known campaigns: the Sinai Desert
I was scurrying across the Sinai Desert today in the open beta test for Electronic Arts’ Battlefield 1 game. The new Battlefield is one of...
Abzû has beautiful underwater exploration, but it’s too much like Journey
Abzû generates a lot of the same sense of wonder as its predecessor Journey, but it trades the desert sands for underwater exploration. This...
Our editor is livestreaming an indie developer’s tour-bus ride
Indie developer Vagabond Dog is promoting its next game, Sometimes Always Monsters, by doing something usually reserved for musicians or authors: going on a bus...
Nintendo Direct on September 1 will talk 3DS, but don’t expect NX news
We still have some waiting to do before we find out more about Nintendo’s next console. Nintendo announced today that it will run a Nintendo Direct...
Brianna Wu’s Revolution 60 gets Special Edition release on iOS and Steam
One of gaming’s most outspoken developers has gone back to update one of her best-known releases. Brianna Wu and her Giant Spacekat studio are...
Minecraft gets a deadly minigame on consoles for free
Microsoft announced today that the console versions of Minecraft are getting a new minigame called Tumble. It is available as part of a free update rolling out today for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, Vita, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 versions.