Halo 5: Guardians will have a new Forge editor for user-created maps
You’re not just getting a new Halo this holiday. You’re getting a new Forge system, too. Halo 5: Guardians will have a new Forge...
Stewart Kosoy passes away after a long career making and financing games
Stewart Kosoy, a pioneer of the game industry with decades of experience making and financing games, has passed away, according to a Facebook memorial...
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...
Hearthstone overtakes Dota 2 in Twitch’s most-watched games of September
Game-streaming hub Twitch revealed a list of the 10 most-watched games on its site for September. League of Legends remained at the top with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive coming in at second, but Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft took the No. 4 spot from Dota 2, switching their positions from August.
Introducing Stephen Kleckner, our new games-gadgets writer
Someone who routinely stops to pick up old tech he finds on the side of the road is a natural for covering gadgets. Throw in...
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
Capcom says Ghost Trick is coming back to Apple’s App Store once it’s fixed
It looks like Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is only playing at a temporary disappearing act. The Capcom adventure game disappeared from the iOS store...
Ubisoft announces new, prehistoric Far Cry: Primal survival game with February release date
This game takes the first-person survival elements of that franchise to a new extreme by setting the adventure during the Stone Age. It will hit PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on February 23. It will also come to PC in March.