Mario Kart VR will soon toss turtle shells in North America
Your next visit to the seat of democracy in the United States could include a side-journey into another universe where tossing banana peels and...
Ousted Telltale CEO Kevin Bruner comments on studio’s fate
The cofounder and former chief executive officer of Telltale Games has posted a public statement about the studio’s reported layoffs and potential closure. Kevin...
The Walking Dead game creator Telltale Games lays off most of staff (updated)
The Walking Dead game series creator Telltale Games has laid off a large part of its staff and may be in danger of shutting...
Contest alert! Enter the “Open Your World Just Cause 4 Giveaway” now
Presented by Intel The Just Cause 4 launch is just a couple of months away, and it’s going to be a doozy. Rico Rodriguez...
The D20 Beat — Dragon’s Dogma, Etrian Odyssey, and Path of Exile are today’s D&D megadungeons (updated)
I adore Capcom’s Dragon’s Dogma, an open-world role-playing game that first appeared in 2012. I missed out on the Dark Arisen expansion, but thanks...
Crytek’s CryEngine update focuses on novice game devs
CryEngine is the other major game-dev toolkit. To continue competing with Unreal and Unity, Crytek has updated it to version 5.5 with 1,000-plus improvements.
Marvel’s Spider-Man webs up God of War by selling 3.3 million copies in 3 days
This topples God of War, another PS4 exclusive, to claim the record for best three day debut a Sony first-party game. That action game came out earlier this year, on April 20.
Ghostbusters World AR game lets you capture ghosts anywhere
It has more of a hardcore gaming flavor to it than other games, but it only offers incremental innovation on top of the likes of Pokémon Go.
ReadyUp raises $2 million to manage esports teams and help players improve
ReadyUp, a platform for player connection and team management for gaming and esports, has raised $2 million in funding from game-savvy investors.
The Venture Reality Fund: Arcades, games, enterprise, and health care are driving VR forward
The number of venture capital investments is still growing in virtual reality, though not nearly at the pace it was in the past. The Venture...