Valve’s move to censor visual novels undoes its Steam Direct promises
Visual novel developers who have mature-themed games on Steam are reeling from what developer MangaGamer is calling Valve’s “sudden and abrupt policy shift.” Valve,...
ESRB: Devs will still get free ratings for digital games after Short Form phase-out
Getting a score from the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a crucial step for any video game or app that wants to go...
Xbox One’s May update is rolling out now: Here’s what’s different
The May Xbox One update is rolling out to everyone right now. This patch brings a handful of new features and a number of...
Google Chrome temporarily rolls back autoplay policy for web games
Google’s Chrome 66 update in April came with a touted feature that prevents video and audio from autoplaying in its web browser. However, this has...
Lego Powered Up lets you control bricks with Android and iOS devices
Lego, building on the success of last year’s Lego Boost robotics kit, has announced the Powered Up Platform, a collection of new motorized, programmable,...
Rainbow Six: Siege relaunches in China on Tencent’s platform
In March, Chinese internet conglomerate Tencent purchased a 5-percent stake in Ubisoft as part of a deal to avoid Vivendi’s hostile takeover of the...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 features three time-traveling Zombies episodes
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 doesn’t have a single-player campaign. But it is tripling-down on the franchise’s popular Zombies mode in an Activision...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 features frenetic multiplayer mode without wall running
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will have a frenetic multiplayer mode that will be the main part of this year’s Call of Duty game,...
Treyarch confirms Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 won’t have single-player campaign
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 won’t have a single-player campaign, according to Treyarch studio head Mark Lamia. In a press briefing, Lamia confirmed...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will have a battle royale mode with a big map
Treyarch studio head Mark Lamia confirmed something that shouldn’t come as a surprise: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will get a battle royale mode called...
