November 2016 NPD: Pokémon has its biggest debut in franchise history
November gave us the PlayStation 4 Pro, the PlayStation VR, and the NES Classic Edition, but spending is still down. The video game industry...
Super Mario Run’s internet-connection requirement is dumb
Nintendo is bad at the internet. Remember Friend Codes? Well, they’re back in the publisher’s first Mario game for mobile devices. But that’s not...
Planet Coaster’s winter update adds new rides, shops, and more
What better way to spend the holidays than puking your guts out after a thrill ride? Frontier Developments has released a free winter update...
Super Mario Run captures Nintendo’s magical game design for mobile — even if it’s too short
The idea of Nintendo making mobile games used to terrify me. Now that I’ve played Super Mario Run, I realize that fear was silly....
Super Mario Run is out now for iOS devices
Move over, Angry Birds and Pokémon. Mobile has a new star today. Super Mario Run, Nintendo’s exclusive game for iOS devices, is now available to...
Seismic Games acquires Grue Games as it expands into AR and VR gaming
Seismic Games has acquired Los Angeles game developer Grue Games as a way to expand into augmented reality and virtual reality games. Virtual reality...
PC RPG hit Victor Vran moves to the PS4 and Xbox One in 2017
Victor Vran, a PC role-playing game where you smite demons, helped put Bulgarian game studio Haemimont Games on the map. And now Wired Productions...
Subatomic’s Fieldrunners Attack! hits the iPhone after a four-year wait
Fieldrunners Attack! has hit the iPhone as the third major release in a series that has amassed more than 10 million paid downloads since...
Sound BlasterX Katana speaker system pumps big sound through a small package
It’s impossible to tell by looking at my desk right now, but I hate clutter. One of the reasons I’ve preferred wireless gaming headsets...
Creative goes beyond gaming audio with its new Sound BlasterX keyboard and mouse
Creative has spent 2016 revitalizing its gaming division, and now it’s completing that process by getting back into the keyboard and mouse market. Vanguard’s Omron...