Halo 5 developer finally releases Forge mode as part of Cartographers Gift update
Community builders can finally reshape Halo 5 to their liking. Developer 343 Industries launched the Cartographer’s Gift update for Halo 5: Guardians today on...
How Pokémon Go will benefit from Niantic’s lessons from Ingress on location-based game design
Niantic Labs was an oddball startup within Google. Conceived by John Hanke to promote exercise and an appreciation of public art, Niantic created a...
Watch us play Minecraft: Wii U Edition
Microsoft has a new Nintendo game … that’s a strange thing to write. Minecraft comes to Wii U on Thursday, and we got our...
The DeanBeat: For Microsoft, it’s time to worry about the console war
The evidence is piling up. Sony’s grip on the console business with the PlayStation 4 is starting to look unbreakable. Microsoft has to start...
November 2015 NPD: Call of Duty outsells Fallout 4 as PlayStation 4 takes November
Correction: This article originally said that Wii U’s unit sales surpassed 11 million, but that’s not accurate. Nintendo has actually sold 11 million Amiibo...
PlayStation 4 outsold Xbox One in November
Sony and Microsoft went into the gift-giving holiday battle armed with deals and bundles, but only one console could come out on top. And...
Minecraft: Pocket Edition trailer reminds fans how far the game has come
Minecraft is one of the best-selling games ever made, and Microsoft wants fans to know that it is constantly working to make it better...
Microsoft warns that hackers could spoof Xbox Live site using leaked security certificate (updated)
Before making any changes to your account on the Xbox Live website, double-check to ensure you’re not on a fake page designed to steal your data....
Seven mobile game trends to watch for in 2016
With Activision’s massive King acquisition and the stellar success of Bethesda’s Fallout Shelter this year, traditional game publishers are making mobile a priority. Couple...
Microsoft starts to open source its JavaScript engine Chakra
Microsoft today announced plans to open source the core components of Chakra, the company’s JavaScript engine that’s used in Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer....