Gaming

The Battlefield: Hardline Beta released this week on Xbox One, PS4 and PC, and some of the speculation surrounding the game centers on the resolution on the Xbox One version. Confirmed by Digital Foundry, the resolutions for the Beta on Xbox One and PS4 are 720p and 900p respectively. This is a disappointment on many […]

Square Enix revealed more scenes, enemies, and companions that will be seen in the Episode Duscae playable demo for Final Fantasy XV in a teaser trailer included with the final trailer for Final Fantasy Type-0 HD. During an official Active Time Report live-stream event on February 4, director Hajime Tabata also revealed the demo’s release […]

Now that the Call of Duty franchise added Sledgehammer Games as the third main developer in the yearly franchise, each new game in the series is developed on a three-year cycle instead of two. Activision confirmed Thursday during a financial earnings call that Treyarch, the studio behind Black Ops and Black Ops 2, will get […]

In addition to revealing when The House of Wolves expansion would be coming, Bungie also revealed that the weapons in Destiny will receive some balancing tweaks. Will the Pulse Rifles be less woeful now, and will the Auto Rifle nerf upset PlayStation and Xbox players? The changes to Destiny‘s weapons appear to primarily be driven […]

After many PlayStation users experienced issues with connecting to the online servers of Grand Theft Auto V over the course of the past few days, it now looks like all PSN issues have been fully resolved. Earlier in the week, dozens of gamers made reports on Rockstar Games’ official support website to document an error […]

If you’re a gamer of a certain age, there’s nothing quite like playing a Legend of Zelda game, following Link around in his green outfit and jaunty hat. With 17 official games over the various consoles of Nintendo’s design, the announcement in January 2013 that Legend of Zelda would come to the Wii U was […]

343 Industries used the Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer beta on the Xbox One to gather real world feedback that they could not otherwise get through internal testing. The three week effort paid off, with nearly 20 million games played and more large amount of feedback from the community. The developer shared some of the changes […]

A sizable information leak for The House of Wolves expansion for Destiny arrived earlier this week. Bungie provided a response Thursday that lines up with that leak and also teased a future expansion for the fall that is likely the first “Comet” expansion for PlayStation and Xbox consoles. The leak gave a release date of […]

An expansion pack for The Sims 4 is on its way. Titled Get To Work, the new add-on will allow players to take direct control of their Sim characters while they are working, according to a report on PC Gamer. Normally on a Sims game, players control their characters while they’re at home or socialising, […]

After first becoming available to download on the PC version of Dragon Age: Inquisition last month, Bioware has finally released Patch 3 for the console editions of their most recent installment of the role-playing franchise. While it took weeks for the update to reach Xbox and Playstation users, the developer spent the time continuing to […]

Gamers now know just what kind of rig they’ll need to run Mortal Kombat X, the next entry in the long-running fighting game series, as its PC specifications have been revealed to the masses hoping to take on their foes across their computers. According to the MKX listing on Steam, Mortal Kombat X won’t require […]

Xbox One and Xbox 360 Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare players have been enjoying the Havoc DLC for a couple of weeks. Activision announced Wednesday when PlayStation and PC gamers should expect to get their hands on the new maps and Exo Zombies. The Havoc DLC will be released on February 26 for COD: Advanced […]

More details were announced regarding the next installment of Gearbox Software’s popular Borderlands franchise during an earnings call that took place earlier this week for the game’s parent company. Gamespot reported that Take-Two Interactive President Karl Slatoff confirmed to investors that the new Borderlands project is being created “specifically for next-gen consoles.” The announcement confirms […]

Yesterday, it was reported that a Southeastern Asian game tournament, closely associated with League of Legends creator Riot, was restricting teams to one member who self-identified as a female. Garena, the eSports tournament provider, posted its guidelines for an upcoming League tournament, named Iron Solari. The all-female tournament was trying to create an environment that […]

When the Xbox One and PS4 consoles were announced in 2013, a lot of speculation surrounded them concerning both their power and longevity. Will these be the consoles that sit under consumer TVs for the next five to ten years? What does that mean for the industry moving forward in terms of progress? The Xbox […]

Battlefield Hardline may give console owners cause for concern, as EA seems to be backtracking some on what resolution the game will run at on the PS4 and Xbox One. According to Games.On.Net, while at a Battlefield Hardline preview event, an EA rep was asked to confirm whether Battlefield Hardline would still run at 1080p60 […]

While the original Nintendo 3DS had been losing steam in the gaming world thanks to mobile devices and the rise of the PS Vita, a brand new Nintendo 3DS has taken the gaming world by storm. Not yet available in North America, the new larger Nintendo 3DS has been available in other parts of the […]

A new Humble Bundle was released Tuesday that should immediately appeal to fans of classic Star Wars games. PC gamers can pick up to nine classic titles that include Knights of the Old Republic and Battlefront II from the franchise for as little as $1 for three, or up to $12 for all. The Star […]

Another Destiny leak landed Tuesday, giving us a glimpse into the possible future Light levels and content for the upcoming House of Wolves expansion, along with a potential new release date. Bungie immediately responded, though, to caution against taking everything shown as the gospel truth. A Reddit poster by the name of megamanexe4 claims to […]

Those who have been waiting for the chance to build their own maps for use with Far Cry 4‘s cooperative multiplayer mode are in for a bit of good news today, as the new update is now live on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 edition of the game that adds co-op support to the […]

Rockstar Games has selected ten new missions that were built directly by Grand Theft Auto V fans to add directly to the official playlist that is accessible to all players within the game’s online multiplayer mode. These promoted jobs, which are user-generated by gamers thanks to GTA V‘s in-game mission creation tools, are chosen to […]

How well has Grand Theft Auto V performed on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One since it launched last year? Nearly one in three next-gen console owners purchased the open-world action-adventure game, according to Take-Two Interactive’s financial results released Tuesday for the quarter ending December 31, 2014. According to Take-Two’s third quarter 2014 earnings release, […]

Are you still reeling from the news that the first expansion pack for The Sims 4 has been delayed until at least April 2015? Well, the latest announcement from The Sims franchise developer Maxis may take away some of the sting. Maxis just announced that the monthly update for The Sims 4 will come early […]

Mortal Kombat X Kollector’s Edition has been revealed for those of us who want to get the most from NetherRealm Studios’ latest gore-fest. What makes it different from the game we will be seeing on the store shelves this April 14? According to the video above, the game will come with a sculpture of fan-favorite […]

Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare has beaten out the competition and found its way to the top of the UK charts. Digital Spy reports that the Activision war game has bested such popular titles as Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V, which previously spent three weeks at the number one spot. Advanced Warfare usurps the UK […]

The Battlefield Hardline open beta hasn’t launched yet, but Xbox One and PC gamers can go ahead and download it in preparation for its launch. Developer Visceral Games also released additional details like what kind of PC is needed to run the cops versus robber shooter. Xbox One and PC players will need about 11 […]

Bioware wants fans to be clear that each of their games have their own separate development designs to help ensure that all of their games, such as the upcoming next Mass Effect game, will have its own unique feel and style. The developer is concerned that gamers may be worried that their games may become […]

Dying Light developer Techland released a patch last week aimed at fixing many performance issues for the multi-platform game’s PC launch. Unfortunately, an effort to curb cheating in the game also blocked out modders from making any changes to the game’s files. The developer confirmed today that the blocking of mods was not its intention, […]

After GameSpy services were shut down last year, gamers lost access to the only method available to play many PC and Playstation 3 titles online with fellow players. One such game affected by the closure was the first Borderlands game. Fans of Gearbox Software’s unique loot-based shooter were simply unable to enjoy Borderlands‘ online multiplayer […]

The third patch for Bioware’s Dragon Age: Inquisition, which was previously released to PC players last month, will soon be deploying across all console platforms. Over the weekend, the developer announced to fans via their official Twitter account that the bug fix update is planned to soon become available to Dragon Age: Inquisition fans on […]

Sony Online Entertainment, the development studio behind Planetside 2, H1Z1, and Everquest, made a surprise announcement Monday that caught most of the game industry off guard. The nearly 20-year old internal MMO development studio for Sony was sold to an investment firm and will now begin developing games for the Xbox One in addition to […]

The next date and location for the next MineCon Minecraft convention was finally announced by Mojang on Monday. The convention took the year off for 2014, but it returns for 2015. Now the question is how it will look now that Mojang and the uber-popular open-world sandbox game are under the Microsoft umbrella. The 2015 […]

The launch trailer for Game of Thrones: A Telltale Series Episode 2 “The Lost Lords” has been released today, via Telltale’s Blog. As previously reported by the Inquisitr, Game of Thrones’ episodic game series takes place during the events of the HBO show from the end of Season 3 through the start of the upcoming […]

The weekly visit by Xûr, Agent of the Nine, is usually one that generally produces mixed feelings from among Destiny community. The Exotic armor and weapons being sold this past week were a little special as they were an exact duplicate from four weeks prior. This caused PlayStation and Xbox players to question whether the […]

According to a number of reports, Final Fantasy XIV will get Cloud’s Advent Children costume alongside a heap of other new content in the upcoming 2.51 patch. These reports stem from a recent live-stream involving Square Enix and Final Fantasy XIV producer Naoki Yoshida, where Mr Yoshida discussed the upcoming patch, which is set to […]

Sad news for fans of The Sims 4. During their recent earnings report, EA Games announced that the next expansion pack for The Sims 4 has been delayed until sometime in fiscal year 2016. That might not be as bad as it sounds. For EA, fiscal year 2016 begins April 1, 2015, and continues through […]

Grand Theft Auto V isn’t hitting the PC until this March, but Amazon.com users who want the game for the Xbox One, PS4, PS3, and Xbox 360 can buy Grand Theft Auto V right now for a significant discount. Rockstar games has always been pretty good about offering up reasons why gamers should purchase their […]

Has Nintendo finally found a winning formula for the Wii U. The Wii U was the first “next generation” console to hit the market, beating both Sony and Microsoft by almost a full year. Despite that fact, the Wii U has been suffering from bad sales numbers almost from the start, but new numbers seem […]

The planned Halo: The Master Chief Collection beta for Xbox One Preview members to test an upcoming patch was unfortunately delayed. Developer 343 Industries gave a bit of a preview of what to expect in the coming update along with changes to the game’s multiplayer playlists, but is a beta test still going to happen? […]

Players finally got their hands on the Necrochasm in Destiny this week. That would be the unique auto rifle that evolves from a lowly common rifle to what is supposed to be a powerful Exotic piece of weaponry. Unfortunately, it does not look to be worth the effort after Xbox and PlayStation players waited almost […]

Resident Evil HD, which has been revamped for today’s high-definition video game systems, is a reminder of the roots of the survival horror genre, and why the world fell it in love with it. It’s a mix of suspense, some gore, puzzles to be solved and dizzying bursts of intense action. The game takes players […]

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare‘s new DLC, Havoc, has been released and for the most part it seems as if the new content is getting very good reviews. As has been the case with almost every game released since the beginning of 2014, those good reviews haven’t erased the complaints of some that the newest […]

Rumors began to circle early this week that Joystiq, the AOL-owned blog that had spun off Engadget in 2005 to cover gaming and game related news, was shutting down. Yesterday, staff writer Alexander Sliwinski confirmed over Twitter that rumors were true. Official: @Joystiq is no more. Got some talented people looking for work. Plz RT, […]

With Xbox Live down for many gamers lately, Microsoft claims to be looking into the reasons for what appears to be an error only affecting the Xbox One. While the usual suspect Lizard Squad seems to be absent this time, it looks like Anonymous is taking credit for the loss of service. The issue is […]

Earlier this month, Rockstar Games revealed that anyone who pre-ordered the upcoming PC version of Grand Theft Auto V directly from the developer will receive in-game cash to spend in Los Santos when the open-world crime title finally launches on PC in March. Furthermore, it was announced those who digitally pre-purchased GTA V on PC […]

Continuing their desire to constantly improve the console editions of Minecraft, 4J Studios has now confirmed that work on the next title update for the Xbox and PlayStation versions of the blocky sandbox creation game has now begun. Teasing fans with what to expect from the upcoming patch, the developer announced via their official Twitter […]

Clash of Clans hasn’t seen an update since the winter one, happening back in December. Clans fans were getting antsy, wondering when the next update will come about. Supercell, developer of Clash of Clans, decided it was about time to appease the masses by releasing a limited time update. Game N Guide gives a brief […]

Japanese game company Sega announced Friday that it is letting a considerable number of employees go through “voluntary retirement” and layoffs. The move comes as part of a restructuring of the company that not only results in a move for its North American headquarters, but a change in focus away from console gaming. According to […]

Techland’s Dying Light released earlier this week and many PC users right away started noticing some issues with the game. FPS fluctuations, audio issues, pop-in textures, and so on plagued many player’s experiences within Dying Light’s zombie-infested Harran. While the issues affected players across the board, it seemed to be felt most by those running […]

Xûr, Agent of the Nine, is back in Destiny’s Tower for the weekend of Friday, January 30. If you didn’t get excited about his Exotic armor and weapon offerings last week, there’s not much more for PlayStation and Xbox players to get excited about this week. This weekend, Xûr can be found across from the […]