Like the Xbox One months before it, Sony's PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita have been delayed in China until further notice. The reasoning behind the delay? Sony needs to resubmit its business plans to the Chinese government. » 1/14/15 6:40am 1/14/15 6:40am

Microsoft's Xbox One has had a pretty rough time in China. Despite good early sales, the system is having problems, and now with the looming PlayStation 4, Microsoft and its retail vendors have resorted to dropping the price of the console. » 12/15/14 7:00am 12/15/14 7:00am

I'll be the first to admit it: I didn't expect it to happen. But now, Microsoft has proven me wrong. The Xbox One is China's first official video game console in 14 years and, as of today, it is officially on sale. » 9/29/14 7:30am 9/29/14 7:30am

Win three Hearthstone matches, get an epic World of Warcraft mount. The easiest epic mount ever, or the hardest? That's all up to your collectible card gaming skills. Hearthstone is now playable by everyone for free, right here. » 3/12/14 9:00am 3/12/14 9:00am

All of the apprehension fans of the series have exhibited over the prospect of a SimCity game requiring an internet connection to play, justified in a single message in the top-left corner of my screen. » 3/05/13 5:15pm 3/05/13 5:15pm

This morning at 12:01 AM Eastern time, my copy of the SimCity digital deluxe version unlocked in EA's Origin service. For the next 20 minutes I experienced download failures, until finally the game began to come down the pipes. While it updated I napped, and when I woke at 3:30 AM the game was ready to play.… » 3/05/13 9:20am 3/05/13 9:20am

The free-to-play massively multiplayer online extension of one of the world's oldest role-playing game franchises is now live in North America, luring players to its servers with the sweet embrace of permadeath. How long will you survive Wizardry Online? » 1/30/13 7:15pm 1/30/13 7:15pm

Nexon's free-to-play social RPG The Grinns Tale, which I crowed about a few weeks back, officially launches today. Here's the opening movie. Yes, a social game with an elaborate opening movie. It's also got some interesting stats. » 11/06/12 10:55am 11/06/12 10:55am

Square Enix's four-way online multiplayer Diablo-esque action role-playing game Heroes of Ruin is out today in Europe and the UK for the 3DS, so they can enjoy this launch trailer. North Americans are free to ignore this until next month. » 6/15/12 5:15pm 6/15/12 5:15pm

Nearly two years ago at E3 2010, Sony showed off a game that demonstrated the true potential the PlayStation Move. Today it quietly slips onto retail shelves. Anyone excited for Sorcery? » 5/22/12 9:00am 5/22/12 9:00am

Max Payne is so very emo. Or is that noir? Is noir just emo with more smoking, drinking, and guns? The answers to these questions and more will probably not be revealed on May 15. I'll be too busy playing Max Payne 3 » 5/10/12 12:00pm 5/10/12 12:00pm anyway.

The Witcher 2: Assassin's of Kings' hero doesn't get laid all the time for nothing. In this launch trailer for the Xbox 360 edition of the game, Geralt of Rivia warns of mature content in a way that'll have your parents purchasing the game for themselves. » 4/13/12 1:15pm 4/13/12 1:15pm

SoulCalibur V is in stores today across the U.S., where players are a lot less likely to dress up as a whip-wielding Ivy or Ezio Auditore de Firenze than the special gamers inhabiting the world of the SoulCalibur V launch trailer. » 1/31/12 8:30am 1/31/12 8:30am

With our Japanese correspondent Brian Ashcraft waist-deep in the Japanese Vita launch, commenter Mykalt45 wonders if you folks think it's a worthy purchase, or purely in "3DS territory". » 12/19/11 11:20am 12/19/11 11:20am

With Skyrim-lust whipping fantasy role-playing game fans into a frothy puddle, perhaps November 1 is the best possible time for Warner Bros. to release The Lord of the Rings: War in the North. » 10/28/11 2:20pm 10/28/11 2:20pm