Making games as a solo developer is a hard lifestyle. You can put a lot of hours into making something that goes nowhere. But figuring out what platforms to publish on and how much things will cost is a whole other stress. Here's how much it cost to put one indie title onto Xbox One. Spoiler: launching it on PC is… » 7/30/14 3:00pm Yesterday 3:00pm

Originally slated for release on July 31, Zen Studios' Pinball FX2 for the Xbox One has been pushed back into August in order to implement changes need to allow players to import tables they've already purchased on the Xbox 360. Thank goodness. » 7/30/14 1:30pm Yesterday 1:30pm

Microsoft is going to be able to start selling the Xbox One to the more than one billion people living in China starting on September 23. The company announced launch plans at a press event in Shanghai. » 7/30/14 7:30am Yesterday 7:30am

One of the biggest hits at this year's Comic-Con International was the fresh look at Mad Max: Fury Road, the new take on George Miller's classic dystopian opus. With all the buzz around the new trailer, it's a good time to remind ourselves that there's going to be a game set in the same grungy future wasteland. » 7/29/14 5:14pm Tuesday 5:14pm

The new Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, futuristic-looking as it is, will not have teleportation grenades. So it was reported in a VentureBeat profile of CoD:AW studio Sledgehammer Games. Too unrealistic. » 7/29/14 4:00pm Tuesday 4:00pm

New pre-rendered Assassin's Creed Unity trailer shows our hero, the assassin Arno, rescuing a woman who seems to be wearing a Templar cross (the same lady we initially thought was an assassin. Whoops!). The game's designers hinted at the end of this making-of video that Unity will address the schism between… » 7/29/14 12:19pm Tuesday 12:19pm

Halo 2 has never been as appealing to me as it is right now, thanks to the newly-released Halo 2: Anniversary cinematic trailer. So many feelings in such a small place. » 7/26/14 1:00pm Saturday 1:00pm

We've seen games that let you run from one end of a huge, real city to another. But Ubisoft's The Crew promises an altogether more impressive spectacle: one smooth drive from Miami Beach to the beaches of Los Angeles. Take a look. » 7/25/14 1:29pm Friday 1:29pm

Been feeling broke in the beta for Bungie's new game? Don't worry. There's a glitch that lets you access loads of Glimmer, as long as you're willing to do a lot of running back and forth. » 7/25/14 12:30pm Friday 12:30pm

While Sony has been about as lazy as it gets when it comes to custom PS4 consoles, Microsoft is getting a little more adventurous at Comic-Con, showing off a range of what it's calling "collectible consoles". » 7/24/14 8:00pm 7/24/14 8:00pm

Back in the day Insomniac was top tier PlayStation. The Ratchet & Clank series ruled (unless you preferred Jak & Daxter, in which case: arguments) and it had nailed a perfect mix of run and gun controls and 'what the hell did I just shoot' weapons. Why any of it was happening didn't matter, only that felt great doing… » 7/24/14 6:30pm 7/24/14 6:30pm

Part of Destiny's gameplay formula is finding and grabbing loot amidst all the sci-fi gunplay. But some of the loot chests in the beta are shinier and cooler than the others, bestowing special rewards to players that find them all. Here's where the good stuff is. » 7/24/14 12:30pm 7/24/14 12:30pm

The next game in the Disney Infinity series hits store shelves a little while after school starts, just in time for teachers to start confiscating figures from kids who won't stop talking about the game in class. » 7/24/14 9:01am 7/24/14 9:01am

The isometric Guantlet-style Tomb Raider game Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris is coming out in December, a Crystal Dynamics developer said in a recent interview with IGN. Square Enix first announced it was working on a sequel to the cult hit Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light at E3 last month, saying the game… » 7/23/14 10:13am 7/23/14 10:13am

You can stop now, Disney Infinity 2.0. We get it. You really want us to buy you, and you aren't afraid to recruit a team of intergalactic outlaws to make it happen. » 7/23/14 9:00am 7/23/14 9:00am

By my count (*checks watch*) this is about the 117th time I've posted screenshots for the upcoming Project Cars. Whatever. They keep looking this good, we'll all keep on enjoying looking at them. » 7/22/14 8:00pm 7/22/14 8:00pm

Surprise! Microsoft says the Destiny beta has opened a day early for Xbox One and Xbox 360. It's also back online for PS4 and PS3. Time to hop on your speeder bikes and get them XPs. » 7/22/14 6:42pm 7/22/14 6:42pm

Here's Halo's newest character. Played by actor Mike Colter, Agent Locke will be showing up in the live-action Halo: Nightfall series being produced by Ridley Scott. The character will then appear in next year's Halo 5: Guardians. Variety has more details. » 7/22/14 10:38am 7/22/14 10:38am