Right now, on your PlayStation 4, you can enjoy 90 days of the PS3 racing game F1 2013 for the low, low price of $49.99. Too rich for your blood? You could try 90 days of NASCAR 14 for $39.99, or 90 days of Dirt 3 for $26.99. Codemasters’ Grid 2 comes in at the…
In response to my article yesterday, in which Sony had nothing to say about their plans to put PS1 and PS2 games on the streaming service PlayStation Now, the publisher sent over some additional clarification: “We are also currently considering measures to offer original PlayStation, PS2 and PS4 titles in the future, but at this…
From half-million-dollar busts to Russia/Ukraine information wars, the world of Kickstarter is filled with sad stories of money gone to waste and fans left frustrated. It’s important to view Kickstarter through the right lens—every donation you make is a gamble—but still, if you’ve been following the news lately, you’ve probably developed at least some level…
This afternoon, Crytek announced that they had downsized their Texas-based USA studio and moved development of the free-to-play co-op shooter Hunt: Horrors of the Guilded Age to their main offices in Frankfurt, Germany. What they didn’t say is that Crytek USA’s senior staff, including studio head David Adams, quit over a week ago because they…
Way back in February 2013, when Sony first announced the PlayStation 4, they talked a bit about their partnership with the streaming company Gaikai. With the power of the cloud, Sony said, we’d all be able to stream PS1, PS2, and PS3 games But things have changed. Today, those vague plans have coalesced into the…
In the wake of Crytek’s financial troubles, Deep Silver has just acquired the rights to Homefront: The Revolution and will develop the game under a new Nottingham-based studio, the publisher announced today. Crytek UK, which has been rapidly losing staff over the past few months in the wake of missed paychecks and other financial troubles,…
All 30 Mario Kart 8 characters, reviewed. ReadJohn Teti’s hilarious take on the cartoon cast in Nintendo’s newest kart racer. “Rather than being an empty sad-sack, Luigi has become the personified answer to the question, ‘What if Mario were kind of an asshole?’ And this is awesome.”
4,638,937 people played the Destiny beta, Activision announced this morning in a press release. That sure is a specific number! Says Activision exec Eric Hirshberg: “This is the biggest beta of this console generation by a wide margin and the largest console beta ever for a new video game IP to date.”
Wondering why EA’s new Netflix-like Access program is on Xbox One and not PlayStation 4? Well, for starters, Sony doesn’t think it’s any good for their customers. “We evaluated the EA Access subscription offering and decided that it does not bring the kind of value PlayStation customers have come to expect,” a Sony representative said…
Here is your reminder that The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky is out today on PC, it’s $20, and it’s really, really worth your time. Granted, I have a bit of a soft spot for deep, twisty role-playing games with hundreds of thousands of words and treasure chests that talk. If you prefer…
Wondering what happens when a Kickstarter exceeds its goal by $30,000? Read this candid postmortem of the RPG Unrest for a fascinating breakdown of where all that money actually goes—and why the game’s writer had to work on scripts between shifts moving boxes at a hardware store.
Here is the trailer for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, complete with a throwback to one of the best moments in Lord of the Rings: Return of the King—Pippin’s song. CHILLS. Leave it to Peter Jackson to end his newest three-part Lord of the Rings epic with a callback to his last…
Sick of boring ol’ 2D animation, Dragon Ball Z studio Funimation decided to hire the funny folks at Mega64 to make a live-action movie based on the popular cartoon by Akira Toriyama. The results are amazing, as expected. And totally real. Really totally real. “Gohan’s my son now.”
Why is Gollum in Middle-earth Shadow of Mordor? WE SHALL SEE. Meanwhile, here’s a new story trailer for the upcoming action game, which is out on September 30 for 360, PS3, PS4, and XB1, and on October 2 for PC.
Produced by filmmaker Sam Raimi. Written by The Last of Us director Neil Druckmann. Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) possibly in talks to be Ellie. (But don’t count on that one until it’s actually finalized.) More when we know it. [Poster via Sony]
Welcome to the Summer of Old JRPGs, where we’re playing classic role-playing games and talking about them every week. Check out the full schedule here Are you playing Final Fantasy VI this month? Does it hold up well? Do you still get emotional over the adventures of Celes and Kefka? I’m planning a big ol’…
After months of missed paychecks and walk-outs, the staff of Homefront developer Crytek UK were finally paid this week, according to two people familiar with the company. It’s a welcome bit of news for employees who were worried they might never see what they were owed in full. This comes in the wake of a…
Mario Kart is a blast and the Destiny beta is everywhere, but the one multiplayer game that’s made the most impact on me is Hearthstone, a video game about the power of zoos. Really, Blizzard’s digital card game is one of the best games of the year—it’s addictive, accessible, and full of moments that seem…
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor will be out a bit earlier than expected—the upcoming action game just got bumped up a week to September 30 (PS4, PS3, 360, Xbox One) and October 2 (PC). Between this, Dragon Age, and Battlefield, it’s like everyone’s trying to avoid October!
Microsoft just showed off this teaser for the Ridley Scott-produced Halo live-action series, which will start airing this November on Xbox platforms. There’s no word on whether Halo: Nightfall will be televised, too, but we did just learn that series protagonist Agent Locke will be a playable character in Halo 5: Guardians, which will be…
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