How Many American Teens and Adults Play Mobile Games

New research from the Entertainment Software Association suggests that a third of all adults and teens in the United States play mobile games. More than 20% of them said they’d never played a game before, or had stopped some time ago. The fact that mobile games have been attracting new folks has been suspected for…

​Bungie Is Starting To Fix Destiny‘s Loot

We all figured that Bungie would begin to take steps to fix Destiny’s flawed loot system. Good news: The first big changes come next week. In a new update at the Destiny blog, the game’s developers say that after next week’s 1.0.2 patch, rare and legendary engrams will always decode to an item that’s at…

​Shooters Are Better With Silly Sound Effects

Foley artists spend countless hours doing the thankless job of getting your game sounds — shotguns, plasma rifles and chainsaws — just right. It’s not an easy job. But those games are still fun if you replace all that hard work with dumb mouth noises. Youtube user MrElephante222 made the video above, replacing all the…

The Slapstick Fighting Game That Took Over An Entire Festival

“I think the game is kind of horrifying,” one game developer tells me over drinks. “Its violence… the intent behind it, is a little too real.” His comments strike me as strange, given that Gang Beasts reminds me of watching slapstick comedy from The Marx Brothers and The Three Stooges as a kid. Gang Beasts…

​One Small Tweak Makes Vita Remote Play So Much Better

I haven’t been the biggest fan of the PlayStation Vita’s remote play function. It sounds great in theory—use your Vita to stream games from your PS4, play games in bed or on the go! But it never works quite like I want it to. One of the issues for me has been lag, but lately,…

Official Pokémon Card Game for iPad Just Launched On Canadian App Store

The Pokémon Trading Card Game just showed up on Canada’s iOS app store. This means that it’s likely heading to other territories soon too. The Pokemon Company announced it during the Pokemon World Championships last month. For now it’s iPad-only, but it syncs up with the long-running desktop version Here the first details of what…

The Last of Us sure could be eerie looking. No wonder, then, that real-world photographers find it a morbid and fascinating muse. These haunting images were made by Sam Javanrouh, using only the PS4’s standard capture features in the game’s Left Behind chapter: Check out more of Javanrouh’s work on his website To contact the…

“Rising game budgets have created breathtaking, cinematic experiences. But not everyone is happy.” The Economist takes a look at the state of the video game industry in the wake of Destiny’s famously pricey launch and provides an interesting overview of where game development is headed in the near future.

PlayStation Home Finally Closing Down

Goodnight, sweet prince. You were… you, um… well at least you tried. PlayStation Home, Sony’s long-running (though never exactly beloved) attempt at creating a PlayStation 3 social hub one part Xbox Live and one part Second Life, is finally being put out to pasture. There, on March 31st, 2015, it will presumably be shot, with…

Watch Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s Multiplayer Right Here

Can’t wait to go head-to-head against a bunch of other exo-suit-wearing players in the next Call of Duty? You can get a taste of what it’ll look like in a livestream that’s happening right now. Twitch broadcaster AliA is currently streaming Advanced Warfare‘s online portion over on his channel. If you want to see how…

Forget horse armor. The first DLC for the Zelda spin-off Hyrule Warriors will include a horse weapon. That horse weapon is Epona, Link’s steed from The Ocarina of Time. On Nintendo’s Miiverse service, Zelda honcho Eiji Aonuma explained today how Epona will work as a “weapon” in the game as part of Hyrule Warriors‘ first…

Preorder Deals On Pretty Much Everything, Shadow of Mordor [Deals]

Two big options for console preorders today. Hit up this list to get a $10 Xbox Gift Card with whatever game you decide to lock up, or get a $25 Dell gift for even more games in your platform’s respective section below. Halo 5: Guardians Halo: The Master Chief Collection Sunset Overdrive Call of Duty:…

You’ll Probably Suck At Roundabout And That’s Okay

Roundabout is a game that contains roundabouts but isn’t actually about roundabouts — no, a more accurate title would be: Help! I’m A Limousine And I Can’t Stop Spinning Ok, that isn’t a particularly catchy title (I’ve never been good at titles). But I took a break from being horribly ill to play this game…

Nintendo Is Bringing An Old Favorite Back For Mario Kart 8

Slowly but surely, it looks like Mario Kart 8 is shaping up to be the game it was always meant to be. First, Nintendo delighted fans with the announcement that Zelda and Animal Crossing were making their way into the game. And now they’re sweetening the deal with a classic car from Mario Karts past:…