The First Candy Crush Saga Expansion Changes The Way The Game Is Played

Candy Crush Saga players are used to regular content updates adding new levels to the wildly popular game, but today’s Dreamworld expansion is something else entirely. Instead of just another level pack, the Dreamworld expansion, available today across all Candy Crush Saga platforms, takes players into an alternate reality, where they’ll replay classic levels in…

It’s Like Amnesia And Aliens Had A Hideous Baby

Come wander the dark, flickering hallways of Upsilon, the first environment video from Soma, the sci-fi horror game from the makers of Amnesia For my money, creepy wanderings in space beat out creepy wanderings anywhere else. It’s a matter of expectations— if I am in a creepy old house, I expect monsters and ghosts and…

Namco Bandai confirms Tales of Zestiria for North and South American release. The 20th anniversary commemorative entry in the prolific Tales role-playing franchise, which we got our first look at earlier this morning, will eventually make its way to PlayStation 3 consoles in all of the Americas.

The Studio Behind Bloodrayne And Kinect Star Wars Is No More

Nineteen-year-old independent video game studio Terminal Reality, most recently responsible for The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct and Kinect Star Wars, appears to have shut down. Terminal Reality is also known for developing Bloodrayne and the 2009 Ghostbusters game. We first heard the news last night from a tipster, and we heard secondhand confirmation from two…

Fallout, Fallout 2, and Fallout Tactics are free on GOG for the next 48 hours. Go get’em

Sonic The Hedgehog 2‘s Lost Level Is Lost No More

The remastered mobile version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 arrives on iOS and Android today, bringing with it a zone famously scrapped during the original game’s development — the Hidden Palace Zone is hidden no more. Along with upgraded widescreen graphics and a new Boss Attack Mode, Sega’s remastered Sonic the Hedgehog 2 gives fans…

Fable Anniversary Launches February 4 With Free Day-One DLC

Lionhead Studios’ gorgeous 1080p HD remake of the original Fable is coming to North America on February 4, with an initial print run packed with goodies to insure chicken chasers pick it up on day one. Packed inside each limited-run launch box of Fable Anniversary will be a code for the Launch Day Weapons and…

Grand Theft Auto Online‘s free race and deathmatch creation tools are live. As teased earlier in the week, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 players can now create and share custom vehicle races and kill everybody matches in Grand Theft Auto V‘s online playground. Check out the full content of the update over at Rockstar’s Newswire.

For 47 Ronin, Keanu Reeves Said His Lines in English And Japanese

Did you know Keanu Reeves can speak Japanese? Okay, he can’t. But he certainly made an earnest effort with his latest movie. Most of which we probably won’t get to see. Reeves is well known to be a hard working actor – say what you will about his acting quality, the man takes his preparation…

“[Going forward with the first Xbox] was my decision, my accountability. We had some bumps on the road. And it was important that I stay accountable, stay patient, and stay behind the decision that we made.” Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, to CNN on his role in the company’s first forays into the console gaming industry.

The first free-to-play game for the Nintendo 3DS, Initial D Perfect Shift Online, is starting to recruit beta testers in Japan.

The Game Creators You Love Won’t Be Making Games Forever, You Know

Game creator Masahiro Sakurai has been in the game (so to speak) for a long time now. He’s currently working on Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. But how long will he continue developing games? This week in Weekly Famitsu, Sakurai talked about how long a developer can…

Cliff Bleszinski’s Working on a “Proper” PC Shooter

Cliff Bleszinski, of Unreal and Gears of War fame, recently appeared on a podcast to talk about, well, the Oculus Rift, mostly. But he also dropped a few facts about his upcoming project which, as it turns out, will be a bit of a blast from the past. Cliff, along with his wife, Lauren, were…

Japan’s Nerd Heroine Has Amazing Criteria For a Boyfriend

Japan’squeen of Pokémon is looking for a boyfriend. Can you meet her standards? Got a set of nunchucks? Shoko Nakagawa is Japan’s nerd heroine – an open geek who proudly displays her love of Pokémon, cats, and anime wherever she goes. She is currently the Pokémon captain for the weekly children’s TV show, Pokémon Smash!,…

First Look at the New Tales Game

The next Tales game marks the franchise’s 20th anniversary. It’s a PS3 exclusive. And it’s titled Tales of Zestiria. As Namco Bandai explains, the word “zest” in the title refers to “passion” or “zeal.” Or, well, zest! The game features four character designers: Mutsumi Inomata, Kosuke Fujishima, Daigo Okumura, and Minoru Iwamoto, and it will…

Total Gundam Freedom Leads to Crazy Customizations

You buy a Gundam model kit. There are instructions. There’s art on the box. There’s the anime. All of this stares you down, giving you something to live up to. Well, screw that. Earlier this month, a Twitter user uploaded a photo of a customized Gundam model with the hashtag, “For Gundam Models, It’s Okay…