If you were asked to name the most popular game right now, you might say Fortnite. And that's true in the sense that Fortnite is more talked about. In terms of which game is played the most, though? Epic's shooter still doesn't hold a candle to Mojang's block-busting sandbox title, Minecraft.
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Electronic Arts unveiled the latest entry in the popular street racing series, showing off the neon-drenched streets of the Florida nightlife in today's reveal trailer. Evoking serious Grand Theft Auto: Vice City vibes, Need for Speed: Heat pits you against Palm City's rogue police force.
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Despite a string of fake leaks recently in the Rockstar Games community, people are still drawn to such stories in the hopes that one might actually be real. The latest centers around a supposed leak from Bully 2; an image that looks to be from the game's start menu.
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Word of a new Saints Row game has arrived alongside a flurry of studio acquisitions by publisher THQ Nordic. According to an announcement by THQ Nordic, developer Volition is "deep in development" on a "full entry" in the Saints Row series. The game has yet to receive a title or release date.
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Rapper. Actor. Destiny aficionado. Ice-T wears many hats, but none quite as strange as the one he'll be donning for Borderlands 3. In this long-awaited title from Gearbox Software, Ice-T is going soft. By that, we mean he's inhabiting the body of a teddy bear. The plush kind.
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Video game loot boxes have come under increased fire as of late; now the company selling real-life loot boxes, Loot Crate, is facing trouble itself. The company announced early on Monday that it's filing for bankruptcy, laying off many employees and leaving its future looking mighty uncertain.
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World of Warcraft Classic is, for better or worse, a return to the 2006 era of the game that some feel was its peak. It's possible that nostalgia has colored that opinion significantly, though, because we've compiled an extensive list of issues the game might face.
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Astral Chain, Platinum's first exclusive title for the Switch, is on its way, which is not only playing around in a starving genre on that platform, but also happens to be one of the few wholly new IPs from an established studio. We've got all the details for everybody to do exactly that.
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Greedfall, the upcoming action RPG from Spiders will include five companions drawn from different factions present on the island of Teer Fradee. The developer has established the identities and affiliations of four out of the five companions, recently unveiling the fourth, Aphra, via Twitter.
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Minecraft: Story Mode won the hearts of many players when it released in 2015, as did its sequel, Season 2, in 2017. But it's been nearly two years now without any news of a third season. Will Minecraft Story Mode: Season 3 ever happen?
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In an unexpected twist, several Apex Legends and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players attempting to download cheats have lost their personal information to Baldr, a credential-stealing malware. Cyber security company Sophos reports hundreds of users have infected their computers since February.
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Apex Legends finally has that Solos mode everyone's been asking for. It's here for a limited time, and it's part of a two-week-long event called Iron Crown Collection, which promises a host of new challenges, cosmetics, and changes inside Respawn's battle royale shooter.
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Remember when No Man's Sky was getting dunked on repeatedly? We've come a long way since then, and the game's improved by leaps and bounds. If you want proof that No Man's Sky is better today than it was at launch, though, all you have to do is check out this cyberpunk space metropolis.
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Fornite, the battle royale phenomenon from Epic Games, has taken the gaming industry by storm since its release in July 2017. The game continues to rake in money and players. This stint in the spotlight has left some fans wondering about Fortnite's origins, including how it got its unusual name.
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Resident Evil modders seem to be having a lot of fun lately. They've added Thomas the Tank Engine to Resident Evil 2, and now they're supplementing that title and Resident Evil HD Remaster with Twitch's most notorious streamer: Dr. Disrespect.
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Remember that Minecraft trailer from E3 2017? The one that showed off the Super Duper Graphics update and teased it for Fall 2017? That update never came and Minecraft never got prettier, but the team at Mojang kept working at it. Now, over two years after that announcement, the update is dead.
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Is Twitch toast? After a series of unfortunate missteps -- including turning Ninja's former Twitch URL into a haven for porn -- many banded together online to pronounce the streaming site dead. Popular streamer and former pro gamer Shroud, however, has a different opinion.
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Developer Draw Distance has shared the first mechanics and plot details about their upcoming adventure game Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York. This news arrives alongside some pre-alpha screenshots.
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Something rather strange is happening over on EA's Need for Speed website. There's a countdown clock present, ticking down the seconds until Aug. 14. And while there's no telling what'll happen when the countdown expires, the chances are pretty good that this has to do with the new Need for Speed.
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After the recent string of mass shootings -- and the easily disprovable scapegoating of video games that followed them -- we were reminded this past weekend that swatting is still an issue. Teenage Fortnite champion Bugha was targeted this time around; fortunately, he is safe.
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If you don't know anything about Contra: Rogue Corps, we're here to help. The game's existence is a real head-scratcher, after all. So let's sort out everything you'll need to know before the game's release.
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It's almost impossible to call Fortnite's popularity into question at this point. The game is everywhere, and Epic Games is making a fortune off of its microtransactions. There are a lot of people playing Fortnite right now. A lot. But perhaps you're more interested in a specific number.
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Fortnite's new B.R.U.T.E. mechs are terrible and no one likes them. Okay, that might be a bit of an exaggeration. Some players enjoy using them, but the vast majority are cursing their existence at the moment. That's not going to make this next bit of news any easier to swallow.
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ESPN and ABC have announced their decision not to air an Apex Legends event scheduled for this weekend due to the recent domestic terrorist attacks in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio.
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Quite a few PC and console games are making their way over to mobile as of late. The one-time PlayStation 4 exclusive Journey made the -- err -- trip recently. Now another narrative experience is making its way to your smartphone or tablet.
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Resident Evil Ambassadors in Japan recently got to try out a new game from Capcom; one many believe is a Resident Evil title. Now Ambassadors in the United States are getting their chance to see what Capcom's hiding from the rest of us.
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Sonic the Hedgehog is fast. That is literally his whole thing; his defining trait in video games, cartoons, and the upcoming film. But one question that never seems to get answered is this: what makes Sonic run so fast? What exactly gives him the ability to run faster than the speed of sound?
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