• Minecraft's Upcoming Nether Update Is Delightfully Creepy

    Though Minecraft released over a decade ago, the sandbox game has remained popular thanks to fresh content and the advent of streaming events like "Minecraft Mondays." The next update will add further fuel to the fire with a long overdue makeover for the dark recesses of the Nether.

    By Daley Wilhelm February 10th, 2020 Read More
  • Call Of Duty Helped Itself By Axing Loot Boxes

    Call of Duty players have had serious beef with the franchise's use of loot boxes these past few years. This year, however, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare ditched the loot boxes to try a different approach.

    By Shawn Farner February 7th, 2020 Read More
  • Sonic 2 And Puyo Puyo 2 Come To Switch With Awesome Upgrades

    Last month saw the release of Fantasy Zone and the original Shinobi for the Nintendo Switch. As with Sega Ages' other ports, those two games featured some neat upgrades from the original versions. Now we know when to expect the next two revamped classics from the series.

    By Nathan Simmons February 7th, 2020 Read More
  • How Mortal Kombat 11's Spawn Should Really Look

    Comic book legend. Movie star. Video game character. It seems Spawn has done it all, and now he's set to add to his gaming resume with an appearance in Mortal Kombat 11. It looks like he'll be showing up with his classic look. Still, we can't help but daydream about other takes we'd love to see.

    By Shawn Farner February 7th, 2020 Read More
  • Ubisoft's Plans For The Next Generation

    Despite the delays and disappointments as of late, Ubisoft has some good news for us today. Ubisoft has big plans for not only this year and the next, but the next generation of consoles, too. We're talking not one, not two, but five triple-A titles poised to release in the next year and a half.

    By Daley Wilhelm February 6th, 2020 Read More
  • This New Bundle Will Have You In Beat-Em-Up Heaven

    Fans of old-school beat-'em-ups can rejoice. Arc System Works has announced Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle, which will bring 18 classic arcade and console games to the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch.

    By Nathan Simmons February 6th, 2020 Read More
  • Final Fantasy 7 Remake's Delay Comes With Even More Bad News

    You might have heard by now that Final Fantasy 7 Remake has been delayed. It's not a drastic release date change by any stretch -- it's now coming a month later -- but fans of the series are still down in the dumps about it. Unfortunately, that's not all the bad news related to the delay.

    By Shawn Farner February 6th, 2020 Read More
  • Another Key Xbox Figure Is Heading To Blizzard

    Rod Fergusson -- who served as the head of The Coalition -- saw his name in the credits of just about every Gears of War title since the series began. He announced last night he is departing Microsoft to lead the Diablo team at Blizzard.

    By Shawn Farner February 6th, 2020 Read More
  • Cliff Bleszinski Says This Is Why His Games Failed

    Cliff Bleszinski -- better known to some as CliffyB -- has historically been one of the most outspoken voices in gaming. As the game designer behind the ravingly successful Gears of War franchise, he was lauded as an enviable success story... until his games started flopping hard. What happened?

    By Daley Wilhelm February 5th, 2020 Read More
  • This DC Darling Is Coming To Fortnite

    There's a fan favorite DC character coming to Fortnite, and it's not Batman this time. Rather, Epic Games has been teasing a team up with the upcoming Birds of Prey movie.

    By Daley Wilhelm February 5th, 2020 Read More
  • Sword And Shield Are Getting A Huge New Gigantamax Pokemon

    Feb. 27 will mark the Pokemon franchise's 24th anniversary. To celebrate, Game Freak is releasing a flow of goodies to keep fans preoccupied for the whole month, starting with the addition of a new Gigantamax form for one of the stars of Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield: Toxtricity.

    By Daley Wilhelm February 5th, 2020 Read More
  • Why Team Ninja Might Make Another Ninja Gaiden

    The Ninja Gaiden series hasn't seen a new installment since 2014's critically-panned Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z. Still, fans of the series may be excited to know that Team Ninja, the developer that handles the Ninja Gaiden series, wants to take another crack at the adventures of Ryu Hyabusa.

    By Nathan Simmons February 5th, 2020 Read More
  • Google Stadia Boss Finally Delivers Some Good News

    Google Stadia has been on a bumpy ride, thus far, as the service has been somewhat pricey for the curious and hasn't delivered promised features to paying customers. It looks like things could be on their way to smoothing out, though, thanks to some news shared by Stadia head Phil Harrison.

    By Shawn Farner February 5th, 2020 Read More
  • This Game Uses The DualShock 4 In A Really Scary Way

    At least one game is making interesting use of the DualShock 4's speaker, which is another under-the-radar feature of the gamepad. But look out -- that game is doing so in a way that might have you diving into the nearest closet.

    By Shawn Farner February 5th, 2020 Read More
  • Xbox Series X Rumors Point To An Interesting New Feature

    Video games are enormous these days, and as resolutions increase and texture files become larger, our games will take up more and more space. How will we add more space, especially now that games plan to put a premium on fast load times via SSD? Microsoft may have an idea.

    By Shawn Farner February 4th, 2020 Read More
  • The Last Of Us: Part 2 Is Rated M For This Surprising Reason

    There's a whole lot of gore, violence, and the usual traumatic experiences associated with a dystopian world, but The Last of Us: Part 2 will be adding in even more mature elements than its predecessor. This time, there's going to be nudity.

    By Daley Wilhelm February 4th, 2020 Read More
  • The Next Big Couch Co-Op Game Is About Moving Furniture

    Developer Team 17 has seen fit to gamify what would otherwise be a tedious chore. First the studio turned cooking into a chaotic, charmingly cooperative mad dash in Overcooked. Now it's brought the same kooky antics to its newest title, Moving Out.

    By Daley Wilhelm February 4th, 2020 Read More
  • Saints Row 4 Gets Its Final Port

    Today, publisher Deep Silver announced that 2013's Saints Row 4: Re-Elected is coming to the Nintendo Switch on March 27. This bonkers action game casts players as the President of the United States, who takes the responsibility of saving the entire world into his own hands.

    By Nathan Simmons February 4th, 2020 Read More