You might think video games are a young person's hobby; that Skyrim is for the twenty-somethings and crossword puzzles are for the senior citizens. But that couldn't be further from the truth. Older gamers are increasingly streaming on Twitch and showing up in various games.
Read MoreControl is receiving rave reviews, with PC players in particular marveling at how graphically impressive the game is. Console performance, however, leaves something to be desired, and that performance gap hasn't gone unnoticed by the team at Remedy Entertainment.
Read MoreCatherine: Full Body comes to PlayStation 4 on Sept. 3. And with most remasters, we could simply look at the original completion times and say, "Those still hold." But Full Body is different. It adds substantially to Catherine, which means the completion time for it could be totally different.
Read MoreWhen Skyrim released in 2011, it set the standard for open-world games going forward. It was massive, and it felt like you could spend thousands of hours in Skyrim without seeing everything. Then The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild came along in 2017 and made us feel that way all over again.
Read MoreXur is a hooded merchant in Destiny 2 who shows up on Friday afternoons with an assortment of goods. His inventory usually includes three exotic armor pieces and one exotic weapon. He's also offered players quests in the past. But who is Xur exactly? And where did he come from?
Read MoreHitman: The Full First Season headlines Xbox Games With Gold's free September 2019 lineup. Xbox Live Gold subscribers will also have access to We Were Here, Earth Defense Force 2025, and Tekken Tag Tournament 2.
Read MoreThough The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan has not officially launched, players have already unlocked a secret ending that includes a teaser trailer for the next entry in Supermassive Games' horror franchise.
Read MoreThere were a lot of major video game news stories this August. Sony bought Insomniac. We got our first look at Marvel's Avengers gameplay. Fortnite was all, "We're not nerfing the mechs!" And then it nerfed the mechs. But a lot of very weird things happened in August, too. Very weird things.
Read MoreEpic Games has announced eight more games coming to their storefront ahead of their showcase at PAX West this week, demonstrating that their exclusive-based strategy remains alive and well.
Read MoreFortnite Season 10 continues to soldier on, bringing with it a new set of daily challenges and a hidden Battle Star for week 5. Unlock the week 5 loading screen by completing three of the challenges from the Catastrophic mission set before Thursday, September 5.
Read MoreHave you been grabbing all those free Epic Games Store titles? If so, you likely have a giant library of very good PC games by now. Next week, you'll be able to add not one, but two games to your collection, courtesy of Epic. What are they? Let's find out.
Read MoreThe Dark Pictures: Man of Medan is the latest story-driven horror title from Supermassive Games. And fortunately, this one isn't PlayStation exclusive; you can pick it up on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. But what about Nintendo's console? Will The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan ever release on Switch?
Read MoreNext month, Capcom plans to share a trailer for a new Resident Evil game with the codename "Project Resistance." But say you don't want to wait. Say you'd like to get a look at some of the game's characters today. You can do that, thanks to some leaked images posted online this morning.
Read MoreIt's Thursday, and you know what that means: one more day until Friday! Oh, and the newest Fortnite Battle Pass Mission has arrived, too. It's called Blockbuster, and true to its name, it'll have you heading over to the Block to farm some materials while also completing a number of other objectives.
Read MoreAstral Chain is set to drop tomorrow on Nintendo Switch, giving us PlatinumGames experience to check out. It'll cost a full $60, though, so if you're someone who wants to get a decent amount of playtime for your dollar, you might be wondering how long the game takes to complete.
Read MoreBlizzard Entertainment has filed a lawsuit against Sina Games, claiming that the content of their free-to-play mobile and PC title Glorious Saga was "almost entirely copied from the Warcraft games and related products."
Read MoreIt feels like there have already been a dozen Shovel Knight games, doesn't it? Those were all add-ons to the original (curse those Kickstarter milestones). But now we're actually getting a legit new Shovel Knight game called Shovel Knight Dig. Unfortunately, we don't know when.
Read MoreSony has announced the free games coming to PlayStation Plus in September: Batman: Arkham Knight and Darksiders 3. Subscribers can download the titles between September 3 through September 30.
Read MoreHideo Kojima's undoubtedly been hard at work on Death Stranding these past few years, but that didn't stop him from working on some other things, too. Back in March, he entered the recording booth to lay down some dialogue for a secret project, and even gave us a huge clue. We just didn't get it.
Read MoreWorld of Warcraft Classic is like a video game time machine, transporting you to WoW circa 2004. Back then, we never imagined the vanilla game would become old enough for a remaster. Yet here we are, logging into WoW Classic and wondering if the same classes that were awful before are still bad now.
Read MoreWhile it's great to get into a skirmish with friends and even watch fights unfold from the sidelines, there are little things here and there that may leave some of you scratching your heads. Let's take a closer look at dumb things we all ignore about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Read MoreUnless you're a hardcore player who plans to sacrifice their sleep and social life to the WoW gods, expect to spend months working your way to level 60 in Classic. For those itching to reach the endgame content, there are methods you can use to spend your time in the most efficient way possible.
Read MoreIn the mood for a spooky new game? The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan​ launches this Friday. Some are curious about how long Man of Medan​ will be, and fortunately, some early reviews are starting to roll out that describe the game's length. Even better: there appears to be a consensus.
Read MoreAt the start of Apex Legends Season 2, a mysterious character named Crypto destroyed the Kings Canyon Repulsor Tower and set a number of creatures loose on the island. Crypto himself was mostly hidden in that Season 2 trailer, but now it appears we're getting to see him in full for the first time.
Read MoreWorld of Warcraft Classic is out in the wild, and thus far, it seems players are progressing through the game rather slowly. There are queues to log in. There are lines to turn in quests. Reaching level 60 is going to be long slog, yet people still want to know how long that's going to take.
Read MoreIn Control, Remedy Entertainment's otherworldly action adventure, you play as Jesse Faden, the new director of the Federal Bureau of Control. As befits a woman of her station, Jesse has several outfits to choose from, most of which you can unlock by completing various objectives throughout the game.
Read MoreDid you know Microsoft still sells Xbox One discs directly? It does, in a tiny store tucked away in a small corner of Microsoft.com. And that weird little store is offering some crazy discounts on physical Xbox One games. Like, the kind of crazy that really doesn't make any sense at all.
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