Not only will video game peripheral company Mad Catz make new plastics instruments for upcoming music game Rock Band 4, but the company has now reached a deal to co-publish the game itself. Under the terms of the agreement, Mad Catz will be responsible for worldwide retail sales, promotion, and distribution for Rock Band 4 […]
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Here’s a Picture of Hillary Clinton Playing GameBoy
April 21st, 2015 
Mark The William J. Clinton Library has posted a photo of Hillary Clinton doing what so many others did in the early 1990s: playing GameBoy. The photo you see below was taken on April 6, 1993 on her flight from Austin, Texas to Washington, DC. At this time, Bill Clinton was President and she was the […]
GameStop Donating PS4s to Support McDonald’s Charity
April 21st, 2015 Mark Video game retailer GameStop has announced a new charitable effort to support the Ronald McDonald Houses, a charity run by the fast food giant McDonald’s. As part of the campaign, GameStop and Sony Computer Entertainment America have teamed up to donate PlayStation 4 bundles to all 180 Ronald McDonald Houses in the United States. A […]
Alan Wake 2 Details, Prototype Video Emerge — But Nothing Has Been Decided
April 20th, 2015 Mark With Alan Wake franchise sales reaching 4.5 million, it seems somewhat strange that developer Remedy has not yet released Alan Wake 2. But it hasn’t been for lack of trying. In 2014, the studio said it “worked hard” to make Alan Wake 2 happen, but acknowledged that it could not find the right partners or […]
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Comments Off on Alan Wake 2 Details, Prototype Video Emerge — But Nothing Has Been DecidedDota 2 Gets Third-Person Shooter Mod
April 20th, 2015 Mark Modders never cease to amaze. This time, a coder with the alias BMD remade Dota 2 as a third-person shooter. The popular online multiplayer game typically pits teams of players against one another in a fast-paced, tactical battle. Characters rack up kills of enemy minions and players which earn money to be spent on items […]
Star Wars: Battlefront Destruction System Explained
April 20th, 2015 Mark In a new interview with Engadget, DICE general manager Patrick Bach spoke–albeit briefly–about the destruction system for the developer’s upcoming Star Wars: Battlefront shooter. Bach said that, while destruction has been a hallmark of the developer’s Battlefield games, Battlefront will be different. “Star Wars, as an [intellectual property], is shaping what we’re doing,” he said. […]
Square Enix Designed Some Awesome Star Wars Characters
April 20th, 2015 Mark 1. Reimagined Star Wars action figures Square Enix, the famed publisher of the Final Fantasy franchise, has given several Star Wars characters their own spin for its Star Wars Play Arts Variant Figures set. 2. Boba Fett The bounty hunter who captured Han Solo is one of three character figurines revealed by the Japanese game […]
DLC Vs. Expansions: What’s the Difference, What’s Worth It? – The Gist
April 20th, 2015 Mark The definition between “DLC” and “Expansion Packs” has become so jumbled lately. What is the difference, and what should you be paying for?
Quake Wars Dev’s Next Shooter Adds New Mode, Map, and Character
April 20th, 2015 Mark The upcoming online shooter Dirty Bomb from developer Splash Damage is still in beta, but a few big additions are coming later this week: a new Merc design, a new mode, and a new map. If you’re unfamiliar with the game, you can read our impressions from last month. But in short, Dirty Bomb is […]
Previously Unreleased Chip’s Challenge 2 Hitting Steam Next Month for $5
April 20th, 2015 Mark It’s been more than 25 years since the original Chip’s Challenge, an addicting tile-based puzzle game developed by Chuck Sommerville, was released back in 1989 for Windows 3.1 and Atari Lynx. But now the original, and its previously unreleased sequel, are coming to Steam–and soon. Nkidu Games, the publisher of Chip’s Challenge, announced today that […]
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