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$450 Gets You An Xbox One, Three Games, And Xbox Live Gold

In the market for a new Xbox One? Here’s a deal to consider. Amazon has added some nice extras to the Assassin’s Creed Unity bundle to make your $350 go ever further. For $350, you get: An Xbox One (no Kinect) Assassin’s Creed Unity Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag NBA 2K15 3-Month Xbox Live Gold […]

Balancing an Esport and Designing the Jungle: An Interview with Morello

Lead designer at Riot Games Ryan “Morello” Scott took to the stage last week to kick off the first ever esports summit at this year’s Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco. His panel, “Building a Sport: The Design Philosophy of League of Legends,” outlined the design team’s mission of balancing depth and complexity while still […]

Gaming Deals: Get a PS4 with Destiny and The Last of Us for $410, and More

GameStop has the best new deal of the day, offering a new PlayStation 4 bundle that comes with a system and copies of Bungie’s shooter Destiny and Naughty Dog’s celebrated post-apocalyptic The Last of Us for $410. Dell is continuing to offer a $25 gift card with the preorder of certain games, including Bloodborne and […]

Everything You Need To Know About 2015’s Virtual Reality Devices – The Gist

There are a bunch of virtual reality headsets coming to the market, so we’re helping you sort through them!

OlliOlli2 Review

You push off to get some extra speed. You jump, pulling off a great move in the air, maybe even working in a spin. You grind on a handrail, jump again, try to land, and…whoops. You hit the analog stick as if you were trying to grind instead of land, which sends you flying off […]

King’s Quest Brings Retro Wonder to a New Generation

Jeremy and Kevin had the chance to play the upcoming King’s Quest title and were extremely impressed with the attention to detail and care with which this beautiful game’s been crafted.

Apple Reveals $10,000 Watch

During today’s Apple media event in San Francisco, the technology giant announced new details for its Apple Watch line of wearables, which was originally announced in September. First, the company revealed that the Apple Watch product line will officially launch on April 24. The base level watch costs $350, but you can pay a lot […]

Amid Harrison Exit Rumors, Xbox Team Promotes Kudo Tsunoda

Kudo Tsunoda has been promoted within the Xbox team with a new remit to lead Microsoft Studios across the US, Europe, and other territories around the globe. Part of that role had previously been delegated to Phil Harrison, the Xbox executive who is rumored to be exiting the company. Microsoft has not yet publicly commented […]

Watch Now Round 6 Play Your Way VOD!

Update March 9: The Round 6 VOD is now available! If you missed the show, you can watch it now here (video in English only)! The votes are in for our next Play Your Way build, and you've decided the master of magic, the Wizard, will be our theme! Join us Saturday, March 7 as […]

AU New Releases: DMC: Devil May Cry Definitive Edition Comes to PS4 and Xbox One

This week sees the launch of DMC: Devil May Cry Definitive Edition, a remastered version of 2013’s DMC: Devil May Cry. Announced in December, the game will run in 1080p at 60fps across the Xbox One and PS4, and is described as an “improved and optimized” version of the game that will deliver a “definitive” […]