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It Sounds Like Xbox One Sales Have Reached At Least 5 Million Units

[UPDATE] Microsoft has since removed a line in this Xbox Wire blog post that mentioned “five million Xbox One gamers…” It now reads, “To date, millions of Xbox One gamers have created more than 500 million clips…” (emphasis added). The original story is below. Though it’s still unconfirmed, it sure sounds like the Xbox One […]

10 Million PS4 Sales Is "Well Beyond" What Sony Hoped For

The PlayStation 4 selling 10 million consoles in nine months is more than what the company hoped for, and sales at that level defy “conventional thinking.” That’s according to PlayStation worldwide studios president Shuhei Yoshida, who tells Eurogamer that this figure could have been even higher if Sony was better able to meet supply demands. […]

Wasteland 2, Sequel to Fallout’s Predecessor, Launches on September 19 After 26 Years

Sequels in gaming are sometimes referred to as “long-awaited” when it’s only been a few years’ wait, but here’s one example where that really applies: Wasteland 2, the sequel to 1988’s Wasteland, will arrive on PC on September 19, its developer announced today. Brian Fargo, founder of developer InXile Entertainment, announced the date on Twitter […]

John Carmack’s 9-Year-Old Son Made A Video Game; Play It Right Now

Industry veteran John Carmack’s nine-year-old son, Ryan, has released his first video game. The game is called Angry Face, and it’s a modified version of the classic game Pong. Ryan Carmack says he coded the game (with Unity) himself, though his four-year-old brother helped with sound design and testing. “This is the very first game […]

Check Out PS4 Exclusive Bloodborne’s Full Gameplay Demo Video

Last week, we got our first glimpse of gameplay from upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive Bloodborne. Today, Sony released another video of the new game from Dark Souls developer From Software, this one containing more than six minutes of gameplay from the Gamescom demo on display last week. The video skips around a little, but provides […]

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – 35 Minute Gameplay Demo

Take a look at this 35 minute gameplay demo of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Red Dead Redemption, GTA, and Call of Duty Discounted in Xbox One/360 Weekly Deals

This week’s Deals With Gold sale has gone live on Xbox One and Xbox 360, coinciding with a steep discount on many of Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar’s Xbox 360 games. On Xbox One, you effectively have your choice of one of two things. Trials Fusion, the latest game in the Trials racing/platforming series, is […]

Valve Is the Most Desirable Employer in Video Games, Study Finds

Which video game industry company is the most attractive for people looking for a job? According to a recent study, that award goes to Half-Life and Steam company Valve. The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) today published the results of a 2014 survey of more than 2,200 developers, with Valve taking the top spot, above […]

Blizzard Talks Xbox One Diablo 3 1080p

Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition runs in 1080p/60fps on Xbox One, the same resolution and frame rate as the PlayStation 4 version. Reaching those benchmarks, however, was an involved process, according to comments from Blizzard Entertainment production director John Hight. In an interview with Eurogamer, Hight explained the balancing act between resolution and frame rate […]

PS4 Boss Says "We Don’t Have Anything Against EA Access"

PlayStation EU boss Jim Ryan doesn’t have anything against EA Access, the newly released subscription program for Xbox One, but don’t expect it to show up on PlayStation 4 anytime soon. That’s because, Ryan says, it does not match up with Sony’s goals for the PlayStation platform, at least not right now. “We don’t have […]