Ninja Theory’s next game, Hellblade, is not connected in any way to one of the studio’s first games, Heavenly Sword, despite the perceived similarities between the two. Asked if Hellblade is tied to Heavenly Sword, Ninja Theory product development manager Dominic Matthews told Eurogamer, “No, it’s not. It’s a brand-new IP. Senua is a new […]

Ahead of The Evil Within‘s release this October, publisher Bethesda has published a 60-minute gameplay video in which marketing executive Pete Hines plays through a portion of the game. “I will try to keep the swearing to a minimum, but I make no promises,” Hines says, referencing the game’s scare-factor. After all, The Evil Within […]

In a frank new interview with GamesIndustry Interational, Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson freely admits that the Battlefield and Mass Effect publisher has come up short in the past of listening to gamers’ requests. But going forward, as part of Wilson’s new “player-first” objective for the publisher, he says the company is improving its dialogue […]

Microsoft’s business deal with Square Enix to make Rise of the Tomb Raider “exclusive” to Xbox 360 and Xbox One for holiday 2015 is not an attack on PlayStation or any other platforms, Xbox boss Phil Spencer says. In a new interview with Eurogamer, Spencer said he understands some of the blowback to the controversial […]

Warner Bros. today announced that upcoming role-playing game Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor will have a DLC pass, but didn’t answer all the questions gamers will probably have about it. The DLC Pass includes the exclusive Guardians of the Flaming Eye mission (and you can earn the Rising Flame rune by completing it), and early access […]

Nintendo has responded to a fan petition that calls on the company to name a character in the next Legend of Zelda game for Wii U after the late comedian/actor Robin Williams. The petition, posted at Change.org, was launched immediately following news of the actor’s death last week and calls for a non-player character to […]

2K Games’ 4-versus-1 first-person monster hunting game Evolve won the Best of Gamescom 2014 Award, Gamescom organizers have announced. It’s also the only game at the show to win in multiple categories. In addition to winning the Best of Gamescom Award, the expert jury named it the Best Console Game Microsoft Xbox, Best Action Game, […]

Danny and Shaun explore three distinct areas of Far Cry 4’s game world, and give their early impressions on one of the most anticipated releases of 2014.