As creator Dong Nguyen promised, Flappy Bird has returned. A new version of the massively popular mobile game is now available on Amazon Fire TV, presumably before a wider release for iOS and Android devices. The new version of Flappy Bird is called Flappy Birds Family. It includes new features like a Person vs. Person […]

Sims fans who plan on picking up The Sims 4 will be entitled to a variety of special in-game rewards, provided they own The Sims 3 or its expansions. The newly announced Sims 4 Rewards program will give you one in-game item per Sims 3 expansion you own, as well as one for the base […]

Ten years ago id software released Doom 3. Danny recalls what Doom 3 did right, what happened to id’s prominence and ponders what the future has in store for Doom.

Modern first-person shooter games like Call of Duty and Battlefield have conditioned players to expect elements like leveling, classes, and cover systems. But one upcoming FPS has none of those features, and its developer–German studio Reakktor–says the game is better off for it. Toxikk is a PC title built using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine. The […]

Sometimes after a long session of playing a video game, some people will continue to hear the game’s sounds in their minds. According to a new study, this can be an actual psychological effect of playing games, and it’s called a “Game Transfer Phenomenon.” Previous studies have found other Game Transfer Phenomena that manifest themselves […]

[UPDATE] GameStop has issued a statement on the matter, saying the initiative was implemented at the request of local authorities and has been in place since the beginning of July. “It’s a process that we’ve recently implemented (starting in early July) in Philadelphia area stores at the request of the Philadelphia police department,” the GameStop […]

With PlayStation Now, Sony has created an instant, on demand service for video games. It provides access to some of the PlayStation 3 catalog to PlayStation 4 and Sony TV owners, effectively giving the PS4 backwards compatibility. It’s a service with hundreds of titles that you can jump into and play without having to wait […]

Another month, another handful of games that PlayStation Plus members are getting for free. It’s the gift that keeps on giving.

Aside from being the biggest, most important card game of the past 20 years, Magic: The Gathering has become a nexus point for different types of players. Some people get a kick out of building clever, efficient decks using powerful cards. Others love the thrill of outsmarting their opponents. And the countless variations that sprung […]