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EA testing Candy Crush Saga-inspired version of Peggle

Electronic Arts is currently testing a version of Peggle that has a lot in common with Candy Crush Saga and other free-to-play mobile games. Like King’s immensely profitable Candy Crush Saga, this new version of Peggle features a world map and common free-to-play monetization methods. If you lose all your lives, for example, you could […]

Star Citizen funding hits $44 million milestone

Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts’ Star Citizen has just reached yet another funding milestone. The game’s widely successful crowdfunding campaign has now raised a staggering $44 million, up from $43 million in late April. In a letter to the community, Roberts said that his team is hard at work on Arena Commander, a small, multiplayer-focused […]

Hyperkin Retron 5 Video Review

The Retron 5 console from Hyperkin lets you play old Nintendo and Sega games in new and exciting ways, but it needs additional work in order to reach its full potential.

Hyperkin Retron 5 Review

A taste for the classics is on the rise, inspiring people to seek out old games and consoles, but not everyone wants to wade through flea markets or enter into a bidding war on eBay for a 20-year-old Super Nintendo. This is where a hardware company like Hyperkin comes into play. Its line of Retron […]

Blizzard sues StarCraft 2 hackers for selling cheats

Not content with simply banning cheaters, Blizzard has filed a lawsuit against those responsible for creating and selling a popular line of cheats for StarCraft II. The lawsuit was filed on April 19 in a United States District Court in California. According to a copy of the suit obtained by TorrentFreak, Blizzard claims these hacks […]

GS News Top 5 – Halo 5 Is Coming In 2015; Is Far Cry 4 Racist?!

Halo 5 info lands, an HD pack of Halo 1 – 4 could be in the works, the Xbox One gets external storage, and how has Far Cry 4 caused controversy?!

Prior to E3, Microsoft trademarks Xbox cult classic Phantom Dust’s name

Image courtesy of Gamasutra A decade after releasing Phantom Dust for the original Xbox, Microsoft has filed for a new trademark on the game’s title in Europe, possibly signaling the company’s intention to reboot the series as previously rumored. The trademark (as first reported by Gaming Everything) was filed for just yesterday by Microsoft and […]

ESL Fantasy StarCraft II

The World Championship Series (WCS) has a Fantasy League. ESL is adding StarCraft II to their line-up, and you can now draft your very own six-player teams with professional players from WCS Europe, WCS America, and GSL Code S. Your unique teams will go toe-to-toe until only one remains and is declared the WCS Global […]

Thank God it’s Free Games Friday May 23, 2014

Welcome to this week’s edition of Free Games Friday, our weekly look at games, demos, and betas that you can enjoy for the same price as a free bus pass. This week we’re recommending an excellent arcade-style action game, an iOS racer based on one of last year’s console releases, and the closed beta of […]

"A Defeated Evil" by Vathyr

What would a great video game be without its music? It can uplift our spirits, captivate our imaginations, and inspire us to create wonderful works of art. In this Artisan Showcase, we take a look at a musical composition by Vathyr, who was so charmed by the Diablo III and Reaper of Souls™ soundtracks that […]