At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, a decade after its console debut in North America, Nintendo dubbed 1994 the Year of the Cartridge. While there were many memorable cartridge-based hits that year, 1994 was also the stage for other trends. Numerous now-classic PC games made their debut, and Sega unleashed a wave of […]

“Nice to meet you. Now let’s kill each other!” It’s a rather unsettling way to greet someone, but in essence, that’s exactly how Blade Symphony’s frenzied duels to the death begin. This is murder of the most courteous sort. Bowing is optional, though the vast majority of opponents you cross swords with afford you this […]

We’d heard rumors before that Microsoft was working on an anniversary Edition of Halo 2, but it looks like the scope of Master Chief’s revival is going to be quite a bit larger on Xbox One. Sources report that HD versions of Halo 1 through Halo 4 are coming to Microsoft’s latest console with a […]

Watch Dogs’ console resolution info lands, Far Cry 4 is announced, the Xbox One loses the Kinect, and Sony’s E3 press conference is detailed!

Developer Bohemia Interactive celebrates its 15-year anniversary this month, having been founded in May 1999. To celebrate, it’s discounting the prices of many of its games on Steam, giving away the first game it developed, and allowing gamers to play one of its most recent titles for free for the next few days. From now […]

Snail Games invites you to join the MMORPG Black Gold Online. Steampunk and fantasy are in a race to capture resources, and you need to duke it out in fast-paced action combat and shred each other to pieces with customized mechs or muscled dragon mounts. Black Gold Online’s closed beta just launched this week and […]

Welcome to another edition of Free Games Friday, GameSpot’s weekly show that aims to bring you some fresh recommendations on what zero cost games you should be playing. This week, we check out rhythm game developer Harmonix’s latest offering, tell you about a unique shooter that seriously messes with your mind, and give you some […]

Tom McShea takes the wheel in this week’s podcast, talking about A Kinect-less Xbox One, FarCry 4, Super Time Force and the state of gaming events.

This week, we check out rhythm game developer Harmonix’s latest offering, tell you about a unique shooter that seriously messes with your mind, and give you some insight about a new puzzle game for the PlayStation Vita.