Valve’s incredibly successful MOBA, Dota 2, now has more players than Blizzard’s genre-defining MMO, World of Warcraft, according to player numbers shared publicly by Valve. The official Dota 2 blog is home to a counter tracking the total number of unique players the game has seen in the last month. As noticed by Reddit user […]

Computer maker Dell has launched a new sales promotion for upcoming Wii U kart racing game, Mario Kart 8. If you preorder the game at Dell, you’ll receive a $25 egift card, which will be delivered via email after 10-20 days. It’s not clear if that’s 10-20 days after you place your order or after […]

As first announced last month, the Grounded Bundle consists of a significant expansion for multiplayer fans: It contains four multiplayer maps (Water Tower, Coal Mine, Wharf, and Capitol), eight new survival skills, and four new guns. Single-player fans are not left out altogether, as the bundle includes the new Grounded Mode difficulty, which Naughty Dog […]

Chris Watters gathers his officemates into a room, and challenges them at such classics as BaraBariBall, Super Pole Riders and Hokra! Join us in the chat for the madness.

Potentially spoiling some announcements that Sony has in store for this year’s E3, two of the company’s recent trademark filings have been discovered: one for “Guns Up!” and the other for “Everything’s Game.” The Guns Up trademark (discovered by NeoGAF) was filed for on April 29 by Sony Computer Entertainment America. As is often the […]

Peter Brown celebrates the beginning of Video Game History Month with some classic Kong antics! Join the chat and tell us what you’re favorite retro video game is, and why!

Octodad developer Phil Tibitoski (left) For PlayStation developer relations boss Adam Boyes, the key to a successful relationship with indie developers specifically is to be accountable, transparent, honest, and forthcoming. “I think the important thing for us is all about the accountability and the relationship we have with developers,” Boyes told GameSpot in a recent […]

Rock Band developer Harmonix today launched a Kickstarter campaign for a sequel to 2003’s cult classic rhythm-action game, Amplitude. Harmonix is asking for $775,000 to make the game a reality. If everything goes to plan, the Amplitude successor will launch in March 2015 for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. Cult classics don’t often get sequels, […]