The chief executive of Grand Theft Auto parent publisher Take-Two Interactive has spoken out on the subject of microtransactions, one of the industry’s hot-button topics. Speaking this week during the 43rd Annual Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in New York, Strauss Zelnick said players should never feel as if they’re being robbed. “You never want […]

The Steam Summer sale may kick off on June 11, according to a listing on Russian social networking site. The post featuring the dates was made on Valve’s official VKontakte, which is the equivalent of a Facebook wall post, except with way more back-to-front Ns, upside down Ls, and letters that look like numbers. The […]

After playing a bunch of Splatoon, Chris Watters reflects on how shooting isn’t really the point of Nintendo’s new shooter.

With the release of Batman: Arkham Knight coming up in a little less than a month, we recently got the opportunity to play some more of the game. Here’s all of our newest impressions and gameplay trailers for the upcoming Arkham series finale. Newest Features Batman: Arkham Knight Tells “A Much More Personal Story” — […]

Atlus today revealed a number of new details about the latest continuation of the Persona 4 storyline, Persona 4: Dancing All Night, including the contents of a special edition and a release window for North America. Dancing All Night will be out for PlayStation Vita (and PS TV) in the United States and Canada this […]

This post contains The Shawshank Redemption spoilers. The latest 8-Bit Cinema video from YouTube channel CineFix came online this week, this one presenting 1994’s The Shawshank Redemption as a retro adventure game. Prison may be no fairytale world, but it does make a pretty decent setting for a point-and-click video game. Watch as the six-minute […]

A new update for OlliOlli 2: Welcome to Olliwood launching on PS4 today adds a new local multiplayer mode for up to four players, developer Roll7 has announced. Combo Rush allows for you and up to three friends to compete across every level in the game in one of four modes. Here’s how Roll7 describes […]

Non-combat MMO Wander–which allows you to play as a bird or a sentient tree, among other creatures–finally has a release date. The intriguing-looking game will be released on June 4 for PlayStation 4 and PC, writer and character designer Crystal Flinn announced today. A new trailer for Wander is also now available, revealing a new […]

Microsoft has announced the games that Xbox Live Gold members will receive for free in June, with the Xbox One‘s game being a brand-new one. Throughout June, Gold members will be able to download Massive Chalice for free. The turn-based strategy game is the latest project from Double Fine, having been Kickstarted back in 2013. […]

Take to the skies for an aerial tour of the beautiful world of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.