With controversial game Hatred hitting Steam next week, we discuss the history of violent games and ask whether or not a game can ever be too violent.

As with the PC version last year, those who preorder The Elder Scrolls Online for Xbox One or PS4 will receive the Explorer’s Pack, a bonus that provides some in-game content and gives you more flexibility when creating a character. The Explorer’s Pack, available with digital and physical preorders, consists of three parts: bonus treasure […]

Square Enix on Tuesday announced that its next Active Time Report will be held on Thursday, June 4. Final Fantasy 15’s Cindy During the program, Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata will provide “development updates” for the game. He will be joined in the video briefing by global marketing manager Akio Ofuji. The video event […]

CD Projekt Red has released a new patch for the PlayStation 4 edition of open-world RPG The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The patch, 1.03, is available in Europe and numerous other countries (see below), but has yet to be deployed in North America. It should be available everywhere “ASAP,” CD Projekt Red says in its […]

This week on The Lobby we talk about the cost of 4k gaming, when violence in video games is too much, and what we should expect from Cyberpunk 2077. Live at 2PM Pacific!

The latest Humble Bundle features games for Wii U and 3DS, marking the first Humble Bundle to offer games for consoles and handhelds. The Humble Nindie Bundle is comprised of a handful of indie games for the two Nintendo platforms. This bundle works like any other–you can pay any price you want (over $1) for […]

A friend once joked that HBO’s Game of Thrones should be renamed “A Series of Meetings,” given its string of recent episodes featuring more exposition and chatter than action. I’m applying this moniker to Sons of Winter, the fourth episode of Telltale’s Game of Thrones, because it marks a departure from the series’ dramatic tension […]

Today’s best deal comes from GameStop, which is offering the Last of Us Remastered PS4 bundle with a PS Silver Wired Headset and a one-year PS Plus membership for $400. Amazon and Best Buy both have Bloodborne for $40. Gamers Club Unlocked gets the price down to $32 at Best Buy. Toys R Us has […]

DRM-free platform GOG Galaxy has the potential to be a real competitor to Steam, but is it doing enough to tempt users away from Valve’s platform?

The latest patch for Bloodborne is now available, and among other things, it does away with an obstacle when attempting to play with friends. As of yet, the patch notes for 1.04 have only been published online in Japanese; viewing the update history on a PS4 is of little help, as it lists only “improved […]