Watch extended gameplay footage from Stronghold Crusader II featuring the Giant Bomb crew.

Assassin’s Creed has TWO new games out this week and loads of franchises have gone annual, but how do you keep a long running series exciting?

Microsoft has filed a new trademark application for Battletoads, suggesting–but absolutely not confirming–that the Xbox company may be planning to revive the series in some fashion. The trademark application, spotted by NeoGAF, was filed with the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) on November 5. It covers “game software” and “online video games.” The […]

Halo fans hoping to hop right into Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary multiplayer when The Master Chief Collection launches tonight at midnight are out of luck. Developer 343 Industries has announced that the game will not launch with any dedicated Halo: Combat Evolved multiplayer playlists as planned. “Up until this very day, we’ve been making (and […]

Though some of the footage may have already leaked, Microsoft will officially reveal Halo 5: Guardians gameplay tonight during the HaloFest livestream on Twitch. The event kicks off at 8 PM Pacific / 11 PM Eastern, and you’ll be able to watch directly in this post–we’ll add the video as the event draws closer. GameSpot […]

2015’s action game Batman: Arkham Knight doesn’t have co-op mode, but there is a good reason for that, according to developer Rocksteady Studios. Fundamental to making the game the “ultimate Batman simulator” is putting the player–just one player–into the boots of the Dark Knight himself, the studio says. “We’re making a Batman game,” a Rocksteady […]

A new video game awards show, The Game Awards 2014, was announced today, and it seems like it could be a big deal. The event has the backing of platform-holders Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo, as well as major third-party publishers including Electronic Arts, Warner Bros., Rockstar Games, and Ubisoft. The Game Awards 2014 will take […]

Developers at Mass Effect studio BioWare recently helped two longtime fans of the game get engaged in quite a unique way. BioWare writes on its blog that someone named Jackie wrote to BioWare Montreal asking for help in proposing to her partner, Amy. Both are big fans of Mass Effect, and the studio was eager […]

A statement from Nintendo’s iconic game designer and senior managing director Shigeru Miyamoto made during the company’s recent Q&A session with analysts indicates that we’ll see another Pikmin game in the future. Miyamoto hinted at another Pikmin game while explaining how Nintendo was using the recently released Pikmin 3 animated shorts and a playable demo […]

Earlier this week, Nintendo revealed that Splatoon, the company’s new multiplayer third-person shooter, will have a single-player mode, focusing on “nature’s epic battle” between squid and octopus. In August, Nintendo’s iconic game designer and senior managing director Shigeru Miyamoto said that Splatoon could have been another Mario game, but that ultimately Nintendo wanted to create […]