The PlayStation Network and Sony Entertainment Network are back online after hackers slammed the online services with distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks yesterday. Sony writes on the PlayStation Blog that it purposely brought the networks down after the attacks. The company adds that there is no evidence that the hackers actually got into the […]

Madden NFL 15, EA Sports’ latest entry into its American Football series, launches this week for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. The game will include the Madden Ultimate Team mode, which allows players to pick their team, collect their favorite current and past NFL players, and upgrade their squad to […]

Microsoft researchers have released a report that presents DeLorean, a cloud gaming solution that hides latency by trying to predict what you’ll do next. According to the report (via TechCrunch) DeLorean’s “speculative execution system,” as Microsoft calls it, is able to mask up to 250ms of network latency by rendering frames of future possible outcomes […]

A flight carrying Sony Online Entertainment President John Smedley has been grounded because of a bomb threat, and it appears that the same group behind the current PlayStation Network outage is responsible. Earlier today, Smedley tweeted (via Polygon) that he was flying American Airlines Flight 362 from Dallas, Texas to San Diego, California. The Twitter […]

Developer ZeniMax Online Studios has announced a new Loyalty Program for its massively multiplayer role-playing game The Elder Scrolls Online. Starting in September, players who have paid the game’s subscription fee for three months, excluding the free game time included with a purchase of ESO, will receive a High Hrothgar Wraith vanity pet that they […]

Forza Horizon 2 developer Playground Games said that the controversy surrounding Forza Motorsport’s 5’s microtransactions “couldn’t go unnoticed.” Forza Motorsport 5 launched with an in-game economy that many players complained made it too hard to obtain all the cars in the game without spending real money. Developer Turn 10 Studios has since made “fundamental improvements” […]

Watch as the Wizard from the moon dumps a bucket of ice on a guardian and a ghost. Also, Bungie then challenges Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s villain played by Kevin Spacey Jonathan Irons, the Last of Us’ Joel, and Star Wars creator George Lucas.

If you own the Disney Infinity Starter Pack for the Wii, you can now download the game for the Wii U exclusively through the console’s eShop, free of charge. “Disney Infinity launched one year ago, and in that time the number of Wii U players has significantly expanded,” Vice President and General Manager of developer […]

Super Time Force Ultra (STFU), the PC version of the time-bending, side-scrolling shooter is coming to Steam next week, and it’s bringing a few special guests with it. Developer Capybara announced on its official website that the PC version of the game will include new playable characters from Valve’s Left 4 Dead and Team Fortress […]

Ghost, Destiny‘s robot character voiced by Game of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage, has taken the Ice Bucket Challenge to raise awareness and funds for the ALS Association. As you can see above, the short video shows Ghost and a Guardian hanging out before a wizard from the moon dumps a bucket of ice water on […]