A new Xbox One bundle will go on sale later this month that includes a new game for no extra cost. The bundle consists of the black Xbox One model that doesn’t include Kinect and a copy of this year’s Madden game, Madden NFL 15, for $400. You’ll get an extra bonus for picking up […]

When the next iteration of Microsoft’s DirectX software was unveiled at GDC in March, the company promised that it would bring “richer scenes, more objects, and full utilization of modern GPU hardware” for future games on Microsoft platforms. But according to one game developer, this upgraded API will not improve the ability to render games […]

USAopoly, which creates special-themed versions of Monopoly under license from Hasbro, will release a Legend Zelda-themed version of the board game on September 15, according to a listing on GameStop’s website. The Legend of Zelda Monopoly plays just like the regular game, only with Hyrule real estate, items, tokens, and rupees for currency. For example, […]

After Amy Hennig left Naughty Dog and her role as director of the upcoming Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End earlier this year, The Last of Us co-directors Bruce Straley and Neil Druckmann stepped in to lead the Uncharted series’ debut on PlayStation 4. Set in a grim, post-apocalyptic world, The Last of Us is of […]

Zombie game Dead Island 2 will be playable for the first time ever at Gamescom 2014, publisher Deep Silver has announced. The Gamescom convention is open to the public, and Deep Silver will have 150 gaming stations for its PC and console lineup where attendees will be able to get hands-on time with its latest […]

You can now watch Sharknado 2: The Second One, Burn Notice, and other Syfy channel and USA Network content on your Xbox One with the Syfy NOW and USA NOW apps, parent company NBCUniversal has announced. Xbox One owners who subscribe to one of the supported cable providers will be able to choose from a […]

This week we get Crawl, Sacred 3, The Swapper, Metrico and The Road Less Traveled.

Image credit: VG247 A listing at Swiss retailer World of Games suggests that the next Assassin’s Creed game for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, rumored to be title Assassin’s Creed Comet, is now called Assassin’s Creed Rogue. The listing has since been removed from the site. When Ubisoft confirmed Assassin’s Creed Unity for the PlayStation […]

The San Francisco-based free-to-play mobile game developer Kabam secured a $120 million investment from Chinese Internet company Alibaba, Kabam has announced. Kabam will also enter into a “strategic collaboration” with Alibaba, which will publish Kabam’s mobile games in China across Alibaba Group’s mobile applications, introducing it to a huge (and potentially hugely profitable) new audience. […]

The coming NFL season brings a noticeable change on the technology front. The NFL has formed a partnership with Microsoft that will put specially built versions of the Surface Pro 2 on each sideline and in the coaching boxes. This is not just product placement, though. Rather, this is an effort to modernize an element […]