If funding for Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts’ upcoming space sim Star Citizen reaches $50 million (and really, it seems like it will), then developers at Cloud Imperium Games will create their own languages for the game’s three major alien races. “We will work with real-world linguists to create distinctive and realistic alien languages for […]

An early look at the next Mass Effect game BioWare has launched a fan survey asking fans to provide feedback to help make the next Mass Effect game “the best one yet.” Producer Mike Gamble tweeted a link to the survey, which asks players what games they have played recently and what aspects of a […]

Set amidst the chaos of 18th Century Paris, Arno, a young Master Assassin, will embark on an extraordinary journey to expose the true powers behind the French Revolution. His pursuit will throw him into the middle of a ruthless struggle for the fate of a nation and ultimately carve a new destiny for the people […]

The crowdfunding campaign for Star Citizen, the upcoming PC space sim from Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts, continues to soar. The project has now reached a staggering $48 million in total funding, up from $47 million at the end of June. To put that figure into context, Double Fine spent about half that–$25 million–to make […]

Watch extended gameplay footage from Tour de France 2014 featuring the Giant Bomb crew.

Payday 2 game director David Goldfarb has quit Swedish developer Overkill Software, saying that his decision to leave was not motivated by a lack of faith in the company, but rather a personal ambition to leave AAA game development and focus on making games with smaller teams. “I have decided to move on,” Goldfarb told […]

Warner Bros. today announced the preorder bonuses for this fall’s Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, revealing a total of six different goodies, all of which are available at different retailers. Unlike many preorder bonuses, those for Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham are physical toys in the form of minifigures and keychains, with the exception of […]

Captain Falcon, Lucina, Robin, and Female Robin enter the Super Smash Bros. roster.

Today during a special video presentation, Nintendo revealed not one, but three new characters for this fall’s 3DS and Wii U mascot fighting game, Super Smash Bros. Captain Falcon is returning, while newcomers from the Fire Emblem series–Robin and Lucina–will make their franchise debut in this year’s game. Male and female versions of Robin will […]

The discussion around women in games has intensified since Ubisoft announced at E3 2014 that Assassin’s Creed Unity would not feature any playable female characters. Now, a pair of cosplayers at this weekend’s GaymerX2 conference have poked fun at Ubisoft’s decision, specifically jabbing at one Ubisoft designer’s statement that women are more difficult to animate […]