Borderlands 2 is a big game. The PlayStation Vita? Not so big. And yet the sprawling cooperative shooter has arrived intact on the portable platform, delivering long hours of shooting, looting, and butt jokes. Well, almost intact. Game design changes, like knocking the maximum player count down from four to two and changing the enemy […]
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Hardcore MOBA, Vain Glory, From Former Rockstar and Riot Devs has a Catch — it’s on Tablet
June 7th, 2014
Mark What game are you playing on your tablet right now? Maybe it’s Monument Valley, Threes!, or the guilty pleasure that is Candy Crush Saga? One new startup is hoping that, over the next few months, you’ll be looking to play a hardcore MOBA on your iPad. Super Evil Megacorp is currently working on Vain Glory, […]
The Forest Early Access Review
June 7th, 2014
Mark GameSpot’s early access reviews evaluate unfinished games that are nonetheless available for purchase by the public. While the games in question are not considered finished by their creators, you may still devote money, time, and bandwidth for the privilege of playing them before they are complete. The review below critiques a work in progress, and […]
Kill the Bad Guy Review
June 7th, 2014
Mark Sometimes a title really an get the point across. Set-piece puzzler Kill the Bad Guy lays your motives bare with its blunt moniker, which nicely sums up your primary goal. The game has you murdering a rogues’ gallery of ne’er-do-wells via assassinations that play out like gory outtakes from old cartoons, and lets you see […]
Ridley Scott’s Halo Project Now Filming
June 4th, 2014
Mark Gladiator and Black Hawk Down director Ridley Scott started filming for his upcoming Halo digital feature this week in the Titanic Quarter of Belfast in Northern Ireland, Microsoft confirmed to local news outlet Belfast Telegraph (via IGN). The project, directed by Battlestar Galactica‘s Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, will debut this year exclusively on Xbox platforms. The Belfast […]
Star Citizen’s Dogfighting Module Now Available to Backers
June 4th, 2014
Mark It took slightly longer to reach a state Cloud Imperium Games felt comfortable with, but the dogfighting module of Star Citizen is now available. Currently in version 0.8, the dogfighting component–known as Arena Commander–is far from finished, and is only available for download for qualified backers. It includes the Vanduul Swarm and Freeflight modes, and […]
Watch the Witcher 3/CD Projekt Red Live Stream Here on June 5
June 4th, 2014
Mark E3 is less than a week away, but you don’t have to wait for the gaming conference for big news on some of next year’s most anticipated games. As announced last month, developer CD Projekt Red is hosting a live stream on June 5 at 2PM EDT to talk about, among other things, The Witcher […]
Dying Light: Check Out This Bloody E3 Gameplay Trailer
June 4th, 2014
Mark Warner Bros. today released a new E3 gameplay trailer for Dying Light, the upcoming console and PC open-world zombie game from Dead Island studio Techland. The trailer shows off the game’s parkour and gruesome melee mechanics, as well as its day/night cycle. In short, you don’t want to go out at night. The video also […]
PS4 + PS Vita Bundle Revealed
June 4th, 2014
Mark One of Sony’s E3 2014 surprises may have just been spoiled. The often-leaky Amazon France has posted a product page (via IGN) for a special PlayStation 4/PlayStation Vita “Ultimate Player Edition” bundle. It’s listed for €579, or about $790. According to the listing, it will go on sale July 4. We were not able to […]

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