Democratic California state senator Leland Yee, an outspoken critic of the video game industry, has been arrested on bribery and corruption charges. The FBI nabbed the politician this morning during a sting operation, sources have told NBC Bay Area. Yee represents District 8, which includes video game development hotbeds like San Francisco and San Mateo […]

Ever since Braid twisted the damsel-in-distress trope almost six years ago, puzzle platformers have been churned out by more small-scale studios than I can count. We’ve seen Limbo, Closure, Vessel, The Swapper, Stealth Inc, Fez, Lost in Shadows, Thomas Was Alone, and Dokuro. The list goes on and on and on. And if that list […]

21-year-old Oculus Rift creator Palmer Luckey has responded to the wave of criticism over the sale of his company, Oculus VR, to social networking behemoth Facebook. The $2 billion deal was announced yesterday and Luckey has been busy responding to questions on Reddit. Below are some key points Luckey made in his extensive Reddit feedback […]

Bethesda today announced the Wolfenstein: The New Order “Panzerhund Edition,” a limited-edition bundle that includes a host of goodies, but not a copy of the game itself. The $100 bundle is limited to only 5,000 units and will ship in an individually stamped footlocker-style trunk measuring approximately 20″ x 10.5″ x 8.5″. Included in the […]

In a blog post on the Xbox Wire today, Microsoft program manager Michael Dunn announced that notifications for the Xbox One Reputation system–originally outlined last summer–will begin to show up this month. Players can fall into three categories of reputation score: “Green = Good Player,” “Yellow = Needs Work,” and “Red = Avoid Me.” When […]

Tera developer En Masse Entertainment today announced that its free-to-play PC shooter Mercenary Ops 2 will be released in North America this summer as Zombies Monsters Robots (ZMR). The game launched in China in 2012 and has attracted 30 million players so far. In development at Yingpei Games (formerly known as Epic Games China), ZMR […]

One of the first games to publicly announce support for Sony’s freshly unveiled virtual reality headset Project Morpheus is Slightly Mad Studios’ racer Project Cars. The studio announced today that it will be supporting the device, adding that players will be “blown away” once they get hold of Sony’s new kit. Project Cars will also […]

Some Microsoft shareholders, including cofounder Paul Allen’s investment group, have called on Microsoft to sell off its Xbox business as a means to boost profitability. Nokia CEO Stephen Elop, who now runs the Xbox business, was even reportedly interested in unloading the Xbox unit. But the Xbox faithful can rest easy, because any potential sales […]

According to the findings of a new study, children who play violent video games regularly might end up having increased levels of violent thoughts and behavior. The report is based on data from Singapore and found that children who often play violent games even believe that hitting is acceptable and can have more aggressive tendencies […]

[UPDATE] Ubisoft has issued a statement regarding Raynaud’s comments. You can read the statement in full below. “Ubisoft is always excited about new hardware and platforms and creating innovative experiences. Lionel did mention a number at the GDC dinner, however, it was not a literal number that Ubisoft takes into consideration when looking at delivering […]