Sega today announced Crazy Taxi: City Rush, a new installment in the over-the-top driving series developed by Crazy Taxi creator Kenji Kanno exclusively for iOS and Android devices. Crazy Taxi: City Rush promises to “reimagine” the Crazy Taxi series and capture the spirit of the franchise with one-touch controls. The free-to-play game will release globally […]

Reports that Xbox One controllers will not work on PC are flat-out wrong, Microsoft director of product planning Albert Penello said in a post on NeoGAF. He said when the drivers do become available (there’s no word on when this will be), you will not need to buy a separate controller. “This is 100% wrong,” […]

Namco Bandai has released a death tracker for Dark Souls II, revealing how many times players on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 have fallen foul of its various obstacles. Out of all of the listed causes of death–falls, traps, other players, enemies, and other–it turns out that being invaded by another human player, one of […]

Respawn Entertainment’s highly touted Xbox One system-seller Titanfall was not originally planned to launch on Microsoft’s new console. Lead engineer Richard Baker revealed the surprising news in an interview with Eurogamer. “Originally, we weren’t planning on an Xbox One version of the game,” Baker said. “I’m certain that having an Xbox One version has made […]

SimCity‘s long-awaited and much-requested offline mode is almost ready for release. Maxis said on Twitter that Update 10, which introduces the new mode, is “in final testing.” “Almost there, Mayors,” the tweet says. SimCity’s launch last year was plagued by widespread server woes that left the game–which required an online connection–completely unplayable for some. Maxis […]

The option to rent games on PlayStation 3 has been spotted on the US PlayStation Store. The functionality, which was originally spotted by PSN Stores, offered PS3 owners the chance to rent Catherine for one, seven, or 30 days. The links do not yet work, however, despite the option being there. An image posted earlier […]

The Need for Speed movie is both great and terrible. I saw a screening of the film in Boston last month and what the 130-minute action flick boils down is this: it is full of hits and misses. Let me explain why. BAD: It Has A Throwaway Story It’s the cliched and overdone narrative of […]

According to Microsoft director of product planning Albert Penello, there are “lots of cool things” coming to Xbox in the future. Writing on Twitter, Penello said he’s not able to share these just yet “Lots of cool things happening. I wish I could share, my friend,” Penello said to a fan. Unfortunately, Penello did not […]

Almost two years ago, Microsoft began selling Xbox 360s with Kinect for $99 if you agreed to a two-year Xbox Live contract, but the offer is no longer available. This promotion was quietly killed last summer, Microsoft spokesperson David Dennis told The Wall Street Journal this week. The promotion, which borrowed from the pricing model […]

A new war video game is turning the genre on its head, casting you not as a soldier in battle but rather as innocent bystanders who are left dealing with the reality of the turmoil surrounding them. From Polish developer 11 bit studios (the company that recently hired a pair of Witcher 3 designers), the […]