Following the official release of Hearthstone last night, Blizzard is giving away a free epic mount to World of Warcraft owners if they play enough of its new collectible card battler. Hearthsteed looks like a magical Pegasus, with a nifty blue glowing effect for Alliance players and a red one for those aligned to the […]

United Kingdom retailer Maplin has cut the price of the Xbox One to £349.99–the same price as Sony’s PlayStation 4. This is the first instance of price parity between the competing consoles anywhere. Of course, this is not an official price cut from Microsoft, but rather an effort from Maplin to boost sales. The Xbox […]

EA’s support site says that the PC version of Titanfall is experiencing “connection problems” which could affect your ability to play the game. “Titanfall is currently experiencing connection problems,” reads the support site following the game’s launch in the US yesterday, “which means you may not be able to connect to online play, or even […]

Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen has said he is considering bringing Flappy Bird back to mobile platforms. Nguyen said in an interview with Rolling Stone that he’s not currently working on a new version of Flappy Bird, but said that if it ever happened he’d make sure the game featured a “warning” to encourage regular […]

Dark Souls II is out! From Software’s follow-up to cult hit Dark Souls launches for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 today, with a PC release coming on April 25. Early Dark Souls II reviews have been overwhelmingly positive, suggesting that the latest instalment of challenging and atmospheric RPG series is a worthy investment of your […]

Rick Perry. Governor Rick Perry has received an award for his efforts in boosting the economic growth of the computer and video game industry in Texas. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) presented the award to Perry this week. The governor was praised for his personal pitch at E3 2008, which invited computer and video companies […]

Today, Sony officially announced the “Archival Disc,” described as a next-generation iteration of its Blu-ray format that can house up to 1TB of data. Currently, Blu-ray discs, like the ones used for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One games, can store up to 50GB of data. Sony describes the Archival Disc as a “new […]

Sony will perform routine maintenance on the PlayStation Network later on today, March 10, the company announced in a blog post on its website. The maintenance is scheduled to begin at 8:30 PDT and run through 2 p.m. PDT for a total of 5.5 hours. That’s 11:30 a.m. EDT-5 p.m. EDT. Anyone who has signed […]

Rumors have swirled for months now that Microsoft might sell off its Xbox division, but it does not look like that’s going to happen anytime soon. Microsoft Studios executive Phil Spencer said this weekend at SXSW that Microsoft’s new CEO Satya Nadella and recently appointed Xbox division boss Stephen Elop are “extremely committed” to the […]

Jess and Zorine play one of the most terrifying indie games set with jump scares, knife-wielding mannequins, demons, subtext, and it’s all in Portuguese!