Microsoft may announce the next wave of Xbox 360 games coming to Xbox One through backwards compatibility as early as this week. Xbox boss Phil Spencer offered the tease recently on Twitter. Asked when fans will see the next batch of titles for backwards compatibility, Spencer replied, “Looks like you should hear some news this […]

Bungie’s multi-week livestream series dedicated to Destiny‘s upcoming Taken King expansion kicks off today in just a few more hours. You can watch the broadcast right here through the embed below. The presentation begins at 11 AM PDT / 2 PM EDT. Hosted by executive producer Mark Noseworthy and senior design lead Tyson Green, this […]

A long-running rumor, which suggests that Blizzard’s Hearthstone development team is considering adding a co-op mode to the game, has resurfaced following the discovery of new hints within the latest patch update. On Tuesday, Blizzard deployed the game’s 3.0 update which, among other fixes, paves the way for the game’s next major expansion, The Grand […]

After more than 35 million downloads across PC and mobile devices, the Bridge Constructor series is coming to console. German independent developer Head Up Games announced this week that the game will launch on Xbox One this coming Friday, August 21. A PlayStation 4 edition was not announced. Bridge Constructor is a physics-based puzzle-style game […]

The Call of Duty: Black Ops III multiplayer beta has begun. As announced previously, PlayStation 4 players get to try it first as part of Sony’s new exclusivity deal with Activision. The beta runs August 19-23 on PS4, while Xbox One and PC users will get to play August 26-30. The beta, the first Call […]

The long-running and much-publicized lawsuit between Gearbox Software, 3D Realms, and Interceptor Entertainment regarding the rights to the Duke Nukem franchise has finally ended. The smoke cleared this week, and Gearbox Software has emerged as the “full and rightful” owner. All three companies have issued individual statements regarding the culmination of the legal proceedings. Terms […]

The results of a survey conducted by retailer GameStop have claimed a significant number of players hold on to games they don’t play. The study, released this week, states “approximately two in five gamers are leaving upwards of $200 unclaimed by holding on to unused games.” The survey was commissioned by the retailer and conducted […]

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is an absolutely massive game. You can spend hundreds of hours in its world without seeing everything. There are countless people to talk to, places to explore, and stories to uncover. But it’s also easy to miss some really cool quests in the game. That’s why we’ve found three of […]

This week we learned about Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5’s new visual style, and now Activision is back with more details, this time revealing the skateboarding game’s full soundtrack. Posted on The Ride Channel (via Alt Press), the 32-song soundtrack includes songs from bands like Anti-Flag and Royal Blood, as well as artists like Skrillex […]

Startup Titanium Falcon Inc. announced this week that it has completed the design for its “smart ring,” a new video game controller that the company thinks “will change the way users play games forever.” To make the ring a reality, Titanium–founded in 2014–is looking for support from fans. The company will launch a crowdfunding campaign […]