Mary and Kevin visit memory lane with one of their favorite games of all time, Journey.

After almost a decade of writing reviews, Kevin VanOrd is leaving GameSpot to write his own games. He joins us one last time tell us about his humble beginnings as a GameSpot user, and his favorite memories during nine years at his dream job.

Green Man Gaming’s summer sale is nearly over. On top of the available discounted prices, you can get an additional 20 percent off when you use the promo code ENCORE-ENCORE-ENCORE. Highlights include The Elder Scrolls Online for $12, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood for $4, and the Valve Complete Pack for $20. Telltale’s Game of Thrones […]

Upcoming Xbox One exclusives Sea of Thieves from Rare and Dead Rising creator Keiji Inafune’s ReCore will not been seen at Microsoft’s Gamescom briefing next month. Xbox boss Phil Spencer confirmed the news on Twitter, explaining that the quick turnaround between E3 and Gamescom was to blame. “Another demo so close to E3 is just […]

The creator of Smash Bros has paid tribute to Satoru Iwata, the “best superior he has ever had.” In his latest Famitsu column (translated by Kotaku), Masahiro Sakurai described Iwata as “a man who understood him better than anyone.” Sakurai wrote that the reality of Iwata’s death still hadn’t “sunk in.” The Nintendo boss had […]

Call of Duty: Black Ops II is now the game most requested to receive backwards compatibility support on Xbox One. The game has overtaken Red Dead Redemption, which had held the top spot for several weeks. Following Microsoft’s E3 announcement of backwards compatibility for Xbox 360 games on Xbox One, the company posted a poll […]

Blizzard Entertainment will make a “momentous” announcement about its free-to-play card game Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft later today, and you can watch the reveal event live right here. The event itself is being held in San Francisco at the Folsom Street Foundry and kicks off at 2:30 PM PDT / 5:30 PM EDT. It’s open […]

Technology giant Nokia is preparing to announce a “major” virtual reality project–and soon. That’s according to multiple sources familiar with the matter speaking to Recode. The unveiling will reportedly come during a “VIP event” in Los Angeles sometime next week, though a specific date or further details were not specified. Nokia’s rumored VR endeavor “represents […]

Retailer GameStop has launched a new limited-time promotion called “Cash for Games.” Now through July 26, GameStop will pay more than ever in cash values for select items, including PlayStation 4 consoles and high-profile Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Wii U games. For example, GameStop will pay you $200 cash for a standard PS4. This […]

It’s been a long time since Shenmue first broke onto the scene. So is it any good? After spending recent time with the first game, Peter and Kevin tell us about their experiences.