When you’re reflecting on a recently completed game, hating it is just as helpful a feeling as loving it. Whether your opinions are glowing or scathing, strong feelings in either direction mean that you’ll have plenty to share with others when the topic comes up. It’s the middling game–inoffensive but unremarkable–that really haunts you. I […]

Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has released the first images of a new Metal Gear Solid V figure for controversial character Quiet. Kojima shared the images through his Twitter account. He also explained that Quiet’s breasts have been designed with “soft” materials. This allows them to be “pushed and lifted. lol.” The Quiet figure […]

Microsoft on Monday released the Xbox One‘s May system update, which adds new features like voice messages, more SmartGlass functionality, and additional power-saving options. First, Xbox One owners can now send and receive voice messages through the console’s messaging app. What’s more, voice messages can be sent between Xbox One and Xbox 360. The update […]

Project Giant Robot, a title that was revealed at E3 2014 as one of two quirky Wii U games designed by Shigeru Miyamoto, is expected for release in the US and Europe during the “first half of 2015,” according to an earnings release document from Nintendo. The company has not yet provided a specific release […]

“Surreal” first-person game The Black Glove, developed by a former BioShock writer, is officially canceled. Joe Fielder of Boston area studio Day For Night Games announced the news in a post to the developer’s website. The game’s cancellation follows an unsuccessful Kickstarter campaign late last year. “We’ve decided to shelve The Black Glove for now,” […]

CD Projekt Red’s upcoming open-world role-playing game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has eclipsed 1 million pre-orders, the Polish studio announced on Monday. The game launches next week. CD Projekt Red didn’t specify how that figure breaks down between platforms or physical/digital. Although The Witcher 3 doesn’t arrive until next week, the game is already […]

Publishers Deep Silver and Nordic Games have partnered with GOG.com to release DRM-free version of Metro, Saints Row, and Darksiders games for the first time, the companies have announces. Five DRM-titles have been added to the GOG.com’s online store today, and they’re being offered with celebratory discounts until May 18: Metro: Last Light Redux (-50%) […]

Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro’s production company worked on a cinematic trailer for the unannounced–but rumored–Fallout 4, according to the online resume of someone who says they worked on it. As spotted by Videogamer, a Mirada Studios contract employee listed “Fallout 4 cinematic trailer” on their LinkedIn page as a project they worked on December 2014 […]

With just one week to go before The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt arrives, Polish developer CD Projekt Red continues to improve the game’s technical performance across all platforms. “This is the last stretch and we’re pushing hard,” CD Projekt Red CEO and co-founder Marcin Iwinski said in a statement. “Over the last two weeks, we’ve […]

Valve’s PC gaming platform Steam continues to break records. On Sunday, May 10, a record 9.5 million people were logged into Steam at the same time. That’s a new concurrent user number for the platform, and is up from 9 million just a couple months ago. The news comes by way of Steam’s “Stats” page, […]