Robert Wilson III. Photo credit: NBC Philadelphia Retail GameStop stores in the United States will be accepting donations to go to the family of the Philadelphia police officer who died in a store shootout last week, Polygon has reported. Starting from tomorrow until March 24, GameStop stores will process donations to Robert Wilson III’s memorial […]

The first ten minutes of Ori and the Blind Forest depict a beautiful and soul-crushing story of friendship, selflessness, and loss. They recall the opening minutes of Pixar’s Up! in their melancholy, and like in Up!, the introduction provides an emotional foundation for the life-affirming journey that follows. It is a phenomenal opening–a short and […]

Ori uses bash to simultaneously leap and send projectiles flying.

Outer space has been famously referred to as the final frontier, but it’s a well-worn setting in video games at this stage–even in real-time strategy games. Yet Homeworld refuses to be outdone, beautifully capturing the loneliness of the black void, and then disturbing its eerie allure with the light trails of starfighters engaged in conflict. […]

Players who have picked up Bandai Namco’s recently released fighting game Dragon Ball Xenoverse have reported issues accessing the game’s online multiplayer servers. The Dragon Ball Z Games Facebook page recently posted an update notifying players that the game’s servers had been updated with “several optimizations” which would improve the login rates for multi-lobbies. “We […]

Chris and Kevin talk about how the Firewatch demo shows the potential and perils of choice-based, conversation-driven games.

Battlefield Hardline resolution details for Xbox One and PS4 are revealed, DmC’s sexy lines get axed, and GTA Heists is a huge download file.

You can only tell the same story so many times, and Dragon Ball games are well past their allotment. I’ve seen Raditz perforated by the Special Beam Cannon more than 100 times by now, and while I love the series’ grandiose narrative and iconic moments, it has long needed a spark. Dragon Ball Xenoverse, in […]

This week sees the launch of DMC: Devil May Cry Definitive Edition, a remastered version of 2013’s DMC: Devil May Cry. Announced in December, the game will run in 1080p at 60fps across the Xbox One and PS4, and is described as an “improved and optimized” version of the game that will deliver a “definitive” […]

Battlefield Hardline developer Visceral Games has confirmed resolution details for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the upcoming cops-and-robbers multiplayer shooter. As was the case with Battlefield 4, the PS4 edition will output in a higher native resolution than its Xbox One counterpart. @dirtydeathcat @EAAccess 720 on Xbox One, 900 on PS4 — […]