Stardock, the developer of Sins of a Solar Empire and the Galactic Civilizations series, has announced its hire of Adrian Luff, the man responsible for overseeing the growth of Battle.net during his 17-year tenure at Blizzard Entertainment. Luff joins Stardock to lead the roll-out of Project Tachyon, an initiative which will “manage the online infrastructure […]

Even excellence can be improved. This seems to be Path of Exile developer Grinding Gears Games’ philosophy, a philosophy readily apparent not just in the aforementioned action role-playing game’s overall quality, but in the clear zeal the Grinding Gear leaders have for their art. Each time I interact with a member of Path of Exile’s […]

A French retailer listed then removed a white Xbox One Sunset Overdrive bundle, priced at €399 ($535, £318). Spotted initially on NeoGaf, GameStop-owned Micromania hasn’t since commented on the listing. A white Xbox One already exists but is exclusive to Microsoft employees. Branded with “I made this” next to the optical drive, one system was […]

Recently released PC sim game Tropico 5 has been banned in Thailand, as the country’s military junta says the game could negatively affect “peace and order” in the nation. Thailand’s film and video censorship office has stopped sales of Tropico 5 because it feared “some part of its content might affect peace and order in […]

InXile Entertainment’s upcoming PC RPG Wasteland 2 is likely to miss its previously announced August release date and instead launch in September. Project lead Chris Keenan writes on the game’s Kickstarter page that, “It’s pretty likely that we will slip into the first or second week in September due to fulfillment of the physical goods […]

A new study from researchers at Oxford University found that video games can be good for children, but only if they play for around an hour or less per day. The study, published today in Pediatrics, found that children who played games for a few hours each week were better adjusted, had fewer conduct problems, […]

The Halo theme is a beautiful piece of composition, but now you can experience it like never before. While trekking through Switzerland recently, a hiker named Max stumbled on an empty chapel. As it turned out, the acoustics in the church were just right, allowing for the kind of reverb necessary for one man to […]

Adelman (left) alongside Super Meat Boy co-creator Tommy Refenes Nintendo of America indie boss Dan Adelman, who officially served as “head of digital content and development” at the company, has left the game giant after nine years. His last day at one of the biggest and most well-known game companies in the world was Friday. […]

If the only thing stopping you from experiencing last-gen classic BioShock was the lack of a portable option, you’re about to have one less excuse. Publisher 2K announced today that BioShock is coming to iOS. But in a hands-on session with an early build of the game, it seems to be a remarkably faithful port […]

Rob and Justin spent some time playing BioShock on an iPad. Is this the best way to experience the classic game? No.