The auction for the Sony “GayStation” 4, a custom-made rainbow PlayStation 4, has ended. After more than 180 bids, the system was sold for 28,300 Swedish kroner (about $4,105), with all proceeds supporting the Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Rights (RFSL). A standard PS4 sells for $400 in the United States, […]

This week, Bungie announced that 4.6 million people had played the Destiny beta, making it the biggest beta test for a new IP on a console. Today, the developer published on its website even more statistics that further reveal the size of the beta. Destiny players completed 88 million missions and matches throughout the beta. […]

The Last of Us Remastered’s improvements are broken down, BioWare tease their new game, and EA is concerned that VR and beer don’t go together.

Watch extended gameplay footage from Lovely Planet featuring the Giant Bomb crew.

Is more of a good thing, a good thing? We explore new maps Dig, Haven, and Export while exploring a new daily challenge system and black market.

As creator Dong Nguyen promised, Flappy Bird has returned. A new version of the massively popular mobile game is now available on Amazon Fire TV, presumably before a wider release for iOS and Android devices. The new version of Flappy Bird is called Flappy Birds Family. It includes new features like a Person vs. Person […]

Sims fans who plan on picking up The Sims 4 will be entitled to a variety of special in-game rewards, provided they own The Sims 3 or its expansions. The newly announced Sims 4 Rewards program will give you one in-game item per Sims 3 expansion you own, as well as one for the base […]

Ten years ago id software released Doom 3. Danny recalls what Doom 3 did right, what happened to id’s prominence and ponders what the future has in store for Doom.

Modern first-person shooter games like Call of Duty and Battlefield have conditioned players to expect elements like leveling, classes, and cover systems. But one upcoming FPS has none of those features, and its developer–German studio Reakktor–says the game is better off for it. Toxikk is a PC title built using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine. The […]

Sometimes after a long session of playing a video game, some people will continue to hear the game’s sounds in their minds. According to a new study, this can be an actual psychological effect of playing games, and it’s called a “Game Transfer Phenomenon.” Previous studies have found other Game Transfer Phenomena that manifest themselves […]