Archive for the ‘Xbox360’ Category

Divinity: Original Sin Review

To play Divinity: Original Sin is to fall in love with role-playing games all over again. It’s tempting to label the game as an immediate classic simply because it recalls the days of Baldur’s Gate and Planescape: Torment, a time that many role-players still look back on with much fondness. It’s true that Original Sin […]

Divinity: Original Sin – Review

Great writing, creative dungeons, and fun combat will make you fall in love with RPG’s all over again.

Xbox One-Exclusive Quantum Break’s Live Action Show Unaffected by Xbox Entertainment Studios Closure

The live action show component of the Xbox One-exclusive game Quantum Break is still on track despite Microsoft’s recent announcement that it’s shutting down Xbox Entertainment Studios, the division responsible for original Xbox programming. Developer Remedy, which previously created Max Payne and Alan Wake, told Polygon in a statement that both the game and show […]

Valve Responds to Steam Developers’ Security Concerns, But Leaves Unanswered Questions

Earlier this week, SteamDB published an open letter to Valve from various members of Steam’s developer community concerned with some of the company’s security practices. Their primary concern is that unlike other big companies like Facebook and Google, which offer hundreds and even thousands of dollars in rewards to security researchers who discover exploits, Valve […]

The Evil Within Is Coming Sooner Than We Thought

Horror game The Evil Within has moved its release date once again, but if you’re eager to play it the change is in your favor this time. Previously set to launch on October 21, its new release date is October 14, according to the game’s official Twitter account. The Evil Within was originally scheduled to […]

Failed Kickstarted Yogcast Game Wasted $35,000 on One Artist’s Two Weeks of Work

Earlier this week, we learned that Yogventures, a game from the popular YouTube channel Yogscast, has been canceled after raising $567,000 on Kickstarter. Yogscast co-founder Lewis Brindley said that the project was ultimately “too ambitious and difficult” for the six-man developer it partnered with, Winterkewl Games. On Friday, Winterkewl lead developer Kris Vale explained to […]

Quick Look: The Nightmare Cooperative

Watch extended gameplay footage from The Nightmare Cooperative featuring the Giant Bomb crew.

Destiny Beta Gets Two New Maps This Weekend, But Only for Two Hours

The Destiny beta will start a limited time event today that adds two new maps to the game, developer Bungie has announced in its most recent weekly update. If you’ve played the Destiny alpha and are currently playing the beta, you’ve probably noticed that it’s missing the Rusted Lands map for the game’s competitive multiplayer […]

Overclocking for Beginners

Sometimes getting the best bang for your buck with PC components means putting a little extra work in, whether that’s shopping around for the best prices online, or researching which CPU or GPU is best suited to the task at hand. But, if you’re willing to go the extra mile, the best returns often come […]

The Last of Us Voice Actress Criticizes Ubisoft’s Stance on Female Characters in Assassin’s Creed Unity

Ashley Johnson, the voice of The Last of Us’ Ellie, has criticized Ubisoft over the company’s recent statements about the lack of playable female characters in Assassin’s Creed Unity. “I was like, ‘Give me a f***ing break! It’s 2014! How many video games do you have to make to realise maybe have an option to […]