If it seems like E3 has a tendency to get dominated by the biggest announcements and the flashiest blockbuster game demos, that’s probably because it does. But don’t take that to mean that’s all there is to the show. There are plenty of awesome games that get lost in the shuffle; you just have to […]

Iconic publisher Atari, perhaps best known for creating franchises like Pong and Asteroids, has announced a “comeback strategy” that the company will employ in hopes of seeing better fortunes. To succeed in 2014 and beyond, Atari says it is expanding its business and brands to mobile and other online gaming platforms, and also deepening its […]

During E3 last week, Nintendo officially unveiled amiibo, the Mario maker’s take on the burgeoning “toys-to-life” market. Some immediately likened Nintendo’s offering to that of Activision’s massive Skylanders series or Disney Infinity, but amiibo is something altogether new, according to Nintendo marketing executive Scott Moffitt. “We want to be different. We want to create innovation […]

Hideo Kojima shows off 30 minutes of MGS V: The Phantom Pain gameplay featuring Big Boss, Ocelot, and even some cardboard box stealth, all from the behind closed doors session of E3 2014.

No stranger at all to video games, comedian and TV host Conan O’Brien came to E3 last week to film a segment for his show Late Night with Conan O’Brien. He tried out a handful of games, including Sunset Overdrive, Hyrule Warriors, and Forza Motorsport 5, as well as Sony’s PlayStation 4 virtual reality headset […]

Developer Ubisoft Montreal was pleasantly surprised by the positive fan reaction to Far Cry 4‘s elephants, which players can not only ride, but also use as a weapon. Level design director Mark Thompson says controllable elephants are the latest example of how Ubisoft is pushing gameplay forward with Far Cry 4. “We knew we had […]

The “Ultimate Player Edition” as revealed by Amazon France Sony has not ruled out the possibility of a PlayStation 4 + PlayStation Vita bundle. Speaking with Polygon, PlayStation head of worldwide studios Shuhei Yoshida said, “Never say never.” “In the past, we did something like Bravia TV and PS3 bundle, so that’s even bigger. So […]

Battlefield Hardline‘s beta, currently available on PlayStation 4 and PC, will not end today as previously expected. Electronic Arts announced on the Battlefield Blog that the beta has been extended by one week, and will now end on Thursday, June 26, at 12:00 p.m. PDT. PS4 and PC players can register to play the Battlefield […]

[UPDATE] We now have the full video, which you can watch above. The original story is below. We’ve already published our thoughts on the 30-minute Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain demo, but now you can watch the extended video right now, courtesy of the Konami Station. Gameplay starts at 50:08. The video shows […]

Microsoft’s director of Xbox Live programming, Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb, will speak this week at his high school’s graduation ceremony in Connecticut, he revealed today on Twitter. It’s unclear which high school Hryb graduated from or when the event will take place. Many high schools in Connecticut get out this week. Prior to joining Microsoft, […]