There was a great deal of criticism directed at Minecraft maker Mojang recently for its stance on charging for servers. Although the matter has since been handled to the satisfaction of many, Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson has addressed the situation and explained that Mojang’s solitary goal is not to “make as much money as […]

Sony has announced on the PlayStation Blog that, beginning tomorrow, Terraria will be free for PS Plus subscribers. Additionally, an “Only On PlayStation” sale and a sports sale will discount a total of 20 games. Terraria, the fantastic 2D sandbox crafting and adventure game by Re-Logic, is available on the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3. […]

Neither Electronic Arts nor Respawn Entertainment will confirm that another Titanfall is in the cards. Regardless of whenever such a game does ultimately arrive, the game’s developer is hopeful that the first Titanfall’s community sticks around “for a long time” so that it can continue to support it. Speaking with Eurogamer, Respawn co-founder Vince Zampella […]

The PlayStation 4 was the top-selling video game system in the United States for the fifth month running last month, according to the NPD Group’s May sales report. Specific numbers were not shared for sales of any of the systems, but it sounds as if it was a good month for all three console manufacturers. […]

The NPD released their monthly US sales data today for May 2014. Overall sales for the games industry are up, and according to the report, “May 2014 launches sold 800 percent more in dollar sales than May 2013 launches did their respective launch months.” Looking at total video games software sales, May 2013 brought in […]

Call it Chekhov’s platitude. You see a conspicuous title like “Always Sometimes Monsters,” and you can bet that in the third act some character is going to fire off that string of words verbatim as part of some truism on the human condition. We’re always sometimes monsters, you see. Or something. I can hear echoes […]

Official NPD US May data is coming out later today, but Nintendo is getting ahead of the announcements with some good news: Wii U sales are up over 85% over April and over 90% over May of last year. Part of that success was likely driven by anticipation for Mario Kart 8, which had immensely […]

Two creatures–one a fish, the other a bird–come together and then are pulled apart, their love undeniable, and the rules of nature difficult to overcome. Entwined tries to tell their story, but it is not very adept at communicating a sense of romance, though it is nonetheless calming on its own terms. The journey is […]

Sony may begin selling PlayStation 4 systems with digital copies of select Activision games already loaded onto them so they are ready for purchase, according to Baird analyst Colin Sebastian. In a Baird investors note sent out recapping developments at E3, the possibility of preloaded games is brought up. “One point of interest from our […]

E3 2014 is over and done, but who came out on top? With such a strong showing from every company, it’s impossible to decide a unanimous winner, so GameSpot’s editors have taken sides in the argument and chosen which company they felt came out on top. Why Nintendo Won E3 Rather than going toe-to-toe with […]