Vince Zampella may be best known for working on console and PC games like Call of Duty and Titanfall, but he’s now making an investment in the mobile gaming market by co-founding a new mobile game developer called Nuclear Division. Zampella, who co-founded Call of Duty creator Infinity Ward and more recently Titanfall developer Respawn […]

Carolyn Petit gives a quick overview of Destiny’s progress including strikes, public events, and classes.

To me, Pokemon X and Y felt like Nintendo taking the series back to basics, and by bringing back all the original (Charizard!) Pokemon, it managed to get everyone I know playing the game again. And it was great! I’m in no rush for a full-blown sequel just yet–and judging by Pokemon history, we’ve probably […]

The free-to-play business model may be rising in popularity, but it’s also attracted a healthy amount of skepticism, and in some cases, disdain. Why is that? According to former Electronic Arts developer Ben Cousins, who worked on the free-to-play Battlefield Heroes at Electronic Arts before leaving the company, some developers are wary to embrace the […]

President Obama makes his debut visit to Skyrim, as a chair-faced monster. Together with a cat-headed Kevin they find a new home, discover bobbing boats, and start their own guild.

Video game retailer GameStop is launching a new donation initiative that will allow shoppers to give to the Make-A-Wish foundation at stores across the country. Starting May 1 and running through May 31, GameStop shoppers will be given an opportunity to make a $1 donation to the wish-granting organization when they shop at GameStop and […]

The original version of Minecraft for PC/Mac/Linux has now sold more than 15 million copies, creator Markus “Notch” Persson said on Twitter today. This is Notch’s thumb. “The original Minecraft has sold 15 million copies! Time to celebrate!” Notch wrote, with an image of a sugar-free Red Bull drink attached. The original version of Minecraft […]

The entire cast of the upcoming Star Wars movie, Episode VII, was officially revealed today. This isn’t strictly gaming news, but given the recent announcement that all Star Wars content going forward, including the games will be part of the Star Wars canon, this has larger implications for the Star Wars universe as a whole […]

Bethesda today released patch 1.0.6 for its MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online, which promises to fix various quest issues and also improve general game stability and performance. You can see the full Elder Scrolls Online patch 1.0.6 notes below. Bethesda also says in the patch notes that bots and gold spammers continue to be an […]

A new Oculus Rift virtual reality experiment has its subjects experiencing one of gaming’s most frustrating technical issues–“lag”–in a real-world scenario. Released by broadband service provider ume.net as a means to promote its own product, the “Living With Lag” video shows people trying to play table tennis, cook food, participate in a dance class, and […]