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Thursday, August 4, 2016

News::'Pokémon Go' dev says it needed to block scrapers to expand

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Niantic Labs is still facing backlash from some players over blocking many third-party Pokémon Go services, but insists that the moves are...

News::Valve is open-sourcing HTC Vive's room-scale tracking tech

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Much like Valve open-sourced its Steam controller gamepad, it's doing the same for the Vive VR headset's stand-out feature. The c...

News::Cult classic 'Indigo Prophecy' gets a new PS4 release date

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Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls developer Quantic Dream has announced that one of its earlier pseudo-cinematic games, Indigo Prophecy , ...

News::Beloved indie game 'To the Moon' heads to iOS, Android in HD

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To the Moon is a heartwarming RPG that landed on PC in 2011 and quickly found success, garnering multiple accolades including a nominatio...

News::Listen to the full 'No Man's Sky' soundtrack on YouTube

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No Man's Sky is just a few days away . If you're itching to explore its vast and colorful galaxy, there's an easy way to whet ...

News::'Prey for the Gods' is a modern 'Shadow of the Colossus'

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It's strange that Shadow of the Colossus , a game so well-received on the PlayStation 2, has had so few imitators. The beautiful art st...

News::Disney 16-bit classics including 'Aladdin' coming to GOG.com

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Nothing says '90s gaming like the Sega Genesis and 16-bit Disney classics like Aladdin . You can bathe in that nostalgia again thanks...
Wednesday, August 3, 2016

News::World's largest game expo tightens security following violence

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Germany has been hit by a string of mass violence as of late, and the effect of those tragedies is about to spill over to the gaming commu...

News::'Pokémon Go' battery saver mode will return to iOS soon

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Day by day Niantic Labs keeps tweaking its incredibly popular game , and now Pokémon Go is rolling out to players across Central and South...

News::Acclaimed platformer 'Inside' is coming to PlayStation 4

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Limbo developer Playdead has revealed it will be releasing its latest acclaimed platformer, Inside , for PlayStation 4 on August 23rd. The...

News::New York bill would ban 'Pokémon Go' stops near sex offenders

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New York state might not just ban sex offenders from playing games like Pokémon Go -- it may eliminate the incentives for them to play, t...

News::'Chambara,' the split-screen samurai game born in a dorm

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College dorms are a strange microcosm of adult life, offering close-quarters friendship, intellectual stimulation and the kind of freedom t...

News::Xbox One S teardown reveals a simpler, speedier design

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If you're a console gamer, you've probably been wondering: how did Microsoft manage to shrink the Xbox One S so much compared to i...

News::Meeting strangers in the VR wilderness

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I didn't expect to see anyone. Not in the woods. I blink a few times and widen my stance, swiveling my head back and forth to see if th...
Tuesday, August 2, 2016

News::Read the first 13 years of 'Nintendo Power' on Archive.org

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Before the yawning information-spouting chasm of the Internet, there were two ways you could get information on video games: your dubiously...

News::Jessica Chastain and Jake Gyllenhaal will star in 'The Division'

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Ubisoft's mission to bring another of its major franchises to the big screen has been given a boost after the company confirmed The Di...

News::Twitch lets viewers tip more broadcasters by 'Cheering'

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To entice top broadcasters to its streaming service (and make a cut from their tips), Twitch recently introduced " Cheering ." I...

News::Telltale's 'Batman' game does Bruce Wayne justice

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Batman comics excel when they dive into the psyche of Bruce Wayne. The moody billionaire is conflicted by his desire to be a good person wh...

News::Overwatch heroes are getting Olympic-themed makeovers

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With the 2016 Olympics just days away, Blizzard is giving its popular multiplayer shooter an unofficial sporting makeover. To coincide wit...

News::Xbox One S review: A worthy successor -- to the Xbox 360

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Microsoft is making a lot of assumptions with the Xbox One S . It's a 40 percent smaller, 100 percent whiter version of the Xbox One t...