I’m not typically one for customization.
When an RPG gives me the option to retool my character—his face, his size, his shape, the color of his nose hairs—I just hit the “randomize” button and take whatever the game spits out. It’s not that I don’t see the value in customization, it just doesn’t really do anything for me… which is why I was so surprised to find myself obsessed with the newly introduced Xbox Design Lab.
One of the biggest surprises of E3 2016 was the lack of new hardware on display. Although Microsoft used its press conference to unveil both the Xbox One S and Project Scorpio, Nintendo and Sony decided to save their hardware announcements for a later date. There’s no telling how long we’ll have to wait to see the NX, but it sounds like we might only be a few months out from a PS4 Slim.
It has been a very, very long time since a peripheral has shaken up the game industry. EyeToy was a bust, Kinect died a slow, excruciating death and there’s a pretty good chance you’d completely forgotten about the GBA e-Reader.
All of those hardware add-ons failed (or are in the process of failing), but it never really mattered. They took a risk; it didn’t pan out; we all moved on.
With all of that failure in the rearview mirror, PlayStation VR has a mighty tough row to hoe, but if VR really is the future of gaming, it simply can’t fail.
If you finished playing Grand Theft Auto V a few years ago, it’s time to take it out of whatever drawer it’s been hiding in and pop it into your Xbox or Playstation ASAP. Earlier this week, gamers unearthed an absolutely awesome easter egg that lets players assume the character of Big Foot and, if they’re lucky, the Teen Wolf character from the 1985 Michael J. Fox film of the same name.
There are few games that receive as much attention from the modding community as The Elder Scrolls series. Creative fans have designed new clothes, tweaked the combat system and even built entirely new landmasses inside of Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim over the past decade or so, but the most impressive mods of all are the ones that require the most work: total conversions.
Football fans, you have less than two months left to go until Madden NFL 17 is released on August 23. This year’s edition of the greatest football game franchise ever promises to be the best yet, sporting killer graphics that take advantage of every last ounce of power modern video game consoles can provide.
Buying Madden 17 isn’t really a choice — you have to get it — and you need to get it the instant it’s available of course. But that doesn’t mean you have to go out and deal with lines… or spend full price. Snag the new game from Amazon today to ensure it ships as soon as it’s available, and you’ll save up to. More →
The Steam summer sale is an institution by this point: once a year, when we’re all meant to be outside enjoying the weather, a bunch of absurdly low-priced games come around and convince us to stay inside, tanning from LCDs.
This year is a little different. Rather than being a bunch of daily sales, this year’s Steam summer sale is running from now until July 4th, and there are some fantastic deals inside.
“The message of great art is to disturb.”
That’s a quote attributed to comedian Elayne Boosler which feels especially apt when discussing a bizarre video that is currently making the rounds, because the idea of someone spending dozens of hours rebuilding a set from a beloved ’90s sitcom inside of a beloved ’90s video game is, indeed, somewhat disturbing.
Do you like free games? Better question: who doesn’t like free games?
In celebration of both E3 2016 and the studio’s 30th anniversary, Ubisoft is giving away one free game from its extensive catalog every month for the rest of the year, starting with Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time in June.
If you happen to be looking for some new iOS games to get addicted to this summer, Rockstar Games is currently running a promotion you won’t want to miss. As of today, all five games from the company’s Grand Theft Auto series can be purchased for as much as 60% off. So whether or not you want to take a nostalgic trip through gaming history with Grand Theft Auto III or engage in some street gang action with Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Rockstar Games’ latest promotion should have you more than covered.
The rumors were true — Microsoft has been working on a slim Xbox One. In fact, the reveal of the Xbox One S kicked off Microsoft’s press conference at E3 this year, cementing it as one of the company’s biggest announcements.
So we know it’s slimmer and we know it’s more powerful, but how exactly does the new Xbox One S differ from the original Xbox One?
Although The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wind was Nintendo’s focus at E3 2016 this year, it wasn’t the only game featured on the company’s two-day live stream. Rather, Nintendo kicked things off with an in-depth look at Pokemon Sun and Moon, the two newest entries in the popular portable franchise.
