Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, which released today on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One (with a Switch port due June 25) already has a lot of people excited. It's a game inspired by the Castlevania series made by Koji Igarashi himself. And it looks like it'll have some free DLC, too.
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Apex Legends Season 2 kicks off on July 2, and it's bringing a whole lot of changes with it, including those coming to the game's existing sandbox.
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Back & Kickin' Brass, Killing Floor 2's steampunk-themed summer event went live today. The update includes a new game mode, map, weapons, cosmetics, music, and interface improvements. In the latest game mode, Objective, you'll rush to complete set tasks while fending off waves of Zeds.
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Finally, you can play as a healer in Fortnite! According to the latest blog post from Epic Games, Fortnite now has an item called the Chug Splash. And unlike other blue, liquid treats, this one doesn't only give health back to the player using it.
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Imagine a future where you've soured on your Google Stadia username. How much would you have to pay to change it? What kind of fee does Google have lined up? As it turns out, the answer is zero dollars; but only for the first username change. After that, you pay.
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The growing list of rumors, leaks, and fan theories paints an increasingly vibrant picture of what's to come. From interplanetary exploration to the possible descendants of the first Vault Hunter, here are all the rumors and spoilers for Borderlands 3.
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Virtual reality is still relatively niche, all things considered. But that doesn't mean it can't still be financially lucrative. Take the Oculus Quest, for example, which is selling a lot of content since it launched in May.
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According to lead quest designer Pawel Sasko, Cyberpunk 2077 has more to offer than the endless, urban sprawl of Night City.
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Just how barren was the Artifact category on Twitch? It was so empty that, at one point, a slew of streamers decided to stream porn and all sorts of other things under the guise of gameplay. Now Twitch is suing them; if it can find them, of course.
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Fallout 76's Nuclear Winter -- a battle royale mode -- was only supposed to be available from June 10 through June 17. That period of time was a trial, of sorts, giving players an early look at Nuclear Winter while it was in beta. Now it seems Bethesda has changed its mind.
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Kombat League, a new seasonal ranked mode, launches on Mortal Kombat 11 tomorrow, June 18. As part of the four-week Season of Blood, players will have nine tiers to fight their way through, ranging from Apprentice to Elder God.
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When Destiny 2 was announced for Google Stadia, many assumed that the Stadia version would leverage the game's existing PC community. As it turns out, that will not be the case at launch.
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Celebrate Halloween in June with Overcooked 2's fresh new DLC, Night of the Hangry Horde. The update introduces a new horde mode, pitting players against waves of ravenous enemies known as the unbread. Throughout eight new kitchens, you'll race to feed ghastly baddies attacking the castle.
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According to quest director Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz, CD Projekt Red hopes to incorporate transgender and non-binary options into Cyberpunk 2077's character creator. This news follows the controversy sparked earlier this week by a screenshot featuring a hypersexualized depiction of a trans woman.
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We're shining a light on that unrealized potential with our list of the most overlooked titles in video game history.
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Well that's not a good look. E3 2019 officially came to a close yesterday, and that's not exactly the time you'd expect to get laid off if you work in video games. Unfortunately, that's exactly what happened to a bunch of developers at Amazon Game Studios.
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How often do we get a really positive community story in video games? It seems like it's happening less and less these days, as games launch buggy and broken, and players become more cynical. But then you read about what the No Man's Sky community is doing, and you can't help but smile.
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Microsoft shocked the world this past Sunday when it announced that Phantasy Star Online 2 would finally be coming to the West. Fortunately, the game won't be exclusive to PC and Xbox One forever.
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Here is the story of how one of the most famous game developers in history fell from grace and was punished by a powerful, vindictive company.
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Bethesda put The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim on Amazon's family of Alexa devices; why not put Fallout Shelter inside your Tesla?
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Square Enix is porting a lot of its older games to newer consoles as of late, and that's not by accident. It seems the company has an internal projected devoted specifically to this task, because Square Enix wants all of its past titles to be available for purchase digitally.
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Cross-save is coming to Destiny 2 this fall, allowing players to sync their character progress across multiple platforms. Unfortunately, we learned today that cross-save will not allow you to access seasons or expansions you might've purchased on other platforms.
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In Watch Dogs: Legion, you can conceivably play as any character in the game, so long as you've recruited them to your cause. But one strange question lingered in our minds following the game's reveal: what happens if all of your recruits get killed?
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The good news is that RE8 is coming at some point. It is being worked on at Capcom, and it will likely continue the story that began with Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. Let's take a look at all the rumors, spoilers, and leaks that have come out about Resident Evil 8.
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Want to play Destiny 2 with your friends on other platforms without having to leave your own? That could be in the cards, according to a Kotaku interview with Bungie's Luke Smith and Mark Noseworthy.
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Popular Twitch streamer Guy Beahm, also known as Dr. Disrespect, had his Twitch channel suspended after streaming from public bathrooms at E3 several times throughout the show. According to Kotaku, the Entertainment Software Association has since revoked Dr. Disrespect's E3 badge.
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Epic Games has been making a lot of moves lately. Now, according to Gamasutra, the company has just acquired Houseparty, the makers of a video chat service.
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