Latest Gaming News

Breaking News Thursday, 07 August 2014
President Barack Obama gestures during a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, in Washington. Obama awarded 24 Army veterans the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry in recognition of their valor during major combat operations in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
(photo: AP / Evan Vucci)
Obama invites India to ‘underwrite’ global order
The Hindu
U.S. President Barack Obama said this week that India was dragged “kicking and screaming into the world marketplace,” a necessary step for it to succeed in absorbing its young workforce and realising their ambitions as the country moved towards “underwriting” the...
My god, the Xbox One is full of STARZ
Joystiq
Following the lead of NBC Universal entertainment apps like USA Now and SyFy Now, STARZ has released STARZ Play for the Xbox One, granting...
Game picks: ‘The Last of Us Remastered’ and ‘MouseCraft’
The News & Observer
The pensive zombie-apocalypse adventure “The Last of Us” was my single favorite game of last year. Plenty of others liked it too. It essentially swept the 2013 awards in the video game world. The reason it’s such an extraordinary...
Eerie trailer welcomes Crawl to Steam Early Access
Joystiq
Having survived a brief delay, Powerhoof's Crawl arrives on Steam Early Access alongside the most melodramatic trailer you'll see today. In keeping...
World of Warcraft Reveals 10th Anniversary Plans - IGN News
IGN Insider
Blizzard has announced its plans for celebrating World of Warcraft's 10th anniversary later this year. It has a host of events planned to celebrate the MMO's decade-long history....
Link Nearly Killed Zelda According to Unearthed Nintendo Documents
IGN Insider
An internal Nintendo document from the A Link to the Past era reveals some goofy, likely non-canon details about Link, Zelda and Ganon....
What If Review
IGN Insider
Thanks to stars Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan, What If might one day become a romantic comedy classic for its time....
Sherlock Holmes Release Date Trailer
IGN Insider
The new multi-platform Sherlock Holmes game gets a new trailer, and a release date.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IGNXboxOneVideos/~4/AXrJsinpwm8" height="1" width="1"/...
Link Nearly Killed Zelda According Unearthed Nintendo Documents
IGN Insider
An internal Nintendo document from the A Link to the Past era reveals some goofy, likely non-canon details about Link, Zelda and Ganon....
Pre-Orders No Longer Gold Standard for Game Interest
IGN Insider
Other factors have become more important in the wake of digital distribution....
Madden 15's franchise mode instills confidence, wraps up ratings
Joystiq
EA Sports introduced its changes to Connected Franchise mode in Madden NFL 15 this week, which includes the replacement of the the series' hot/cold streak system with "game prep" and "confidence." The team-management mode now has players preparing...
A Fish Is Playing Pokemon on Twitch, and 20,000 People Are Watching
Mashable
After the phenomenon Twitch Plays Pokémon took the Internet by storm in February, many wondered what could top thousands of people communally playing the beloved children's video game on the popular streaming platform, Twitch. The answer seems to be...
Crazy Taxi: City Rushes to Android
Joystiq
Hot on the heels of its iOS counterpart, the mobile-exclusive Crazy Taxi: City Rush is now available on Android devices. Designed by Crazy Taxi creator Kenji Kanno, City Rush has been built specifically for the touchscreen interface found on mobile...
‘Hidden City: Mystery of Shadows’ now available on iPad devices
The Examiner
According to the iTunes App Store, a new game is now available on iPad devices. That game is called “Hidden City: Mystery of Shadows,” and it was made available for download on February 20, 2014. This title is a free-to-play game that utilizes in-app...
Is Outlander Worth Your Time?
IGN Insider
Our thoughts and impressions based on the first six episodes of the new series from Battlestar Galactica's Ron Moore....
Millions of People Still Paying for AOL Dial-Up - IGN News
IGN Insider
AOL reported solid second quarter earnings yesterday, revealing that it still makes most of its money from dial-up internet subscribers....
Transformers 4 Passes $1B at Global Box Office
IGN Insider
While it's made less domestically than its predecessors, it's been a different story overseas for Transformers: Age of Extinction....
Do You Care About Resident Evil Remastered? - Podcast Beyond
IGN Insider
The survival horror classic is getting remastered for newer platforms -- but is it too little too late?...
Twin Peaks' Kyle MacLachlan Joins Agents of SHIELD
IGN Insider
Agent Coulson's about to meet Agent Cooper as actor Kyle MacLachlan has signed on for a major role in Marvel's Agents of SHIELD's Season 2....
Josh Brolin Loves the Thanos and Death Storyline
IGN Insider
Josh Brolin teases what we can expect from his portrayal of Thanos....
Counter-Strike is Getting Zombies - IGN News
IGN Insider
Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies was announced for PC via Steam today by Nexon Europe....
Mass Effect Creator Leaves BioWare - IGN News
IGN Insider
After nearly 16 years of development, Mass Effect Creative Director Casey Hudson has officially left BioWare....
DeNA and 22 Cans bestow Godus upon iOS devices
Joystiq
Godus, the game that gives you phenomenal cosmic power, is now available on an itty-bitty living space: your iOS device screens. Mobile game developer / publisher DeNA has translated Peter Molyneux's game that quite literally lets you play god for...
Scotch and Sausage is a new option for Dallas’ bleary-eyed bar-hoppers
The Dallas Morning News
Give me your tired, your poured, Your last-call lasses, yearning to eat cheap. With apologies to the Statue of Liberty, Dallas has a new refuge for bleary-eyed bar-hoppers in search of a wee-hours alcohol sop. Scotch and Sausage has just opened in...
A new wave of wild hunters invited to The Witcher: Adventure Game beta
Joystiq
GOG.com is rolling out a new wave of invites to its closed beta for The Witcher: Adventure Game, a flurry of Twitter traffic indicates. The Witcher: Adventure Game began life as a board game inspired by developer CD...
Megan Fox Interview
IGN Insider
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles star on her own personal TMNT fandom, which Turtle is her favorite... and which she'd have a one-night stand with....
Women Spend More Time and Money on Mobile Games Than Men
IGN Insider
Also find out which genres appeal more to each gender....
Five Predictions for the Gamescom PlayStation Press Conference
IGN Insider
Gamescom is upon us, where Sony's having a press conference all about PlayStation. Here are five announcements we think will happen....
Mass Effect Creator Leaves BioWare
IGN Insider
A key developer at BioWare has officially left the studio....
Xbox Gamescom Predictions
IGN Insider
With Gamescom on the horizon, we make our Xbox-centric predictions for the "European E3."...
Warners' Future Animated & Event Movies Dated
IGN Insider
Outside of the DC superhero movies on the docket, what else might Warner Bros. have in store for genre fans in the years ahead?...
Five PlayStation Predictions For Gamescom
IGN Insider
Gamescom is upon us, and so is a big PlayStation press conference. Here are five announcements and reveals we think will happen at the show....
Episode 5 - Cry Wolf is IGN's Game of the Month for July
IGN Insider
A lot of great games were nominated this month, but Telltale Games' pulpy noir like detective story stands above the rest....
Assassin's Creed Doubles Down
IGN Insider
This week on IGN's video game talk show we're discussing Assassin's Creed: Rogue, Zelda Monopoly, and why there are so many dang sequels these days....
Must-see movies: Five films to check out in theaters this week
The Dallas Morning News
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA...
Failed movie magic: Five films to avoid in theaters this week
The Dallas Morning News
ABOUT ALEX --...
Tuesday ratings: America's Got Talent falls to series low
Digital Spy
America's Got Talent fell to a series low on Wednesday (August 6), but still helped NBC to...
Three-part dev diary reveals inspirations behind Far Cry 4
Joystiq
In lieu of traditional developer's diaries, Ubisoft and Vice Media have joined forces to create something of a miniature documentary that follows...
Mass Effect creator Casey Hudson leaves BioWare's orbit
Joystiq
Casey Hudson, longtime BioWare employee and executive producer of the Mass Effect series, has departed the company, Studio General Manager Aaryn Flynn revealed on the BioWare...
Zynga Sports 365 is social dev's sports series, stars Tiger Woods
Joystiq
Zynga announced a new category of games in its catalog today, Zynga Sports 365. As indicated by the name, the "multi-game brand" covers new ground for the developer by introducing mobile sports...
Zynga partners with Tiger Woods, NFL on new games
USA Today
Social games company branching out to sports genre.        ...
Former Famicom game comes to the US almost 30 years after its release
The Examiner
The Mysterious Murasame Castle became available on the North American eShop today, despite originally being released in Japan in 1986. Known in Japan as Nazo no Murasame Jō (meaning "The Riddle of Murasame Castle,") the game has received several...
"George finds a familiar piano in the catacombs" Clip
IGN Insider
Mad Men's Ben Feldman stars in this found footage thriller set in the Parisian catacombs....
"The crew look for a way out of a dead end in the catacombs" Clip
IGN Insider
What does the movie's title mean exactly?...
Surgeon Simulator Gets PS4 Release Date - IGN News
IGN Insider
Surgeon Simulator: Anniversary Edition will be available on PlayStation 4 from August 12 in North America and August 13 in Europe....
Game Scoop! Episode 312
IGN Insider
Assassin's Creed: Rogue, Zelda Monopoly, and World of Warcraft.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ignfeeds/podcasts/games/~4/9nqDTcCtIHA" height="1" width="1"/...
Son of Rome Coming to PC - IGN News
IGN Insider
Ryse: Son of Rome is launching on PC this autumn with all the previous DLC in tow....
Upcoming Tomb Raider Motion Capture Orders of Magnitude More Detailed
IGN Insider
The next Tomb Raider is hoping to bring a level of realism orders of…...
Friends who could be more make for an enchanting tale in ‘What If’ (B+)
The Dallas Morning News
The process began in the middle stages of the Harry Potter franchise, and by now it’s undeniable. Daniel Radcliffe, the world’s favorite boy wizard, has long ceased being a boy. At 25, he’s well into the work of casting about for grown-up roles, and...
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ is cause enough for a pizza party (B)
The Dallas Morning News
If you liked the comic patter and pop-culture references of Guardians of the Galaxy, you probably won’t mind sitting through Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with the younger ones. While the film gets a PG-13 rating for action violence — and the chases,...
SNK sues Square Enix, claims copyrighted material in manga
Joystiq
Authorities in Japan are investigating the claim that Square Enix uses copyrighted SNK characters without permission in the manga High...
Veyron, Enzo among new additions to Forza Horizon 2 garage
Joystiq
With the September debut of Forza Horizon 2 rapidly approaching, developer Playground Games has unveiled 31 more vehicles slated to appear in the open-world racer. Unlike the initial deluge of cars...
Dev Gameplay Commentary
IGN Insider
The creator of Gunpoint is working on an interesting space rogue-like called Heat Signature....
Gettin' the GameStop Credit Card? - Up at Noon
IGN Insider
IGN's weekly talk show tries to talk you out of it....
August 7
IGN Insider
"DARGON" QUEST IV goes on sale from Square Enix as either a ridiculous typo or a brilliant marketing ploy. You decide!...
New Trailer for The Flash Shows the Fastest Man Alive
IGN Insider
Check out the new trailer for The CW's Flash series and watch Barry Allen speed around Central City....
Diablo 3 Will Run at 1080p on Xbox One
IGN Insider
More good news for Diablo 3 console players....
Kevin Durant In Action
IGN Insider
See Kevin Durant in action in NBA 2K15 for the very first time.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IGNXboxOneVideos/~4/-DLEqCGYStk" height="1" width="1"/...
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
IGN Insider
Gamescom is finally going to give us an opportunity to sink our teeth into Advanced Warfare's revampled multiplayer, and we can't wait....
Protect Me Knight sequel coming to Japanese 3DS eShop in September
Joystiq
Japanese indie studio Ancient revealed that a sequel to its retro-styled multiplayer party game Protect Me Knight will hit the Nintendo...
Godus now available on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
Digital Spy
Godus has found its way to iOS devices. The creation simulation title is now available to download via the App Store on iPhone, iPad and...
Champ Man 15 football management sim launches soon as iOS exclusive
Digital Spy
Champ Man 15 is to launch exclusively for iOS devices, it has been confirmed. The football management sim will 'soon' make its debut as a free-to-play title via the App Store. The...
Crytek Ryses to the occasion to bring Son of Rome to PC
Joystiq
Ryse: Son of Rome has its ballistae and catapults aimed at the walls of the PC kingdom and developer/publisher Crytek expects to lay siege sometime this fall. What's more, Crytek is...
Sikh Man’s Reply To An Apparent Racist Tweet Goes Viral, But Did People Overreact?
The Inquisitr
Ryan Carr’s tweet read; “Am I racist if I feel uncomfortable about a guy with a turban on my plane because this isn’t okay with me?” Buried under millions of other tweets that go unnoticed, the aforementioned tweet was...
Haseeb “DogIsHead” Qureshi quits poker in wake of Girah scandal
The Examiner
The single story that has consumed the online poker community since Sunday has been the ongoing investigation into the so-called “Portuguese Poker ProdigyJose Macedo, known online as “Girah”. After a stunning revelation Sunday night by other...
The Pre-Sequel - Episode 2
IGN Insider
The developers at 2K Australia and Gearbox Software discuss going to the Pandora's moon, Elpis....
Hero Reveal Trailer
IGN Insider
Get your first look at some over the playable characters coming to the hardcore MOBA....
Zombies Coming to Steam
IGN Insider
These zombies are "fast and aggressive."...
"Bike Jump" Clip
IGN Insider
Watch Kellan Lutz and Sylvester Stallone in action....
3DS Playable With GameCube Controller Adapter Mod - IGN News
IGN Insider
A designer, who goes by the name Loopy, has created a GameCube controller adapter modification for use on both the Nintendo 2DS and 3DS handhelds....
Marv's Sin City Rampage
IGN Insider
Marv goes on a rampage in this action-packed exclusive clip from Sin City: A Dame to Kill For!...
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfighter
IGN Insider
Gamescom is finally going to give us an opportunity to sink our teeth into Advanced Warfare's revampled multiplayer, and we can't wait....
Teaser Trailer
IGN Insider
This intriguing teaser trailer for Pollen lets on that it's an Oculus optimized game. But what kind of game is it?...
Landscape Trailer
IGN Insider
See a variety of Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate locales set to a stirring vocal track....
Disney Infinity 2.0 Ropes in Two More Characters - IGN News
IGN Insider
Disney has revealed the latest two characters set to join the upcoming Disney Infinity 2.0 are Aladdin and Jasmine....
Ganondorf Rewind Theater
IGN Insider
The Demon King is playable in Hyrule Warriors....
More Inhumans Emerge in the Aftermath of Infinity
IGN Insider
We have an exclusive sneak peek of Inhuman #3, the final issue to be drawn by superstar Joe Madureira....
Developer Diary Part 3
IGN Insider
In the final installment we learn about the philosophy of Maoists and how they may influence Far Cry 4....
5 Minecraft Songs You Need to Hear
IGN Insider
Every Minecraft superfan knows the biggest Minecraft parodies. Here are 5 more to add to your playlist....
Dark Souls 2 DLC - New Boss Weapons in Curse of the Sunken King
IGN Insider
Demonstrating attacks with several of the new weapons....
iOS Game Review: 'ColorFinger'
The Examiner
Match three or more candies of the same color. Swipe right, left, up or down to avoid running into objects or off a cliff. Tap to keep the bird in the air. In New York, you can jump on the subway or bus any time of day and find people playing mobile...
Duggan outlines plan to help pay water bills; shutoffs to resume Aug. 25
Detroit Free Press
Detroit residents will have an easier time enrolling in payment plans for unpaid water bills and late payment penalties will be waived under a new plan Mayor Mike Duggan announced today to address the city’s sharply criticized water shut-off program....
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax hits retail September 30
Joystiq
Atlus announced that its 2D fighting game sequel Persona 4 Arena Ultimax will debut in North America for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation...
Joystiq Streams: Embarking on an Abyss Odyssey
Joystiq
Ah how shameless, the way these mortals blame the gods! From us alone they say come all their Joystiq Streams yes but they themselves with their own reckless ways compound their pains beyond their proper...
Footage of Cancelled Akira Game Surfaces
IGN Insider
Ah, a brief glimpse of what could've been....
Hunger Games' Jeffrey Wright Joins HBO's Westworld
IGN Insider
The J.J. Abrams / Jonathan Nolan TV series, inspired by the 1973 Michael Crichton movie, adds several actors to the cast....
New Details Emerge on EA Access' Game Selection and Trials
IGN Insider
"Once a game goes in the Vault it stays there."...
Dark Souls 2 DLC - New Magic Spells in Crown of the Sunken King
IGN Insider
We examine the new Sorcery, Miracle, and Hexes....
This Week in the Nintendo eShop
IGN Insider
Enjoy the Virtual Console this week with Mario Kart, Mega Man, and more....
Millions of People Still Paying for AOL Dial-Up
IGN Insider
AOL's financial documents reveal that people are indeed still subscribing to their dial-up service....
Blade Runner, Batman Forever
IGN Insider
Check out these unused, never-before-seen posters for Blade Runner, Batman Forever and Star Trek VI, by John Alvin....
$40 Adaptor Turns Xbox One into a Digital TV Tuner
IGN Insider
A possible alternative to getting a dedicated set-top box?...
Ganon Trailer
IGN Insider
IGN's Jose Otero and Brendan Graeber analyze the announcemnet trailer for Ganon in Hyrule Warriors....
Fish plays Pokemon instead of making Fez 2
Joystiq
Well, this is just rude. First Phil Fish cancels the brilliant,...
Spiraling Doom Event Deck | Decklist and review
The Examiner
Spiraling Doom is a Magic: The Gathering Dark Ascension Event...
On my iPad: 80 Days
Joystiq
My iPad is rapidly becoming one of my favorite gaming platforms. It's lightweight, has a nice big screen, and there's a wonderful variety of gaming experiences available for it. The app store, on the other hand, is a nightmare, and finding quality...
Brooklyn Jogger Finds Apparent Skeleton Decked Out In Nets Gear
The Inquisitr
The potentially grim discovery was made by a jogger, Kate Steciw, who seems to believe the Brooklyn Nets attired skeleton is genuinely a human corpse. NBCNewYork.com reports that the possible human remains were not hidden out of sight — in a...
Hamas Rocket Launch Pad Shown Just Feet From Civilian Gaza Homes In French TV Video
The Inquisitr
“It is unfortunate that the U.S. administration and President Obama have adopted the Israeli narrative, which is a lie,” Mashaal said in a CNN interview Sunday. “Hamas sacrifices itself for its people, and does not use its people as...
Creating the Original TMNT
IGN Insider
In this clip from the new documentary Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird talk about the earliest days of their beloved characters....
Dota 2 Workshop Tools Alpha Now Available
IGN Insider
Goblin Techies hero coming by the end of the month....
LEGO Batman Comic Covers Coming
IGN Insider
DC Comics is releasing a whole month of variant covers featuring LEGO Batman characters. Take a look!...
Sponsored Links





Headlines »

Slideshow »

Get News Updates by Email
N.America Europe S.America Pacific Africa Asia