“Battlefield 4” Launches “Dragon’s Teeth” Expansion
The War Heats Up as Premimum Brings the Dragon's Teeth
"Dragon's Teeth," the latest expansion for "Battlefield 4," launches July 15 for premium members and July 29 for the general public. Read more »
QuakeCon 2014: The Good Within Blood Drive
Gamers to Donate Blood During This Month’s Convention
This year’s QuakeCon event sees a very special partnership, and it's not QuakeGuy and DoomGuy joining forces in a glorious and bloody free for all. There will, however, be blood involved. Read more »
“EVO 2014” Day Three Results
"EVO" Truly Is The Definition of Hype!
The finals day of "EVO" is always the best. The final day is when all the finals take place of the major games. Along with announcements and news, lets get started with the results. Read more »
“Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare”
A New Level of Hilarity
When Popcap first announced "Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare" at E3 2013, we weren't sure what to think of the tower defense genre moving into the third person shooter world. After finally checking out the game on PC, it is fair to say the ambitious and rather random game works, offering a great selection of different plants and zombies, alongside detailed maps and game modes. Read more »
“EVO 2014” Day Two Results
More Hype Headed Our Way!
It started and ended with "Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3" ("UMVC3"). Although "Street Fighter" is more of the gentleman's game, "UMVC3" is the hype game where the crowd gets out of control. The matches this year did not disappoint, and day two was the day of "UMVC3." Read more »
QuakeCon 2014: Bring Your Own Computer
The Largest Lan Party Blasts into Texas
It’s arguably a highlight of the event and a reason so many thousands of gamers make the trek to Texas with their own rigs. It’s time for the the QuakeCon Bring Your Own Computer (B.Y.O.C) LAN party! Read more »
“EVO 2014” Day One Results
Giants Are Falling...
What a day at "EVO 2014!" We started bright and early at 8 A.M. PDT with "Pools" of "Ultra Street Fighter IV," "Super Smash Brother's Melee," and "Injustice." "Tekken Tag 2" also began and ended today. "Pools" for "USFIV" consisted of 2,000 players, with two players coming out of each pool, one on winners and one on losers. Players came from 46 different countries around the world to compete, and spectator passes were sold out with the main stage holding 8,000 people. Read more »
Neversoft Closes Studio to Merge with Infinity Ward
Lights Up, It's an Eyeball as an Effigy
Neversoft, a studio best known for its work on the "Tony Hawk Pro Skater" series and "Guitar Hero," shut its doors today as part of a merger with Infinity Ward, the developer that brought us "Call of Duty." Read more »
QuakeCon 2014: Ventrilo and QuakeCon Team Up
QuakeCon's Seventh Annual "Ultimate Power Up" Sweepstakes
If you’re at QuakeCon but not competing in the tournaments, maybe you're there to just enjoy the atmosphere. However, you could still be in with a chance to win some amazing prizes. Three lucky winners in particular will walk away with $10,000 in cash! Read more »
Ten Games to Beat the Sweltering Heat
Stay Cool This Summer
One look at the Weather Channel is all it takes to keep us from wanting to go outside during the summer. With the temps ranging into the 90s (for those of you in the South, that humidity makes it feel more like the 100s), we're much more inclined to stay indoors. Read more »
Sigourney Weaver to Reprise Role as Ripley in “Alien: Isolation” DLC
"This is Ripley, Last Survivor of the Nostromo, Signing Off"
In 1979, in the original "Alien" movie by Ridley Scott, we learned that in space, no one can hear you scream. Now 35 years later, the original cast of the Alien movie are stepping up and reprising their roles for the new sci-fi horror game, "Alien: Isolation." Read more »
QuakeCon 2014: Tournaments
The Battlelines Have Been Drawn
Now that we know the history of QuakeCon and looked at what to expect from this year's event, I sense a disturbance in the ether. The Strogg are riled and the guns have been locked and loaded as players from all walks of life take to the arena for a chance at glory and to be immortalized if only for one brief moment. Read more »
“Lords of the Fallen” coming to Xbox One, PS4 and PC October 31
CI Games Upcoming Action Role-Playing Game
CI Games and publisher Square Enix have announced the release date for "Lords of the Fallen," their newest title coming to current generation consoles and Windows PC. Based loosely on the "Dark Souls series," Polish developer CI Games and German developer Deck 13 have been working on the title since 2011. Read more »
“The Wolf Among Us”
Unleash the Beast Within
Warning: This is a review of the overall game so it may contain spoilers! Read more »
QuakeCon 2014: Spotlight
What's Happening at This Year's QuakeCon
Yesterday we looked at what QuakeCon is, so today we're going to look at what's going to be going down at this year's QuakeCon. Read more »
Terms You Need to Know for EVO
Some Terms You'll Hear if You Watch EVO and What They Mean
Excited about EVO 2014 but don't really know all the crazy terms you're gonna hear and what they mean? No worries, Player Theory has you covered with some terms you need to know if you're going to watch EVO 2014: Read more »
What is QuakeCon?
The Story of QuakeCon
With only 10 short days separating us from the event known as QUAKECON, it’s about time we all learned a little more about what makes it tick and why it’s known as the “Woodstock of Gaming.” Every day here at Player Theory, we're going to deliver you an article that reveals a little more about the event because, as you know, “an article a day keeps the Strogg away.” Read more »
EVO 2014 Has a New Sponsor
Nintendo Plays Nice with Largest Fighting Game Tournament of the Year
Nintendo has officially announced that they will sponsor this year's EVO tournament. Read more »
The Rebirth of Hard Games
For a While Video Games Lightened up, but Are Now Coming Back to Their Roots
Remember the old days when you would rent a Nintendo game and rush home to play? Remember how hard it was? You could play for hours and die just to start all over again. If you don't, then allow me to fill you in. Read more »
“Hearts of Iron IV:” Recreating The Second World War with Dan Lind
Organization, Coordination, and Tactics -- Upcoming Details for "Hearts of Iron IV"
Paradox Interactive games have always attracted that somewhat jingoistic, slightly maniacal armchair general in us all. "Hearts of Iron IV" seeks to continue the tradition of deep and satisfying strategic gameplay while maintaing the historical revisionism to satiate the most astute history buff.
Dan Lind, project lead for "Hearts of Iron IV," talks to us about Paradox's upcoming grand strategy wargame. Read more »
