March 9, 2015 at 9:04am

“Freedom Planet” Coming to Wii U

For Those Craving "Sonic the Hedgehog" Speed

GalaxyTrail's Stephen DiDuro announced that "Freedom Planet" is coming to the Wii U. Read more »

March 8, 2015 at 1:02pm

Hisako Revealed for “Killer Instinct”

Ghost of Vengeance Coming for... Vengeance

Revealed at PAX East with a video, there was a new character revealed for "Killer Instinct (2013)-" Hisako. Read more »

March 6, 2015 at 4:23pm

“Overwatch” Characters Zarya and McCree Revealed

One Slings Guns, the Other Slings Gravity Beams

Blizzard released two YouTube videos for two new characters- Zarya and McCree. Read more »

March 5, 2015 at 4:41pm

A “Firewatch” Preview

Walk Through the Wilderness with Henry

A few days ago I stumbled across some new footage released by Campo Santo for their up coming release, "Firewatch". It shows a nice little stroll through the Wyoming wilderness, the setting of the game, to handle some delinquent teenagers and is a fairly good demonstration of how the mechanics of it will work. The video is captured in-game so you can see the on-screen options and commands that come up. I spent most of the 17 minutes saying, "No, choose that one," and "Look at the thing! Go back and look at it!" Judging by those gut reactions, I'll probably be playing this one. Read more »

March 5, 2015 at 2:27pm

Comcast Blocking HBO Go App on PS4

Is Anyone Surprised?

In Comcast's latest bid to be the worst corporation in the world, they have singled themselves out as the only American ISP not offering HBO Go on the recently released PS4 app. Read more »

March 5, 2015 at 10:53am

“Rock Band 4” Announced

Time to Rock Out with Friends Again

After five years after the release of "Rock Band 3," Harmonix announced that "Rock Band 4" is in development for a 2015 release. Read more »

March 4, 2015 at 11:32pm

Shovel Knight Coming To Xbox One

....also Battletoads.

Today at the Game Developer's Conference, Yacht Club Games revealed that its super-popular game "Shovel Knight" is coming to XBox One this year. Read more »

March 4, 2015 at 4:25pm

Developer Maxis Shuts Down

"The Sims 4" Not Affected by Closure

The developer Maxis, part of EA, has closed it doors. First posted on Twitter, Guillaume Pierre, a former developer for Maxis, EA later the closure with Kotaku. Read more »

March 4, 2015 at 2:09pm

“Metal Gear Solid V” Official Release Date and More Info Released

Day One Edition, Snake Not Speaking [Much], and More

Yesterday there was a leak stating "Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain" would be releasing on Sept. 1 in North America. a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/03/04/metal-gear-solid-5-the-phantom-pain-release-date-revealed" target="new">IGN confirmed that the release date will be Sept. 1. Additionally, the PC version will be releasing a little later on Sept. 15. Read more »

March 4, 2015 at 3:22am

Valve Announces Successor To Source engine

And...gives it away.

At the Game Developer's Conference on March 3rd, Valve officially announced the successor to it's famous Source engine - the engine on which the famous "Half-Life 2" was developed. While there aren't a lot of details available yet on exactly what this new engine can do (there's not even a release date really), Valve did reveal one piece of information. Read more »