The No. 20 GameStop-sponsored car NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth will drive around the track this weekend at the Nationwide Series History 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway will feature Mario Kart 8 graphics, Nintendo announced today. It's not the strangest hood sponsor we've ever seen, as that would probably go to the Dogecoin car Josh Wise drove earlier this month. The Nationwide Series History 300 at...
Shooting for the upcoming Warcraft movie from Legendary Pictures, Blizzard Entertainment, and director Duncan Jones ( Moon , Source Code ) has wrapped up. Jones announced the news on Twitter today . The Wrap reports that the shoot was 123 days long. Warcraft hits theaters on March 11, 2016 , but the movie is not "done" yet. Principal photography is just one stage in the movie-making process. The film...
GameSpot is giving away alpha codes for Magicka: Wizard Wars for PC. Grab some friends for some 4v4 teamplay combat with real time spell-slinging fun. Don’t get too crazy though — the game features friendly fire, staying true to the Magicka tradition of “accidentally” killing your friends. Fight intense battles by wielding fire, dragons, and co-op spellcasting as your weapons. Never played a MOBA...
UPDATE: The stream may have been short, but the video was captured by GamesHQMedia. We're still waiting on Sony to release the official video, but if you want to rewatch the gameplay in the meantime, you can check it out in the video above. The original story appears below. The PlayStation Twitter account teased "a sneak peek at new gameplay from an upcoming PS4 title" coming up today 1PM PST via...
Respawn Entertainment and Bluepoint Games have released Update 2 for the Xbox 360 version of multiplayer shooter Titanfall , which addresses a number of issues, including a rare invincibility bug. As detailed on the Titanfall website , the update should fix a rare bug with Pilot health pools that previously made certain characters "virtually invincible." As you can see in this YouTube video documenting...
Gamers hoping to play PC games with an Xbox One controller won't have to wait much longer to do so, as Microsoft says PC support for its newest system's controller will be available "very soon." In response to a NeoGAF post (via Polygon ) lamenting the lack of official PC support for the controller, Xbox Live director of programming Larry Hryb, better known as Major Nelson, replied , "Soon. Very soon."...
Facing Worlds, bio rifles and monster kills! With the news that UT is coming back in free-to-play form, Danny remembers just how fantastic the first Unreal Tournament really was....
The Kickstarter for Harmonix's Amplitude just hit its funding goal yesterday , but the developer is still pushing for an online, head-to-head multiplayer stretch goal. Even if it doesn't hit that goal in the next few hours, this new Amplitude for PS3 and PS4 will still include online asynchronous play as well as local multiplayer options. After doing an exciting, day-long telethon livestream to promote...
Disney's Star Wars: Attack Squadrons , a free-to-play PC game that channeled classic Nintendo 64 title Rogue Squadron , is no more. The developer today canceled the game, just five months after announcing it in December 2013 . A message posted on the game's website informs players of the shutdown. "We want to thank all of the fans who participated in the closed beta of Star Wars: Attack Squadrons,"...
Respawn recently dropped two playlists from the PC version of Titanfall , removing players' ability to choose to exclusively play Capture the Flag or Pilot Hunter matches. This move was criticized by many, as it seemingly provided fewer options to the player without offering something positive in return. Respawn has now provided an explanation for the changes to the game's playlists as it returns...
Welcome to this week's edition of Free Games Friday, our weekly look at games, demos, and betas that you can enjoy for the same price as a free bus pass. This week we're recommending an excellent arcade-style action game, an iOS racer based on one of last year's console releases, and the closed beta of an upcoming MOBA that we've secured a LOT of codes for. Check out the video below for more details...
Image courtesy of Gamasutra A decade after releasing Phantom Dust for the original Xbox, Microsoft has filed for a new trademark on the game's title in Europe, possibly signaling the company's intention to reboot the series as previously rumored. The trademark (as first reported by Gaming Everything ) was filed for just yesterday by Microsoft and falls into the "game software" and "entertainment services,...
Halo 5 info lands, an HD pack of Halo 1 - 4 could be in the works, the Xbox One gets external storage, and how has Far Cry 4 caused controversy?!...
Not content with simply banning cheaters, Blizzard has filed a lawsuit against those responsible for creating and selling a popular line of cheats for StarCraft II . The lawsuit was filed on April 19 in a United States District Court in California. According to a copy of the suit obtained by TorrentFreak , Blizzard claims these hacks "not only disrupt or impair the online experience for purchasers...
CD Projekt Red today released a Linux version of 2011's The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings and is currently offering the game, as well as the original Witcher , for a hefty 80% off discount. That means you can get The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings for Windows, Mac, or Linux for $4, and the original Witcher (Windows and Mac only) for $2. The deal expires on Saturday, May 24. The system requirements...
According to David Cage, head of Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls developer Quantic Dream, video games are the most fascinating medium ever created. The latest issue of Play magazine (via NowGamer ) features an interview with the industry veteran, who says, "At the moment, we use video games as a toy, but they have the potential to be meaningful." "By far, video games are the most fascinating medium...
What is the biggest game in the world? Minecraft? League Of Legends? Super Mario Bros? Cam tries to find an answer in this weeks Reality Check....
Find out what BJ Blazkowicz dreams of in this gameplay clip from Wolfenstein: The New Order on the PC (GeForce GTX 680)....
GameStop reported earnings today for the quarter ended May 3, and it was good news for the Grapevine, Texas video game giant. The retailer posted $2 billion in revenue, up 7 percent compared to the $1.87 billion it hauled in last year. Profit for the quarter was $68 million, a healthy increase of 24.5 percent compared to last year's net earnings of $54.6 million. Continued strong worldwide sales of...
Microsoft and Sony's current-gen systems are getting a few more exciting games this year with confirmed release date windows for both Evolve and Minecraft....