Arcade racing games haven’t exactly been plentiful in recent years – nor has EA shown the slightest bit of interest in reviving the best of them all, Burnout (which saw its last new, proper entry in 2008 with Burnout Paradise). And so here comes Dangerous Driving – made by some of the original creators of Burnout, no less – to […]

Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford has offered his take on the flood of negative Steam user reviews being posted on Borderlands games, which has occurred in the wake of Borderlands 3 being announced as an Epic Games Store exclusive. Responding to Gearbox developer Scott Velasquez, who tweeted his feelings on Steam allowing people to misuse the reviews system for protest reasons, […]

Update: Bethesda has announced that early access to mobile game The Elder Scrolls: blades has opened up to anyone with a Bethesda net account. Announced via Twitter, Bethesda has confirmed Blades is now accessible to anyone signed up for a Bethesda.net, rather than the invite-only access available previously. Bethesda will next be “looking at all your feedback and rebalancing the most […]

‘Difficulty’ in games is entirely relative to individual players; what’s ‘ultra hard’ and ‘unplayable’ for one is ‘too easy’ and ‘boring’ for another. Meaning, it’s a construct of the realities that game designers create, delicately tailored to the perceptions of their audience. And accessibility – my focus as a consultant on games, working with AAA developers like Guerrilla to Indies […]

Netflix has already proven it’s possible to make a great video game adaptation thanks to the Castlevania animated series. Now they’re looking to repeat that accomplishment in live-action, as the streaming giant prepares an adaptation of the massively popular action RPG series The Witcher starring Superman himself, Henry Cavill. From the cast to the release date to the plot, here’s […]

Sega has already completed work on replacing a character model in Yakuza spin-off Judgment, after the game was pulled from sale in Japan and Asia in March following the arrest of actor Pierre Taki on drugs-related charges. The character of Tojo Clan affiliate member Kyohei Hamura, who was previously voiced by Taki and based on his likeness, will be replaced […]

Set for release on June 25, Judgment is the latest title from Sega’s acclaimed Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio (generally known in the West as Yakuza Studio). While it does share some similarities with the Yakuza games, such as their satisfying combat system, play spots and strong narrative, Judgment is actually quite different: It’s a legal thriller, casting the player as […]

A clairvoyant Nintendo fan predicted Nintendo Labo VR integration for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey just ten minutes before it was officially announced by the Big N. Reddit user KillerMau posted a thread in r/NintendoSwitch at roughly 5:50 p.m. PT on Thursday, April 4 titled “Can you imagine how awesom a can a Nintendo […]