Gaming News
Ronda Rousey Is EA Sports UFC 2 Cover Athlete
Cinema Blend - 13 Nov 2015 23:19
Electronic Arts and UFC have announced that the cover athlete for EA Sports UFC 2 is none other than Ronda Rousey. It's an expected choice that goes well with all of the media attention she's been receiving, both in the ...
The Good the Bad and the Ugly of the past week - 13 November 2015
Critical Hit - 13 Nov 2015 12:30
Missed the news this week? Fear not, we've got the wrap up right here!
The first ever Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 tournament will be streamed on Twitch, but hosted at the MLG Arena
Critical Hit - 13 Nov 2015 20:00
After dominating Twitch TV since launch, Black Ops 3 will have it's first ever tournament hosted at the MLG Arena, but broadcast by Twitch. Goodbye MLG.tv, you will not be missed.
Destiny: Where is Xur (and whats he got for sale?) - 13 November
Critical Hit - 13 Nov 2015 11:05
It's past 11 in the AM this side of the world, and the Agent of the Nine is once again back to take the strangest of coins from you in exchange for some armour and weapons. So, what's the Xurmeister got for sale this wee...
Into the Badlands: Series Premiere Review
IGN - 13 Nov 2015 01:53
AMC's dystopian future series Into the Badlands has some cool fight scenes, but it's lacking in most other respects.
Video: Animators deconstruct why women aren't too hard to animate
Game Developer - 13 Nov 2015 00:43
At GDC 2015 experts gather to cheerfully debunk the specific misconception that women characters are "too hard to animate" or too expensive to include in games alongside male counterparts. ...
Fallout 4 Has Made Tons Of Money So Far
Cinema Blend - 13 Nov 2015 23:44
Bethesda and Zenimax revealed some of the figures for Fallout 4 and it's quite impressive so far. The game has shipped millions of units the world around and has made potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in the pr...
The Game Awards 2015 Nominees Revealed
IGN - 13 Nov 2015 23:39
Fallout 4, Bloodborne, and Metal Gear Solid V are all up for GOTY consideration.
Rainbow Six Siege Season Pass Gives You Early DLC Access
Cinema Blend - 13 Nov 2015 23:28
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege is a modern shooter, so you better believe that it's going to have a season pass full of post-launch DLC. We've got some details on the current plans for all of that extra content, as well ...
Director on Why Steve Jobs Movie Flopped
IGN - 13 Nov 2015 23:20
According to Danny Boyle, Universal's release strategy for the film is likely the culprit.
Clearing the Mist: Final Fantasy IX Turns 15
Arcade Sushi - 13 Nov 2015 23:01
Fifteen years ago, Square released its ninth Final Fantasy game in North America. It's time we look back at this stellar and criminally overlooked classic of the franchise. Square may have developed Final Fantasy IX alon...
Get a job: Be a Visual Effects Artist at Respawn
Game Developer - 13 Nov 2015 22:58
The studio behind Titanfall seeks visual effects artists to work on both Titanfall and the studio's new 3rd-person action-adventure game at its headquarters in Van Nuys, California. ...
Windows 10's First Big Update Has Arrived
Cinema Blend - 13 Nov 2015 22:12
Microsoft has rolled out a rather expansive update for Windows 10, finally bridging together the Xbox One and home PC experience with the new dashboard update, as well as increasing the boot-up performance by more than 3...
Devs battle streamers at their own games to raise money for charity
Game Developer - 13 Nov 2015 21:39
Ivy Games (Gravity Ghost) is organizing a neat weekend competition later this month that will see more than twenty devs competing with streamers seeking to beat them at their own games -- for charity. ...
New suit may determine if betting on daily fantasy eSports is illegal in New York
Game Developer - 13 Nov 2015 21:32
Daily fantasy eSports operators are taking New York's Attorney General to court to get his verdict that they're running unlicensed gambling operations -- and thus, illegal in the state -- thrown out. ...
Modifying the MDA framework to work with narrative design
Game Developer - 13 Nov 2015 21:05
"I realized there is currently no way to implement narrative design structures into MDA, and for that reason alone I believe it's time to update the MDA framework ... it is not the optimal tool it could be." ...
Kojima and Tale of Tales among devs nominated in 2nd annual Game Awards
Game Developer - 13 Nov 2015 20:45
After a successful debut last year, The Game Awards return next month with a list of award nominees that includes developers like From Software, Nina Freeman, CD Projekt Red and Psyonix. ...
Understanding this year's biggest video game copyright ruling
Game Developer - 13 Nov 2015 19:55
We explore the significance of a recent ruling by the US Copyright Office that grants some exemptions to the stringent copyright protection of games. ...
Super Smash Bros. Is Adding Final Fantasy 7 Hero Cloud
Cinema Blend - 13 Nov 2015 19:46
Worlds collided in a big way during yesterday's Nintendo Direct, when the publisher announced that the latest iconic character coming to its mega-brawler, Super Smash Bros., is none other than Final Fantasy VII's Cloud S...
Battlefield 4 is getting more free DLC this holiday season
Critical Hit - 13 Nov 2015 19:00
Battlefield Hardline may be the most recent shooter from EA, but its predecessor, Battlefield 4, still gets a ton of love from both developer and community alike. Just a few weeks ago for example, the Community Operation...
$28 million DreamHack eSports deal finalizes
Game Developer - 13 Nov 2015 18:33
Swedish entertainment outfit MTG has completed the acquisition of eSports company DreamHack for 244 million SEK ($28 million). ...
Game designers: Learn to program
Game Developer - 13 Nov 2015 18:07
"What I do know is that game designers like myself, who care about producing new, interesting, deep systems of interactivity, just really need to learn to code. You can't be relying on others." ...