Frontier Confirms Plans For A Third 'Jurassic World Evolution' Game

Should Age of Empires and Quake be in the ‘World Video Game Hall of Fame’? You can vote for them to be inducted this year

The Strong National Museum of Play has announced their annual candidates for induction into the World Video Game Hall of Fame. This year the complete list of nominees includes Age of Empires, Angry Birds, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007), Defender, Frogger, Goldeneye 007, Golden Tee, Harvest Moon, Mattel Football, NBA 2K, Quake, and…

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The day after Epic enables microtransactions in Fortnite islands, one of the most popular games on the platform rolls out a $37 ‘gift pack’ and in-game gambling

Back in September, Epic Games announced that it would enable “in-island transactions” in Fortnite, meaning that makers of Fortnite islands would be able to sell items directly from within their creations—part of an unspoken effort to make the game, and the revenues it pulls in, a little more Roblox-like. Originally planned to roll out in…

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Marathon cinematic director Alberto Mielgo says the 8-minute reveal video was not made with AI and frankly he can’t believe he even has to say that

Marathon is in a flat spin right now, but half a year ago—and despite some bumpiness at Bungie—Sony had high hopes: So high that it hired Oscar-winning director Alberto Mielgo to head up the creation of an eight-minute cinematic short that lays the foundation for the game’s setting and story. It’s very sharp and stylish,…

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Well, it sure is ambitious: this game set in ancient China wants to be a city builder, farming and life sim, open world RPG, management tycoon, and 4X strategy all rolled into one

I’ve always got my eyes peeled for interesting upcoming city builders, and the more ambitious the better. But sometimes a game comes along that feels maybe… a little too ambitious? I’m talking about The Bustling World, a game set in ancient China that wants to be a whole lot of different kinds of game all…

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The RX 9070 XT might not be the truly mid-range graphics card I’m still dreaming of but it turned my latest sci-fi PC build into a frame rate menace

Oh, please let it end. Please. I was so excited to start writing these features. The plan was simple enough. Every other month, I pitch a new and exciting PC build with the latest and greatest hardware available, do an in-depth guide, cover the part selection, take some lovely amateur photography, and everyone’s happy—at least…

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