We go hands on with the second generation Vive development kit We just got to go hands-on with HTC’s newly updated Vive development kit at CES 2016. HTC is calling this iteration the “Vive Pre” and the company has made several improvements to the whole Vive ecosystem. The headset is a little bit lighter and…
After the rush of Summer Game Fest, June is a bit of a blur. And while the annual showing didn’t have much to tease for July—the biggest games mostly set their sights on 2026—there’s still plenty to tide you over. Not that some of us even need more games to add to the pile. My…
Less than a week after Ubisoft promised that a new Ghost Recon game is coming but probably not anytime soon, the company says it will mark the series’ 25th anniversary in August with some proper news on what’s coming next. “It’s been a while Ghosts!” the announcement excitedly states. “We know some of you saw…
About two months back, during Warhammer Skulls 10th anniversary showcase, Helldivers 2 revealed that its next Warbond was going to be a crossover with Warhammer 40k. It was exciting news, especially considering the similarity of the settings, both beset on all sides by endless tides of terrifying aliens and robot men, though at least Super…
During Microsoft’s Developer Direct event on Thursday, developer Ninja Theory announced Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 is out May 21st. “Senua is on the trail of the Vikings who’ve been enslaving her people,” says writer Lara Derham. That brings her to Iceland, where she’ll be fighting “giants who’ve plunged the lands into chaos, which in turns…
In late March the news broke that four Korean companies were competing to pitch for the StarCraft license from Blizzard. NCSoft, Nexon, Netmarble, and Krafton are all absolute giants and, attracted by StarCraft’s long and storied history in South Korea, were pitching everything from an MMO to a mobile game as a continuation of the…
Just three days out from Stalker 2’s first birthday (doesn’t time fly?) GSC Game World has released another meaty patch for its unique, ambitious, and at times conflagrating shooter. Patch 1.7 is a doozy—you can tell because it’s one of those patches a developer puts out a video to mark—and it’s out now. There are…
Today is a big day for us — as big and exciting as the day Tetris Effect was first announced on stage at the PlayStation conference at E3 2018, and even when it was released later that fall. From all of us on the Tetris Effect team: Thank you for your support, for playing the…
Bill Gates’ autobiography, Source Code, was published today, and the Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist has hit the interview circuit. The BBC has a new interview with Gates, during which he reveals some new numbers on his charitable foundation, his main focus in the decades since stepping down from Microsoft in 2008. “I’ve given over $100…
“Please update your console”. Nintendo released a major system firmware update yesterday, and while most of the focus is on the Switch 2 adding support for VRR in docked mode, the Switch also got a patch. Tacked on to the end of the official patch notes for the latest Switch update (Version 23.0.0) is a…