Planet Nomads patches up ahead of new May 25 early access launch date
One of the many, many, many multiplayer survival sandboxes under the purview of our The Survivalist column is Planet Nomads, a title that Kickstarted...
Head of Xbox Phil Spencer tries out Sea of Thieves, calls it a ‘magical experience’
For Microsoft, Sea of Thieves isn't some below-the-radar project that's beneath the company's notice. Its Xbox division, in particular, is very keen to see...
Dev stream highlights Secret World Legends’ weapon abilities
Fans are eager to see and learn more about Secret World Legends, and devs complied with a new livestream. While they couldn't answer all...
DOTA 2 is getting a co-op story campaign… no, really
The story of DOTA 2 has generally been considered to be a story of racist epithets uttered at strangers in a video game, or...
The Stream Team: A new CMA series in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series
Do you like Telltale games? Do you like Guardians of the Galaxy? Do you like telling Massively OP's MJ what to do? If so,...
Overwatch: Hero leaks, lockbox probabilities, and Korean political humor
As Asian countries are cracking down on online games with lockbox gambling, gaming companies are complying with transparency. To wit: Blizzard's Chinese Overwatch website...
Conan Exiles moves to biweekly patch cadence, reshuffles development priorities
You might have noticed there was no Conan Exiles patch this week. That was intentional. Funcom says it hasn't been happy with the quality of its...
Exploring TellTale’s Guardians of the Galaxy ‘crowd play’: A dual group dynamic
I have sort of an odd relationship with "story" in gaming. JRPGs really got me into gaming and inspired me to focus on my...
Activision-Blizzard Q1 2017: Blizzard’s online games drove Activision-Blizzard profits last quarter
Activision-Blizzard can't claim "biggest quarter ever" for the quarter ending March 2017, but it continues to rake in huge sums of money, enough to at...
SMITE honors ‘painting god’ Bob Ross in next week’s update
I almost feel sorry for a patch like the one hitting SMITE next week -- it's got new skins for Erlang Shen, Sol, Thoth,...
Diablo III sums up why Necromancers are getting smaller sets and weaker cooldowns
Had you forgotten about the Diablo III Q&A stream about the Necromancer? Because that happened. Not to worry, though; there's a full summary available...
PSA: The Division is free to try this weekend on PC
The Division (or what we called "The Divs" when I was a kid roaming the suburban streets of Ohio, looking for my next hit of...
Grab a Paladins Evie Conjuration skin key in honor of the console F2P open beta launch
Hi-Rez MOBA/shooter Paladins officially launches into its free-to-play open beta on console today, meaning gamers on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 can finally join their...
SMITE honors terminally ill player with community avatar
A popular SMITE player and streamer battling cancer has shared the news that it's terminal, and the impending loss is affecting the community deeply....
The Stream Team: Hankering for hydrogen in Osiris: New Dawn
When you want to build (not to mention breathe!) In Osiris: New Dawn, you have to head out into the wilds to gather yourself...
Magic: the Gathering Online got the latest broken combo banned in just two days
You may not play Magic: the Gathering Online, but if you play any sort of free-to-play online card game, you owe some of your...
Overwatch players get one extra day of Uprising
While Overwatch's most recent event, Uprising, was scheduled to conclude yesterday, it got a brief, second lease on life with a one-day extension. So...
LEGO Conan Exiles isn’t a game, but it is a trailer
The whole "LEGO everything" bit is pretty played out at this point. We've got several dozen platforming 3D games that have "LEGO" in the...
Hearthstone gives away free packs to celebrate 70M players
It's a momentous week for Hearthstone, which announced that it has now seen 70 million players log into the game across all of its...
Path of Exile previews updated NPC models and adds new cosmetics to its store
Since Path of Exile's next major update is really heavy on story, it's the perfect time for the team behind the game to work...
