Gaming

Xbox goes after TV with the NFL, Steven Spielberg and Halo

Of all the news coming from the reveal of Microsoft’s Xbox One, the most surprising came from the TV side. Steven Spielberg is partnered with Microsoft on an Xbox-exclusive live-action Halo TV series and the NFL will bring games and exclusive bonus features…

Xbox ‘One’ pushes boundaries in hardware, graphics, and user experience

Microsoft finally unveils its next-gen gaming console, the Xbox One. Read on for a detailed rundown of the hardware and the basic facts released so far.

Rhode Island prepares to sell 38 Studios’ ‘Amalur’ IP

The state of Rhode Island is set to auction off 38 Studios' intellectual property, including all materials related to the now-closed developer's 'Amalur' games. A hearing in the state's lawsuit against Curt Schilling and 38 is scheduled for May 22, 2013.

Meet Aiden Pearce, the star of ‘Watch Dogs’ and the future’s nightmare

We sit down to chat with Kevin Shortt, lead story designer on Ubisoft Montreal's Watch Dogs, and get a sense of Aiden Pearce's journey through the game's future world "smart city" take on Chicago.

Splinter Cell: Blacklist co-op trailer

Sam Fischer isn't going it alone in Splinter Cell Blacklist. Check out this trailer to get a preview of the co-op gameplay.

The latest Batman: Arkham Origins trailer explores the rogue’s gallery of Gotham City

This new trailer offers a first look look at the supervillains the Dark Knight faces off against in Batman: Arkham Origins, due for release on October 25, 2013.

Sweet Lincoln’s mullet! Another Anchorman 2 teaser!

The boys from the Channel 4 News team are back to give you a taste of Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues in the latest teaser featuring Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner, and Steve Carell.

Microsoft trademark for ‘Forzavista’ suggests an imminent Forza announcement

A recently discovered trademark for something called Forzavista seems to refer to an in-game feature for a presumably unannounced Forza game, with functionality that sounds similar to Forza Motorsports 4's Autovista.

The ‘Assassin’s Creed’ movie has an official release date

Ubisoft is targeting a 2015 release date for the 'Assassin's Creed' movie starring Michael Fassbender. 2015 looks to be a huge year for blockbuster films, with a number of other notables on the docket as well.

Sony teases the first very, very brief glimpses of the PS4

Blink and you’ll miss it, but Sony has released a teaser trailer giving us fleeting glimpses of what the PS4 will look like - in a very, very vague sort of way. We'll have to wait for E3 for the full reveal.

Star Wars returns to TV with the animated ‘Star Wars: Rebels’

Lucasfilm offers an early glimpse of what to expect from the new CG animated series from Star Wars: The Clone Wars lead creative, Dave Filoni. Star Wars: Rebels is set to debut in fall 2013.

Everything you need to know before Microsoft announces the next Xbox tomorrow

With only one day left before Microsoft unveils its Xbox 360 successor for all the world to see, we look back over the confirmations, rumors, and speculation that sprung up in recent months concerning the next-gen console.

‘Metro 2033′ author shares his vision for redefining fan-driven fiction

Dmitry Glukhosvky, the author of Metro 2033 and writer of 4A Games' Metro: Last Light, shares his unique perspective on building a franchise that gives fans the opportunity to take ownership of the fictional universe.

10 games we’d like to see turned into movies (and how we’d make them)

Hollywood hasn’t traditionally been the best caretaker of video game properties when it comes to film adaptations. That could soon change though, and once the flood gates are lifted, there will be plenty more to follow. Here are a few we’d like to see.

Filling Civilization V’s Brave New World with all sorts of pretty things

We build the Moroccan Empire up into a global superpower for culture that embraces the ideological tenets of freedom in Firaxis' latest expansion for Civilization V: Brave New World.