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Duncan Jones is certainly one of my favorite directors going at the moment. When he was announced as the director of WarCraft, my interest in the project

I don't think I play sports games like most people. I usually end up spending way more time in the menus then I do in the actual game. In Madden or FIFA,

From now to Sunday, you can play Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare multiplayer free on Steam. The offer will end at 1pm Pacific Time. Activision say the

There isn't tons to go on or report, but the central news here could be massive. Yes, it looks like the rhythm band genre could be on the way back in.

Last week, the state of Peter Molyneux's Kickstarted Godus was a hot point of contention. The game has failed to come together in the way that he had

They might squat on him. Spawn, Predator and Mortal Kombat all belong in that 1985-1995 decade of super, 'badassery' and ultra violence that were huge in video games, movies and comics at the time I mean, I could be writing this story in 1994 and nothing would seem out of place. Nostalgia is a powerful thing! [...]

The Order: 1886 is out tomorrow and as marketing usually goes, that is means a launch trailer is always imminent.. Lo and behold, here it is. This gives

It's finally coming. One of the Xbox One community's most asked for feature, screenshots, is on its way. During the March update for the console, the

The narrative in From Software's Souls games has thus far been pretty obfuscated. It's certainly there, but the history of those game's worlds permeate

Remember Phantom Dust? Don't worry, few do. When the trailer for a new game in the series ran at Microsoft's E3 Press Conference, it was to little

Something to do with arm pumping? Video games are weird.   Let's file this one away under rumour. VideoGamer claim to have learnt about a July Predator DLC for Mortal Kombat X They haven't specified their source and have said that Warner Brothers have declined comment, so maybe err on the side of caution[...]

While Steam is famous for its sales, the console market's infrastructure has never really supported those kinds savings. There is the odd 10% or 20% deal,

We cover Nintendo playing the game industry on hard mode, Laura talks about her interview with Peter Molyneux which may end up being his last (maybe), Sonic's sad downfall, the Doom selfie mod, Ubisoft's profits after a disappointing string of games and a bunch more. If you are new to Category: Video Games, it's a podcast[...]

I've been saying it for a while now, I'm super excited about Bloodborne. I'm not the hugest Dark Souls fan, but the new sense of speed and offense that

  Hey you! Have you ever thought that you wanted to look like Master Chief while riding cross country on your motorcycle? Of course you have. Luckily

The Order: 1886 has had a bit of a rough time of it lately. The game is certainly not inspiring the excitement a title should enjoy right before release

Remember that gold Mario Amiibo that was found on Nintendo's website a few weeks back? Well, it's resurfaced. If you are in the US and are crazy about

By Phil Harris As gaming develops the technology developed to help create better and more believable worlds and settings advances and whilst some of this

By Jared Cornelius Welcome back to Sweet Release!  Bleeding Cool's look at the new video games hitting store shelves this week.  February continues to be a bit niche for releases.  With a series of unusual genres being represented like dating sim/management, Nintendo rogue-like, and super oppressive role-playing games all being featured.  This week isn't much of a divergence from that path with another series of slightly bizzare[...]

The Evil Within seemed to stir very mixed reactions in those who played it. Some loved the throw back to early 2000s survival-horror, other felt it was

Undoubtedly, one of the big draws of The Order: 1886 is the location and story. Ready At Dawn are putting together a narrative that looks oddly unique set

The discussion about The Order: 1886's length has been a hot topic of late. Estimates have fallen all over the place from three hours to fifteen, with one

Crusader Kings 2 is a bit of a gem. The strategy game is one of the most mechanically interesting out there, focusing on building family names and

Last night, I expressed that I didn't believe Sony had cancelled production on The Last Guardian despite the company abandoning a North American

Mario has long been the face of Nintendo, and to some extent, all of video games for decades If these Amiibo numbers are anything to go by though, he may not even be the most popular character in Nintendo's own house. In numbers published today, it was revealed that a total of 5.7 million Amiibos have[...]

By Joe Cammisa   Monday night is here and it's time for The SML Podcast Episode 105: You Are Now EarthBound, here on Bleeding Cool! This week on the

The more I see and play of Ori and the Blind Forest, the more I'm on board. The game is genuinely difficult, overcoming its cutesy visuals, which in and

ScreamRide seems to have taken much of the gaming press and community by surprise. When the game was announced at GamesCom 2014 it seemed like a nifty

The Last Guardian is up there with Half Life 3 as one of the biggest elusive games going that are supposedly in development. Perhaps it's no longer

While it was fine, I was never that excited about the live action Halo web series Forward Unto Dawn. I thought it was an incredibly interesting idea, but