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After announcing that Bleeding Cool was hosting Category: Video Games podcast last week, we've gotten some great feedback from lots of people We're excited to keep bringing you the show, for those who like their gaming news in audio-discussion form with worthwhile guests. This week Me, Laura and Andre were joined by Matt MvMuscles from the incredibly[...]

Last week, we talked about the frankly ludicrous Star Wars deal going on over at Humble Bundle. If you like games set in a Galaxy far, far, away, you can

When I heard they were taking another stab at a Hitman movie, my first reaction was, "Why?" The first one is serviceable enough for fans, and in the

Just Sunday, I reported that 5 million players had logged on to test the Battlefield Hardline Beta. That number has now been dwarfed, by an updated total.

People have been wanting Rare to create a Banjo Kazooie type game for a long time, but for the past half decade or so, they've been stuck making Kinect

Since 2011, Glasgow Film Festival has also led the way involving the geekier side of the industry as well as understanding the growing links between game and film in a section that, this years is called Nerdvana. Ignoring the name and given that the nerds and geeks are in ascendancy as we all, obviously, know Nerdvana[...]

By Jared Cornelius Welcome back to Sweet Release! Bleeding Cool's weekly check in with the new video games on literal and digital store shelves.  This week's calendar is definitely aiming for niche audiences with the two biggest releases being rather polarizing.  One title is a modern day classic with a huge fan base, the other is a spiritual successor to a last generation success story on[...]

The choice to make Titanfall a PC and Xbox exclusive was an interesting one. Honestly though, I don't know how much it benefited EA, Respawn or Xbox One

Thus far, Telltale have only been seen as great caretakers of other people's franchises. They do that exceptionally well, mind you. Their work on Game of

Video Games host Here is what they had to say about the character: Anita's work has been an inspiration to the TowerFall team Her "Tropes vs Women in Games" video series gave us a valuable new lens through which to assess our character designs TowerFall is about bringing people together, so it's vitally important that the[...]

Bethesda are really one of the great AAA publishers. They take chances on new IP like The Evil Within and Dishonored, while also churning out surprising

You'd think Heihachi Mishima and Kazuya Mishima would realise that after six numbered games that they are never going to "settle this". They will continue

Evolve is out today and to celebrate, 2K Games have put out this launch trailer for the title. It's an odd one as it seems to be a bit of a Frankenstein's

The BAFTA Game Awards are easily my favorite awards in the entire medium. BAFTA really treat games in a high regard and it's definitely the most high-brow

By Joe Cammisa Monday night is here and it's time for The SML Podcast Episode 104: The #IDARB Anniversary Show, here on Bleeding Cool! Episode 104 marks

Well, this didn't last long. I remember the asymmetrical multiplayer game Shadow Realms being announced at GamesCom last year and thinking, "Well, this

These are almost identical situations to those that Anita Sarkeesian has faced as a social critic of the representation of women in video games If not her, Zoe Quinn, Briana Wuu or a ton of other female gaming personalities, some of who I know personally. Also, for the record, I'm not saying all involved in[...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z59npWpLbeI Have you got a PlayStation 4, but not a PlayStation Plus membership? I'd fully recommend you do. Obviously you

It is no secret Techland have a very up and down track record. That was never exemplified better than in Dead Island. It was a game that you could come to

It's pretty weird that the Xbox One doesn't yet have that ability to take screenshots. You'd think it would be an easy thing to implement since it can

In case you don't know, "swatting" is a term referring to the act of calling in a swat team onto an unsuspecting victim. This is usually done by

For many game developers, especially in the AAA space, the pursuit for realism is a real driving force artistically. The strive to utilize the power of

Now this is a little surprising. The buzz around Battlefield Hardline has felt much cooler than you'd expect from a game in the franchise. Maybe it was

It's been a while since we've heard about The Witness in any serious way. Creator of Braid Jonathan Blow's new game was shown during the PlayStation 4's

It has been a crazy busy week for Xenoblade. There has been a lot of chatter about Xenoblade Chronicles X and now the 3DS remaster of the game has a US

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXc7HYKWEMo Valentine's Day is coming up and Nintendo are trying to invade the day with their franchises. Not that that is

The Order: 1886 is creeping ever closer to release and it's set to be one of PlayStation 4's biggest exclusives yet. To get you nice and primed, AGB have

The Battlefield Hardline beta is online right now. Sadly, I haven't found the time to play it yet so I can't give any impressions, but it's out there

Here's a quick bit of clean up from last weeks SuperBowl. The mobile giant Clash of Clans is a huge brand, which is something most gamers forget. Many of

Playing video games is like learning a language I know to those of us who play them, it may not seem that way, but they really are If you hand a controller to someone who's never played a game before you will see this in action Using one stick for movement and another for camera[...]