Month: December 2016

The winners of Valve’s first-ever Steam Awards have been revealed. This isn’t your normal, everyday awards show, however. The categories included things like “Villain Most In Need Of A Hug” and “‘The Whoooaaaaaaa, dude!’ Award,” among other wonderful ones. Below you can see a full rundown of categories and winners, as rounded up by Kotaku. Go to Stea...[Read More]

As 2016 comes to a close, Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has reflected on the year that was. Writing on Twitter, Kojima thanked fans for their support in the year that his new studio got off the ground. “Everything was from zero except your warmest support,” he said on the social media site. 2/2I could done only because there’s a hope. Thank you. Have a good new year for e...[Read More]

Disney’s animated classic Beauty and the Beast featured more than a few memorable songs, including “Something There.” Now, the first audio clip of Belle actress Emma Watson singing the song for next year’s live-action version has arrived for you to listen to. Here’s the wonderful snippet of the track, as shared by Beauty and the Beast producer Jack Morrissey (via Ente...[Read More]

The second part of Pokemon Go‘s holiday update has begun. Now through January 3, developer Niantic is releasing Bronze, Silver, and Gold boxes into the game; they include things like incense, lure modules, lucky eggs, Poke Balls, and Great Balls. These replace the previous freebies, including Special, Great, and Ultra boxes that were available December 25-30. Additionally, now until January ...[Read More]

It’s the last day of December, and all of 2016, so that means today is your last day to grab the remaining Games With Gold titles before they return to their normal price points tomorrow. On Xbox One, Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition is free until the end of the day, while now is your last chance to grab the excellent racing game Burnout Paradise on Xbox 360. That game is playable on Xbox O...[Read More]

The fourth and final week of PlayStation Network’s Holiday Sale has begun. As revealed on the PlayStation Store website, there are lots of game deals, spread across PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita, while some movies are discounted as well. Below is a rundown of some notable PS4 offers. Be sure to go to the PlayStation Store website to see every deal available, for all plat...[Read More]

A seemingly nondescript game launched on Steam earlier this month is in fact hiding the long-awaited Frog Fractions 2, a group of players have discovered. As detailed by the group calling itself the Game Detectives, Frog Fractions 2 is hidden inside Glittermitten Grove, which debuted on Steam on December 13. Patch notes for an update released on December 25 caught the attention of some internet sl...[Read More]

A major area of focus for PlayStation this year has been in the area of hardware. Sony launched the PlayStation 4 Slim, the PlayStation 4 Pro, and PlayStation VR. According to PlayStation Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida, fans can expect “amazing software” to be released in 2017 to take advantage of the hardware. This came up in a 4Gamer interview, which was translated by Dua...[Read More]

With the big shopping season now behind us, Amazon has shared the best-selling products in many categories across the site during the holidays. In terms of games, it was the latest Pokemon and Final Fantasy games to come out on top. It didn’t share specific sales figures for any of this, only saying in a press release that Pokemon Sun, Pokemon Moon, and Final Fantasy XV for PS4 were the thre...[Read More]