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Nintendo Switch: Here's Where You Can Play It Before Release
As announced previously, Nintendo is taking the Nintendo Switch console on tour ahead of its release in March 2017. Today, Nintendo announced a list of tour stops, covering some of the biggest cities in the United States and Canada. Here is a rundown of the cities and dates for the Switch tour: New York –…
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Three More Games Added to Xbox One Backwards Compatibility Program
The Xbox One‘s backwards compatibility catalog continues to grow. As announced by Microsoft’s Major Nelson, Xbox 360 games Skydive, Planets Under Attack, and Clannad have been added to the catalog. Note that Clannad is only available in Japan. If you already own any of the games for Xbox 360, they should show up automatically in…
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Xbox One S Minecraft Bundle Drops to $230 Today
Microsoft has launched a new Xbox One S deal. For today only (December 16), you can get the Minecraft Favorites Xbox One S bundle for only $230. The bundle comes with a 500 GB white Xbox One S, a controller (the new, Bluetooth-enabled one with textured grips), and a copy of Minecraft: Xbox One Edition.…
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What We Know About War for the Planet of the Apes
During a recent showcase of its 2017 movies, 20th Century Fox revealed footage for War for the Planet of the Apes, Logan, Alien: Covenant, and A Cure for Wellness. We’ll have details on each in the weeks ahead based on what we saw, starting today with the next Apes film. Director Matt Reeves showed different…
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Luigi Gets Revenge, Uses Death Stare in Real-Life Mario Kart Video
The Mario Kart Luigi “Death Stare” meme comes to life in new way with a slickly produced video that shows what happens when you make Luigi mad. From YouTube’s devinsupertramp (via Game Informer) comes a real-world Mario Kart balloon battle with a devastating conclusion. Luigi suffers a poor start and is put down as being…
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Telltale's The Walking Dead Story Generator Will Tell You What Kind of Survivor You Are
Ahead of The Walking Dead: Season Three – A New Frontier‘s release next week, developer Telltale has released details of its story generator, built specifically for Season Three. The generator samples your decisions in 42 different scenarios, and thereby determines what kind of survivor you are. It was built to help those who didn’t play…
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Assassin's Creed 2 Remaster's "Weird Face" Guy Is Back to Normal
Ubisoft has released a new patch for Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collection, addressing the appearance of an unimportant bystander from Assassin’s Creed II whose face was turned into a silly monster with huge eyes. The 1.02 patch notes, as posted by Eurogamer, state that it delivers a fix for “a weird NPC face” from Assassin’s…
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Game of the Year 2016 Countdown: #25 – #21
After spending days holed up in company meeting rooms locked in fierce debate, our global team of GameSpot editors and video producers has finally assembled a ranked list of the 25 best games of the year. Our list is informed by an array of tastes and preferences, reflecting our team’s diverse gaming backgrounds and opinions.…
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RollerCoaster Tycoon World Adds Santa's Sleigh and Other Holiday Items in New Update
Atari has launched a new update for RollerCoaster Tycoon World, adding holiday content and a theme that includes more than 100 new items. The holiday content includes new items such as a snowman, Santa’s sleigh, a gingerbread man, and snow globe that you can place in your park. Check out GameSpot’s roundup here to see…
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Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Is Already the US' Top-Grossing Console Game of 2016
Much has been said about the struggles of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, which reportedly sold roughly half of what last year’s Black Ops III did in its first month in the US. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t still raking in money. The NPD Group’s latest report had it at the top of its…