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PlayStation Store's Most-Downloaded Games of 2016 Revealed
Sony today announced the most-downloaded games of the year for the PlayStation Store for 2016–and the No. 1 game might surprise you. Psyonix’s hit soccer-with-cars game Rocket League, which was originally released in 2015, came out on top for PlayStation 4 in North America, outperforming 2016 blockbusters like Battlefield 1 and Call of Duty: Infinite…
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Nintendo Switch Release Date and Price Leaked (Possibly)
UK retailer GameSeek has listed Nintendo’s new Switch console for a March 17 release, as well as stating a price of £198.50 (around USD $245). It’s important to note that both pieces of information could simply be placeholders–GameSeek does use temporary dates for games with unconfirmed release schedules, though Nintendo has previously said the Switch…
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No Big Destiny News Soon
2017 is set to be a big year for Destiny. As announced previously, developer Bungie plans to launch Destiny 2, or whatever the sequel is called, sometime this year. Don’t expect news about the game, or whatever is next for ongoing development of the first Destiny, anytime soon, however. Writing on its website, Bungie said…
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Star Wars Effects Boss on Carrie Fisher's Reaction to That Rogue One Scene
This story discusses some spoilery elements of Star Wars: Rogue One. The newest Star Wars movie, Rogue One, ended with a cameo from Princess Leia. Given that the movie is set before the events of the 1977 original, the team at Lucasfilm needed to create a digital version of Leia, based on Carrie Fisher’s likeness…
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Overwatch PTR Patch Notes Include Roadhog, D.Va Nerfs
A new update is now available on Overwatch‘s public test realm servers, bringing with it the promised Roadhog nerf and more. As described by Blizzard recently, this update prevents Roadhog from pulling enemies around corners. Instead, Chain Hook pulls enemies “directly in front of Roadhog (rather than straight to him), except in cases where Roadhog…
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Mass Effect: Andromeda Won't Have a Season Pass
BioWare’s highly anticipated RPG Mass Effect: Andromeda will not have a Season Pass for DLC. BioWare GM Aaryn Flynn confirmed this and more on Twitter today (via DualShockers). Asked directly if Andromeda would have a Season Pass, Flynn succinctly stated, “Nope.” Pressed for more details, like whether there will be story DLC, if it will…
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Steam Sets New Concurrent User Record
Valve’s PC service Steam has set a new concurrent user record. Kotaku noticed that for the first time in the service’s history, more than 14.2 million people were logged in at the same today, January 7. Some of the US east coast is currently in the midst of a cold, winter storm, so maybe more…
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See the Impressive-Looking Footage of the Reportedly Canceled Halo Megabloks Game
Microsoft and Megabloks were working together on a Halo Megabloks game for Xbox 360, apparently, but it was not meant to be. Andrew Borman of Preserving Gaming History today published a video providing a history of the game, which was reportedly in development at N-Space before being canceled in 2013. The video also contains some…
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Tom Hardy Responds to Star Wars 8 Rumors
Last year, a rumor claimed that Mad Max and The Revenant star Tom Hardy would have a small role in this year’s Star Wars: Episode VIII as a Stomtrooper. That’s still not confirmed or debunked. Now, Hardy himself has weighed in on the speculation. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Hardy was asked if the rumors…
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PS4's Share Button Will Be Useless for Most of Danganronpa V3
If you’ve played enough games on PS4, you’ve likely reached a moment where the system’s Share feature becomes unavailable. This is typically to avoid the spread of spoilers that could ruin the experience for others. For the upcoming Danganronpa V3, that moment will consist of virtually the entire game. “In order to prevent spoilers for…