Month: May 2016

  • Top Ten Best-Selling Games in the US for April 2016

    Top Ten Best-Selling Games in the US for April 2016

    What were the best-selling new physical games in the US for April 2016? Now we know, thanks to the NPD Group, which has released its sales report for last month. Just like April’s PlayStation digital game sales, both Dark Souls III and Ratchet & Clank top the list. MLB The Show 16, Tom Clancy’s The…

  • Madden 17 Names Rob Gronkowski Cover Star, Watch First Gameplay

    Madden 17 Names Rob Gronkowski Cover Star, Watch First Gameplay

    Rob Gronkowski of the New England Patriots is the cover star for Madden NFL 17, EA Sports announced tonight on SportsCenter. One of the NFL’s biggest names, Gronkowski is known for his on-field accomplishments (he is a four-time Pro Bowler and was a member of the Super Bowl XLIX-winning Patriots), as well as his fun-loving…

  • Destiny's Companion App to Make It Easier to Find Players for Raids

    Destiny's Companion App to Make It Easier to Find Players for Raids

    While there’s not much in the way of new content for Destiny on the immediate horizon, Bungie has detailed improvements it’s making to the process of finding people to play with. Bungie already has a recruitment forum for finding people to do certain activities with–namely raids–that the game doesn’t offer matchmaking for. It’s an imperfect…

  • Rocket League Physical Edition Comes With This Rad-Looking Poster

    Rocket League Physical Edition Comes With This Rad-Looking Poster

    Psyonix has shared some new details on what’s included with Rocket League‘s soon-to-launch physical version, which is dubbed the Collector’s Edition. In addition to the Supersonic Fury, Revenge of the Battle-Cars, and Chaos Run expansions, as well as four new cars, it comes with an “exclusive” art print–and it looks pretty sweet. As for the…

  • David Bowie Was Going to Be in the Twin Peaks Revival Before His Death

    David Bowie Was Going to Be in the Twin Peaks Revival Before His Death

    David Bowie, who has played a role in Twin Peaks in the past, was set to be in the upcoming revival, though his untimely passing now means that won’t happen. News of Bowie’s involvement was shared by Harry Goaz in an interview with the Dallas Morning News. Goaz, who is returning for Season 3 to…

  • The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine's Unique Monsters and Places Featured in New Video

    The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine's Unique Monsters and Places Featured in New Video

    The Witcher 3‘s upcoming expansion, Blood and Wine, releases on May 31, and developers from CD Projekt Red have put together a video in which they discuss what players can expect to see in the France-inspired land of Touissant. The video talks about what makes Touissant unique, which comes in the form of its locations…

  • Watch Four New Warcraft Movie Scenes Right Here

    Watch Four New Warcraft Movie Scenes Right Here

    Four new clips from the upcoming Warcraft movie have made their way online. Two videos of the clips have already been taken down, so it’s likely the embedded version below will as well. The first clip shows Khadgar being thrown around by Medivh, the second has Lothar and his army under attack by Blackhand and…

  • Ubisoft's New IP Will Be Announced at E3 or Earlier

    Ubisoft's New IP Will Be Announced at E3 or Earlier

    Ubisoft’s mysterious new IP, which the company started talking about in February, will soon be discussed in a more official capacity. During the company’s earnings briefing today, management said the game will be announced at or before E3. You will get a “full flavor of it” at E3, CFO Alain Martinez said. However, CEO Yves…

  • Watch Dogs 2 Has a "New Tone," Expected to Be Big Seller

    Watch Dogs 2 Has a "New Tone," Expected to Be Big Seller

    Today during an earnings call, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot shared some new details on the upcoming Watch Dogs sequel. First, the executive teased that Watch Dogs 2 will have a “new tone,” though he didn’t expand on that point. On the subject of sales, Guillemot did not offer any specific unit projections, though he said…

  • Then & Now: WWE Wrestler's First Appearances

    Then & Now: WWE Wrestler's First Appearances

    The current superstars of the WWE Universe all had to come from somewhere. While many of them have their characters crafted and molded in the developmental system known as NXT, many of these wrestlers have appeared in WWE before as someone completely different. It could have been a trial match or creative trying something that…