Valve has released a fairly major update for class-based shooter Team Fortress 2. The update pays tribute to voice actor Rick May, who passed away recently. May provided the voice for the Soldier.…
May 4, 2020 | 10:48 EDT
We finally got an official release date for Deadly Premonition 2, the Nintendo Switch-exclusive sequel to one of the most bizarre games released in the modern era. It seems that in the time auteur…
May 7, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
Deadly Premonition is a survival horror game with open-world elements originally released for the Xbox 360. It was developed under the title Rainy Woods in 2004 before it changed development from the…
May 3, 2020 | 03:39 EDT
Do you like hurting other people? No? What about yourself? Seeking to complete Super Meat Boy is nothing short of pure masochism. Torturous levels, rife with deadly chainsaws, lava, and the salt!…
March 31, 2020 | 04:24 EDT
This past week, I've had the pleasure of revisiting Saints Row 4: Re-Elected on my Nintendo Switch. Within minutes I was transported back to one of Volition's best open-world action games of the past…
March 27, 2020 | 11:30 EDT
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. And aliens. Aliens are also a problem. Saints Row 4 is the epic conclusion to the open-world game that changed all the rules. The head of the Third…
March 25, 2020 | 11:16 EDT
While the missing DOOM Eternal soundtrack has been pretty bad news for fans of great gaming music, there's also some good news in the audio department today — the entire Half-Life soundtrack is now…
March 12, 2020 | 03:00 EDT
The legend that Bethesda can't seem to replicate. Fallout: New Vegas is what you get when you get the original development team behind the first two Fallout games, and let them loose upon the Fallout…
May 4, 2020 | 08:30 EDT
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is a classic non-linear 2D platformer. You are Alucard, dhampir son of Dracula. Alucard arrives at his father's castle in order to rid the world of its evil. Along…
March 4, 2020 | 09:07 EST
Konami has sneakily released Castlevania: Symphony of the Night on mobile platforms. It's available to buy right now on Android and iOS and will set you back a mere $2.99, which isn't bad for an all-…
March 4, 2020 | 09:00 EST
Recently on February 27, Borderlands 2 was updated, and it appears as though it has introduced bugs, performance and matchmaking issues. This Reddit thread from Reddit user dookarion explains that…
March 3, 2020 | 12:16 EST
PAYDAY 2 drills will soon be a thing of the past, putting an end to the game's "Crate & key" microtransaction system. OVERKILL made a Steam Community announcement that detailed the upcoming…
February 21, 2020 | 02:29 EST
It's Cops 'n' Robbers. Bonnie and Clyde gettin' chased to their hide. This iteration of Battlefield takes things a little differently. In Battlefield Hardline, you find yourself in Miami's darkest…
February 5, 2020 | 10:45 EST
When GTA Online first went live in 2013, it was little more than a small addition to GTA V’s excellent single-player campaign. If anything, Online was considered to be grossly inferior as it lacked…
January 28, 2020 | 11:00 EST
The Alan Wake Xbox Marketplace listing has returned after a long absence. If you're unfamiliar with Alan Wake, it's an intriguing mystery game with some psychological elements in it. He goes on…
January 22, 2020 | 01:30 EST
Now that the next generation of games is almost here, it's quite clear that there are few game franchises that have been as prolific or as influential as Grand Theft Auto. No other game has come…
January 22, 2020 | 12:00 EST
It's not Skyrim, but it's still getting brought back a bunch! Borderlands 1, the first in the (in)famous trilogy. The one that started it all... Wait, the dev quote below already says that. I guess…
January 18, 2020 | 09:15 EST
The Ocean holds no more room for us, it is time we gaze upward. BioShock Infinite abandons the watery depths in favor of the bright skies. You are Booker DeWitt, a private investigator tasked with…
January 13, 2020 | 09:18 EST
Once you were but a humble humanoid Splicer, taking down Frank Fontaine and Andrew Ryan with naught but your own frail body and a whole armory of weapons and plasmids. In BioShock 2, you are now…
January 13, 2020 | 12:36 EST
The greatest start to a trilogy. BioShock does more than kit you out with a bunch of weaponry. It gives you the option to modify your own DNA and grant yourself superhuman powers through the power of…
January 13, 2020 | 12:38 EST
Work never ends for Geralt of Rivia, slayer of monsters and skilled dispatcher of less-than-sensible humans. In pursuit of your lost memories, you'll initially find yourself reliving more of the past…
January 13, 2020 | 01:31 EST
PlayStation Plus is starting off the new year with a bang, offering two new games for members with a PS Plus Subscription for January. Starting January 3rd, players can download Goat Simulator and…
January 1, 2020 | 12:30 EST
Bungie's Destiny franchise is definitely considered one of the biggest of this decade, with both of its entries breaking records and receiving critical acclaim from outlets and fans alike. The looter…
December 30, 2019 | 02:00 EST
Overkill Software has recently released an update for PAYDAY 2, but the PAYDAY 2 console editions are getting a bit of a delay in actually receiving the patch. Unfortunately, this is going to be the…
December 13, 2019 | 10:00 EST
It seems that the world still isn't quite done with Telltale games as word begins to spread around the internet for a Telltale Batman Shadow Edition. The original Telltale Batman ran for two seasons…
December 12, 2019 | 08:22 EST
Two classic titles from Platinum Games have been united in one package — the Bayonetta & Vanquish 10th Anniversary Bundle has appeared with little fanfare on the Microsoft Store. If you're…
December 6, 2019 | 08:00 EST
In this prequel to Tron: Legacy, players will be able to battle enemies in the Tron world by utilizing the famous light disc and vehicular combat that the Tron series made famous. In Tron: Evolution…
December 3, 2019 | 02:38 EST
Recently, there have been a growing number of complaints from PC owners of Tron: Evolution, a game that was once available on the Steam store but has since been removed. That doesn't mean that people…
December 3, 2019 | 02:45 EST
A small-scale (but nonetheless epic) crossover has taken place between two excellent franchises: a CS:GO Halo Sticker Capsule is now available in the game. What's a sticker? Well, it's a flat,…
November 29, 2019 | 10:00 EST
John Woo's Stranglehold is a direct video game sequel to the classic 1992 movie Hard Boiled. Chow Yun-Fat reprises his iconic role as Inspector "Tequila" Yuen, who must navigate a noir world of…
November 27, 2019 | 09:04 EST
GOG's noble crusade to revive classics of the past continues. Stranglehold, an action game created by Midway in conjunction with Hong Kong action director John Woo, is now available via GOG. Right…
November 27, 2019 | 12:00 EST
Hot off the heels on a report that BioWare is working on an overhaul to Anthem, Kotaku has noted that the Canadian-based studio is also, reportedly, working on a new Mass Effect game. According to…
November 16, 2019 | 12:00 EST
Mighty No. 9 is being delisted from the Japanese PlayStation Store. Some might say that this is a sign that this game is dying, but it's a bit more complex than that. Mega Man fansite Protodude's…
November 15, 2019 | 11:30 EST
It's probably safe to say that the GTA Online casino has been a roaring success — the latest update to Grand Theft Auto V's online game mode has caused recurrent consumer spending to rise 23%,…
November 12, 2019 | 06:02 EST
The second installment of the Dragon Age franchise, Dragon Age II follows the ten-year journey of Hawke. From a lowly refugee of the 5th blight of Ferelden to Champion of the city of Kirkwall, the…
November 23, 2019 | 10:11 EST
Play as a Gray Warden and save the kingdom of Ferelden from destruction! The first in the Dragon Age series, Dragon Age: Origins introduces the world of Thedas as a cold, dangerous place in this…
September 5, 2020 | 10:15 EDT
Like most people who grew up in the 90s and early millennium, the dream of having an arcade at home isn’t an uncommon one. While modern consoles, smartphones, and practically anything with a screen…
November 7, 2019 | 12:00 EST
"Major barriers" in Dark Souls mods have finally been broken, allowing innovating modders the capability to load truly custom maps into the game for the first time. Although the Dark Souls…
November 6, 2019 | 02:00 EST
Far Cry 4 is an action adventure game from the hit Far Cry series. Play alone, or with a friend, as you survive in the Himalayas.
November 3, 2019 | 04:18 EST
Street Fighter II is one of the series most prolific titles in which you travel the world beating up caricatures of various people from a diverse set of backgrounds, ethnicities, and martial arts…
September 5, 2020 | 10:03 EDT
CSGO keys can no longer be traded as of a recent update to the game. Most Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players are unlikely to be affected by this change, but a small segment of the world's…
October 29, 2019 | 07:56 EDT
A speedrunner has uncovered a new way to beat Dragon Age: Inquisition in under 30 minutes. The previous record for speedrunning the game stood at 1 hour 54 minutes and 35 seconds (1:54:35). …
October 22, 2019 | 09:30 EDT
The sequel to the legend, Dark Souls II returns you to that old, familiar suffering. Travel through a new world and uncover your destiny, relentlessly dying over and over while defying and overcoming…
October 13, 2019 | 10:56 EDT
"The beginning of the desecration of the Fallout franchise by Bethesda, Fallout 3 at least made a, poorly executed, attempt to stay true to many of the series roots while taking it from an isometric…
October 7, 2019 | 09:56 EDT
Thief (2014) is the reboot of the popular Thief franchise, which our Dark Narrative original series is about.
October 1, 2019 | 12:14 EDT
Released in 2004, Half-Life 2 is considered a classic of the genre and it's importance in PC gaming, in particular, is hard to overstate with its emphasis on the gravity gun, and requiring Steam to…
September 28, 2019 | 09:37 EDT
Think of your favorite game. Now picture the NPCs of that game in your head. How often do you notice when these NPCs blink? Can you say for certain that they even do blink? Now that you’re aware of…
September 28, 2019 | 09:36 EDT
The classic that everything looter-shooter gets compared to. Borderlands 2 takes everything from the first game and quadruples it, if not more. From the Steam page: A new era of shoot and loot is…
September 27, 2019 | 07:58 EDT