Father Bans Gaming After Teenage Son Spends $5,300 Playing FIFA

A Canadian parent has banned video gaming at his home after his 17-year-old son racked up a bill of more than $5,300 (approximately Rs. 3,60,000) while playing EA Sports FIFA…

Titanfall Creator Respawn Hiring for Sequel and a New Game

The studio behind 2014's well-received multiplayer-only first-person shooter Titanfall, Respawn Entertainment, is looking to hire a senior level game designer for two games in its upcoming roster, an extension of…

Randy Pitchford, Penn Jillette Developing Desert Bus Sequel for VR

Borderlands developer Gearbox President Randy Pitchford will be working with renowned entertainer and magician Penn Jillette on a virtual reality remake of Desert Bus, a mini-game that featured in a…

Homefront: The Revolution Release Date, Xbox One Closed Beta Announced

The last we heard of open-world shooter Homefront: The Revolution was at Gamescom 2015. We were treated to a somewhat dismal trailer at Microsoft's Gamescom press event. This was followed…

PlayStation India, Xbox India Heads Move On

The head of Xbox India, Anshu Mor, has moved on. This news comes via his Twitter account. "Celebrating my last week at Microsoft India. An end of a fantastic 11yrs…

Half-Life Lead Writer Retires From Valve

While prospects of Half-Life 3 ever releasing have more or less dissipated barring the odd rumour or two that ends up devolving into meme fodder, Half-Life writer Marc Laidlaw has…

Pirated Games May Disappear in 2 Years, Says Top Cracking Group

With the current state of anti-piracy technology, there may not be any more pirated games to play in two years. The claim comes after Chinese cracking group 3DM attempted to…

PlayStation VR to Cost More Than the Oculus Rift?

After outrage over the price tag of the much-awaited virtual reality headset Oculus Rift, it appears that Sony's PlayStation VR (PS VR) device might be more expensive. This was unearthed…

Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe Explains Why the Rift Has a $600 Price Tag

This week, Oculus finally announced the consumer launch of its Rift virtual reality headset -- more than three years after its original Kickstarter launch, and nearly two years since Facebook…

Rumors Claim Microsoft Planning To Release Smaller Xbox One In 2016

With the problems Microsoft is facing with its Xbox division due to the continued rise of the PlayStation 4, we have to wonder, what is the next step? Well, it…