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…

PlayStation Vita 2.0 update brings PlayStation Plus, cloud saving and more

Sony has released firmware 2.0 for PlayStation Vita. The new firmware PlayStation Plus, cloud saving, improved browser, PC-style email, Wi-Fi transfers and more. (Also see: PlayStation Vita Review |Pictures) While…

Hackers Crack Into PlayStation 4 Code To Make It Run Linux And ‘Pokémon’

A hacking group called Fail0verflow announced that they have cracked into the Sony PlayStation 4 (PS4) to install Linux and make it run a Game Boy Advance version of Pokémon. Although…

Why 3D Video Games Might Actually Be Good for Your Child

The late film critic Roger Ebert famously declared that video games could never be art, much to the outrage of die-hard gamers everywhere. While the artistic value of classics like…

Confirmed: ‘Street Fighter 5’ Supports Both SteamOS And Valve’s Steam Controller Just In Time For The Beta

Street Fighter 5 is coming to PlayStation 4 and PC next year, and guess what? The game will support Valve's SteamOS Linux-based operating system, along with the SteamOS controller. Capcom…

‘Star Wars: Galaxy Of Heroes’ Now Lets You Play Kylo Ren, Finn And Rey

Characters from "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" are landing on the renowned mobile app game, Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, as confirmed by EA Star Wars with Disney/Lucasfilm. "Players can collect, fight and…