Games

The Game Awards is the video game industry’s biggest celebration of the year, honoring the latest and greatest in gaming. The 2019 ceremony is only a few days away and the nominees for this year’s many awards have been announced.  The 2019 Game of the Year nominees are Control, Death Stranding, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Resident Evil

The PC gaming scene has long been known as the home of some of the most innovative and original gaming experiences in the world. The best PC games of 2019 justified that reputation. Due to a relative lack of high-profile releases, many of the best PC games of 2019 came from indie developers and other

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Netflix’s The Witcher is conjuring a live-action manifestation of the popular fantasy novel series of Andrzej Sapkowski, which, of course, spawned the popular video game series. Notably, it also marks a monumental turn for its star, Henry Cavill, who has permanently put away his Superman suit, and shaved that pesky Mission: Impossible – Fallout mustache, for

In what should not come as a surprise to anyone, Sony has indicated they are no longer interested in producing handheld gaming devices.  “PlayStation Vita was brilliant in many ways, and the actual gaming experience was great, but clearly it’s a business that we’re no longer in now,” said Jim Ryan, President and CEO of

Developer Red Barrels is working on a new Outlast game called The Outlast Trials.  “Whilst not a direct sequel to the other critically acclaimed Outlast titles in the series, The Outlast Trials will be set in the same thrilling universe: more precisely, right in the middle of the Cold War era,” Red Barrels says of

The PC has been a staple of the video game industry for decades. Consoles come and go, talk of new generations pop-up every handful of years, and companies continue to try to get in on the nostalgic classic console scene, but the one constant that remains is that you’ll never be able to experience the

The internet has revealed a brand new look at a canceled Spider-Man 4 game, which would have tied in with Sam Raimi’s movie sequel of the same name (which also got cancelled, of course). A decent chunk of footage from the binned spinoff game has arrived online thanks to a YouTube channel called Hard4Games. This

A new report by Kotaku suggests that Microsoft is still working on a disc-less version of Xbox Scarlett.  As the report notes, there seems to be a bit of confusion regarding this development. The earliest rumors regarding Microsoft’s next-gen plans suggested that Microsoft was working on a flagship premium next-gen console as well as a

Nintendo Switch Online is the subscription service for owners of, you guessed it, the Nintendo Switch. The portable games console’s snazzy membership club launched properly in September 2018, and, although membership isn’t essential to enjoying the Switch, it does connect you to some pretty cool stuff.  In terms of pricing, single-user membership to Nintendo Switch

As Sony and Microsoft eye the next generation of video game consoles, and Google experiments with cloud gaming with its Stadia platform, studios everywhere are preparing to give this generation its swan song while crafting the future of the industry. The result will be a 2020 full of compelling new experiences, jaw-dropping remakes, long-awaited sequels,

Revealed by Microsoft during its E3 2018 media briefing, Halo 6 is actually called Halo Infinite. The game was announced with a cryptic two-minute trailer that doesn’t really tell us what the game is. In fact, all we really know based on the first trailer is that the story could feature a Halo ring. Master Chief

If you’re one of the many who just can’t wait for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, then you might want to keep an eye on a newly announced Vampire: The Masquerade spin-off title that offers a slightly refined take on the franchise’s narrative experience.  “Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York is a unique, atmospheric,

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is out now, and word on the street says the game is doing well: its early sales on PC have surpassed the launch numbers of both Star Wars Battlefront games that EA has released, which can only be a good sign. There’s been no official announcement of a sequel, but

Sony is preparing to unveil its next-generation console. The PlayStation 5, as it it’s officially called, will be Sony’s latest foray into gaming after dominating the current generation of consoles with the PS4.  The real question is how the new console will perform against its immediate competitor, Xbox Scarlett, Microsoft’s own next-gen machine, which boasts powerful

Xbox head Phil Spencer has indicated that Microsoft and the Xbox team have no plans on incorporating VR as they prepare for the release of Xbox Scarlett.  “I have some issues with VR,” said Spencer in an interview with Stevivor. “It’s isolating and I think of games as a communal, kind of together experience. We’re

Release Date: November 19, 2019Platform: PS4 (reviewed), PCDeveloper: Ys NetPublisher: Deep SilverGenre: Action-adventure What Yu Suzuki and his teams at Ys Net and Neilo have endeavored to do with Shenmue III is simple: create a new entry in the long-beloved series and stay faithful to the original games. Problem is, the original games are LONG-beloved.

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This podcast contains spoilers for episodes 1 through 3 of The Mandalorian.  The Mandalorian is here, and our Star Wars podcast hosts are excited to talk about the first live-action Star Wars television show. First, Saf and Paul have played Jedi: Fallen Order and are in agreement about the entertainment value of the game but have very different ideas about

The holidays are here, which means that it’s time to load your online shopping carts with all of the best video game deals. From console bundles to new gaming laptops to the latest and greatest in video game titles, there are plenty of deals coming up during Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Christmas that

Release Date: November 15, 2019Platform: SwitchDeveloper: Game FreakPublisher: NintendoGenre: RPG When you replay Pokémon games, you realize just how formulaic they are: you’re always catching critters, battling rivals, and working your way to a clearly signposted prize at the end. With that in mind, it’s no small achievement that Pokémon Sword and Shield feel fresh and interesting as new games in

This gift guide is sponsored by Walmart. Den of Geek may receive a small commission if a product is purchased. Leaving the comfort of your own home on Black Friday? Who needs that? You should be exerting all your effort for the day by reheating leftover turkey, and gentling placing the dry, but still flavorful

Some major Resident Evil characters are set to make a somewhat surprising cameo in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.  Yes, Chris Redfield, Leon Kennedy, Albert Wesker, and Jill Valentine will all appear in an upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit event that’s set to run for five days starting on November 29. The four characters will

PlayStation Plus is Sony’s membership club for those of us who use the PS4, PS3, and/or PS Vita consoles. Sony’s current pricing structure offers 1-month membership at $9.99, 3-month membership at $24.99, and 12-month membership at $59.99. You can also buy PS Plus memberships through places like Amazon. And what do you get for your money? Well,

This is part 7 of our PC Building series.  As we noted in our look at Patriot’s Viper RGB Series DDR4 RAM, there are typically two PC components that you should focus on if you’re looking for the cheapest and most effective way to rescue an aging rig or turn it into proper gaming computer: RAM and

Square Enix has confirmed that they are adding new bosses (and possibly other surprises) to Final Fantasy 7 Remake. “With regard to new characters, of whom I said during past interviews that there would be ‘none’,” says director Tetsuya Nomura via a blog post. “Though they aren’t main characters, their numbers ended up growing considerably in

Shaun Escayg is the creative director and writer for the upcoming Marvel’s Avengers, which is being developed by Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montréal with Square Enix serving as the title’s publisher. And at a special Marvel’s Avengers event that was hosted by Virgin Media in London, Den of Geek was lucky enough to sit down with

Street Fighter V simply refuses to die. Having shown up in early 2016, the game has undergone several waves of DLC and even got a full-on upgrade as Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition in 2018. After getting 22 downloadable characters tacked onto a base cast of 16, it looked like things were starting to fade for

This Star Wars article contains spoilers for Jedi: Fallen Order. We’ve not gotten very far into Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order just yet, but it’s clear from our first few hours of exploring planets and slashing Stormtroopers that the team at Respawn Entertainment went to great lengths to prove its Star Wars credentials and cram

 Koch Media CEO Klemens Kundratitz has confirmed that a new Saints Row game will be revealed in 2020. “Saints Row is very close to our hearts, and we’ll talk about it next year,” Kundratitz says in an interview with GamesIndustry.biz. “For the time being, we just wanted to get the word out that it’s coming and it’s