Development studio Digital Illusions CE (DICE) has confirmed that it is now focused on creating the next installment of the "Battlefield" series. According to the company, some of the developers who worked on this year's "Star Wars Battlefront" will handle the upcoming project.
As promised, development studio Electronic Arts has named current UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor as the second cover athlete for the upcoming "EA Sports UFC 2" fighting game. The studio made the decision based on the results of the UFC 194 held on December 12 at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Developer Bandai Namco has unveiled some of the major details of the upcoming arcade update for the fighting game "Tekken 7." Interestingly, the first fighter unveiled for the "Tekken 7 Fated Retribution" update is Akuma from Capcom's "Street Fighter" franchise.
Rockstar Games has announced that a new expansion pack for the GTA Online multiplayer mode of "Grand Theft Auto 5" will arrive next week. However, due to the developers' decision to only support PC and next-gen platforms, the content update will not arrive for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game.
Yoshinori Kitase, the producer and director of various "Final Fantasy" games, released a letter addressing the gamers' concerns regarding the announcement that the "Final Fantasy VII" Remake will have an episodic release. According to Kitase, launching the game in this manner is the only way the developers will be able to provide a full gameplay experience.
The European division of Sony is currently offering a new discount promo exclusively for PlayStation 4 console owners. As part of the deal, gamers are entitled to receive one free game if they purchase a title using Sony's special discount code.
Development studio Telltale Games has announced that the fourth episode for "Minecraft: Story Mode" will arrive later this month. Although the studio noted that the upcoming installment will conclude the story of the game, a fifth episode will still come out sometime next year.
Microsoft has officially unveiled the complete list of games for this week's Deals with Gold program. As noted by the company, some of the discounted games can only be purchased by Xbox Live Gold and Silver subscribers.
Through a partnership between Oculus VR and development studio CCP Games, those who pre-order the Oculus VR head-mounted display will also receive a free copy of the sci-fi flight simulation shooter "EVE: Valkyrie." Aside from the virtual reality headset, the space combat title is also expected to come out for traditional gaming consoles and platforms.
An executive from Microsoft assured gamers that the company is still dedicated to releasing a successor to the Xbox One console. Although it is still not yet clear when this new device will be unveiled, the executive noted that it will have more features than the current system.
A couple of modders have recreated the N64 Yoshi Valley map from "Mario Kart 8" for the "Grand Theft Auto 5." Although the modded race track cannot be played on multiplayer, it can be downloaded for the single-player mode of GTA V.
In a startling report by Steam, the online digital distribution platform admitted that about 77,000 accounts get hacked every month. As a precaution, Valve, the developer of Steam, has implemented a new security measure to protect its users.
Microsoft has officially launched its Cortana digital assistant for iOS and Android-based devices after months of beta testing. The features of the different versions of the virtual assistant, however, vary depending on the platform it is running in.
A new study conducted by researchers from the University of Binghamton in New York revealed that most people find text messages with proper punctuation marks insincere. Specifically, those who use periods to end their sentences in text messages are often regarded as dishonest by others.
A recent listing on Steam has revealed that "Final Fantasy VI" will be released for the PC within the next few days. However, as noted by various sources, gamers might end up feeling disappointed with the upcoming PC version of the game.
