Like you didn't see this coming. Yes, we get another Madden football game this year and publisher Electronic Arts has announced the release date: August 25, 2015. A new entry typically lands at the end of August, just in time for a new season. The news - and logo - came courtesy of a short blog post , which also

Graphics: 8.8 Gameplay: 8.5 Sound: 8.7 Control: 8.4 Replay Value: 8.9 Online Gameplay: 8.2 Overall Rating: 8.6 Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Developer: NetherRealm Studios Number Of Players: 1-2 Genre: Fighting Release Date: April 14, 2015 If you’re old enough, you remember when Mortal Kombat debuted in the arcades 22 years ago. You probably also remember the ensuing fallout; it

Hey, remember when you wanted your opponent to stop peeking at your screen? Australian indie developer Samurai Punk has opted to put a positive twist on such cheating: It's called Screencheat and it will release on PlayStation 4 later this year. They'd already confirmed an Xbox One version, and the game initially launched on PC, Mac and Linux platforms in

It's too soon for official numbers but that isn't stopping franchise co-creator Ed Boon from giving us some positive updates. As he said on Twitter , the recent launch of Mortal Kombat X has become the biggest launch in series history. The game released on Tuesday to decent critical praise and Boon added that "millions" of players are already enjoying

Thanks to the release of the new Nintendo 3DS, the PlayStation 4 was knocked from its #1 perch in February. But Nintendo's new handheld couldn't earn a repeat performance. According to the March NPD numbers , Sony's console was once again top dog for the month in the US. Overall, the month wasn't as good as March 2014 in terms

First, it was supposed to come out at the end of 2014. It got delayed until February. Developer CD Projekt Red promised they wouldn't push it again...but it got pushed again. As such, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ended up sitting on May 19. But here's the good news: The delay saga ends on that day because the game has

If you haven't yet experienced Journey , shame on you. But you can redeem yourself this summer: A remastered version of the award-winning production is coming to PlayStation 4, along with two other Thatgamecompany titles. FlOw , Flower and Journey will be packaged on one Blu-Ray disc for PS4 and all games will run at 1080p and 60 frames per

It's one of the prettiest and most mysterious titles on the horizon. The PlayStation 4 exclusive Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is in development at The Chinese Room ( Dear Esther ), and the team has delivered some new gameplay footage for the first-person adventure. You can see the three-minute video below and check out the new preview at GameSpot

Think graphics are the determining factor behind the average video game purchase? Not so. According to a new Nielsen study , while graphics may be a driving force behind a PlayStation 4 purchase, individual game purchases are different. Believe it or not, "Interesting Story/Premise" was the top factor according to the ESA's survey. 22 percent said this was the overall

There was a time when Squaresoft was king. Just about anything they touched turned to gold. Hell, even Einhander (a side-scrolling arcade shooter, if you're not familiar) was great. They experimented with various forms of role-playing mechanics, ranging from the real-time/platforming style of Brave Fencher Musashi to the hybrid systems we found in the likes of Vagrant Story , Threads

Yeah, PlayStation gamers always get Call of Duty DLC a month late. Well, at least Ascendance is right around the corner now. Activision has announced that the latest expansion for the well-received Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare will release for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PC on April 30. Ascendance first came to Xbox platforms as a result of the

Thankfully, Battlefield: Hardline was actually quite stable at launch (as opposed to the fiasco that was Battlefield 4 ). But it can still get better. That's why the designers plan to deliver the top five most-requested fixes in the game's next patch. You can find the full patch notes here along with this encouraging statement from lead multiplayer designer Thaddeus

Oh, yes . Maybe I'll finally have a reason to explore the shelves at GameStop. The retailer recently re-opened trades for PS2 titles and now, they've announced that they're going even farther back. According to an IGN report , GameStop is planning to launch a pilot program that will involve trade-ins for classic consoles, games and accessories. The fun is

Last week, we heard that Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe was "in talks" to play Rockstar co-founder and CEO Sam Houser in a BBC drama centering on the creation of the iconic Grand Theft Auto franchise. Now, The Hollywood Reporter claims that more star power may be in store for the production: The Emmy-nominated Bill Paxton, who also has had

Whoa...it was a new Star Ocean ! Square Enix was teasing a mystery game over the past week, and it has been formally announced: It's Star Ocean 5 or rather, Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness . You can grab your first look at Kotaku , where you'll find baseline setting and gameplay information, along with a few scanned images from

Bloodborne is a damn fine game. ...but those load times are kinda abysmal. Thankfully, developer From Software will look to lessen those load times in an upcoming patch. In a recent post over at the PlayStation Blog , Sony first reminds everyone of the milestone - 1 million copies shipped worldwide - and then provided us with some info concerning