With the recent release of Super Smash Bros for Wii U, the Smash community has entered a weird transitional phase, as new players flood in to play the new game, old fans adapt and start breaking open Sm4sh while others continue playing previous installments, with some denouncing Sm4sh as terrible…

Independent developer and publisher Team17 have announced that Flockers is coming to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch via the App Store and Android via Google Play on the 14th January. From the creators of Worms, Flockers is a modern day take on the classic A to B puzzle genre with…

Rogue Legacy has been a huge hit in the gaming world, and is available on quite the range of consoles. However, Xbox 360 and Xbox One owners alike have been left out of the loop with Rogue Legacy, but it seems that has finally come to an end. https://twitter.com/CellarDoorGames/status/552974240941490177 The…

In a recent blog post, 343 Industries promises that they are still working to fix the less-than stellar multiplayer experience for the Master Chief Collection and it's Matchmaking-based issues. 343 Industries assured players that they have been working through the holidays to attempt to roll out future content updates to…

With the long-awaited Majora's Mask 3D on the horizon, the North American Special Edition has finally been revealed. The Special Edition will include the regular 3DS game, as well as a (super awesome) Skull Kid figure at a retail price of $49.99. With the special edition being only $10 more…

Once a year, speed runners from all over the world come together for Awesome Games Done Quick, a special event where they play their favourite games live on Twitch to raise money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation, a charity that funds research to find ways to eradicate the life changing illness once…

Game soundtracks are often released on digital markets in this day and age, rather than the traditional physical CD. A wise decision, as many of them will not sell enough copies to satisfy production costs. In the spirit of genorousity, GAME FREAK have decided to release the complete soundtrack of…

Koei Tecmo Europe today announced pre-order bonus DLC details and an updated launch date of 27 February 2015 for Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires. The pre-order bonus DLC for Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires will include the following Edit Parts: Edit Armour Set 1 (for male characters), which will be available for…

H1Z1 will be launching soon for the public to purchase, and to get us in the mood, SOE is hosting a big streaming event. Early Access to Sony Online Entertainments take on the Zombie Apocalypse will be available for purchase in a weeks time, and to mark the occasion, Sony…

Kalypso Media have released the new “Surfs Up!” DLC for Tropico 5. This content, out today, adds an original scenario; plus new building, avatar accessory, sandbox map and music track. “Surfs Up!” sees El Presidente face up to the knowledge that planet earth is under threat from alien incursion –…

Opinion has shifted among Zelda fans lately, with many people renouncing the once lauded Ocarina of Time and claiming it as overrated, dull and most importantly, not as good as A Link To the Past. A growing split has emerged between Zelda fans over the past few years, erupting over…

In news that many PlanetSide fans have been waiting for, the long-awaited beta of PlanetSide 2 is going live on PS4 on the 20th of January. Importantly, this will be a closed beta to mainly test servers, performances, how the UI works with a DualShock 4, control settings and so…

In news from Mad Catz today, the LYNX 9 controller, which resembles the offspring of an Xbox One pad and Megatron, will retail for £249.99 and can be pre-ordered prior to its March release. This foldable device acts as a PC controller, a stand and controller for Android phones as…

Club Nintendo is a mixed bag for Europe. Sometimes they receive amazing offers, and other times they get the short end of the stick. It is fair to say that this time they have truly hit the jackpot. Random users of Nintendo's reward scheme in Europe are being sent an…

Sonic 4 Episode 1 and Episode 2 were met with mixed reception when they were released back in the early years of the current decade. Some fans wished that it would be forever forgotten, while others hoped that the previously confirmed trilogy would be completed. However, new evidence from the…

Xbox One owners have been reporting today that their digital copies of Far Cry 4 are no longer playable, as the title has seemingly disappeared from the Xbox Live store. Interestingly, the game still remains visible through a search, though trying to access the game page leads to a dead…

As is tradition this time of year, speedrunners from all round the world gather together to break records and raise a lot of money for charity. This year, AGDQ 2015 is raising money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation and at time of writing, has raised $135,000 after one day's streaming.…

In scans from the Finnish magazine Pelaaja, the man with the bladed hat, Kung Lao is set to return in Mortal Kombat X. This version of Kung Lao will be much older, sporting some fancy facial hair but still being a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield. According…

The Sonic the Hedgehog series launched in 1991 and delivered a platformer that featured a then-revolutionary usage of momentum and physics to create dazzling speedy gameplay. With Sonic Boom causing chaos among critics, it’s time to remind ourselves why the series has endured for over twenty years, and what made…

We’ve done our look back, now it’s time for a look forward. As tradition dictates for this time of year, let’s make some predictions for the next year in the gaming world. The list will be broken down into 5 industry-specific and 5 game-specific predictions in no particular order, so…

2014 is nearly over which means it is time for the mandatory ‘end of year’ list, where we sum up everything that’s gone on this year. 2014 has been a pretty lacklustre year if I am honest, being that awkward transitional year between last gen and current gen when everything…