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Fallout and Elder Scrolls maker Bethesda Softworks owns several studios through its publishing arm, ZeniMax Media, including veteran Dallas-based game maker Id Software, whose games helped define the first-person shooter genre starting with 1992’s Wolfenstein 3d. Next year, Id is returning to those action-heavy FPS roots …
Everything we learned about Fallout 4 | #E32015
At an E3 press conference on Sunday, Bethesda Game Studios finally presented a full showcase of Fallout 4, the long-awaited new entry into a post-apocalyptic series that has been running since 1997. The game was first officially revealed less than two weeks ago, and now Bethesda …
Fallout 4, Dishonored 2, Doom and more shown off by Bethesda | #E32015
Bethesda held its first ever E3 press conference on Sunday, and the Maryland-based studio and publisher did not disappoint. In the span of roughly one hour, Bethesda showed off some of the biggest names in gaming, and they closed everything out by …
Riot donates over $30k in League of Legends fines to LGBTQ charity
Riot Games’ hugely successful MOBA game League of Legends has a reputation for a somewhat toxic player base, but the studio is trying to make something positive out of some of the community’s negative behaviors by donating $31,850 in player fines to The …
Google’s new tool to choose an Android phone is useless
Today, Google Inc introduced a new website designed to help users find the Android phone that is right for them, but the tool appears to be about as useful as a “Which Twilight character are you?” quiz. “With many Android phones to …
Google to launch YouTube Gaming to compete with Twitch
Google Inc has been eyeing Twitch’s success with gamers for some time now, and for a short time the company was rumored to be interested in buying Twitch. Those rumors ended last August when Twitch was purchased by Amazon Inc instead for around $970 million. Google’s own …
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night becomes the most funded game ever on Kickstarter
Mixing a video game industry veteran with a spiritual successor to a beloved classic game seems to be the winning combination for Kickstarter, and the success of that formula has once again been demonstrated by Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, a new game from …
How Rockstar Games weaseled its way out of discounting GTA V on Steam
The Steam Summer Sale is a time for PC gamers to rejoice in hundreds of discounts on some of today’s top games, but it seems like some game studios do not want to play fair. A quick glance at Steam might lead …
Reddit bans spark a flood of trolls that are intentionally ruining the site
Since yesterday’s announcement that several “harassing” subreddits, including r/FatPeopleHate, had been banned from the website, Reddit has seen a massive backlash from trolls that are overwhelming the site with dozens of replacement subreddits that are being pushed to the frontpage. The new …
The Steam Monster Summer Sale kicks of with deals on GTA 5, Elite: Dangerous, and more
Update: It appears Rockstar Games has engaged in some shady business to avoid the sale. The studio bundled Grand Theft Auto V with a Shark Cash Card, making the discounted price still $59.99. GTA V itself is not actually on sale. Original Article: Prepare your wallets, …