It's been a while since Nintendo has released a Metroid game, but the sci-fi shooting series returns in 2016 with a new entry in the first-person Metroid Prime franchise. Nintendo announced Metroid Prime Federation Forge for the 3DS during its Digital Event at E3 with a reveal trailer. The new Metroid Prime title takes inspiration from the 2006 DS title Metroid Prime Hunters, but puts four players together for cooperative missions and campaigns.
GTA V received a highly anticipated PC release this past March, and the modding community has been having a field day ever since by creating new content for the open-world action game.
E3 2015 is right around the corner, and with the addition of more press conferences and events, it's important to know when and where everything will be taking place. Luckily, the Internet delivers, with an easy-to-read, convenient E3 schedule so that you don't miss a single beat.
Disney Infinity continues to cross classic characters with new properties, and the upcoming Disney Infinity 3.0 extends the game's universe to a galaxy far, far away.
DayZ, the open-world zombie survival game for the PC, became one of gaming's greatest success stories in late 2013. DayZ appealed to players due to its inexpensive asking price, dynamic combat, and engaging multiplayer, but the title remains in its Alpha stage of its development to this day. Even the most seasoned of DayZ players struggle to find reasons to keep playing, and new data on Steam Charts suggests players are leaving the game at an increasingly rapid rate.
Nintendo's latest hit title, Splatoon, released for the Wii U last week after holding several successful beta demoes and receiving a swath of good reviews. Some reviewers voiced concerns over the third-person shooter's small number of modes and levels, but Nintendo is making good on its promise to release a steady stream of free downloadable content.
Batman: Arkham Knight marks the fourth installment of the Batman: Arkham video game series, and one of the newest features this time around is Batman's ability to drive his iconic Batmobile.
Since the console's release in late 2013, the Xbox One has used one controller design. However, a series of leaks may have spilled the beans on an upcoming redesign of the Xbox One controller. Microsoft's Xbox One support website revealed information detailing a new version of the console's controller, scheduled to be released after June 2015. One new feature revealed in this leak states this new controller includes a 3.5mm headphone port at its base.
Following in the vein of previous games like LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Batman and LEGO Harry Potter, LEGO Jurassic World promises to combine the family-friend aesthetic of the LEGO universe with the hit Jurassic Park film franchise. The game's previous trailer highlighted the three campaigns based upon the first three Jurassic Park films, and now a new trailer gives fans a glimpse of how the game will adapt the upcoming Jurassic World.
Video games such as the recent SimCity caught a lot of flack for requiring players to always be online in order to play, but that controversy has not stopped new games from removing the feature. The latest title to use the "always connected online" design is the upcoming Need for Speed reboot, as the official Twitter account behind the open-world racing game revealed in a Tweet that the game would "require an online connection," but promised benefits such as "more variety" and a "more rewarding experience with friends."
