A selection of the world's finest tennis pro's - alongside a number of celebrities I'm too old to know - will come together this weekend for a Mario Tennis Aces charity tournament.The "Stay at Home Slam" event is a joint promotion of Facebo...

Social media megacorp Facebook has acquired Beat Games, the independent studio behind excellent virtual reality rhythm game Beat Saber, as part of its upcoming VR initiative Oculus Studios."Today we’re announcing that Beat Games is jo...

Early last year, against my better judgment, I invested a great deal of my time and effort into a free-to-play mobile game. It was Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia, and for three months it ate up every minute of free time I had. If I wasn...

As of October 7, Sony has dropped support for Facebook on PlayStation 4. If you've had trouble sharing your screenshots, gameplay captures, or trophy unlocks to your feed, or your custom, Facebook-imported avatar isn't working on PlayStatio...

The Oculus Quest has pros and cons. In the plus column, it's a headset that's a standalone device which means that the user isn't tethered to a PC; eliminating the need for a high-end PC is something a lot of analysts have pointed to as a k...

If recent reports are to be believed, Facebook is embarking on a new effort to add some familiarity to the Oculus library of games. Virtual reality isn't necessarily short of games to play, but it's left wanting when it comes to big-name re...

Video game actor Reuben Langdon had a narrow escape last week after a terrifying incident where he was shot at multiple times during a suspected car theft attempt. Langdon, alongside associate Steve Copeland, was working in Guatemala on a d...

Perhaps the most major piece of litigation in virtual reality's relative infancy has been put to rest. ZeniMax (Bethesda's parent company) has settled its lawsuit with Oculus and Facebook over copyright and trademark infringements. The term...

I've been pouring drinks out for the Wii U for a few years now. I just love that little system that could[n't] so much and still have so many good times with it that I can't help myself. I'll be here until the very last vestige of the Wii U...

Facebook seems to have a specific vision for the future of virtual reality, as evidenced by the products Oculus has released lately. The Oculus Go and the upcoming Oculus Quest prove that Facebook believes VR needs to be a self-contained ex...

While Arika's scrappy fighting title Fighting EX Layer is a lot of fun, its definitely considered an underdog in the current crop of fighting games. Not helping is the fact that the game has launched with very little offline content, even t...

Arika posted a message on their official Facebook page announcing the first developer live stream session since the release of their own Fighting EX Layer. The live stream will be used to showcase some of the new content headed to the game ...

In a very surprising move, Arika has announced that two previously-teased characters, Vulcano Rosso and Pullum Purna, will indeed be coming to their recently released Fighting EX Layer, absolutely free.In the lead up to Fighting EX Layer's ...

Arika have released an image, teasing another possible DLC character for their upcoming release Fighting EX Layer, which launches on PS4 next week.Over on twitter Arika posted an image announcing that the quirky fighting title will be putti...

Arika's Facebook page was updated recently with a short video featuring a blurry image of a mystery fighter, planned for post-release DLC for the upcoming Fighting EX Layer.Despite being obscured, there's no mistaking that style. It's clear...

At E3 this year, Double Fine will be hosting an event that reunites the original cast from Grim Fandango. Being streamed via Facebook Live, the cast will do a live reading of select scenes from the game along with live music. This is all in...

With no formal prior warning, Oculus unleashed a new headset upon the world today. About a half year after the Oculus Go was first revealed at the VR-focused convention Oculus Connect 4, retailers have started shipping them to consumers. Oc...

On Bandai Namco's Taiwanese Facebook page, a trailer has turned up out of the blue (no pun intended) for another DLC character for Dragon Ball FighterZ.The short clip features Vegito Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan, who is created after Goku ...

D3 Publisher have announced that Earth Defense Force 5 will be touching-down in North America this Summer, bringing all the gooey, high-octane action that has become the series trademark.Earth Defense Force 5, which launched in Japan Decemb...

The official German Facebook page for Nintendo's popular team-shooter Splatoon 2 listed a release date for the game' exciting Octo Expansion DLC, which was first revealed last month during Nintendo Direct.According to the site's banner, Oct...

Nintendo is riding high lately thanks to the Switch, so much so that large and small developers alike are looking to follow suit and catch the momentum. This may also include the fine folks over at GalaxyTrail, who might be looking to bring...

This weekend saw Bandai Namco launch the open beta for upcoming fighter Dragon Ball FighterZ, allowing eager fans to get stuck into the anime tag-team action.Unfortunately, as is often the case with huge player influx, there were some solid...

Bandai Namco have recently announced that RPG sequel Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom will miss its intended January launch date. This is the second delay to hit the Level-5 anime adventure.Ni no Kuni II was initially expected to launch in N...

With The X-files making a resurgence, with a tenth season last year and upcoming eleventh season set to air in early January, it's no surprise they're taking another stab at X-files video games, with the upcoming and newly announced The X-F...

I'm about to make a statement that everyone probably already knows. GameStop really likes loot boxes. Why wouldn't the United States' largest video game retailer love a predatory tactic meant to agitate consumers into acceptance? How do I k...