Shovel Knight (opens in new tab) has conquered many foes on his journey, and now we can add “retail shelves” to the list. The retro platformer from Yacht Club Games is getting a physical release for PS4, Xbox One, Wii U and 3DS on October 13, 2015, and will sell …

Ubisoft Quebec has already made it clear its new addition to the AC franchise, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, had to be set in the smog of Victorian London. But a city of that size, with purposefully widened streets to accommodate new drivable carriages, means a new change to navigation: the rope …

Because we need something to tide us over until we get more information on Mass Effect Andromeda. (opens in new tab) Miniatures artist Caroline Rae (opens in new tab) has created a series of perfect tiny Mass Effect characters barely bigger than coins and they’re ridiculously cute. Utterly painstakingly recreated …

Destiny (opens in new tab)’s PlayStation-exclusive Strike missions will get a Taken makeover before they take the multi-platform leap this fall. The Taken King creative director Luke Smith told Eurogamer (opens in new tab) that Bungie’s working on new versions of Dust Palace and The Undying Mind for both Xbox …

The original Devil May Cry 4 feels like half a game. Once you reach the midpoint of its 20 missions as the blade-wielding, gun-toting, demon-armed Nero, you fight back through the same locations as usual series hero, Dante. I expected to feel short-changed by this recursive structure, but in a …

A brand new trailer has arrived for the latest big screen adaptation of the Hitman video game franchise. The second cinematic outing based on the popular title, Hitman: Agent 47 stars Rupert Friend as a genetically-modified agent who rallies against the corporation that transformed him into a super soldier. His …

In a small art gallery near the Staples Convention Center in downtown LA, Minority Media (Papo & Yo, Spirit of Spring) demoed their new game, simply called “Time Machine VR,” to me. After strapping on the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset and having a DualShock 4 placed in my hand, …

Speaking at a Bethesda-staffed presentation during E3 today, members of Fallout 4‘s development team described the experience of getting lost in a world of their own creation, hinting that the studio’s vision of a post-apocalyptic Boston may be more expansive than players might expect. “I’ve played the game probably 400 …

Star Wars Battlefront is almost arcadey, with quick weapons, abilities, power-ups and movement all designed to keep you running and shooting. Despite the assumptions it would just play like a reskinned version of Battlefield, it really doesn’t feel like DICE’s shooter at all. I played a co-op survival mission and …

The Ghostbusters reboot starts shooting this week in Boston. Out of budgetary concern – producers are aiming to get the movie in under $150 million – the city will stand in for New York City on the big screen. And seeing as the main bulk of principal photography will take …