PC shipments post biggest quarterly sales drop ever — the IDC blames Windows 8

PC shipments fell off the proverbial cliff in the first quarter of 2013, according to IDC, with their biggest drop ever in recorded history.

Ghostlight’s worldwide Steam releases could help Japanese role-playing games

Ghostlight is brightening the role-playing game market around the world by bringing Japanese console titles to Steam.

Kickstarter campaign begins for a spiritual successor to Ecco the Dolphin (exclusive)

The Big Blue game will feature outstanding underwater graphics and a story based on the Gaia theory.

The next console generation should reflect a change in developer relations

In the upcoming console wave, the flexibility of each platform may be equally or more important than hardware power.

Evoland shows how action-adventure games have matured, without the boring history lesson

Shiro Games CEO Sebastien Vidal explains the challenge -- and quirkiness -- of fitting a whole genre's evolution in a single game.

Sony harnesses the power of the Internet to promote Planetside 2

Sony Online Entertainment seeks to expand the PlanetSide 2 audience by working with popular YouTube users, its own passionate fan base, and Major League Gaming.

Disney Infinity: Made possible because Disney owns all of this

The Disney conglomeration is using its vast resources to make a game like no one else can. It looks like it might even be fun, too.

Dragon Runner is a space-based indie game that’s as deep and accessible as Mario

Dragon Runner could be the next great "one-runner" -- as deep and accessible as Mario, only you fight dragons in space.

I can’t even tell what Dead Space 3′s monsters are anymore

I don't even know what I'm looking at anymore. How can I possibly be scared or grossed out if I can't even tell what it is?

These missing Tomb Raider games could be entombed for good

We dig into why Tomb Raider Gold and the other PC and Mac bonus levels have gone missing from rereleases.

Sony’s Vaio Tap 20 is a Windows 8 touchscreen tablet/desktop hybrid for the whole family (review)

The tablet has a 20-inch screen that you can carry around the house.

Breaking down the four different games in Call of Duty: Black Ops II (review)

Treyarch took a risk of shaking up one of the world's most valuable video game franchises, and it paid off.

Europe and Asia adopting Windows 8 at double U.S. rate (plus more juicy Windows 8 data)

Windows 8 crashes 55 percent less and is 84 percent less frustrating than Windows 7, according to a new report.

Preorder Crysis 3 and return to the beginning with a free download of Crysis

Preorder Crysis 3 and receive the original game for the platform of your choice, free of charge.