Microsoft XCloud game service to offer free streaming to phones
Microsoft Corp. said a new service that will let users play video games from their Xbox consoles on their smartphones will be offered for free. The service, which will be rolled out starting in October, is one part of the company's new xCloud game-streaming strategy. ...
Swing into action with new releases
New in games this month: Long anticipated Metroidvania adventures and virtual reality golf
The future is bright for gamers
The fictional and real future of gaming: Jupiter & Mars' postapocalytic underwater world, Microsoft's digital-only Xbox One and Guilty Gear's ongoing popularity.
FromSoftware introduces its toughest game yet; Nintendo Labo goes 3D and Yoshi gets crafty
Fighting for some successful revivals
Become over 40 manga characters with "Jump Force"; "Dead or Alive" is very much alive and kicking; and "Nier: Automata" is even better than it was before.
The first of 2019's resurrections
"Super Mario" introduces Peachette; "Biohazard"/"Resident Evil" rises again in an even scarier form; and "Catherine" gets fleshed out.
Gaming's ongoing fighting spirit
There are different ways to battle — swords, guns and just being smart.
Classic ways to boost new games
Nintendo goes analog, "Dark Souls" remains relentless and "Gods of War" finds new mythology
'Metal Gear' is a survivor When Hideo Kojima , the creator of the original "Metal Gear," left Konami, it seemed like the action-adventure series was over. Yet here it is again — this time in the form of "Metal Gear Survive," which introduces zombie attacks ...
Getting your money's worth in the game world
The power of the Xbox One X It was an amazing sight. On the morning of Nov. 7, it seemed the impossible had happened: A sign outside the Yodobashi Camera electronics store in Tokyo's Akihabara district read "Xbox One X Sold Out." What happened? It turned ...
Game industry vamps up classics
The 'Sonic' boom Among video game fans, there's something called the Sonic Cycle — when a new "Sonic" game is announced and players get incredibly excited, and then the game comes out — with both good and bad results. With the game's uneven track record ...
Summer releases: bring your A-game
Stuff they don't teach at school It's May and it's virtually summer — the perfect time to play "Summer Lesson: The Hikari Miyamoto Collection," in which you tutor and hang out with schoolgirl Hikari Miyamoto. This game was released as a download last October, but ...
