Anything from pirating to boosting Ah, the modern gaming era. Day one patches, online passes, and of course, permabans on consoles. As we’re nearing the launch of the sure to be mega-hitBlack Ops II, Treyarch has layed out a few ground rules. Most of it is common sense, but it’s probably a good idea to read itanyway, as the ruleset defines how you can get banned for “unauthorized live streams”; which is kind of a big part of the gamegiven the new YouTube functionality....

Happy Birthday yer wacky owl We are mere days from the first anniversary of Nintendo’s popular mobile title,Fire Emblem Heroes.Last night, TheFeHteam broadcast a brief video to give fans a heads-up on what celebratory treats would be herald the great occasion. From February first, all players logging in will receive 50 orbs, and will have access to 25 daily maps, each based on a banner fromFeH’s2017 run. Two days later, all-new Developer Challenge Maps will be also be added, providing players with further adventures....

The servers of popular battle royaleFortnitewent down unexpectedly in the early hours of March 29, and players all over the world were caught by surprise. As of writing, the servers have been out for over three hours, and the problem has been officially acknowledged. We don’t have an exact time when the servers are going to be back online, since this isn’t routine maintenance. But we have precedents based on previous instances when maintenance was extended beyond the expected period....

Hello dear readers. As you can tell, I am not Jim Sterling. We, um, don’t know where Jim is at the moment. We haven’t heard from him all day, as he never showed up to the offices and no one seems to know where he’s at. He hasn’t answered his cell phone and his family has no idea what’s up with him either. Then I noticed that Chad, Colette and Samit didn’t show up to work today either....

A few months ago, GOG.com revealed that they would continue to re-release classic PC games on their service whilst also releasing brand new games through their service. At their Summer conference today, we got to know the next 4 games to be released. On the classic side of things,Sid Meier’s Colonizationis a real treat for strategy fans. On the more action orientated side GOG.com have announcedTomb Raiderbundlecontaining the first 3 Lara Croft games....

Valve has confirmed withShacknewsthat one of the best values in gaming,Half-Life 2: The Orange Box, will be shipping on June 25, 2025. For those who’ve been too busy coddling their plush Master Chief toys to care,The Orange Boxis a behemoth of a product, a dream collection that sounds like a coked up fanboy’s imagination gone wild. Packed in will be the originalHalf-Life 2, last year’sHalf-Life: Episode One, as well as the the brand new chapter,Half-Life: Episode Two....

After years of hints and developments, we’ve finally gotten our first look at the live-actionBorderlands.Peoplehas revealed two pictures of the upcoming film, due to release in August. And for another early look,IGNreleased a short teaser, which confirms a trailer drop tomorrow, February 21. According to the trailer via IGNfor their Fan Fest, the full trailer is expected to launch on July 15, 2025. As we can see, it’s colorful, vibrant, and hectic as hell....

Please take this job seriously Agent 47, consummate professional that he is (here’s a video of him kicking a toilet onto someone’s head), is always looking to improve. In his line of work, staying alive is a secondary objective right behind efficient killing. Now he’s a bit better at both of those. Hitmandeveloper IO Interactive has just rolled outupdate 1.12.1, and its main purpose is seemingly to make things just a little easier for 47....

From Gods & Glory to Godmaster Team Cherry is gearing up to close the book onHollow Knightwith a free DLC: and that’s still happening, just slightly differently. The developer notes that the name has changed to something “100 times cooler,” mainly due to avoid conflict with a “certain mobile game.” So the launch is still going as planned. It’s pretty amazing all told, given how much work goes into re-coding the title screen and re-marketing something, but they’re pulling it off....

As you advance through your Storm Chaser village upgrades inLEGO Fortnite, you’ll find objectives asking you to collect Eye of the Storm. While this sounds as simple as traveling to the middle of a stormy biome, it requires gathering an item by the same name. Where to get Eye of the Storm in LEGO Fortnite Eye of the Storm is a rare-grade item you find by defeating the Storm King’s Acolytes and clearing storm dungeons....

Characters we can’t stand The launch ofFinal Fantasy VIIwas a watershed moment for the gaming industry. After a decade-plus of trying to get western gamers into the JRPG genre, it exploded in the US and Europe with its memorable cast and animated cut-scenes that were far superior to most other games of the era but laughably bad in retrospect. Despite not being the best looking game two decades later, I thoroughly enjoyed my first go with it when I played it on my PSTVjust a few years back....

I want to know Tekkenhas always rocked it with extra modes. Sports minigames, beat ’em up gaidens — they’re par for the course.Tekken 7: Fated Retributiondoesn’t lookas crazyas some past releases but it seems up there in terms of variety, at least based on this game mode trailer below. But the real question is, does anyone care? Although I’ve played everyTekkensince the first, the only one I was semi-competitive in wasTag 2, mostly because I had no one else to play with since then....

We all know Microsoft is selling Kinect at a tidy profit, but according to a recent report on the cost of parts, it borders on the obscene. The parts to put Kinect together cost roughly $56, meaning the $150 gadget is raking in quite a few pennies per sale. “Basically, the strength of the design is the huge design win for the Israeli fabless company PrimeSense,” says UBM TechInsights marketing manager Allan Yogasingam....