Today, Nintendo held its first Nintendo Direct since the passing of Satoru Iwata earlier this year and it closed with the shocking announcement that Cloud Strife, the main protagonist of Final Fantasy VII, will be joining the playable roster of Super Smash Bros for Wii U and Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS.  There was…

Fallout 4 official release is today but yesterday there were several dozens of leaks circulating the internet. The worse part? The game came with a crack and a multi-language pack too.Pirate communities seem to be aiming higher than ever with Fallout 4. Despite Bethesda efforts to difficult and delay pirate attempts, the game was successfully…

During the Overwatch lore panel held at Blizzcon today, Jeff Chamberlain, the director of the reveal trailer shown off at last year's Blizzcon, took the stage to announce a series of animated shorts exploring the story of Overwatch and its various characters.  One example was the origins of the gentlegorilla scientist Winston and how he was…

With how much The Grand Tournament expansion resembled the Argent Tournament event from World of Warcraft, everyone was expecting the next Hearthstone adventure to be based on Icecrown Citadel and the battle against Lich King Arthas.  Instead, players will be joining up with the famous Brann Bronzebeard and his Explorer's League to trek through the untamed wilds…

November 2015 is really going to be a hot month for the video game industry. There aren’t that many new games being released but the grand majority of the ones coming out are almost all part of big popular series. Check out the best new games coming out this month.  6. Anno 2205 (PC) The sixth…

Blizzcon is this weekend and Blizzard's first foray into the first-person shooter genre, Overwatch, definitely looks like it's going to be headlining the show.  With the game currently in closed beta and building a lot of excitement, there's bound to be plenty of new announcements throughout the convention.  In fact, Blizzard couldn't help but send…

PC gamers will once again get the longer stick with the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 3. Treyarch and Activision announced that modding tools will be available for the PC version of the game starting Spring 2016, so you'll be able to improve your CoD experience a lot by playing on exclusive maps…

Tavern Brawl has offered a variety of unique twists on Hearthstone's gameplay with bizarre challenges appearing each week.  The next Tavern Brawl, 'Unite Against Mechazod', looks to be the strangest one yet as it will be Hearthstone's first use of cooperative play.  Both players will be focused on bringing down a single boss, Gearmaster Mechazod,…

Activision-Blizzard and King Digital Entertainment have released a joint statement announcing that Activision-Blizzard has acquired the mobile development company.  King is most famous for Candy Crush Saga and has released numerous successful mobile titles under the free-to-play business model.  Activision-Blizzard acquired the company at $18 per share for a total of $5.9 billion.  It doesn't appear…

Nintendo famously opened the floodgates for demand of new characters in Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS with an open poll to vote for your favorite nominees.  There have been plenty of recommendations, both probable and obscure, but virtually anyone can be a candidate given the open nature of the ballot.  However, some folks are…