Activision Publishing a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, announced today that Skylanders Giants is the #1 best-selling console and hand-held video game year-to-date overall in dollars, including toys and accessories, in the U.S. and Europe and remains the biggest kids' videogame launch in the last 12 months in the U.S. and Europe. In its first two weeks, Skylanders Giants sold more... more.

Activision Publishing a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, announced today that Skylanders Giants is the #1 best-selling console and hand-held video game year-to-date overall in dollars, including toys and accessories, in the U.S. and Europe and remains the biggest kids' videogame launch in the last 12 months in the U.S. and Europe. In its first two weeks, Skylanders Giants sold more... more.

Valve, creators of best-selling games (such as Dota 2, Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, Portal, and Team Fortress) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced a $250,000 community-funded prize pool for The 2013 DreamHack SteelSeries Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Championship. The CS:GO crowd-funding initiative began several weeks ago with the release of The Arms ... more.

The wait is over: the first Rise of the Triad update is now live on Steam and GoG.com, including hundreds of fixes, tweaks, optimizations and features requested by the rabid fan community during the first month since release. Said Frederik Schreiber of Interceptor Entertainment: "We are extremely happy about the feedback we have gotten from you guys and we couldn't have done it without you... more.

Divinity: Dragon Commander is not your standard role-playing game. Part real-time strategy, part trading card game, you take on the role of a Dragon Commander who is a fierce opponent in battle.  The game is a combination of combat as well as strategy on the ‘Tactical Overview’ (i.e. world map). There are three phases - strategy, RTS and role-playing (as I like to call them respectively). ... more.

The classic Commodore Amiga game, Space Hulk, is finally available for Windows PC. Released in the early 1990’s, Space Hulk was a sci-fi, first-person role-playing game similar to Dungeon Master by developer FTL. I was overwhelmed with excitement when I first heard that Space Hulk was coming to Steam. There have been some changes to Space Hulk; mostly cosmetic. But even after all these years,... more.

Konami Digital Entertainment, today announced the free playable demo for Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 is available for download, starting today on Xbox 360 via Xbox Live and for PlayStation 3 via PlayStation Network. PES 2014 marks major advancements for the popular soccer game, with the inclusion of Konami's proprietary developed by Kojima Productions, FOX Engine in their overhauled soccer-s... more.

Since the beginning, vehicles have played an essential role in the all-out-warfare experience that happens only in Battlefield. With Battlefield 4, the vehicle gameplay options and customization possibilities are greater than ever before. In the latest Road to Battlefield blog, DICE’s Senior Vehicles Designer Patrick “Posh” O’Shaugnessy provides an in-depth look at the development of t... more.

Microprose is pleased to release a new gameplay trailer highlighting another three femme fatales for their 3D fighting game, Girl Fight, releasing this fall. This exciting gameplay trailer shows off the deadly fighting styles of three different characters: the lethal quickness of Ghost, the ninja-like acrobatics of Viper, and the powerful brawling attacks of Wrench. Developed by Kung Fu F... more.

The Sims 3 Movie Stuff is now available! Bring the glitz and glamour of Hollywood straight into your Sims’ homes. Set the stage for even more unique stories including distinctively themed décor, furnishing and clothing all inspired by iconic movie genres. Featuring three unique themes: Comic Book Blockbusters, Western Epics and Creepy Features, players can pick and choose the décor an... more.