As part of GameSpot’s wide-ranging profile interview of game development veteran Christoph Hartmann, who now heads up Amazon Games, the former president of 2K Games shared some stories about his career missteps. These included games like Evolve, Battleborn, and Spec Ops: The Line not living up to expectations, for one …
Read More »The Story Of How A Dog Chose The Cover Of A Borderlands Game, Sort Of
The cover art for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel was chosen by one of the most unlikely of sources–a dog. Well, that’s partly true. With just months to go before the game was released in October 2014, the head of 2K Games–Christoph Hartmann–didn’t have a final cover for the game. Blood pressures …
Read More »WoW Players Can Snag A Free Dragon Mount By Playing A Death Knight In Wrath Of The Lich King Classic
A free dragon mount is up for grabs in World of Warcraft, and all players need to do to claim it is finish the Death Knight starting experience in Wrath of the Lich King Classic. The mount in question is the Frostbrood Proto-Wyrm, an impressive looking proto-drake that will be …
Read More »Total War: Medieval II Kingdoms Expansion Releases This Fall
A new expansion for Total War: Medieval II on mobile is coming soon, and it gives you a chance to live out and even alter some major world events. As revealed during GameSpot’s Swipe mobile showcase, the Kingdoms expansion is coming this fall, spanning 400 years of world history, including …
Read More »Dead Cells Mobile Update Adds New Bank Biome, Balance Updates, And Accessibility Features
A new trailer for Dead Cells was unveiled during GameSpot Swipe, which details a free update coming to the iOS and Android versions of the game in November. The update will have three major features: The Bank, Enter The Panchaku, and Breaking Barriers. The Bank is a new playable biome, …
Read More »Every Apple Arcade Announcement From GameSpot Swipe
Apple continues to expand its Apple Arcade subscription service with new and updated games, and during GameSpot Swipe, we got the lowdown on everything coming to the service in the next few weeks. The service will be adding three new titles between now and the end of the month, including …
Read More »Streets Of Rage 4 Update Adds Multiplayer On Mobile This Month
As part of GameSpot’s Swipe mobile show, publisher Playdigious announced the next big update for Streets of Rage 4 on mobile, and it’s a big one. An update coming on September 13 will add multiplayer to the mobile game. Additionally, all modes will be playable in co-op, and there is …
Read More »Cozy Train Puzzler Railbound Is Getting More Free Content This Year
Adorable puzzle train game Railbound is already available on both Android and iOS, featuring more than 100 different navigation puzzles at launch, but it’s getting even bigger later this year. During GameSpot’s Swipe showcase, developer Afterburn revealed lots of new content will be coming to the game. Alongside more puzzles …
Read More »WoW: Wrath Of The Lich King Classic Server Queues Are Only Going To Get Worse, Blizzard Says
Many World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic realms are currently plagued by server login queues of up to six hours or more during peak playtimes, and according to Blizzard, the situation is only going to get worse. In a detailed forum post explaining the server queue situation …
Read More »The Next-Gen Witcher 3 Release Is Still On Track For This Year
The next-gen release of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is still on track for release this year, CD Projekt has confirmed in its latest earnings call, with the slide showing a Q4 2022 release window. The PS5 and Xbox Series X|S editions have been delayed a number of times, originally …
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