Electronic Arts on Wednesday released a teaser image for this year's new Need for Speed game. The image, shared on Need for Speed's social channels, is captioned: "Are you ready for the next chapter?"
The image shows a green car with the word "Speedhunters" featured on the vehicle's wheel. Speedhunters is the name of . In May 2014, EA confirmed that it would not launch new entry in the franchise until 2015 so that the project could have an "extended development window."
Nintendo has appointed a new vice president of sales, and his name is Doug Bowser.
According to Nintendo, Bowser "brings decades of experience, not fire breath, to the role," which involves overseeing "a variety of sales-related functions, including in-store merchandising, retail strategy, and retail marketing."
Bowser will also play a key role in "driving national sales strategies to generate demand and achieve revenue objectives across all of Nintendo's product lines."
"Doug Bowser is an outstanding addition to our Nintendo team, as he brings a deep blend of both consumer package goods and video game sales experience," said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America's executive VP of sales and marketing.
"I know he will work tirelessly with our internal and external partners to ensure the broad Nintendo product lineup of hardware, software, and accessories are strongly represented throughout U.S. retail points of distribution."
Prior to joining Nintendo, Bowser worked at EA as VP of global business planning, and at Procter & Gamble before that.
Nintendo has also confirmed Bowser is not related to King Koopa.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has released a new trailer for LEGO Dimensions will deliver "endless" creative play, as gamers will be able to mix different franchises together.
“When kids play with LEGO bricks, they build beyond the singular brands, intermixing all of their favourite characters and universes, and we have come up with a way for players to experience that in games," Burton said.
“Now for the first time in a video game, LEGO fans can play in the virtual world and in the real world--combining everything without restrictions. Imagine putting LEGO Gollum from The Lord of the Rings behind the wheel of the LEGO Delorean in New Ninjago City--the creative play is endless."
Just hours after the release of Destiny's reports, the leader of the successful run was Sunshadow. You might remember him as the player who beat Crota's End by himself, without ever firing a weapon. What's even more impressive about this playthrough is that it was completed on the toughest difficulty setting--level 35.
House of Wolves is available now on all platforms. It's included with Destiny's $35 Expansion Pass (which also comes with December's The Dark Below), or you can buy it separately for $20.
The 2016 Warcraft movie might feature a reference to one of gaming's most iconic memes: , which are quite impressive.
The Leeroy Jenkins meme recently celebrated its tenth anniversary. The meme has been referenced on popular shows like Jeopardy and How I Met Your Mother, among others.
games, and was entirely developed in-house. The reason the performance drops when there are a lot of particles on screen is simply because processing a large number of particles is very expensive."
, with critic Carolyn Petit writing: "It's that rare shooter whose world and characters might put a smile on your face, making it a refreshing entry in a genre that usually takes itself really seriously."
Unikrn, a site that allows users to bet on eSports matches, has launched in the UK, making it the territory's first dedicated betting site for competitive gaming.
The service is restricted to jurisdictions in which betting is permitted, which means that much of the United States is out of reach.
However, UK, Australia, and Asia-based eSports fans can now watch and wager on tournaments run by popular European Leagues including the ESL Gaming Network and the ESEA.
Oculus VR will be revealing more about its Oculus Rift virtual reality headset during an upcoming special press event. The event will take place in San Francisco on June 11, as reported by .
We've played a lot of The Witcher 3 at GameSpot this past week so we invited Jason Oestreicher from Giant Bomb to exchange stories about our adventures, and talk about the difference in quality between PC and consoles.
Star Wars: Battlefront doesn’t want speculation about resolution, Microsoft reaffirm their commitment to Kinect, and the creator of Oculus is cool with VR porn.
On the heels of an excellent flash sale over the weekend, Sony has launched another PlayStation Store promotion dubbed the Extended Play Sale that runs through May 25.
As the name might suggest, this new sale is centered around downloadable content, season passes, and, in some cases, combo packs of games with their DLC. The sale spans for $5.
Check out all the game deals below, or on the PlayStation Store, where you'll also find select TV shows (Archer! Bob's Burgers!) on sale.
We've played a lot of The Witcher 3 at GameSpot this past week so we invited Jason Oestreicher from Giant Bomb to exchange stories about our adventures, and talk about the difference in quality between PC and consoles.
Star Wars: Battlefront doesn’t want speculation about resolution, Microsoft reaffirm their commitment to Kinect, and the creator of Oculus is cool with VR porn.
Join Danny, Chris and more as they talk about The Witcher 3, Destiny's new expansion, Civilization Beyond Earth and more!
