Launching worldwide this fall Did you know last year the worldwide gaming industry hit $91 billion? Did you also know of that, 24% came from smartphones? $22 billion dollars from the mobile market, a numberexpected to increase to nearly $27 billionthis year in a forecast made before the announcement ofSuper Mario Run. No wonder Square-Enix is so heavily invested in these things. Yesterday, the gaming giant announced its latest foray into the mobile market withGuardian Codex....

[Update:watch some footage of the campaign below.] Today at its E3 conference in LA, Microsoft revealed a brand new mode forHalo 5called “Warzone.” It basically looks likePlanetSide,Halo-style. and features tons of Spartans in all-out warfare with each other, with tons of vehicles, multiple playable races, and chaos. I’m cautiously into this. Check out the trailer above —Halo 5will launch on July 11, 2025.

Get the Quaffle ready!Harry Potter: Quidditch Championsis heading to PC, and you need to get your rig set up to compete in this magical game of bravery. Here are theQuidditch ChampionsPC requirements to be aware of. Quidditch Champions PC requirements – minimum specs to feel the magic withHarry Potter: Quidditch Championson PC, you’ll need the following minimum specs, according toSteam: These PC specs will let you run the game in Low settings at 1080p resolution....

Actual housing is coming in patch 6.1 The housing market inFinal Fantasy XIV, as usual, is congested. The new Empyreum housing district is going to try and alleviate that…when it actually arrives. So whileEndwalkeris actually upon us this week and you can visit the Empyreum housing district in all its glory and stake out your plot: you can’t purchase it yet. Here’s how to get into that new district and a little explainer on the development team’s plan....

Hold Your Horses During Link’s adventures throughout Hyrule, he will come across several horses that he can mount, tame, and bond with. Having a good horse comes highly recommended, as Hyrule is far too vast to explore entirely on foot. To get the most out of horses, it is essential to understand how stables work inTears of the Kingdom. Though stables haven’t changed too much sinceBreath of the Wild,Tears of the Kingdomintroduces Pony Points, which provide even more reasons to interact with stables....

One of the best ways to get free items, cosmetics, or XP tokens is through codes which randomly drop throughout the year. If you have a code, but don’t know what to do with it, here’s how to redeemCall of Duty codesforMW3andWarzone. Usually, free stuff is added to your account automatically when you open the game, or you redeem it from a prompt insideMW3orWarzone. When it comes to promo codes, however, the system is a little different....

[Editor’s Note:JapanatorGuest Editor Jayson Napolitano conducted this awesome interview with the composer ofSpeed Racer: The Videogame, Winifred Phillips. Check it out!] With the recent revival of the classicSpeed Racerseries both in film and in gaming, I was driven by nostalgia to watch, play, and relive the greatest moments from the 1960s cartoon. My inner-nerd couldn’t help but be giddy about the prospect of racing alongside the totally awesome Racer X....

Now it’s just a back-of-box blurb Don’t let anyone ever tell you that all your snark and cynicism is misdirected energy. Most of the time it only serves to bring down everyone’s spirits, but sometimesit gets shit done. Industry analyst Daniel Ahmad reveals that Microsoft has nixed the “Optimized for Xbox Series X” badge that was prominently placed on most every next-gen box cover. Here’s what the change looks like:...

Upon first glance, the artwork ofKaiju No. 8’sanime and manga might lead you to believe it’s just another dark, blood-soaked monster saga. Even the cover art, with its chilling depiction of the monstrous Kaiju, had me bracing for a fright. But, despite my scaredy-cat reactions, I soon discovered that each episode was a source of joy and laughter. It’s not really something I expected, but somehow,Kaiju No. 8has the makings of a tremendousfeel-good anime....

Only 0.5% of users played it After four long years, Riot is finally puttingLeague of Legends’Dominion mode out to pasture. In a post made on theLeaguewebsite, it was announced that due to a pathetically low percentage of active players (0.5%), all future support for Dominion has been stopped, and both the mode and Crystal Scar map will be removed completely on February 22. With the amount of players logging intoLeagueevery day, 0....

No revenue numbers given, but not bad GungHo Online has announced that worldwide,Let It Diehas hit the two million download mark. Given the massive installbase of the PS4 and the fact that it’s free helped, but that’s still an impressive number for a niche game with a kickflippin’ Grim Reaper named Uncle Death. The team managed to hit this mark in roughly two months for the US and Europe, though the Japanese edition only just launched on February 2....

Welcome to MassDebate! We take a controversial topic, form a proposition, and set two contenders the challenge of stating their case in favor of and in opposition to the proposition. After which, users may vote to decide which contender they support. Rules for voting are at the bottom of the blog, but it is recommended that you read the contenders’ cases before you cast your vote. The proposition:Full price retail releases should promise a certain amount of play time....

Deadly Duo DLC Namco Bandai have revealed that more gun-toting pairings are coming to their third person RPG-shooterSword Art Online: Fatal Bullet. The upcoming waves of DLC will call in reinforcements in the shape of the series’ former stars. The next wave of DLC will see Clarence and Shirley ofAlternative Gun Gale Onlineenter the fray. They will be joined later down the line byAlicization Arc’sAlice and Eugeo. Alongside these returning characters, the DLC packs will feature a new story episode,The Start of Entrenchment, as well as new gear with which to customise your base....