Call of Duty: Ghosts. Really? The results are in for a next-gen gaming survey given to active male and female games in the United States between the ages of 7-54, and according to Nielsen’s findings, the most-wanted title of the eighth console generation isCall of Duty: Ghosts. It gets better, thankfully. To me, the most interesting data was the top five most-wanted exclusives for each console. Those were: 30 percent of respondents said they definitely planned to buy a PlayStation 4, 22 percent said the same for Xbox One, and the Wii U had interest from 10 percent....

At long last In 2001, the Seattle Mariners signed Ichiro Suzuki from the Japanese major leagues, a landmark international transfer at the time. It paid immediate dividends. The Mariners were transformed into world-beaters, tying the record for regular season wins. NRG has a similar story. After the retirement of longtime NRG staple Fireburner this summer, GarrettG and Jstn looked to Europe to fill the void. They imported three-time world champion Turbopolsa, relocating him to North America in hopes that they’d finally exorcise their demons and becomeRocket Leagueworld champions....

Recently, presidential hopeful Barack Obama has made a fewspeechesthat apparently stuck in the meaty, burbling craw of the gaming community, resulting in a flurry of tyrannical screeds, predictably reactionary to the point of being sad and pathetic. The kind of sad where the only reasonable reaction is to simply shake your head slowly, or pinch the bridge of your nose and sigh deeply, shutting your eyes tightly to block out the ceaseless parade of imbeciles....

This mega-sized list is everything in Origin’s Spring Sale Around 9:00am Pacific today, EA launched anOrigin Spring Salewith discounts on PC Games up to 50% off. The sale only applies to select titles and most games activates on Origin (though there are a few Steam titles mixed in for good measures). On closer look, there are actually some real impressive discounts on Fall 2014 releases. Well-received RPGDragon Age: Inquisitionhas dropped from $59....

Worldwide Just yesterday we reportedthatPokemon Legendshad pushed 1.4 million copies in Japan alone, not accounting for digital. Well, the newPokemon Legendssales mark is 6.5 million worldwide,Nintendo has announced, right after Japan pushed 1.4 million in physical copies. Here’s the full statement: “Thank you to the more than 6.5 million explorers worldwide who have already embarked on an exciting new adventure in #PokemonLegendsArceus! We hope you’re loading up on more potato mochi before your next research mission!...

Now THIS is my kind of downloadable content Portal Stories: Melis a lovely-looking community-made mod forPortal 2that’s due out sometime in Q1 2015, according to the title’s storepage. The lengthy 20+ level mod will feature a new protagonist called (you guessed it) Mel, who will be partnered up with an all-new personality core and will ultimately face off against a “new, still unknown threat.” The mod will also feature custom story and dialogue, as well as new models, textures, animations and a really nifty-looking ’70s version of the Portal gun....

The release of theDawntrailexpansion forFinal Fantasy XIVis going to be a big one for fans. After all, it’s the first major expansion for the game sinceEndwalker, and that came out nearly three years ago in December 2021. WithDawntrailround the corner, though, you will need to putFinal Fantasy XIVdown for a bit since it’s going offline for maintenance this week. According toa blog post from Square Enix, maintenance is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, June 26 at around 4 a....

And here it is. Narrated by the smuggler character Kara, this promotional video from THQ lays out some of the basic plot points inRed Faction: Armageddonto tantalize you. And there are a bunch of new screenshots featuring the major players. For my money, they could have just showed more footage of their gravity gun in action. That thing looks totally sweet. Admittedly, I’ve never playedRed Factionapart from participating in the multiplayer beta forGuerrilla....

Monster mashing mayhem goes global It’s taken almost a full year, but the latest entry in sexy-slaying franchiseOnechanbarais finally available to purchase on western shores. Originally released in Japan in December 2019,Onee Chanbara Originis finally available to download now on PS4 and PC in North America and Europe. Onee Chanbara Originis a reimagining of the originalOnechanbaraandOnechanbara 2games, which launched on PS2 in 2004 and 2005 respectively.Originmelds both action titles into one game, rewriting the story in order to create a singular adventure....

Monster Mash Two of the gaming industry’s finest developers are coming together to produce a new title based on the popular anime seriesRWBY.The untitled projectwas announced yesterdayby WayForward, Arc System Works, and animation studio Rooster Teeth – all of whom are well-versed in creating colourful and personality-filled adventures. RWBY– or “Ruby” – is an American-produced anime that first debuted as a web-series back in 2013, and has since gone on to receive numerous volumes, manga, games, and merchandise....

I never imagined Sonic the Hedgehog would become the star of a cinematic universe, but here we are.Sonic the Hedgehog 3is whipping out the big guns, pitting Sonic against his greatest rival in a big-budget adaptation of the storyline that forever changed the Blue Blur’s video game series. Hot off the heels ofSonic the Hedgehog 2(and the Paramount+meme-fest that isKnuckles),Sonic the Hedgehog 3sees Shadow the Hedgehog (Keanu Reeves) emerge from the, well, shadows, to menace the world....

So it looks like Ubisoft are bringing the brutal, violent, character-driven, ahistorical dramaSpartacusto therealm of gaming. I’m actually a bit of aSpartacusfan, though my interest in the show waned with the loss of the always brilliant John Hannah. Beneath the tits and violence there are some cracking characters and lots of typically Roman intrigue. Unfortunately, it looks likeSpartacus Legendswill just be focusing on the violence. Awful, jerky, dated violence. The announcement trailer liberally uses clips from the show for good reason, the game looks pretty terrible....

Temper your excitement WhenStar Fox Zerowas announced at E3, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto said the company was prioritizing single-player (and 60 frames per second) and that there would be no online multiplayer at all. That still seems to be the case despite recent findings of 1) a Nintendo UK listing showing1-2 playersand 2) theStar Fox Zerositereading, “Additional accessories required for multiplayer; sold separately” and “Broadband Internet access required for online features.”...