Publisher Electronic Arts announced today on the Battlefield Facebook page that the next game will be out this October on multiple platforms, including the recently announced Xbox One. The release date is October 29. The systems included are PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. The game is powered by DICE's new Frostbite 3 engine.... Read More.

The latest round of news about Batman: Arkham Origins revealed that the assassin Death stroke will be playable in the game through DLC. While on the cover story trip for the game, we asked creative director Eric Holmes about his thoughts on and plans for incorporating DLC into Batman: Arkham Origins. These quotes are from before the Death stroke DLC was announced, but they provide insight into the team's thoughts... Read More.

Naughty Dog has told Game Informer that its upcoming survival horror epic The Last of Us will be released digitally through the PlayStation Store on June 14, the same day that the game releases in stores on Blu-ray disc. There's also something special about this simultaneous release. Naughty Dog's creative director Neil Druckmann and The Last of Us game director Bruce Straley told Game Informer that Sony has wor... Read More.

Ubisoft's performance in its most recent fiscal year evidences a strong position going into the new generation. The publisher announced today that sales jumped 13.5 percent (adjusted for currency fluctuation) to 1.256 billion euros ($1.6 billion)and non-audited operating income nearly doubled from 56 million euros last year ($72 million) to 100.3 million euros ($129 million) in 2013. Assassin's Creed and Just Da... Read More.

Last week during its 2013 earnings call, EA indicated that all of its next generation console and PC titles would be running on either Frostbite 3 or a new sports engine. With the recent launch of its Frostbite website, another piece of the puzzle has emerged. EA will be bringing a version of its next generation engine to mobile platforms. The website details the project. One of our most exciting current projec... Read More.

BioShock Infinite Nears 4 Million: Gearbox's loot-fueled shooter Borderlands 2 has sold 6 million copies, according to publisher 2K Games. The figures were revealed in an earnings call with Take-Two, 2K's parent company. In addition to that stat, BioShock Infinite's sales were revealed at 3.7 million copies sold so far., and while no specific figures were given, season pass sales for that title are "solid. "NBA... Read More.

Two researchers at graphics chipset manufacturer Nvidia have released video of a new method of simulating fluids. You’ve never seen dynamic water like this. These two videos demonstrate the concepts behind a paper to be presented at SIGGRAPH (a development conference for the technical aspects of computer graphics) by Miles Macklin andMatthias Müller-Fischer. ... Read More.

Rockstar released an image on its website today teasing a new trailer for its upcoming GTA V. The image (seen above) was posted to the Rockstar Newswire and, as you can see indicates that a new trailer for the game will be released on April 30. It also seems to suggest that the trailer will feature all three of the game's main characters: Michael, Franklin, and Trevor. ... Read More.

Sega's House of the Dead has always been a cult favorite for its over-the-top zombie slaying action. Now, you'll be able to play it on your phone or mobile device. House of the Dead: The Lost Reels, features three "remixed" worlds from House of the Dead: Overkill cast (Papa's Palace of Pain, Ballistic Trauma, and Naked Terror) and reunites the game's stars Isaac Washington, Agent G, Varla Guns, and Sandi Stryper... Read More.

Last night, Nintendo surprised fans and pundits with a startling announcement. At June's Electronic Entertainment Expo, there will be no grand display on the stage of the Nokia Theatre. The live orchestra will not be returning, and Shigeru Miyamoto will not magically pull a Pikmin from his pocket in front of hundreds of onlookers. Nintendo is trading up the pomp and circumstance of a stage presentation with opp... Read More.

When the PlayStation 4 was revealed in February, much was made of the redesign to Sony's iconic controller. The details on the DualShock 4 came quickly and in the midst of so much other information that it was easy to lose sight of the key improvements made for the next generation console. In order to provide us with a streamlined view of the new controller and its features, Sony has put together a brief v... Read More.

Former GI intern Josh Straub has entered his website into the Intuit “Love Our Local Business” contest to help him raise awareness about accessibility in games for disabled players. You can help him out with a simple vote. Here’s Josh’s pitch for why he thinks his website is worthy of the $5,000 at stake in the contest: Have you ever bought something only to find out you can’t use it? Disabled peopl... Read More.

Ubisoft has announced that Rayman Legends' Online Challenges app is now available on Nintendo's online store at no cost. Wii U owners can get an exclusive peek at the game's racing challenges before the game ships this September. The download includes four chaotic online sprints. Players will be able to compete with friends and other players worldwide on the Land of the Living Dead, Neverending Pit, and Infinite... Read More.

Two Swedish game developers spend their free time raising money for South African orphanages by soliciting donations on their Charitystream on twitch.tv. What have you done today? Daniel Matros (DICE) and Tim Kjell (Rovio, formerly at DICE) started Charitystream in February. Their first “season” of streaming every weekday and collecting money for their mission raised over $1,500. The two traveled to South ... Read More.

Capcom is letting NEVEC forces and the Snow Pirates go at it in Lost Planet 3's four multiplayer modes. The game also features six maps where combatants on either side will have to battle each other as well as the hostile elements of the planet E.D.N. III (although by the looks of the trailer below, it's not so cold that you need a hat). Today Capcom is talking about two particular modes: Scenario and Akrid Sur... Read More.