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News

The Nintendo PlayStation Bidding War Fizzled Out at Auction, Sells for $300,000

That's around $380,000 after fees and still a record, but it looks like high-spender interest really peaked weeks ago.

March 6, 2020 Mathew Olson

Review

Murder By Numbers Review: The Wright Stuff

Mediatonic's new detective game promises to serve up picross puzzles with pizazz. The result certainly ticks a lot of the right boxes.

March 6, 2020 Mathew Olson

Article

Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Able Sisters Shop Sells More Clothing Than Ever Before

On top of sorely needed improvements for inclusivity's sake, New Horizons just gives you way more freedom in character customization.

March 5, 2020 Mathew Olson

Article

For Black Mesa's Developers, the Reality of Launching After 15 Years Is Still Setting In

At PAX East 2020, we caught up with Black Mesa project lead Adam Engels less than a week before the official release of the long in-development Half-Life remake.

March 4, 2020 Mathew Olson

News

A Doom Crossover Would Be up to Nintendo, but id Sure Loves Those Animal Crossing Memes

Executive Producer Marty Stratton talks id Software's relationship with Nintendo, the state of Doom Eternal's Switch port, and more at PAX East 2020.

Feb. 28, 2020 Mathew Olson

Article

Fuser Isn't Harmonix's DJ Hero, and It Won't Need a Plastic Turntable Either

Harmonix's latest, and its first big release for the Switch, is both in-line with the studio's past and feels brand new.

Feb. 26, 2020 Mathew Olson

News

If Devil May Cry 3 Hadn't Been a "Huge Success," Its Development Team Would Have All Quit

We talk with Capcom's Matt Walker about Devil May Cry's past, present, and future.

Feb. 18, 2020 Mathew Olson

News

VR Hardware Shortages Loom With Half-Life: Alyx Just 6 Weeks From Release

The Index, Oculus, and even low-end headsets are seeing supply run dry.

Feb. 14, 2020 Mathew Olson

News

Phil Spencer Thinks Calling Xbox Game Pass "the Netflix of Games" Misses the Mark

"I bristle a little bit, because Netflix doesn't sell the content that's in Netflix."

Feb. 10, 2020 Mathew Olson

News

SisQo, of Dru Hill and Thong Song Fame, Would Like to Be in The Wonderful 101: Remastered

He's never used Kickstarter before, but now he's shooting his shot.

Feb. 7, 2020 Mathew Olson

News

One of Portal 2's Scrapped Ideas Was a Space-Bending Hot Potato Deathmatch

It's still probably a good thing that Valve cut it.

Feb. 7, 2020 Mathew Olson

News

Untitled Goose Game Has a Real Shot at Getting an Official Lego Set

House House supports the idea, and you can too.

Jan. 22, 2020 Mathew Olson

News

Apex Legends Player "Hijacks" Portland Airport TV to Squeeze in a Vital Match

We see this player's dedication, and we want to talk.

Jan. 17, 2020 Mathew Olson

News

Rockstar Explains Why Grand Theft Auto 4 Was Suddenly Delisted From Steam

The problem is related to Games For Window Live.

Jan. 13, 2020 Mathew Olson

Article

From PS1 to PS5: A Brief History of the PlayStation Logo

The PS5's new logo isn't groundbreaking, but there's value in sticking to what works.

Jan. 7, 2020 Mathew Olson

News

This Excellent Mod Puts the Best Song From Netflix’s Witcher Series Into the Original Game

Nod your head to this earworm, oh player of CD.

Jan. 2, 2020 Mathew Olson

News

A New Documentary Series is Exploring Valve's Original Pitch for Portal 2

Featuring Valve's original F-Stop prototype, Exposure will show off the Portal prequel we never got.

Jan. 2, 2020 Mathew Olson

Article

How a Dreams Creator Makes Mo-Cap and Pool Tables With Just Controllers, Tape, and String

Tyler "TannicAlloy" Whittaker's creations in Media Molecule's Dreams are like Labo but cooler—and he has advice for anyone who wants to follow his lead.

Dec. 20, 2019 Mathew Olson

News

The Wolf Among Us 2 is Starting From Scratch, Telltale Confirms [Update]

The new CEO of Telltale says the sequel is starting fresh.

Dec. 20, 2019 Mathew Olson

Article

GTA Online Producer on Its New In-Game Arcade: "We Wanted to Look Back At Our Own Past"

We talk GTA Online's new games-within-a-game with Rockstar Games' online producer.

Dec. 16, 2019 Mathew Olson

News

The CEO of Japanese Indie Publisher Dangen Entertainment Resigns As Allegations of Harassment Mount [Update]

Ben Judd is stepping back from the publisher he helped found, as well as his "other industry endeavors."

Dec. 13, 2019 Mathew Olson

Article

Why It's So Much Easier for Half-Life: Alyx to Just Show Hands

It all hinges on the elbows (sorry).

Dec. 9, 2019 Mathew Olson

News

Death Stranding's Next Update Will Combat Vehicle Griefing

No more trolling with trucks.

Dec. 6, 2019 Mathew Olson

News

Bungie Originally Wanted Halo: Reach to Just be Called "Reach"

The name didn't stick, but the title screen makes its own statement.

Dec. 5, 2019 Mathew Olson

News

Cyberpunk 2077 Likely Won't Come to PS5 or Scarlett Around Launch

Keanu's only got eyes for the current gen.

Nov. 25, 2019 Mathew Olson

News

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's Latest Patch Adds in Gun Game

Also, it's led to some more map leaks.

Nov. 22, 2019 Mathew Olson

Article

Inside Neo Cab, the "Nowpunk" Noir Indie That Is One of 2019's Most Underrated Games

We speak with Chance Agency's Patrick Ewing about the twists and turns of the studio's "Nowpunk" noir.

Nov. 21, 2019 Mathew Olson

News

NPD: 2019 Is a Record Year for Fighting Game Sales

Still, Modern Warfare dominated October and the year.

Nov. 15, 2019 Mathew Olson

News

The Artist Who Led Movie Sonic's Redesign Has a Long History With the Hedgehog

Tyson Hesse is no stranger to these blue quills and red kicks.

Nov. 12, 2019 Mathew Olson

Article

The Creator of Mario Maker 2's "Most Improbable" Level Knows His Cryptographic Creation is Bizarre

The "Longest Passcode Level" isn't a troll. It's art.

Nov. 8, 2019 Mathew Olson

Review

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Review: Run, Jump, Repeat

In pursuit of gold, Mario and Sonic mostly serves up bronze-worthy minigames and a story mode that could've shined a lot brighter.

Nov. 5, 2019 Mathew Olson

News

See if You Can Beat Capcom's Hilariously Mean Resident Evil Choose Your Own Adventure

Your Resident Evil know-how won't keep you safe here.

Oct. 29, 2019 Mathew Olson

News

The Outer Worlds Devs on Upcoming Switch Port: We Were "Very, Very Surprised"

On USG's Axe of the Blood God podcast, Leonard Boyarsky sheds some light on how Outer Worlds for Switch came about.

Oct. 28, 2019 Mathew Olson

News

Control's New PC Patch Forces You to Launch Through the Epic Games Store [Update: It's Being Fixed]

An Epic representative tells USG that DRM and store authentication decisions are up to developers and publishers.

Oct. 18, 2019 Mathew Olson

Article

"How Big Is This Going to Get?“: The Future of Killer Queen And Its Console Counterpart

Talking with developers and a few members of Killer Queen's dedicated New York arcade scene about the new multiplayer spin-off.

Oct. 11, 2019 Mathew Olson

Article

Stardew Valley's Creator on Self-Publishing, the "Everything" Update, and His Future as a Solo Developer

Talking to Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone about the future of the popular farming sim.

Oct. 8, 2019 Mathew Olson