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First look at ‘Tom Clancy’s The Division,’ Ubisoft’s doomsday RPG shooter

The Division was the last reveal at the end of Ubisoft's press conference, and it has us totally excited about entering this open-world, online RPG. Future tech, tablet integration, and...

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ArcheAge: Trion brings a very pretty new MMO out to play

The gorgeous MMORPG world of ArcheAge manages to impress us, and offers up an extremely wide range of choices for players.

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‘Defiance’ DLC rolling out as the television show moves on to a second season

Defiance picks up speed with a new second season for the television show, and a reveal of the first of five DLC drops for the video game.

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World of Warships: Wargaming pushes opts for strategy

Wargaming.net continues to march ahead and blanket the field with games from the WWII era of warfare. With World of Tanks coming to consoles and World of Warplanes about to take off, we finally got a...

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Hands-on with Wargaming.net’s ‘World of Warplanes’

Wargaming.net is slowly taking over all of E3 with its growing booth, which now houses tanks, ships, and planes. We took to the sky in the latest build of World of Warplanes. Read on to just how...

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‘Company of Heroes 2’ preview: War is cold, bitter, and deep

After switching publisher from THQ to Sega, the 'Company of Heroes 2' returns us to the real-time strategy roots that the series so expertly began with, and it does so with a new look and feel.

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Hands-on with ‘Disney Infinity:’ combining toys, imagination, and the bizarre

Disney Infinity might look like a quick way to cash in on a toy craze, but the game is surprisingly fun, and the Toy Box mode is incredible.

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IndieCade: The show within a show at E3 and the Renaissance of indie gaming

From a side attraction to a show-within-the-show, IndieCade has become a force of its own. We spoke with festival director Sam Roberts about the growth of the show, and the current Renaissance of...

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Mad Catz brings a micro console, an Xbox One fight stick, and rumble...

Mad Catz usually brings lots of goodies to E3, and this year we stopped to check out their M.O.J.O. Micro Console, the Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition 2 for Xbox One, and their F.R.E.Q. 2 headset...

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‘Earth Defense Force 2025:’ Bigger bugs, more vehicles, and over 700 weapons

Earth Defense Force 2025 continues the EDF trend of fighting giant insects in Japan with over-the-top action and multiple weapons.

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‘DC Universe Online’s’ executive producer talks moving to the PS4

DC Universe Online keeps rolling out new content, and the game will be coming to the PlayStation 4 with some new innovations.

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‘PlanetSide 2’s’ creative director talks about the PS4 and what’s next

We speak with Matt Higby, the creative director for PlanetSide 2. We talk about the game, it's move to the PlayStation 4, and whether or not it will be a launch title when the PS4 is released.

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Review: ‘Elysium’ offers a sci-fi fairy tale about the haves and the have nots

Neil Blomkamp returns from the success of District 9 with another look at a dystopian world with Elysium, where the rich have abandoned the planet to live on an idyllic space station with...

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Interview: How Neill Blomkamp reimagined L.A. as a wheel in the sky in ‘Elysium’

Writer/director Neill Blomkamp talks to Digital Trends about his newest movie 'Elysium,' what went into creating the look and feel of this world, how he created boundaries in the story, designing...

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Kick Ass 2’s composer discusses building a better bad guy theme

Composer Matthew Margeson was given the responsibility for creating the sound for the new villain in Kick-Ass 2, which combines chugging guitars and an imperial march. Check out our interview with...

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‘Gravity’ was awesome, but was it realistic? We asked two astronauts to find out

In the 50+ years that humanity has been going into space, less that 600 people in total have actually left the Earth. We speak with two of them about Director Alfonso Cuarón’s film Gravity, and just...

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‘Ender’s Game’ is satisfying Sci-Fi, as long as you haven’t read the book

Fans of the 'Ender's Game' novel are going to have a tough time accepting some of the changes the film makes to the book. Everyone else though is left with a thin, but passable sci-fi flick.

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The director of ‘Ender’s Game’ explains where the book ends and the film begins

We sat down and spoke with Gavin Hood, the writer and director of the film adaptation of ‘Ender’s Game' about the challenges of adapting a beloved book, and where the cuts began.

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Oscar Effects: Before Alfonso Cuarón could make ‘Gravity,’ he had to overcome it

Alfonso Cuarón's ‘Gravity’ required more than a few special effects, it required an entirely new way to look at special effects. We spoke with the team that made the effects, and learned how they...

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StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm review

Blizzard's StarCraft II expansion drops another third of the eventual trilogy, with a new campaign and multiplayer pieces. But the lopsided experience is equally challenging and too easy.

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BioShock Infinite review

'BioShock Infinite' doesn't quite surpass the original, but it is still one of the best game of the year, and an exceptionally well craft story that is experienced more than just played.

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Twitch TV streaming is heading to the Xbox One

Microsoft reveals a new partnership with Twitch TV that will bring the gaming-centric broadcaster to the Xbox One.

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Highlights from Ubisoft’s E3 2013 Press Conference: The Crew, The Division,...

Ubisoft's E3 press conference was peppered with highlights of games that we knew were coming, and two that we didn't: The Crew and The Division. One brings high-speed heists and the other pits you...

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Sony Announces Mad Max

Sony surprised us by announcing Mad Max for the PlayStation 4 at their press conference. The game is coming from Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment, and looks to carry the Mad Max brand of violence...

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Behind the wheel in Ubisoft’s open world, multiplayer racing game ‘The Crew’

'The Crew' manages to translate the teamup properties of 'Fast & Furious' into a open world game that puts the emphasis on fun rather than capturing the checkered flag... over and over again.

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It’s definitely a pirate’s life for you in ‘Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag’

'Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag' takes a beloved franchise and sprinkles it with awesome in the form of naval battles, swordplay, treasure hunting, and underwater exploration. We're totally in.

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‘The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’ is huge and full of monsters

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt wants to deliver a gigantic, solo role-playing game to you in a living, breathing that... that also scares the crap out of you.

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‘Gravity’ fills the vacuum of space with icy, unblinking suspense

Director Alfonso Cuarón offers a rare blend of character study and action film in ‘Gravity,’ starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. The result is one of the best movies of the year.

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Harrison Ford on zero gravity, gluing spaceships together, and ‘Enders Game’

We spoke with Harrison Ford, who in 'Ender's Game' plays Colonel Graff, a man determined to offer humanity a new savior, at any costs. We discussed the filmmaking process, his history with special...

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