Sony Accidentally Erases List of Anniversary PS4 Winners

Sony in Japan has accidentally erased the list of all 123 winners of its PlayStation 4 Anniversary Edition contest, meaning it will need to restart the competition. The corporation has offered its "deepest apologies," after determining that all data of the winning contestants is irretrievable. "Our deepest apologies for the trouble we have caused to those who entered the previous campaign," Sony wrote on its website, as translated by Kotaku.

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I Was a Contestant on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? It Was an Existentially Transformative Experience.

It took about a second for me to realize I had made the biggest mistake of my life. There was a perceptible shift in the energy of the room, a subtle change in Terry Crews’ affect and expression. Like an arthritic sensing impending rain, I simply knew. I’d gambled a small fortune on a hunch. The hunch had been a bad one. “Justin,” Crews said, “I am so sorry …”

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The Hardest Video Game? Playing a Mom

In 'Shelter,' you play a mother lynx on the Russian tundra.

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GRAN Theft Auto: Grandmother Wins Replica of Bestselling Game's Banshee Car

Grandmother Cheri Parker has never played Grand Theft Auto - she prefers to tear up her neighbourhood in the game's most iconic car for real.

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Batman: Arkham Knight is Rated 'M'

Could Arkham Knight make Arkham City and Arkham Asylum look like sunshine and rainbows?

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Hextris

An addictive puzzle game inspired by Tetris.

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The semiotics of controller design

Circle, Square, Triangle, and X. Sony was up to something when they made the PlayStation controller. They attempted to reach deep into the minds of humans and subtly instruct them in how to use their newfangled controller.

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How Madden Ratings Are Made

Hunched over a keyboard, surrounded by computer monitors, Donny Moore, 37, controls the fate of the National Football League. Its players throw as hard as Moore wants. They run as fast as he says they should. And the stars of America’s most popular sport aren’t always delighted by his judgments. Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, for instance, was upset. “I want to talk about my speed,” Moore remembers Newton saying as he clambered into Moore’s cubicle last April.

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Nearly 37% Of All Registered Steam Games Have Never Been Played

Ars Technica has dipped deep into the public stats on Steam users and the games they own and play, mining data on the most-owned games—Dota 2 tops the list—and more. One of the most interesting numbers, however, is just how many of Steam’s 781 million registered games have never been played at all. According to Ars, of those millions of games, only 493 million have been played.

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Shape Invasion - TheExtraGame.com

Destroy the shapes before they destroy your base.

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Video games don't want to be movies, they want to be steak

Video games and movies are often compared to each other in derisive ways. Some video games, like the recently released PlayStation 4 game The Order: 1886, are criticized for being too much like a movie. That game was knocked for its supposedly short length and reliance on cinematic storytelling and QTEs over skill-based gameplay. Movies are often described as "video game-like" when a critic wants to describe something that's full of gunfire, high speed violence or hyperactive special effects.

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The next great iPad game is a chill snowboarding adventure

Snowboarding is scary. Speeding down treacherous slopes, with nothing but some snow to cushion your fall, is as terrifying as it is exhilarating. But in Alto's Adventure, a new game for iOS, the...

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The Order: 1886 - Reviewed

The Order: 1886 is nothing more than a computer program. That may seem an arbitrary statement, but it’s simply not applicable to most video games. Not good ones, and certainly not full, AAA narrative experiences. ‘Experiences’ is the important word there. The best modern games are about involvement, empathy, and the player’s sheer sense of presence and agency in a living, breathing, creatively sculpted world.

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The Order: 1886 Dev Says "Internet Is The New Playground For Bullies"

"The Internet is the new playground for bullies," according to The Order: 1886 creator Ready at Dawn. In a new interview, the studio talks about the hate-filled nature of the Internet and again speaks out to discuss the ongoing controversy surrounding the length of the upcoming PlayStation 4 game. Game director Dana Jan told Develop that when discussing quantity (The Order: 1886 was first pegged to only be five hours long, something Ready at Dawn has since denied)...

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Epic Games is giving away $5 million to Unreal Engine 4 developers

Back in the days of dial-up, when Tim Sweeney was 21 and in his third year of college, he needed cash to release his first game -- "thousands of dollars,

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Humble Square Enix Bundle 2

From Tomb Raider to Hitman to Thief -- get up to 8 games in Humble Square Enix Bundle 2!

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PS4 will outsell the Xbox One by 40% over the next 4 years, analyst bets

The odds-makers have Sony pulling out a win in the latest console war. The PlayStation 4 will outsell the Xbox One by 40 percent by 2019, according to industry-intelligence firm Strategy Analytics. The data company explains that Sony is “on a path to reproduce the success of the PlayStation 2.” Sony has already sold 18.5 million PS4s through the system’s first 14 months. By 2019, Strategy Analytics predicts Sony will have sold 80 million PS4s...

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Will smartwatches be the next big gaming platform?

Wearable technology is currently the subject on every tech enthusiast’s lips and, with the launch of the Apple Watch just a month away, interest in smartwatches is growing rapidly. As well as acting as an extension to your smartphone – allowing you to see who is calling you, read text messages, or check upcoming appointments – it is thought that smartwatches will evolve to have many applications of their own.

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Kim Jong Golf game makes it impossible not to score a hole-in-one

A golfing video game where you get to play North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is fixed so that no matter what you do, you always score a hole-in-one. The game seems to be making reference to Kim's father Kim Jong-Il, who famously picked up a golf club in the 1990s for the first time in his life and scored an INCREDIBLE 11 holes-in-one in an 18-hole golf course.

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Major Video Game Companies Agree to Share Customer Data with the US Government

With or without controversial new legislation such as the ​Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Protection Act, President Obama is doing his best to make sure companies share the information they know about you with the federal government. On Friday, the president issued a cybersecurity executive order that creates a new framework for “expanded information sharing designed to help companies work together, and work with the federal government, to quickly identify...

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Assassin’s Creed movie officially in production

The long-awaited Assassin's Creed movie is finally moving ahead, with Ubisoft revealing the film has officially entered production. The video game adaptation will be released on December 21, 2016. Word of the production came from the most mundane of places though—Ubisoft's quarterly financial call. The publisher is co-producing the film with studio New Regency, which has had a golden period in recent years with films such as 12 Years a Slave, Birdman, and Gone Girl under its umbrella.

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Persona 5 - Trailer

I am so ridiculously excited for this game. You know it's gonna be good when the *menus* get you hyped!

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Can VR cycling be the future of exercise? This kit will let you exercise in virtual worlds

Let’s face it, gyms are boring, dull, tedious places. Bleak walls and rows upon rows of sweating punters don’t make for a very inspiring environment. Even with a pair of headphones and a TV screen it’s easy to become distracted and let your mind wander off into a fantasy world. But what if we could start our exercise session in a world that isn’t our own?

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How Did Aliens Get Into The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask?

Q&A with Eiji Aonuma, long-time producer and director of the Zelda series about his latest remake, Majora's Mask, his inspirations for the series, and what he's been playing recently.

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Evolve Launches With $136+ Worth of DLC

Launch-day DLC is no new thing. Personalization packs such as character and weapon skins are par for the course with many games today. But while some games offer just a few extra options at launch, expanding later, Turtle Rock's new title Evolve gives players a veritable feast of add-on content to consume. If you wanted to buy all of the Evolve DLC available right now it would cost you $136, on top of the $60 game or the $25 DLC pass.

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BioWare Austin's Shadow Realms canceled

Earlier today, GameInformer reported that Shadow Realms, a 4v1 action RPG in development at BioWare Austin, had been canceled. Shortly after, BioWare Austin GM Jeff Hickman confirmed the news. "We’ve made the decision to not move forward with development of Shadow Realms," wrote Hickman in a post on the official site. He went on to explain that "right now there are other projects for the team to work on within the BioWare studios for the coming year and beyond,"...

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Turkey Investigating Minecraft for Being ‘Too Violent’

Popular computer game Minecraft is facing an investigation in Turkey following allegations that it’s too violent. The country’s family and social policies minister, Aysenur Islam, voiced concern about Minecraft’s content after speaking with press outside Turkish parliament on Friday when a reporter suggested that it depicts violence against women and could promote aggression by awarding points for killing characters in the game. However, gaming experts say the investigation is unfounded.

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Mad:)Cipher - Free Online Cryptogram Puzzle

A fun, free online Cryptogram Puzzle Collection! Can you decode the secret quote?

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The truth behind those mysteriously cheap gray market game codes

The Steam key for Gravity Ghost, the new release from Ivy Games, only cost Polygon $12.44. The indie game is just a few weeks old, and currently the only place to buy it is through the Humble Bundle store or Steam itself. Or rather, those are only the official places to buy it. There, the game sells for $14.99. We picked up our key on the secondary market, also referred to as the "gray market." That's how we saved close to $3 on the purchase.

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'Braid' creator sacrifices his fortune to build his next game

Jonathan Blow's beautiful, distinct 2008 platformer Braid is largely regarded as the original indie game -- The Notorious OIG, if you will. Blow spent roughly $200,000 to create Braid and it made him a millionaire. Blow said in 2012 that he was funneling all of the money from Braid into his next project, a Myst-inspired puzzle game called The Witness that he's been working on since 2009. He wasn't kidding when he said all.

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The relationship that launched the Tetris phenomenon

Alexey Pajitnov, who created Tetris in 1984, said his background was in computer engineering, but it was game design that really engaged him. "In my spare time, I tried to put some games together for the computer, and Tetris was one of them," he said. But it wasn't Pajitnov that made the game the mainstream commercial success that it is. It was his business partner, and now friend, Henk Rogers who secured the rights to the game on game consoles.

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Curvy - a puzzle in HTML5

Connect the path and win the game. Each Curvy puzzle consists of a grid of hexagonal tiles. On each tile appears a single or double set of lines, and each set of lines has its own color. These tiles must be rotated to find a solution in which lines of the same color connect, with no loose ends.

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Virtual Reality a Sports Training Game Changer

Quite a bit of buzz broke out recently in sports circles when the Stanford quarterback was caught on ESPN sporting an Oculus virtual reality (VR) face mask. Not that VR is totally new, but fans want more out of their athletes and the sight of such a souped-up technical edge on the field was a novel thrill. But that thrill won't be novel for long as VR is headed for mainstream use in all sports.

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Netflix Is Developing a Live-Action ‘Legend of Zelda’ Series

“The Legend of Zelda,” one of the most popular videogame series of all time, is in the works as a television show at Netflix.

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Super Mario Bros. In First Person

Super Mario Bros. In First Person is the first game of the Super Mario Bros. franchise reimagined from a first person point of view, along with the first game release for this website! Relive three nostalgic levels from every gamer's childhood in this exciting, platformer adventure from a different perspective.

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Monopoly Is Releasing Games With Real Money

Monopoly is the No. 1 board game in France, selling around 500,000 sets per year, and as a hat-tip to its fans, manufacturer Hasbro is now literally paying it forward by releasing units with real money in honor of the game’s 80th birthday.

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Sony sells its Everquest-making arm; games will expand to Xbox and mobile

In a surprise move announced this afternoon, investment management firm Columbus Nova announced it has purchased Sony Online Entertainment from its long-standing parent company, Sony Computer Entertainment. The studio behind MMOs like Everquest, DC Universe Online, Planetside 2, and H1Z1 will now operate as an independent firm called Daybreak Game Company, according to a press release. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

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Are Video Games the future of Education?

Imagine a school where playing video games is encouraged during classes and may even replace exams. A new educational programme uses SimCity to test children on vital problem-solving skills. BBC Future spoke to Jessica Lindl, general manager of GlassLab, at the Silicon Valley-based gaming company, EA (Electronic Arts) about how games could prepare children for jobs...

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BBC releases Doctor Who coding game for iOS and Android tablets

The BBC has launched a new Doctor Who game for iOS, Android and online with the aim of helping children improve their programming skills.

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The Burden of Hosting a Super Bowl

In the case of Glendale, Arizona, funding the Peter Eisenman-designed University of Phoenix Stadium has allowed both things to come true. After years of frustration with a mediocre stadium in nearby Tempe, the Arizona Cardinals are comfortably settled in the Phoenix area for the long haul. Their state-of-the-art venue will host its second Super Bowl this Sunday.

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