Putting a game out early to the public can be tricky, but Early Access is not new to Larian Studios anymore. The RPG studio utilized a staggered launch with Divinity: Original Sin and its sequel to their success, and now with Baldur’s Gate 3, it’s looking for a third win. That doesn’t mean there haven’t been growing pains, though.

American Football, Hana, and the organizers on why Minecraft offers a viable alternative to live shows. "This is gonna be our last song. You may recognize it from your favorite memes." American Football was closing out the night with a classic, a ballad that embodied every aching moment of teenage angst I'd ever felt.

How smack talk and superheroes created a scene that can't seem to be replicated. Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is a fighting game about literal gods. Between Capcom classics and Marvel's finest, three fighters on each side could fly onto the screen and fight at any given moment. It is both a symphony of movement and distilled chaos.

When We Happy Few's E3 2016 trailer opens, there's already a sense of unease setting in. Eerie Orwellian devices dot the frame. The player-character is contentedly working his way through newspaper clippings, censoring aberrant text with a sheet of black ink. But then an upsetting image shakes the protagonist out of his stupor, and rather than take a pill to stifle it, he decides to take it all in and watch as the sheen wears thin.

Allegations against Dangen Entertainment and its CEO are coming to light after a falling out between the company and some of its dev partners. Is there something you think we should be reporting on? Email news@usgamer.net. Dangen Entertainment isn't as well-known as other names in gaming, but as an indie-centric publisher that helps bridge the gap between Japan and the West, chances are you've probably played something due to the result of its work.

A new digital card game that encourages players to spend money to build their collections has been categorized as an outrage by detractors. The outrage stems from the fact that many users believe players need to spend a significant amount of money, beyond the game’s $20 purchase price, to be properly competitive.

“Game developers don’t like me,” said Sabina Hemmi. “Before I came around, there was no insight into how balanced a game was.”. Hemmi is joking. Partially. As the co-founder of DotaBuff, a site that provides statistics about Dota 2 gameplay, she can show with hard data if certain characters are stronger or weaker, and in what areas.

Few photos from the forum ages of online gaming live in greater infamy than one of what appears to be a human duct taped to the ceiling of a dimly lit basement, his arms reaching out to lightly graze the keys of a Dell mechanical keyboard. Many have laid claim to this image. “I was there,” they say.

On the latest episode of Achievement Oriented, Ben Lindbergh and Jason Concepcion talked to Compete’s Eric Van Allen about the challenges of broadcasting esports.

Custom-designed weapon and character skins rely on more than savvy 3D art skills. Valve, for all of its innovation and invention, has built an empire on the bones of other games. While Half-Life stands alone, one look at its present-day catalog reveals a foundation built on mods. Dota 2 is the Not Quite Sequel to a popular Warcraft III mod.