A big staffing change has taken place at Halo series steward 343 Industries. Studio head Dan Ayoub, who worked on entries in the series dating back to 2009's Halo: Reach, has left the team. He's leaving gaming altogether, but is staying within Microsoft to work on the Mixed Reality team. There, he will work in an effort for the "empowerment of education through technology.""Although Dan will be s... more.

You might have seen an image circulating online yesterday that was rumored to be from Red Dead Redemption 2. As it turns out, this was a shot from Wild West Online, a new PC MMO that looks like Rockstar's celebrated western and is heading to Kickstarter later this month.Red Dead Redemption never came to PC, and Wild West Online aims to fill that void, it seems."There's an audience for this that ju... more.

Nintendo has detailed its plans for E3 2017 and, as with last year, it includes a mixture of Nintendo Direct-like streams, treehouse events, and tournaments.An image posted on Twitter reveals that Nintendo's E3 2017 plans kick off on June 13 at 9AM PST/5PM BST, when it will have the "Nintendo Spotlight." According to its brief description, this will showcase "Nintendo Switch games for 2017, includ... more.

Coming up on two years after the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops III, developer Treyarch continues to support the shooter with new updates and content. Ahead of and in preparation for the launch of Black Ops III's Zombies Chronicles expansion next week, Treyarch today released a new update for the game.First, the update adds support for the Zombies Chronicles ad-don, which arrives on May 16 on ... more.

Square Enix has announced intentions to divest ownership of IO Interactive, the Danish studio behind the Hitman series.In a statement to its investors, the Japanese publisher reported what it described as an "extraordinary" $42 million loss for the financial year ending March 31, 2017. This is a result of the company's decision to to narrow its focus on key franchises and studios."To maximize play... more.

The next entry in EA's The Sims franchise has been announced. The Sims Mobile, a new free game for iOS and Android devices, launched this week in Brazil and will come to other markets later.In true Sims form, the new mobile game lets you play God, basically, as you can create a family unit and progress them through their lives. You can also play with other real-life people by hosting and attending... more.

Fox's Batman prequel TV show Gotham is coming back for a fourth season, the network announced today. The DC show stars Ben McKenzie as a young James Gordon, and its third season is currently airing. There is no word yet on when Season 4 will premiere, but it'll likely stretch into 2018.According to Entertainment Weekly, Gotham Season 3 is averaging 4.6 million viewers. That's not a huge number, bu... more.

Star Citizen's crowdfunding campaign has been a massive success, bringing in more than $148 million by the latest count. The game's creator, Chris Roberts, never believed the crowdfunding effort would be anywhere near that successful."My expectation was that we'd raise around $4 million," Roberts told The New York Times. "I had investors lined up to help with the rest but Sandy, my wife, told me n... more.

The upcoming Netflix show The Defenders will unite all four of the streaming service's Marvel heroes. A quartet of motion posters featuring Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist have been released—check them out below:Longtime listener. pic.twitter.com/jFNjsvg8bw — Daredevil (@Daredevil) May 9, 2017Hey @Daredevil, let me know when you want to go a round or two. pic.twitter.com/4D... more.

Mother's Day is coming up this Sunday (don't forget to call your mom!), and in the spirit of the week, Harmonix is releasing new Rock Band 4 DLC tracks that are in some ways to connected to mothers.The two new DLC tracks this week are "Kids" by MGMT and "Mother Mother" by Tracy Bonham. The MGMT tracks starts off with a reference to mothers, with the lyrics "You were a child / Crawling on your knee... more.