Disney's newest live-action movie, Beauty and the Beast, had a massive opening domestically and internationally. According to first-weekend box office estimates posted by Entertainment Weekly, the film made $170 million in the US for the Friday-Sunday period.This performance topples Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ($166 million), which was the previous first-weekend record-holder for March.Inte... more.

Super Mario Run will launch for Android platforms on March 23, Nintendo has announced.Back in January, Nintendo confirmed that Super Mario Run would arrive for Android in March, but this is the first we're hearing of a specific date. The game arrives with the Version 2.0.0 update, though no other details about what the update will contain were shared (via DualShockers).Android version of #SuperMar... more.

The winners for the 2017 SXSW Gaming Awards have been announced.Naughty Dog's Uncharted 4: A Thief's End took home the coveted Game of the Year award, earning it because voters decided the gam "exemplifies overall excellence and creates a distinct gaming experience across all platforms and genres."Dishonored 2, Doom, Overwatch,and Titanfall 2 were also nominated for Game of the Year.There are 23 c... more.

Conan Exiles, the new sandbox action game from Funcom, is unlikely to get a Nintendo Switch version, it seems. Game director Joel Bylos told DualShockers that the studio currently has no plans to bring Conan Exiles to Nintendo Switch and has had no conversations with Nintendo.Also in the interview, Bylos confirmed that Conan Exiles is already running on Xbox One internally. The game "looks pretty... more.

It's the weekend! Here's a recap of some of the week's big stories and others you may have missed.THE BIG STUFF: Mass Effect: Andromeda doesn't officially launch until March 21, but EA Access and Origin Access subscribers can play a 10-hour trial--including the campaign and multiplayer--right now. The NPD Group this week released its report for February, listing off the Top 10 best-selling games o... more.

Each week we search and gather up the coolest comic book art you won't see in actual comics. The reason you won't is because professional artists often draw sketches for fun or commissions and post them on their websites, blogs, and Tumblrs. Some artists even arrange commissions through their sites so be sure to check them out. This is a way to see the artists working on one book draw characters f... more.

Auto-selfies in Final Fantasy XV were one of the game's more memorable features. Whether party member Prompto completely messed up a shot or took a pic suitable for framing, it was always entertaining sorting through his pics when the party took a camping break. The video below features an in-depth talk at GDC 2017, where FFXV party AI lead designer Prasert Prasertvithyakarn spoke at length about ... more.

Even major Hollywood actors have to audition for movies, and it doesn't always go well. Rogue One and Doctor Strange star Mads Mikkelsen has revealed that he walked out of the audition for 2015's superhero flop Fantastic Four."I think I walked out on Fantastic Four," Mikkelsen told Shortlist. "I think I actually said, 'I can't do it. It's not about you, I'm sorry, this is wrong.'"Mikkelsen went on... more.

No series captured the pre-millennial gaming zeitgeist quite like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. 18 years and 30 million Tony Hawk game sales later, an enterprising filmmaker is looking to tell the story of Tony Hawk's involvement in video games.Along with accounts from Tony Hawk himself, this film will also feature developers and skaters who helped create everything from the first Pro Skater to the most... more.

GameSpot and CNET joined forces to give you a chance to win a Nintendo Switch. This giveaway ends on March 30, 2017. Enter here: Powered by WPeMatico... more.