When Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare was revealed, developer Infinity Ward talked to GameSpot about how its futuristic shooter's story inspiration comes from war as opposed to sci-fi. Now, lead concept artist Thomas Szakolczay tells us that the studio wanted to recapture the feel and "grit" of World War II."We didn't want to be the focus," he said. "We still wanted it to feel like war was happenin... more.

The Legend of Zelda spinoff Hyrule Warriors' final DLC is just days from release, and Nintendo has released a new video that gives us a look at how its two new characters will fight on the 3DS.The first to be showcased is Yuga and his magic wand, which he uses to mess up a whole bunch of Stalchildren in both up-close and ranged fashion. Then it's the silly shopkeeper Ravio's turn, who wields a ham... more.

Halo 5: Guardians came out one year ago this week. Since then, Microsoft has delivered nine free updates to the game, containing 15 maps, six game modes, and so, so many Req items.Microsoft isn't done supporting the game yet. In a blog post celebrating the game's first anniversary, 343 Industries boss Josh Holmes teased, "We're not quite finished." In the future, you can expect more maps for Warz... more.

Capcom has announced how many copies it is projecting that Resident Evil 7, Dead Rising 4, and Monster Hunter XX will sell at launch.As part of the company's earnings report this week, Capcom projected Resident Evil 7 will be the biggest of the three, selling 4 million units. Dead Rising 4 and Monster Hunter XX are expected to sell 2 million copies each. Note that these are not lifetime sales proj... more.

Hidetaka "Swery65" Suehiro has made Deadly Premonition, very casually became a Buddhist Monk, and he loves cats--even when they bite him. It's safe to say, he's a pretty cool human being. But now, he's gone one step further and got himself a full body Yakuza-style tattoo and it's insane.He posted a picture of the tat on his Instagram and it will be featured in the Men of Game Development calendar,... more.

PlayStation UK has tweeted out an 80s-inspired advert for the PlayStation 4 Pro to promote its "super-charged" upcoming console. It touts the hardware's "super compact mega processor, revolutionary cord-free player paddle joysticks, and super fresh graphics."To be honest, I wasn't sold on the hardware but then I saw how excited the dude in the advert was and I am now on board. I mean, he's wearing... more.

Square Enix has released two new screenshots for Kingdom Hearts 3. These were first showcased during its presentation at Paris Games Week, and show a new Drive Form called Guard Form. In the first image we can see Sora wielding what looks like a powered up version of Herc's Shield.In a second image, Sora is transforming the Keyblade into a massive hammer to smash a Heartless. According to a Square... more.

Konami has reported its financial performance for the six month period spanning April 1 to September 30, 2016. While the publisher's sales were slightly down over the same period in 2015, profits increased.Sales were cited as $963 million, which is down from 2015's $1.2 billion. Operating profit, however, rose from $118 million to $161 million, which represents a 36 percent increase. According to ... more.

Nintendo's first smartphone game, Miitomo, came out this year and is closing in on 15 million unique users, the company announced as part of its earnings briefing this week. This is up from 10 million users at the end of April.Though it's reached millions of players, the game is not a big-time money-maker, Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima said. "This title has not been impactful from a profit ... more.

The Pokemon Go Plus accessory, which you can wear to receive notifications about the mobile game without opening the app, launched in September after a delay. Since then, it's been difficult to find.Nintendo, which produces the accessory, has now apologized for the shortages and said it plans to "expand production" to meet demand. President Tatsumi Kimishima said demand for the Plus accessory "far... more.