The Entertainment Software Rating Board, most commonly known as the ESRB, announced that it will soon add a back-of-the-box label alerting consumers to the presence of in-game purchases. We received several details about the ins and outs of the label, which should start appearing on new game boxes in the coming months. Much of the stuff on the back can’t be excised; game boxes are already a sea of legalese and platform-specific details. Will the label get more specific than noting that a game in

The Windows Edition of Final Fantasy 15 is getting an unexpected tie-in to The Sims. The Sims outfit for Final Fantasy 15 Windows Edition can be earned by purchasing the game via Origin between March 6 (the PC version’s launch date) through May 1. That offer is similar to the Half-Life-inspired costume that’s available with the Steam release of Final Fantasy 15. EA is further sweetening the deal by offering a Final Fantasy 15-themed costume for The Sims 4. You can see the Llama suit and plumbob

The Windows Edition of Final Fantasy 15 is getting an unexpected tie-in to The Sims. The Sims outfit for Final Fantasy 15 Windows Edition can be earned by purchasing the game via Origin between March 6 (the PC version’s launch date) through May 1. That offer is similar to the Half-Life-inspired costume that’s available with the Steam release of Final Fantasy 15. EA is further sweetening the deal by offering a Final Fantasy 15-themed costume for The Sims 4. You can see the Llama suit and plumbob

Add this to your list of Bethesda-published RPGs being remade in modern engines: It’s Capital Wasteland, which is Fallout 3 brought up to date with the Fallout 4 engine. Taken with projects like Fallout 4 New Vegas, plus things like an earlier mod that gave Fallout: New Vegas the “loot menu” of Fallout 4, it shows that the latest game’s engine really did deliver some gameplay breakthroughs. For example, notice how much more viable running-and-gunning is in Capital Wasteland. So this project synt

Add this to your list of Bethesda-published RPGs being remade in modern engines: It’s Capital Wasteland, which is Fallout 3 brought up to date with the Fallout 4 engine. Taken with projects like Fallout 4 New Vegas, plus things like an earlier mod that gave Fallout: New Vegas the “loot menu” of Fallout 4, it shows that the latest game’s engine really did deliver some gameplay breakthroughs. For example, notice how much more viable running-and-gunning is in Capital Wasteland. So this project synt

First up, Fortnite’s free-to-play Battle Royale mode unleashed a brand new, limited time mode called Solid Gold. Jump in and try out some legendary weapons ✨ pic.twitter.com/k4zNQEoK4V — Fortnite (@FortniteGame) February 27, 2018Like 50 vs. 50, Solid Gold is only available for a limited time. That’s right: Fortnite is getting jetpacks. Beware, though, that if I’m getting a jetpack and you’re getting a jetpack, then Roseanne Barr is getting a jetpack as well. I have 20 fortnite victory royale win

First up, Fortnite’s free-to-play Battle Royale mode unleashed a brand new, limited time mode called Solid Gold. Jump in and try out some legendary weapons ✨ pic.twitter.com/k4zNQEoK4V — Fortnite (@FortniteGame) February 27, 2018Like 50 vs. 50, Solid Gold is only available for a limited time. That’s right: Fortnite is getting jetpacks. Beware, though, that if I’m getting a jetpack and you’re getting a jetpack, then Roseanne Barr is getting a jetpack as well. I have 20 fortnite victory royale win

Nintendo has removed a section on its website that allowed players to review Switch games like Splatoon 2 and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, just five days after Reddit users first noticed the capability. “Customer reviews have been taken offline as we evaluate this feature and its functionality,” a post on the Nintendo site reads. “We currently have no estimated date on when an update will be provided. “Evaluating the feature does not mean that they’re discontinuing it,” one person no

Nintendo has removed a section on its website that allowed players to review Switch games like Splatoon 2 and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, just five days after Reddit users first noticed the capability. “Customer reviews have been taken offline as we evaluate this feature and its functionality,” a post on the Nintendo site reads. “We currently have no estimated date on when an update will be provided. “Evaluating the feature does not mean that they’re discontinuing it,” one person no

PlayStation Plus subscribers will get access to two big PlayStation 4 exclusives as part of their membership in March: FromSoftware’s Bloodborne and Insomniac Games’ Ratchet & Clank. Bloodborne is FromSoftware’s 2015 action-role-playing game and will be available alongside Ratchet & Clank, a reimagining of the classic PlayStation 2 game of the same name, next week, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced today. Those two PS4 games will be joined by a pair of PlayStation 3 titles, Legend of Kay

PlayStation Plus subscribers will get access to two big PlayStation 4 exclusives as part of their membership in March: FromSoftware’s Bloodborne and Insomniac Games’ Ratchet & Clank. Bloodborne is FromSoftware’s 2015 action-role-playing game and will be available alongside Ratchet & Clank, a reimagining of the classic PlayStation 2 game of the same name, next week, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced today. Those two PS4 games will be joined by a pair of PlayStation 3 titles, Legend of Kay

Cevat Yerli, the founder of Crytek, is stepping down from his role as chief executive and president of the company. According to a press release posted at the company’s website, brothers Avni and Faruk Yerli will carry on as joint CEOs. Following a round of studio closures in Dec. 2016, Crytek sold its Bulgaria-based Black Sea studio to Sega. You can read about how the Yerli brothers snuck into E3, bluffing their way into the games industry, in our feature story. “I look forward to continue help

Cevat Yerli, the founder of Crytek, is stepping down from his role as chief executive and president of the company. According to a press release posted at the company’s website, brothers Avni and Faruk Yerli will carry on as joint CEOs. Following a round of studio closures in Dec. 2016, Crytek sold its Bulgaria-based Black Sea studio to Sega. You can read about how the Yerli brothers snuck into E3, bluffing their way into the games industry, in our feature story. “I look forward to continue help

Time is running out for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita owners when it comes to the monthly PlayStation Plus slate — Sony will no longer include PS3 or Vita games in the lineup starting in March 2019, the company announced today. Starting with the March list, which will go live March 8, 2019, Sony will only include PS4 games. And subscribers won’t lose access to PlayStation Plus titles that they’ve already added to their library. Sony is cushioning the blow a bit by offering a stellar lineup

Time is running out for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita owners when it comes to the monthly PlayStation Plus slate — Sony will no longer include PS3 or Vita games in the lineup starting in March 2019, the company announced today. Starting with the March list, which will go live March 8, 2019, Sony will only include PS4 games. And subscribers won’t lose access to PlayStation Plus titles that they’ve already added to their library. Sony is cushioning the blow a bit by offering a stellar lineup

The latest patch for Doom on the Nintendo Switch added motion controls and a party system for online play, and it also looks like the patch helped the game’s performance on the system. I personally found the improved performance to be subtle, but you can judge for yourself. Eurogamer took a closer look at the latest version of the game (seen in the video above), and found that the change in performance was small, but noticeable. “It’s even more difficult to determine in handheld mode but pixel c

The latest patch for Doom on the Nintendo Switch added motion controls and a party system for online play, and it also looks like the patch helped the game’s performance on the system. I personally found the improved performance to be subtle, but you can judge for yourself. Eurogamer took a closer look at the latest version of the game (seen in the video above), and found that the change in performance was small, but noticeable. “It’s even more difficult to determine in handheld mode but pixel c

Of course the first mobile game from HAL Laboratory, the Kirby franchise’s main developer, would be as charming and adorable as Part Time UFO. But if the first three levels are an easy-mode tutorial, expect this quirky game to just keep being far, far, far more challenging than it looks. Still, I’ll stick with Part Time UFO, as it evokes my most cherished, ultra-quirky Nintendo games. Part Time UFO may be neither a Nintendo project nor as classic as things like Rhythm Heaven, Osu! Ouendan!, Chib

Of course the first mobile game from HAL Laboratory, the Kirby franchise’s main developer, would be as charming and adorable as Part Time UFO. But if the first three levels are an easy-mode tutorial, expect this quirky game to just keep being far, far, far more challenging than it looks. Still, I’ll stick with Part Time UFO, as it evokes my most cherished, ultra-quirky Nintendo games. Part Time UFO may be neither a Nintendo project nor as classic as things like Rhythm Heaven, Osu! Ouendan!, Chib

Overwatch’s 27th hero is Brigitte Lindholm, Blizzard Entertainment announced. Repair Pack – Brigitte throws a Repair Pack that can heal an ally. – Brigitte throws a Repair Pack that can heal an ally. Barrier Shield – Brigitte deploys a frontal energy barrier to absorb a limited amount of damage. Brigitte is the 27th hero overall, as well as the first hero to come to Overwatch in 2018.