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Halo 5: Guardians: The developers tells us how beta data will help shape the game’s ...

With Halo 5: Guardians, 343 Industries has taken on the difficult task of modernizing the Halo franchise, in the process forcing the studio to revamp a number of the series’ aging features, while still keeping the essence of what has become one […]

Just like hockey and football: theScore launches new eSports app, will cover games like any ...
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D review: An underappreciated classic is revived
Garena eSports limits number of gay, transgender women in League of Legends tournament
Sony Online Entertainment sold to management firm, renamed Daybreak Game Company

Life Is Strange – Episode 1 review: Awkward but promising

Microsoft sells 6.6 million Xbox consoles in Q4 2014, makes $26.5-billion

Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 Remix review: Final Fantasy and Disney is still a compelling mix

I was always weirded out by the concept of playing a Square Enix game featuring characters with spikey hair and the ability to cast elemental magic from their giant finger tips, alongside Disney characters. Donald Duck as a spell caster? […]
JumpJet Rex review: A radical ’90s tribute

Under Rex's radical, retro-inspired exterior there's a beating heart of modern game design, patterned after popular indie games like Super Meat Boy. Rex is only retro on the surface, and that's a great thing.
Evolve preview: All for one, you monster

When Game Informer unveiled Left 4 Dead developer Turtle Rock’s new co-op shooter, Evolve, last February, I wasn’t very interested in the game. Players play against a huge monster, or assume the role of that monster and kill other players – […]
The New 3DS’ six most interesting features

I’ve spent most of this week playing around with Nintendo’s latest handheld console, the New 3DS, and so far I’m impressed with the device. It solves a number of the issues I had with the original 3DS and also improves […]
Nintendo’s Wii U has its best sales month ever in December

On Friday Nintendo of America announced the sales of its struggling Wii U console have raised 29 per cent and that game sales for the console have gone up 75 per cent, when compared to December sales in 2013, resulting […]
Vancouver-Island-developed game The Long Dark sells more than 250,000 copies

The Long Dark, an exploration-survival title set in the Canadian north, developed by Vancouver Island-based Hinterland Studio, has sold more than 250,000 copies since its Sept. 22 “early-access” launch. The game is currently still in development, but is available though Steam’s […]
New 3DS XL review: Silly name but a worthy upgrade

The New 3DS’ name might be ridiculous, but thankfully the console is a significant upgrade over Nintendo’s original 3DS, released three and a half years ago ago in 2011. The console itself is a strange decision for Nintendo, effectively splintering the […]
Assassin’s Creed Unity: Dead Kings review: Arno’s angsty adventure

Ubisoft’s latest Assassin’s Creed got off to a rough start. Frame rate glitches, server issues, and endless bugs hindered the game’s playability almost entirely. Despite the problems, there was a good game underneath Unity’s grime and Ubisoft has tried to fix the […]

The Right Chemistry: Answers about PVC blinds, 'Liquid Oxygen'

Joe Schwarcz addresses questions about what effects, if any, two products have on human health.

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Canadians who paid out-of-this-world ticket prices could soon be space-bound

Space tourists considering buying extra flight insurance, meanwhile, may be out of luck.
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The Right Chemistry: I'll level with you; asphalt is problematic

It's important for workers to take safety measures. Here's why

How Toronto YouTuber VanossGaming is passing Ellen, Justin Bieber in subscribers

Michael Oliveira TORONTO — Twenty-two-year-old Toronto native Evan Fong is about to crack the Top 25 list for most YouTube subscribers, passing Ellen DeGeneres and Justin Bieber. And he’ll do it by playing video games. Approaching 11 million subscribers and […]
New 3DS XL coming out Feb. 13 in North America, features enhanced 3D and processing

On Wednesday during the company’s latest online press conference, Nintendo revealed the U.S. release date for the North American New 3DS XL, Feb. 13, the same date as the console’s European release. The new handheld is set to be more powerful […]
7 Must-read video game-related books

With a new year comes resolutions. Perhaps, like me, “to read more” was one of your resolutions for this year. If so, here are 7 must-read video games-related books covering interests from game journalism to game history. If reading more was […]
Glorious Leader! video game Kickstarter cancelled amid claims of hacking attack

Moneyhorse, the creators of Glorious Leader!, a retro platforming game inspired by North Korea and starring Kim Jon Un, claim their studio are “victims of a hack inspired by the attack on Sony.” The Atlanta-based indie studio announced Glorious Leader! […]
7 most anticipated video games of 2015

What games are there to look forward to in the coming year? Turns out there are quite a few. 2015 is set to feature a barrage of unique games, as well as some of the first titles developed from the […]
$1-million in prize money up for grabs at upcoming Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare tournament

Next month in Los Angeles, Activision, Xbox, Major League Gaming (MLG) and Sledgehammer Games, are hosting a Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare tournament featuring the world’s top 32 Call of Duty teams, all competing to take home a $1-million prize […]
PlayStation 4 sells 18.5 million consoles worldwide, 4.1 million during the holiday season

According to a recent press release from Sony, the company’s newest game console has sold 18.5 million units worldwide. 4.1 million of these sales occurred during the 2014 holiday shopping season between Nov. 23, 2014 and Jan. 4, 2015. Sony’s […]
Microsoft gives Xbox One more CPU power by limiting Kinect functionality

A recent information leak perpetrated by the hacking group H4LT, has revealed information about the Xbox One’s development kit that could explain why certain recent multi-platform third-party video games are performing better on the console than the PlayStation 4. According […]
PlayStation Now offers a Netflix-like subscription streaming service for games in U.S.

Tamara Sestanj Netflix-like subscription streaming services aren’t just for watching TV shows and movies anymore. Sony announced Monday that it will be offering its PlayStation Now streaming service for video games as an 100-game-inclusive subscription. Details about a Canadian release […]
Releasing unfinished video games has become the new normal

Over the course of 2014 purchasing a video game, popping it into your shiny new Xbox One or PlayStation 4 and then actually being able to play it, became a more difficult task than it should be. Today’s modern video […]