Voice-controlled zombie survival This seems like one of those “Wouldn’t it be cool if…?” ideas. It is, in fact, rather cool. RealmPictures organized a live-action first-person shooter and “invited unsuspecting people on Chatroulette, Omegle, and Skype to take control.” Speaking over a microphone, participants were able to give instructions to the player character. “Run! Shoot! Jump!” He did his best to comply. Looks like everyone (who made it into the final cut for YouTube) had a blast....

Currently Daybreak John Smedley co-foundedEverQuestdeveloper Verant Interactive, which morphed into Sony Online Entertainment followingEverQuest‘s huge success. He even hung on afterSony sold SOEearlier this year, turning it into Daybreak Game Company andlaying offsome SOE employees. Smedley, however, has now stepped down as president and chief executive officer of Daybreak. “I can confirm that John Smedley will be taking some time off from the company for the near-term and transitioning to a different role to be determined,” a spokesperson for Daybreak toldGamesBeat....

Hence why there’s no forced PlayStation 4 bundle Sony has already told us that the PlayStation 4 will lack a bundled camerato keep the price down. That’s not the only reason though, as Sony CEO Andy House spoke withBusiness Spectator Australiastating that “the vast majority of the audience that we speak to tells us that their primary wish is for the full controller interface and there’s not necessarily a huge emphasis being placed on camera interaction....

Hey Soul Axiom… While I’ve knownSoul Axiomto be a distinct game, the mix of games withSoulsin the name andAxiom Vergethis year has muddled my brain up.Soul Axiomis looking like it will muddle my brain up, too, from this surreal trailer. The upcoming PC, PS3, PS4, and Wii U psychological thriller, “[combine] elements of exploration and puzzle solving gameplay with a compelling storyline.” Always willing to give these sort of games a shot....

Could we be in for more Marvel revivals? High Moon Studios’Deadpoolrecently resurfacedon Steam, and now PC players can check out another older Marvel title, Beenox’sSpider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. By most accounts, it’s adecent game. The story centers on four different versions of Spider-Man (Amazing, Noir, 2099, and Ultimate) thanks to the wonders of parallel universes. It is disappointing to see Activision charge $29.99 for the port, but that price will drop with time....

It seems playing videogames can make you a better healer All the time, we are discovering ways videogames can substantially improve our lives, and it now seems they are improving our medical care. Dr. James “Butch” Rosser has found that a doctor playing videogames before performing a laparoscopic operation can lead to a 26 percent increase in surgical performance. Physicians who play games likeSuper Monkey Ballat least three hours a week make 37 percent fewer surgical errors, according to Dr....

You can’t handle the truth! Let’s play Two Truths and a Lie:Telling Liesis coming to PS4, Switch, and Xbox One next week.Telling Lieswon a bunch of awards last year, andwe gave it a 9. I have playedTelling Lies. It’s that last one, that’s the lie. I have not playedTelling Lies, but, by everyone’s account, I should. Sam Barlow’s FMV thriller has you playing cyber-detective, sifting through videos on a stolen NSA hard drive and piecing together secrets....

Season 4, Episode 4 ofThe Boyshas brought all the simmering ingredients introduced this season to a roaring boil. Here, we see just how bleak Butcher’s future is looking, Hughie and his dad are a powder keg waiting to ignite, and Sister Sage has full hold of the reins. The odds are more stacked than ever against the main cast, and that’s a great thing. Note:spoilersfor S4E4 ofThe Boyswill follow from here on out....

This is it, the apocalypse While the idea of apossible sequelhas done an admirable job of quelling the flames of desire for more, Sony has yet to announce an actual, honest-to-goodness follow up to Naughty Dog’s 2013 blockbusterThe Last of Us. But wait! The idiomatic light at the end of the tunnel has come barreling down the tracks like a Doomtrain with news of a possible port coming to PS4....

You can make the next Corpse Party! RPG Maker, that RPG creation tool you say you’re going to use to make the greatest role playing game ever but then don’t, will see its next iteration launch on October 23 withRPG Maker MV. At $80 you can create the next great 2D game; or if you’re like me, for $80 you can dick around with the program for three weeks before you give up and go back toDestiny....

Don’t forget to wear the right armor combination When I fought the Nergigante with my friends during theMonster Hunter: Worldbeta, I knew there was something off about the creature. Lo and behold,NCH Productionsunleashed a short that confirms my superstition about the 15-minute hunt. I’m not sure if this was a coincidence, but I went through a good amount of the issues covered in the animator’s piece. Of course, the thing that felt strange was the range of the Elder Dragon’s moves....

Publisher Focus Entertainment has revealed thatWarhammer 40K: Space Marine 2has sold 2 million copies worldwide. The game is clearly incredibly popular with newcomers and fans of the franchise from the tabletop game, and players love that it’s hit such a big milestone so early. I don’t think it’s surprising thatWarhammer 40K: Space Marine 2has managed to sell 2 million copies just a couple of days after its official release date of July 05, 2025, and about a week after its early access launch on June 10, 2025....

Airship Syndicatehas announcedthat the troubled MMOWayfinderwill be course-correcting. The developer is dropping the online requirement for the game, and removing all microtransactions. It will now be a single, upfront fee to purchase. RememberWayfinder? I haven’t thought about it in quite a while. To say its launch was troubled is a bit of an understatement. On theday of its launch, it garnered nearly 8,000 negative use reviews on Steam, and things have not really improved....