Four out five households in the US own a video game console. With the halcyon days of the arcade far behind us, video games have entered the mainstream and the industry now surpasses Hollywood in terms of revenue. Mobile games have changed the gaming landscape again, with virtual reality (VR) also set to become big business in coming years. What's next?
With Nintendo, Sega and Atari all in the middle of rereleasing consoles from the 80s and 90s, it's a great time to be a retro gamer. And now an older-school player is jumping into the mix: a mini version of the classic Commodore 64 is due next year.
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On the gaming calendar, Gamescom is wedged between E3 announcements and the holiday rush of releases. Along with the odd surprise reveal, there's usually plenty of new tidbits and teases for upcoming games, so New Atlas is digging into some of the most exciting trailers we've seen so far this week.
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After 20 years as a software company, Atari made the surprising announcement during E3 that it was planning to step back into the hardware business with a new console called the Ataribox. Details are scant, but the company has now drip-fed the first images and tantalizing tidbits to the public.
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Gran Turismo has been making gamers feel like racing drivers since 1997. The franchise started on the original PlayStation and has followed through with appearances on the PS2 and PS3. Now it's the PS4's turn, with the latest version, Gran Turismo Sport, finally landing on the console this October.
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I fondly remember a wasted youth cozying up to glass-topped boxes of flashing lights and steel balls flying around an angled assault course. But being a pinball wizard was very much a solo adventure. Cristiana Felgueiras has changed that with a delightfully low tech two-player pinball build.
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A round-up of all of our guides for finding the new items in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's first DLC pack.
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"The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" lets you wear a Tingle outfit if you've bought the first DLC – but you'll need to hunt down the individual pieces of it. Here's how to find them.
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The first downloadable content addition to "Zelda: Breath of the Wild" hides some neat gear away in the world, and finding it by yourself is hard if you don't know the map inside out. Here's how to find Midna's Helmet and Majora's Mask, classic outfits from past 3D Zeldas.
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The travel medallion, added in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's first DLC, lets you drop a warp point wherever you want on the map. Here's how to get your hands on it.
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The Mirro Shaz shrine is not the hardest shrine in the game, but it has a bonus extra puzzle at the end that can be a real head-scratcher. It's a great way to pick up an extra Giant Ancient Core, though.
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