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While many of us were far from happy about Microsoft's "acquisition" of Rise of the Tomb Raider, some took it further than others. That's the problem with having such ready access to people via the internet: it's not difficult to hunt them down and attack them when something they're involved with becomes controversial, even if the person being attacked had nothing to do with the decision. That's what happened yesterday with Tomb Raider and Rhianna Pratchett.

It is no secret that Microsoft has completely rethought its views on their Kinect. At both their E3 press conference, and at Gamescon, the Kinect failed to get any attention. Even the new bundles - Fifa 15, Call of Duty, and Sunset Overdrive - are only available sans Kinect. If twitter is to be believed, Phil Spencer has not only given up on the over priced and under-utilized Kinect, but is also proud of it.

There aren't enough games set in the Wild West, and yet almost every single one that makes it to release is hailed as the best thing since Buffalo Bill said "let's take all this hardship and violence and turn it into a family friendly show." Hard West, developed by CreativeForge Games, is the next big game to tackle the topic, and it looks like it's going to continue the tradition of knocking our collective socks off.

Tomb Raider was a heavy hitter once, a long time ago. The first three games are almost synonymous with PlayStation nostalgia, but that was years ago and the time since has been filled with mediocre sequels and disappointing attempts of modernizing the franchise. Tomb Raider, the second reboot for the first lady of gaming, was a step in the right direction, but today’s announcement that its sequel will be “100% exclusive” to Xbox One is going to kill off the…

It's nice to get some hands on time with a game that can be fully appreciated in just a short period. Late last month, I was able to play a number of Nintendo's E3 titles in Toronto, Ontario. Most games would require thirty or forty minutes of playing to fully appreciate, but Pokemon Art Academy was great, even with just a small window of opportunity to try it out.

A verified Sony insider who debunked the fake UI images released this weekend has had to delete his Reddit account after getting too much attention. The user was open about the problems Sony face, as well as the reason certain features had to be delayed, and the off-the-record style of talking about issues was a welcome breath of fresh air compared to the PR speak of the actual community managers. IWorkForSony has been behind a variety of news stories in…

If you read reactions to Peter Molyneux's latest game online, you'd probably try to steer clear. General reaction to Godus has been vaguely negative, attacking Molyneux's promises (for a change), as well as the slow pressure to buy in-app purchases. Apparently that's exactly what iOS users were hungry for, however, as the game currently has 1500 ratings and four and a half stars on the app store.

Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light are being re-released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC later this year, and while owners of the original titles on Steam are getting a 50% discount on the upgrade, some members of Valve's community are angry that they're not going to get the improved versions for absolutely nothing. The developers, 4A Games, have taken some time to explain just why that is, and it goes far beyond the "don't be greedy" that it could have been.

Crytek and Deep Silver have announced that Ryse: Son of Rome will be coming to PC this Autumn. Crytek will be publishing the digital version, while the physical edition will be handled by Deep Silver. All released DLC on Xbox One will be included in the PC version of the release at launch. Wondering if it's worth upgrading? Of course it is: the PC version will include native 4K support.

A rather hint-laden Twitter conversation involving Sony's Shahid Kamal Ahmad seems to hint at the release of Half Minute Hero 2 on Vita. Is it too obvious a connection to make, or have they just been a little careless in their inferring?