Like all respectable video game journalists, we here at Hardcore Gamer operate on top of the line gaming PCs. We’re always looking to get a step up on our competition, so we keep our eyes peeled for all the latest peripherals on the market. My eyes, however, are on something else entirely while I’m playing [...]

Guacamelee!, the lucha-themed side-scrolling action-platformer is set for release on April 9 for the PS3 and Vita. Beyond having a really unique art style with sharp designs and no black outlines for the characters, it’s also got parallel stages – one for the world of the living and the other for the world of the [...]

The latest Humble Bundle is out, and allows you to pay what you want for Plants vs. Zombies, Bladeslinger, Contre Jour, and Anomaly Korea. Pay more than the average of $5.43 to get Metal Slug 3 and The Room (the game, not the movie, or the Offical Game Based on the Movie OH HI MARK). [...]

While the Indie Royale Mighty Bundle won’t make you Strong Like Sammartino, it does let you buy half a dozen games for very little money. The current minimum is a shade under $4, and that gets you Waveform, Avadon: The Black Fortress, Zafehouse: Diaries, Derrick the Deathfin, Tidalis, and War of the Human Tanks. The genres [...]

Welcome to This Week in Gaming, where we take a look back at some of the most newsworthy events in gaming history from last year to even decades ago that happened this very week. Take a gander at some of the highlights and see which spark nostalgia and which may still be news to you. [...]

Amazon’s Gold Box is back to focusing on gaming, and the deal of the day is on the Tomb Raider reboot – for $42, any console version of it can be yours. Past deals today have included Kinect Sports Ultimate Collection for $15, with Black Ops II at $35 coming soon. Hints for other deals [...]

At PAX 2013, we had the chance to catch up with Insomniac’s CEO Ted Price to discuss the studio’s upcoming third-person shooter, Fuse. In our interview, Ted goes into great detail about practically every aspect of the game, helping illuminate exactly how the mechanics work and what to expect from co-op. Additonally, characters are explained, [...]

Nintendo has a new promotion where if you buy a 3DS XL system and a copy of either Luigi’s Mansion:Dark Moon or Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, you’ll be able to get a digital download game free. Your choices are Freaky Forms Deluxe, Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask, Art Academy: Lessons For Everyone, [...]

The PS Blog announced some exciting news today – Disgaea 3 for the Vita will be free on the service tomorrow. Beyond the free D3, there’s also a Square-Enix sale that drops the price of several games in half, and a tad further if you’re a Plus member. Those with that ill be able to [...]

EA and Popcap Games have a nice little gift for gamers – a free copy of Peggle! All you need to do to get this addictive mix of pinball and Plinko is click the link, fill in some basic information, and download the game from the e-mail they send you. This is a direct download [...]