If you received a new console yesterday (or even if you didn't) you likely tried to connect online to download some games, stream some video, or play with friends. You were also likely greeted with a message saying that online services were down or you were unable to connect. While past Holiday outages were caused by the sheer number of people connecting to services like Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, this year that was not the case. A hacking group named Lizard Squad brought down both networks.

Amazon is having a year end sale on video games, electronics, and lots of other goodies on their site. It all kicks off today, the day after Christmas. We've found a few select deals you'll likely want to snag if you haven't already. 

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare will be getting a new Zombies mode, Exo Zombies, that take the fantastic co-op sub game to another level. A new teaser recently released reveals a bit of new info regarding the voice acting behind the DLC.

Like cooking, tree climbing, skydiving, and naughty things in the bedroom, farming is at its best when done with toys and attachments. A partnership between Saitek and the Farming Simulator folks is about to make virtual farming a touch more like real farming in all the right, non-sweaty ways.

Recently Greenlit by the Steam community, Override is indie studio The Balance Inc's mechanized answer to Surgeon Simulator, Octodad and Goat Simulator. Put them all in a pot, boil and dump everything on the floor and you've got a slightly insane but tantalizing approach to a co-op sandbox game.

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Let's face it, we've all had at least one morning in which we've woken up in a prison cell next to our buddy after being kidnapped and tortured mercilessly for hours on end.  At least, that's what I assume.  For those of you whose lives are slightly less adventurous, Far Cry 4 has you covered.  On January 13...

Just when you finally get that song out of your head, something related to Frozen pops up. This time, it's new DLC for LittleBigPlanet 3. Now, players who purchase the Frozen DLC can dress up their Sackboys, Oddsocks, and Toggles as characters from Disney's animated hit.

Techland is certainly well versed in the zombie apocalypse, and before you write off Dying Light as ‘just another zombie game’ wait until you are finished with this dissertation. A blend of parkour, combat, and open world survival, there is an elegance to this game cocktail. Taking away the power fantasy and integrating locomotion as a priority, the sense of urgency becomes paramount in humanity’s fight for survival over the undead.  

Don't let your eyes glaze over when you see this phrase: StarMade is like Minecraft in space. It is, but it isn't, really. The clever 3D voxel game from German studio Schine has just hit Steam Early Access, but already it's gathered quite a following. That's probably because it's a game that lets you build a ship and fly through the universe to explore new galaxies, stars and planets.

Ubisoft may not be the most self-aware company on the planet, but their actions during the Assassin's Creed Unity debacle earns at least some cred. Following the cataclysmic release of the (much advertised) largest Assassin's Creed game ever, Ubisoft took some very un-Ubisoft measures.

Last week, Rockstar unleashed an explosion of festivity on GTA Online. Players who’d like to get into the holiday spirit can grab some new items and participate in new Christmas themed activities within the “Festive Surprise” Update featured in the latest GTA Title Update. First, we look at what new weapons can be bought at...