Month: January 2016
Dolphin Emulator Progress Report Released
The developers behind the popular open source GameCube/Wii emulator Dolphin have released a progress report as they head towards the release of version 5.0. They have instituted what is known as a “feature freeze” – meaning that no new features will be added to the emulator until the next major revision and only bug fixes […]
Major League Gaming Purchased By Activision Blizzard
It looks like Major League Gaming, commonly known as MLG, the e-sports pioneer and tournament organizer has been sold to publisher Activision Blizzard according to esports observer. In a December 21st meeting MLG’s Board of Directors approved an asset sale worth $46 million USD essentially gutting the one time e-sports king. Individual stock holders were […]
Rumor: Distribution Agreement The Reason PSO2 Has Yet To Reach Western Shores
Could a single contract be responsible for Phantasy Star Online 2 not seeing a western release despite the huge success of Free-to-Play MMORPGs? According to a source speaking anonymously to SEGA fan site TSSZ Beyond Blue, this is indeed the case. This particular agreement is speculated to be between SEGA of Japan and Gamania Digital […]
AMDs Next Generation GPU Architecture Codenamed “Polaris”
AMD’s next round of graphics cards, presumably to be released under the Radeon 400 series moniker, will be powered by the company’s next generation architecture codenamed “Polaris”. Currently AMD’s graphics cards, as well as the graphics processors used in the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, are powered by the GCN framework (graphics card next) originally […]
Here Are The PlayStation Plus Games You Can Download This Tuesday
Welcome to a brand new year, 2016, and with a brand new year comes a whole slate of new free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers. PS4 owners can start off 2016 with either a remastered classic adventure game from the late 90s Grim Fandango or a modern take on vehicular combat with Hardware: Rivals. PS3 […]
Next Wave of amiibo Available for Pre-Order
The next wave of amiibo and Animal Crossing amiibo cards have popped up online for preorder. They are available online at Best Buy so far, but aren’t showing available on either Walmart.ca or Amazon.ca. They are scheduled for release on January 22nd. Now available to preorder are Resetti, Blathers, Kicks, and Celeste from Animal Crossing […]
Paladins Game Guide: Evie the Blink Destroyer
Our own Fionna Fox is up to making game guides again, this time for Paladins: Champions of the Realm. Her latest guide is for the fast blinking Evie who loves to jump in to the back line and do damage. Paladins is the new FPS MOBA from studio Hi-Rez who also currently run SMITE and […]