Month: January 2016
Nintendo NX Rumour Roundup
The Nintendo NX is coming. The Nintendo NX is coming. Or at least that’s what the hype is online recently. While there have been a total of zero confirmed details surrounding Nintendo’s newest home console, a recent survey surfaced recently that has been making the rounds online. The leaked survey, from GFK, details much of […]
Twilight Princess HD amiibo Functionality Detailed
When The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD launches on March 4th it will include a Wolf Link amiibo figure based on the same character from the classic game. When tapped to the Wii U GamePad controller, the Wolf Link amiibo will open the Cave of Shadows, a challenging new bonus dungeon in the game. […]
Overwatch won’t return until February
If you caught the Overwatch bug and have been hoping to get your overwatch fix on in the new year, you’ll have to wait a little longer. The world heaved a collective sigh when Overwatch took a break in December, but Blizzard promised us it wouldn’t be forever. Now, game director Jeff Kaplan has put that any […]
New Games Added To Xbox One Backwards Compatibility
Major Nelson announced on his blog that 11 games have been added to the Xbox One backwards list. He also made readers aware of a policy change that will enable MS to push Xbox 360 emulators as soon as they pass certification rather than on a monthly roll out. More information on the Xbox Backwards […]
Portugal Blocks Video Game Studio Domain
Carbon Games, the creators of AirMech and the Oculus Rift launch title, AirMechVR, found their domain http://www.carbongames.com/ was blocked by the major ISPs in Portugal on January 20th, 2016. Carbon was notified through their support requests that they were blocked, while Reddit kept a detailed thread of information about the block, as the block is Portugal’s first block on […]
SEGA Revives 9 Classic Games For SEGA 3D Classics Collections
SEGA of America teased a brand new reveal coming today on their official twitter account and today the publisher announced that they will be reviving 9 of their classic Genesis titles for the SEGA 3D Classic Collection. As the title suggests 9 of the companies classic games including well known titles like the original Sonic […]
Nintendo Affirms April Release Date For Star Fox Zero, Confirms Amiibo Support
Nintendo reaffirmed their plan to launch Arwings into the stars on April 22nd despite rumors that they would delay the upcoming Star Fox reboot, Star Fox Zero, after an online retailer listed the game for a July release. The game not only features a unique dual screen approach to piloting the Arwing but will also have […]
New Video finally shows Farcrys human aspects
So you thought Far Cry Primal was all about the ancient animals right? No? That was just me? oh ok. Well today we are getting the chance to see that indeed there are other humans in this game in two new trailers from Ubisoft, and oh boy are they intresting. The first shows the player […]
Paragon gameplay video revels new heroes
Moba’s are really hot right now, the massive commercial sucess of League, Dota, and to a lesser extent their dozens of clones and imitators have spawned a wave of indie and AAA moba type games. I myself am a huge fan of Overwatch, Blizzards shooty moba, and Paladins, a similar game from Hi-Rez studios. So […]
Gladiator simulation Elysium: Blood Games is now on Steam
Raise your sword as the unique gladiator simulator Elysium: Blood Games launches on Steam from SimProse Studios! Elysium puts you in the shoes of a medieval Ludus manager, guiding a group of gladiators as they grow in strength and power. You can deal in dark secrets, gamble on the outcome of matches, bribe opponents, and drink […]
Fire Emblem Fates Special New Nintendo 3DS XL Coming February 19th
Nintendo provided new details about several of its upcoming role-playing games for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems on Tuesday. This included the announcement of a special Fire Emblem Fates Edition New Nintendo 3DS XL system launching February 19th. “Fans of role-playing games have just received a boost to their excitement stat,” said Scott Moffitt, […]
GDC 2016 Survey: VR Support Up, PS Vita Support Nowhere To Be Found
The upcoming Game Developer’s Conference will be held in San Francisco this coming March and ahead of the conference GDC has released their annual “State of the Industry” survey results. State of the Industry captures the pulse of the development community thanks to over 2,000 participants, the results give developers, students and the media (heh.. […]
New Screens and Date for Bravely Second: End Layer
When Bravely Second: End Layer launches exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS on April 15th, a Collector’s Edition will also launch alongside it at a suggested retail price of $69.99. The Collector’s Edition includes the massive game, a 10-song original soundtrack and gorgeous 250-page deluxe art book. A demo version of the game, Bravely Second: End […]
Circle Hints at Several New Games
Circle Entertainment confirmed and teased a few things recently via their Twitter account. One of the first things mentioned is that a new game is on the horizen. The game, thus far untitled but referred to as a “Japanese adventure story game” has approved at lotcheck by Nintendo of America. The game is pending approval […]
Project C.A.R.S Gets VR Support With Upcoming Oculus Rift Patch
Last years’ Project C.A.R.S will be receiving an update this coming March which will enable stereoscopic 3D and head-tracking support for the consumer model of the Oculus Rift. Presumably this support will be delivered via a game update and will be free to all who own the game on Windows PC. Slightly Mad Studios has […]