Author: Rae Michelle Richards

Xbox One Exclusive Scalebound Delayed Until 2017

Platinum Games has posted an update on the development of their exclusive Xbox One roleplaying game Scalebound. The development team has decided to delay the title until an unspecified time in 2017. Platinum says that the extra time will allow them to implement new features and achieve their ambitious vision without compromise. Up until now […]

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Check Out This Stunning 4K Star Citizen Short Film

Star Citizen is one of those games that I’ve kind of been keeping an eye on for some time. Despite not actually owning it, I’ll still find myself going to YouTube and watching footage from the latest PTU patches and additions as well as read the developer’s announcements simply because the game’s scope and aesthetic […]

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Ever Wanted To Build a $30,000 Computer? Because This Guy Did It!

What is your dream computer? I bet it’s nothing like the computer that Linustech built that cost a whopping $30,000 USD. Comprised of seven individual systems housed in one giant case it is an entire LAN Party contained in one giant box. In all honesty if you wanted to build a single PC comprised of […]

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Hackers Get Full Windows 95 To Work On New 3DS

Only one day after the new year we’re going to party like it’s… 1995? A clever hacker has gotten Microsoft’s two decade only operating system Windows 95 to run on Nintendo’s New 3DS according to a post on console modification forum GBATMP.  RetroRampage37 released a rough build of the Windows 95 hack and certainly it […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Final Fantasy IX Heading To Phones & Windows

Square Enix announced via their official website today that the classic ninth entry in the Final Fantasy series will be getting a mobile port as well as a version for Windows PC thru valve’s steam service. Final Fantasy IX is the last of the classic PlayStatjon 1 era FF RPGs to receive a port to […]

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Splatoon’s Free Content To Dry Up Next Month

Nintendo’s take on the competitive shooter, Splatoon, has managed to stay fresh for the past seven months thanks to a steady stream of free content – including new maps, outfits and weapons – since it launched this past May. It seems that the developers have finally decided to put an end to delivering new content […]

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Let’s Talk About Battlefront’s Overpowered DL-44

So I’m currently playing EA’s Star Wars: Battlefront for review on PlayStation 4 and I’ve noticed a disturbing trend in some of the multiplayer forces. No these lobbies aren’t a hive of scum and villainy but rather it seems like almost everyone is using the same weapon – Han Solo’s iconic Blaster the DL-44.    […]

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Splatoon’s New Map, Piranha Pit, Goes Live Today

Just a reminder to all of those fresh squids still playing Nintendo’s Splatoon that according to Nintendo Europe (via Twitter) that a brand new map called Piranha Pit should be love later this morning. The folks over at Game Xplain have already done a pretty comprehensive walk though of the brand new map which you […]

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Pokken Tournament Gets Its Own Controller In North America

Ninndo and Namco’s collaborative Pokemon themed fighting game, Pokken Tournament will be receiving its own official controller manufactured by long peripheral company Hori. The controller is based upon the arcade cabinet’s button layout and was previously announced for release in Japan. If you want to get your hands on the official Pokken Tournament Controller you […]

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Rock Band 4 Rings In The New Year With Six New Tracks

Harmonix has revealed the last batch of downloadable content heading to your living room in 2015. If you’re staying in this New Year’s Eve perhaps you should pull out the drum kit or microphone before counting down because artists like Weezer, Ellie Goulding, Cold Play, Sam Hunt & more will have new tracks available on […]

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