Author: Rae Michelle Richards
LT Morales Helps Patch Up Heroes of The Storm In New Game Update
Lt. Morales the recognizable Terran medic from the StarCraft series joins Heroes of the Storm with the release of the latest patch. For those of you who have played StarCraft or its 2010 sequel will instantly recognize her. During development she was simply known as “The Medic” before being given a more formal name. Her […]
Nintendo Launching Splatoon & Mario Kart 8 Bundle In Europe
Nintendo Europe has unveiled a brand new retail bundle for their latest console which includes a black 32GB Wii U, a digital copy of Splatoon and a pre-installed copy of last year’s surprise hit Mario Kart 8. According to their official press release the Marrio Kart + Splatoon Premium Bundle will see a limited release […]
Rock Band 4’s Opening Act
The lights dim down on the crowd as the neon lights come up on the stage and a lingering anxiousness hangs in the air as I begin to pluck at my guitar for the first time in seven years. Surely this is what my in-game avatar would have felt while playing her first set-list in […]
What Rae’s Been Playing This Week [10.07.2015]
This week has been pretty huge for games and it’s only Tuesday evening here on the west coast. I’ve got two reviews in progress – Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax and RockBand 4- both of which I will be digging into over the weekend for coverage sometime next week. Rather than focus on the near-future let’s […]
SEGA Unleashes Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax
SEGA has brought over Ecole Software’s anime dream team fighting mashup Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax to North America for the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita. The basic concept of this game can be boiled down to “what if we took a bunch of memorable or popular anime characters and allowed them to battle it out!” […]
A Computer Capable Of Running Battlefront Is Much Stronger Than You Can Possibly Imagine
The force must be strong with EA as they prepare to launch the Open Beta for Star Wars: Battlefront on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC. Ahead of Thursday’s official kick off the publisher has posted the minimum and recommended specs for game on its official Origin page. The recommended specs are probably going […]
BrokenCast Episode 5 – “Potions A Curious Tale Developer Interview”
Our latest episode of BrokenCast our semi-regular podcast about the world of gaming is here for your listening enjoyment. This week I and managing editor Fionna Fox sit down with Potions: A Curious Tale developer Renee Gittins, the founder of indie developer Stumbling Cat. We chat about what it is like to enter the world […]
The Witcher III: Hearts of Stone Trailer Arrives
Adventurers seeking more time with Geralt in The Witcher III are about to have their wish granted with the release of the game’s first expansion, Hearts of Stone, which launches on October 26th. This time around Geralt must recruit a crew of break-in artists, spend a night with some ghoulish creatures all in the name […]
New Unannounced Star Wars: Battlefront Modes Surface Ahead of Open Beta
It looks like several YouTubers and press outlets already have access to the previously announced open beta for Star Wars: Battlefront as gameplay details and videos are starting to trickle out. The folks over at IGN.com noticed that the beta includes 4 previously unannounced game modes which of course are not selectable during this stress […]
The Hunt Begins In The Latest Live Action Halo 5 Trailer
Microsoft and 343 Industries have released a brand new 90 second live-action trailer for the upcoming Xbox One exclusive Halo 5: Guardians. In this trailer a commanding voice (presumably a high ranking UNSC officer) explains to Spartan Locke that the officially Masterchief (Spartan 117) is official listed as Killed In Action but unofficially has stopped […]
Rock Band 4 Makes Its Debut Tomorrow
Harmonix’s first attempt at a current generation Rock Band is about to make its debut at retail tomorrow morning with the release of Rock Band 4 and I thought it might be a good idea to review some of the game’s key features and set-list for those of you who are still on the fence […]
Dedicated Fans Develop Twilight Princess HD Texture Pack
It looks like one particularly dedicated The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Fan has decided to take it upon themselves to develop an updated texture pack for the nine year old Nintendo Wii / Nintendo GameCube title. Running off of the very popular GameCube/Wii emulator Dolphin this project aims to clean up some of the […]
Hyperdimension Neptunia Vs. SEGA Hardware Girls Detailed
The world of Hyperdimension Neptunia is already a pretty bizarre place – consoles have been personified as videogame heroines, the world uses ‘credits’ as their currency and enemies resemble the ghosts from Pac-Man – but things are about to get even more rad with the inclusion of the ‘SEGA Hardware Girls’. In the upcoming game […]
Counter Strike: Global Offensive World Championship Set For Oct 8th
Get hyped for the World Championship for Counter Strike: Global Offensive which has been set for October 8th 2015! Some of the top CS: Go players from 16 different countries will be traveling to Belgrade to do battle. The CS: Go World Championship is a major event is a joint venture between Hitbox and E-Frag! […]
Super Meat Boy & Broken Age Headline Oct 2015 PS Plus
Sony has taken the wraps off of two of the titles that we will be able to enjoy for free thanks to PlayStation Plus. Both Super Meat Boy and Broken Age Act 1 and 2 will be coming the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation vita for free next month. Surprisingly the PlayStation Blog post is devoid […]