Author: Rae Michelle Richards
Was There A League of Legends Card Game In The Works?
Over the weekend a twitter account belonging to Riot Game’ president and co-founder Mark Merrill appears to have been compromised. A hacker using the handle ‘Jason’ took control of Mr.Merrill’s account on Saturday and posted several images and details for a cancelled &unannounced League of Legends trading card game called ‘League of Legends Supremacy’. Supposedly […]
Pokemon X & Y: Four Things I’ve Enjoyed So Far
My history with the Pokemon franchise dates back to the late 1990s with the release of Pokemon Red & Blue on the original Gameboy. Sure, I was only 12 at the time but right from the start I was entranced by the prospect of raising my own monsters and battling it out against my friends […]
Assassin’s Creed IV Gets Season’s Pass
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag hasn’t even been released yet but Ubisoft is primed and ready to sell you additional content through the newly announced season’s pass. Available for $19.99 USD this pass entitles owners to a set of mini-missions, skins, weapons and other optional components. It will be available on next gen consoles including […]
The NEO GEO X Is No More
Did you purchase the NEO GEO X when it became available this past January? Well if you didn’t and you are interested in it your time is running out on grabbing a brand new unit at it’s regular price. SNK, owners of the NEO GEO brand among other gaming staples, have terminated their agreement with […]
Toon Link Revealed For Super Smash Bros Wii U
The roster of Nintendo characters ready to battle it out in Super Smash Bros for Wiiu / 3DS expands with an entrant from the high seas – Toon Link! Fresh from his HD over makeover courtesy of the recently released Wind Waker HD, the younger version of link is ready to try his hand at […]
MGS V “Tagging Demo” Is Absolutely Fantastic
Hideo Kojima’s next Metal Gear Solid title has had an enigmatic development cycle, originally revealed at PAX 2012 and then followed up by a seemingly related mystery trailer at the Spike VGAs last year, fans have waited with baited breath for more information about the game. With the Tokyo Games Show coming to a close we’ve finally […]
Rumor: GTA V Online To Feature Microtransactions
By exploiting a glitch that allows players to access the store section of Grand Theft Auto V players have gained access to some files stored on RockStar’s servers. These files include a text dump for an item called the “Red Shark Cash Card”. Valued at $100,000 in-game currency, this virtual stack of cash is good […]
Sega Purchases Index Corp, Owners of Atlus, For $141M
Index Corp, the troubled owner of third party publisher Atlus, has agreed to sell off their stake in the popular company to SEGA for the equivalent of $141 million dollars. Should everything go well the newly formed Sega Dream Corporation will take ownership of Index’s intellectual property and business operations no later than November 1st. […]
Deep Down Will Be Free To Play, Available Next Feb
Just in time for the PlayStation 4’s Japanese launch this coming February, Capcom has revealed that their futuristic time traveling Dungeon Crawler will be a free-to-play title. This announcement was originally made at the Tokyo Game Show before exploding on to twitter, unfortunately we know next to nothing else about how the pricing model for […]
PS Vita TV: Sony Considering Positive Western Response
During their TGS Pre-show Sony Japan announced a new set-top version of the PlayStation Vita aimed at the living room and now SCEA CEO Andrew House has stated that the console manufacturer is ‘very encouraged’ by the excitement of western gamers. This doesn’t confirm a western release but it is at least a small sign […]
Microsoft Says You Shouldn’t Place Xbox One Upright
Whenever we’ve seen the Xbox One on display, either in promotional shots or during major events, the console has always been positioned flat. So if you’re looking to save some space in your entertainment center by standing your brand new Xbox upright you may be doing so at your own risk. In a brief quote […]
D00D! Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness Gets New Trailer
Want to see a new trailer for NIS America’s upcoming Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness? Well d00d you’re in luck because we’ve got a new look at their latest chapter in the long running RPG series thanks to a new trailer released for the European market. Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness canonically takes place between […]
Need For Speed Franchise Now In The Hands of EA Ghost
EA’s premier racing franchise has had a bit of an identity crisis the past few years, switching from recent developer Criterion to other studios under the EA umbrella. It looks like a little bit of continuity will be coming to the franchise in future installments starting with the upcoming Need For Speed: Rivals thanks to […]
Rainbow Six: Vegas & MTG 2013 Free on Xbox This September
Free games make the world go ‘round, okay maybe not but they make even the most bitter days just a little bit sweeter. The next two free games in Microsoft’s ‘game with gold’ program have been announced as Ubisoft’s 2006 tactical shooter Rainbow Six: Vegas and the 2013 edition of Magic The Gathering. MTG will […]
GTA V’s Brief Appearance on PSN Leads To Leak of Soundtrack
RockStar’s next open world crime game, Grand Theft Auto V, appeared on the European PlayStation network as in an unplayable pre-load state for those who have digitally purchased the title. This practice is not new, digital only services like Steam have been offering pre-load as an option for years, allowing gamers to jump right in […]