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Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection coming to consoles/PC on January 21

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Jason Nason

Heroes from the Mega Man universe unite in Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection coming in the new year. All four Mega Man Zero games, Mega Man ZX, and Mega Man ZX Advent are being offered together for the first time on the Xbox One PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Steam. The collection will be available at MSRP $29.99 USD on January 21st, 2020 both digitally and at retail locations for consoles. PC players will be able to purchase the digital edition on Steam. Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection brings the Zero and ZX series’ challenging boss battles, fast-paced platforming, and

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Major Changes For Destiny 2 As Bungie Prepares To Go Free To Play

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Rae Michelle Richards

It’s been a couple months now since Bungie and Activision parted ways with the conclusion of the publishers involvement with the Destiny franchise. In a live stream held yesterday Bungie announced what the future has in store for the two year old shooter, the announcement of a new distribution platform for the game, cross-save functionality and even the next expansion. There is a lot to take in! Destiny 2 will be jumping ship from the Battle.net launcher and making a home for itself on Valve’s Steam service starting this September. A process will presumably be in place by then to

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Fortnite Version 6.1 Brings New Two Person Vehicle, BR Tournaments and Beta STW Improvements

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

The latest version update for Fortnite is here and with it comes a whole pile of new content for both Save The World and Battle Royale players alike. With this patch a brand new major features rolls out for Battle Royale fans – official tournament support. It looks like Epic Games will be holding officially sanctioned tournaments for players within set dates / time-frames. Over on the Player Versus Emvironment the long awaited return of a spooky assault rifle, an event store update and a brand new “beta storm” feature that allow Heroes to test their strength against experimental concepts

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GRIP: Combat Racing Collector’s Edition Detailed

Posted on October 11, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

Developer Caged Element revealed that the upcoming console release of their futuristic racing title, GRIP: Combat Racing will be available in a limited physical Collector’s Edition exclusively though GAMESTOP in the United States. After inquiring with their public relations people we can confirm that the Collector’s Edition will be available through EB Games in Canada. Those who purchase the physical Collector’s Edition will receive the game’s soundtrack in 3 formats – CD, Vinyl and MP3 download, a set of art prints, a USB thumb-drive, a set of decals and exclusive DLC. GRIP: Combat Racing Collector’s Edition: GRIP: Combat Racing video

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Fortnite: BR’s New ‘The Getaway’ LTM – Less Like a Heist, More Like Pure Chaos

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

For a battle royale game that regularly has modes that cranks up the ‘ridiculous meter’ to 11 with situations where players can soar through the sky with ease or use nothing but explosives and jetpacks   – what’s the easiest way to ensure that as much destruction as possible is going to occur? Apparently the answer to that question is give squads of players a single objective.  Doing The Crime, In The Shortest Amount of Time Fortnite: Battle Royale’s brand new Limited Time Mode is called ‘The Getaway’ (not to be confused with the Sony first party title on the

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RPG Maker MV dated for February 2019

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Jason Nason

The RPG Maker series’ newest installment arrives to consoles next year and has now been given a release date. NIS America announced the offical release date at PAX West over the weekend. RPG Maker MV will be released on February 26th, 2019. This version of RPG Maker MV has been ported from the PC version, which released in 2015, and has been fine tuned for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One to make game building and gameplay more streamlined for home consoles. As long as you have an internet connection, you can upload and share your original RPG with

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Nickelodeon Kart Racers Announced: SpongeBob, TMNT, Rugrats and More Coming to Consoles

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Jason Nason

GameMill Entertainment today announced Nickelodeon Kart Racers, a new multi-player console racing game that features iconic Nickelodeon animated characters from SpongeBob SquarePants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Rugrats, Hey Arnold! and more, as they race on 24 different Slime-themed tracks. Nickelodeon Kart Racers allows players to compete as their favorite Nick character in four-player local multiplayer or battle mode to win cups and Kart upgrades. The brand new game is rated E for Everyone and will be available on all major consoles worldwide for holiday 2018. “We are thrilled to be partnering with Nickelodeon to bring all of these amazing characters

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Fortnite Alternate Reality Game Grips Community Days Before Season 5 Begins

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

Fortnite’s Battle Royal community is buzzing with anticipation for the beginning of the game’s fifth season – all of this excitement has so far been capped off with an alternate reality game (ARG) that has seen recognizable in-game items leap into the real world. With vortexes appearing the sky, large burger mascots now living in the desert and rocket launches going awry it can be hard to keep track of it all. Here is a brief, chronological look at the major events that have occurred thus far, leading up to the start of Season 5: Sat June 30th– Countdown Ends

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night E3 Backer Demo Now Available On Steam

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

Backers awaiting a taste of the upcoming Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night no longer have to wait as the E3 build has found its way onto Steam for those that pledged more than $60 USD during the game’s $5,500.000 USD KickStarter from March 2015. Scenario Planner and famous game producer Koji Igarashi posted an update on the game’s campaign page outlining the content that backers will find within this beta demo. Featuring 5 unique characters – Miriam, a girl with a body embedded with crystals, the alchemist Johannes, A swordsman by the name of Gebel, An exorcist who has been

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E3 2018: Kingdom Hearts III Gets Two Collector’s Editions and a Release Date

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

After a half a decade long wait we finally know when we will get to play the end of Sora’s story in Kingdom Hearts III – January 29th, 2019 on both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Before the E3 press conferences, parties and festivities Square Enix announced the global release date during the Kingdom Hearts Orchestra World Tour Concert in Los Angeles. Fans have speculated that Disney / Square might include a world based upon the 2012 hit film Forzen so that Sora, Riku and Mickey can sled their way thru Elsa’ frozen wonderland. During Microsoft’s E3 press conference yesterday

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Ori: Willow of the Wisps Launches In 2019

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

Indie platforming darling Ori and The Blind Forest is getting a sequel, subtitled Willow of the Wisps, and it will launch in 2019 as revealed at the Microsoft E3 press conference. We got just under two minutes of gameplay footage from Willow of the Wisps and what was shown was very impressive. Featuring a bright. colorful and whimsical style that stays true to the 2D art style of the original it looks like OATBF: WOW is going to be a platforming title that many will be talking about before it comes out. The original Ori and the Blind Forest was

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E3 2018: Crackdown 3 Is Basically Terry Crews: The Video Game

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

Crackdown 3 has been on the radar for a while now, originally revealed in 2014, it is not stranger to long periods of silence before new information comes to light. At their E3 press conference Microsoft showed off a brand new trailer featuring narration of none other than comedian Terry Crews. Watch as Terry shows us how you can scale buildings, collect those ever present orbs, become more powerful and even summon a mother $#*@ing tank out of thin air! Despite a long development cycle spanning nearly 5 years, Crackdown 3 will release in February 2018 for Windows PC and

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E3 2018: First Gameplay Demo of Battlefield V Shown

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

EA kicked things off yesterday afternoon with the first gameplay demo of the upcoming Battlefield V. We already knew that BFV wold set during World War II and will feature playable female soldiers both in the campaign mode and online. While no gameplay of the rumored Battle Royale mode was shown during the conference, nor were concrete details divulged, developers from DICE did confirm that BFV will ship with a Battle Royale mode when the game arrives this fall. DICE’s Frostbite Engine once again provides the near photo-realistic graphics and physics for Battlefield V. Improvements made to the engine for

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Final Fantasy XIV Patch 4.3 Details Further Unveiled During Letter From The Producer Live

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

FFXIV’s next big update Patch 4.3: Under the Moonlight will be delivered to players on May 22nd it has been revealed during the latest entry in the Letter From The Producer Live live-streams. During the show with Producer / Director Naoki Yoshida, a special guest joined the show in the last half – none other than the creator of Italic himself – Yasumi Matsuno, to further discuss the second tier of the Return to Ivalice raid series. The Main Scenario Continues As with every major patch released for Final Fantasy XIV, the Main Scenario revolving around the player character and

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