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Toby: The Secret Mine opens up January 19th

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Jason Nason

Toby: The Secret Mine from Headup Games is coming to the Wii U eShop on January 19th. The game will then be released on Xbox One January 20th. In Toby: The Secret Mine, a peaceful way of life in a small village in the mountains was thrown into disorder. Someone has kidnapped most of its residents. A couple of brave hearts tried to rescue their friends but none of them has returned. You’ll go with little Toby on an eerie adventure in a dark and creepy world full of dangerous situations, enemies and challenging puzzles. Use our wits, platforming skills

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Call of Duty & FIFA 17 Maintain Top Sales Spots In First Week of 2017 In U.K

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Rae Michelle Richards

In the first post-holiday sales charts for the United Kingdom both the juggernaut Call of Duty and FIFA franchises have maintained their stranglehold on the top two sales positions heading into the second week 2017. While established top contenders like COD may not have budged from the top spot the lower rankings did see quite a bit of a shuffle with Microsoft’s Forza Horizon 3 jumping up 7 places to claim the 5th spot this past week.  Also up in the charts  is Nintendo’s Pokemon Sun & Moon which climbed 4 ranks to clinch the 9th position in this week’s top ten. Here

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CES 2017: An Up Close Look At Microsoft’s Windows 10 VR Initiative

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Rae Michelle Richards

It has been a few months since we last heard from Microsoft’s Virtual Reality initiative set to launch later this year with the Windows 10 Creator’s Update. In the Fall the operating system developer promised to deliver several Virtual Reality focused improvements to Windows 10 – including a 3D version of paint, support for the company’s “mixed reality” and the implementation of Windows Holographic (which powers HoloLens) into the main branch of Windows 10. Now that the Consumer Electronics Show is in full swing technology focused site NeoWin got an up-close look at some of the consumer focused VR headsets

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LucidSound To Release Officially Licensed Xbox One Headsets In 2017

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Rae Michelle Richards

Headset manufacturer LucidSound announced today that they have partnered with Microsoft to produce officially licensed products for both the Xbox One and Xbox One S later this year.  The first officially headset will be released by March LucidSound confirmed via press-release today. Speaking about the Xbox brand’s presence within the gaming space, CEO of LucidSound Chris Van Huban said: “The Xbox brand is synonymous with premium gaming and delivering experiences unmatched in interactive entertainment. We can now specifically develop and engineer audio products for the Xbox family of devices, and couldn’t be prouder to be partnering with Microsoft to deliver the

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Holiday Themed Final Fantasy XV DLC On The Way

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Fans of Square Enix’s decade in the making Final Fantasy XV get to enjoy a holiday treat with a pair of DLC add-ons the company announced. A free Holiday Pack will be available for everyone and includes a special Warrior’s Fanfare, a band which stops the party from earning experience, admission to a special holiday carnival and a special Chocobo themed t-shirt. Owners of the Final Fantasy XV Season Pass are able to snag their own unique fanfare, an item which grants Noctis unlimited sprint, another accessory which increased the rate of loot dropped by enemies among other goodies. Here

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Deep Silver and Sega Team Up To Publish Valkyria Revolution In The West

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

SEGA and Deep Silver are joining forces to spearhead the revolution on Western shores, no the two publishers aren’t overthrowing the capitalist system but rather bringing the latest title in the Valkyria series to both North America, Europe and Australia in the second quarter of 2017. Not only is the news of the game’s western release a surprise but both companies will be bringing out physical versions for Xbox One & PS4 as well as a digital only release for the PlayStation Vita. Valyria Revolution is a bit of a rebirth for the longtime strategy RPG / action hybrid series. Set in

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Xbox 360 Exclusive JRPG Lost Odyssey Free Until Dec 31st

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Microsoft’s JRPG Xbox 360 exclusive Lost Oddysey is free on Xbox Live for all Xbox Live Members regardless if they are subscribed to the service or not. This holiday gift from MS & co allows folks who didn’t have the chance to experience Mistwalker Studio’s first JRPG effort on both Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Their second 360 titles, a collaboration with Dragon Ball Z creator Akira Toriyama, Blue Dragon, has also been heavily discounted. Here is the original tweet announcing the free title: Xbox One Back Compat titles Lost Odyssey & Blue Dragon are now available digitally. Lost Odyssey FREE until 31 DEC

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Huge Halo 5: Forge Update With Custom Games Browser Now Live

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

343 Industries has released the highly anticipated Monitor’s Bounty update for Halo 5: Forge on PC and Halo 5: Guardians that features among other changes, the ability to search for custom games via both games’ multiplayer options. The titular Forge Mode gets a significant update with the Forge Scripting update allowing creators to make some truly innovative and amazing game modes. Action Target allows forgers to modify up to sixty four objects all at once using a variety of different filters to select just the ones that they want to modify. Forgers also have the ability to modify how their

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Last Episode of Batman Telltale Series To Be Released Next Week

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Telltales’ Batman series has been going strong since its debut this past summer and now things are about to come to a close for The Dark Knight in Batman: The Telltale Series episode 5 ‘City of Lights’. Episode 5 will be live on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Windows via Steam on Tuesday December 13th Telltale announced today via press release. The leader of The Children of Arkham is preparing to strike out against the Wayne family and if this plans succeed it could mean the end to more than just Bruce Wayne’s reputation. Players will have the chance to

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Microsoft Reveals Minimum Specs For Affordable VR Headsets

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Remember those sub $300 USD virtual reality headsets that Microsoft announced would be manufactured by partners like Hewlett Packard and Dell last month? The tech giant has now shed some light on the minimum requirements that a users systems will have to meet in order to use the Windows Holographic Shell on one of these devices. Unlike gaming focused headsets like the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, these new headsets will not require 8GB of system memory or a beefy GeForce 970 in order to power the Windows Holographic Shell. During the Microsoft “Windows 10 Creator’s Update” presentation from last month

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Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers lands today

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Jason Nason

The latest game licensed from Cartoon Network, titled Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers, hits stores today. The game is an original side-scrolling action game available which is available on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo 3DS. Coming from Maximum Games in partnership with GameMill Entertainment, Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers smashes together the universes of some of Cartoon Network’s biggest animated series for one outrageous adventure across dimensions. There are six fan-favourite heroes to choose from, including Steven Universe (Steven Universe), Gumball (The Amazing World of Gumball), Clarence (Clarence), Uncle Grandpa (Uncle Grandpa), as well as the buddy pairs Finn &

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Red Dead Redemption 2 Trailer Is Here!

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Joshua Rust

Earlier this week Rockstar Games teased us with the upcoming reveal of Red Dead Redemption 2. Today they have released the debut trailer. While it’s not much to go on…it is something and it looks amazing – as expected. According to the end of the trailer, Rockstar is targeting a Fall 2017 release date. They’ve got me excited, how about you all? Anything you’d like to see implemented in this sequel that the previous game didn’t offer?

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Red Dead Redemption 2 Finally Announced

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Joshua Rust

Red Dead Redemption is arguably one of the best games of the last generation of consoles. Fan’s have eagerly been awaiting some sort of confirmation that a sequel would be coming. Well fans, today is that day as Rockstar Games have officially announced Red Dead Redemption 2. The developer had this to say about the announcement: “Developed by the creators of Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption, Red Dead Redemption 2 is an epic tale of life in America’s unforgiving heartland. The game’s vast and atmospheric world will also provide the foundation for a brand new online multiplayer experience.”

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Microsoft Announces October’s Games With Gold

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Joshua Rust

October’s Games with Gold have been announced today by Microsoft. As with last month, we are getting two Xbox one games and two Xbox 360 games that are backwards compatible. Which really means four Xbox One games! Score! Here’s how Microsoft describes these games on Xbox Wire: And here’s how Microsoft describes these games over on Xbox Wire: On October 1, step up to the plate with Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings. This is a deep, detailed baseball simulation with a lighthearted, friendly look. Blending realistic physics, per-player difficulty control that allows beginners and seasoned vets to play together seamlessly, and

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Dead Rising 4 Trailer Takes You Back To The Mall

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Joshua Rust

Frank West is back and better than ever. Looks likes like Christmas will be coming early as Frank returns to Willamette Mall for Dead Rising 4. Boasting more weapons, vehicles, combos, and a new exo suit…there will be plentiful ways to take on the zombie horde when it releases later this year. In the meantime, check out this new trailer which will take you on a “slay ride”. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfiC_Jya514 Dead Rising 4 will let the slay ride begin on December 6th, exclusively on Xbox One.

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