Category: News
Nintendo Announces a Second Beta For Splatoon
Nintendo of America has confirmed that they will hold a second Global Test Fire for their colorful upcoming third person shooter Splatoon. If you already have the Global Test Fire Demo installed on your Wii U you should be good to go, otherwise make sure to grab it before the one hour stress test on […]
Bandai Namco Celebrates 35 Years of Pac-Man
Bandai Namco’s flagship mascot Pac-Man celebrates his 35th anniversary this month and Bandai is celebrating with the release of an updated version of the original PAC-MAN on compatible IOS devices. The developers behind this 35th anniversary have recreated the original arcade hit pixel by pixel while adding in some additional levels and challenges to keep […]
What’s New On PlayStation – 05.20.2015
The big release this week is CD Projekt Red’s epic role playing game The Witcher II: Wild Hunt. If you own a PlayStation 4 and love RPGs now might be the perfect time to jump in and finish Geralt’s story in this truly next generation and immersive game. Ideafactory International gives Hyperdimension Neptunia fans a […]
Otafest 2015 Made Me Realize Amiibo Scalping Is Out of Control
Over this past weekend I got the chance to check out a pretty cool convention in Calgary Alberta called Otafest – which is held annually at the University of Calgary. Amongst the collectable pins, wall-scrolls, figures, videogames and other regular convention merchandise one particular thing caught my eye – the absolute absurd amount of money […]
Live Stream: Watch Us Beat Up Chickens In Guacamelee
This month’s PlayStation Plus offerings included the highly acclaimed Guacamelee: Super Turbo Championshop Edition so for this week’s live-stream we decided to take this Mexican wrestling inspired brawler for a bit of a spin. Unlike last week’s live-stream this week features commentary by not only myself but occasional writer for Broken Joysticks Ben Longpre who […]
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 Announced
Get ready to shred up the skate park once again with the confirmation of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. After appearing on the cover of the upcoming issue of Game Informer publisher Activision has confirmed the a brand new entry in the long running Tony Hawk franchise is set […]
Set Your Feels To Nostalgia Because Digimon Is Coming Back
If you grew up in the 90s then prepare to be overwhelmed with feelings of nostalgia because it has been announced that the Digimon franchise will be returning not as a 26 episode anime series but a six part movie series with the first film titled ‘Reunion’ due out on November 21st in Japan. For those […]
Jason Voorhees Unleashed Upon Mortal Kombat X
Horror fans have something to look forward to with the release one of the most iconic slasher stars, Jason Voorhees, as a downloadable character for Warner Bro’s Mortal Kombat X. Players who purchased the Kombat Pass( aka season’s pass) will be granted early access to the hockey mask wearing maniac today along with 3 horror […]
The Last of Us’ Left Behind Gets Stand Alone Release
Left Behind the critically acclaimed prequel DLC for Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us will be released as a stand-alone title on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 on May 12th for $9.99 (USD). This add-on chapter to Naughty Dog’s last gem of a game tells the story of Ellie and Riley as they sneak out […]
PlayStation Plus Games For May Feature Indies Galore
Sony has revealed the free games that PlayStation Plus subscribers will be receiving with next week’s store update. The selection for this upcoming month features some of the best indie games we’ve seen on any Sony platform including the terrific Guacamelee Super Turbo Championship Edition and the critically acclaimed Unfinished Swan. If you are a […]
Major Changes Coming To Destiny’s PVP Loot System
Bungie will be making some substantial changes in how loot drops work for crucible players with the release of House of Wolves this May. As reported by IGN today: Completed matches in crucible will now be worth 6 marks instead of the current 3, allowing players to earn mid-tier gear a lot faster. Bungie will […]
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward Benchmark Released
An official benchmark for Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward has been released by Square Enix. As we outlined last week this new benchmark brings players to the snowy land of Coerthas, the setting for the upcoming expansion for Square’s newest MMO. New features available only in this benchmark include our first peek at the Direct X […]
Silent Hills Is No More
Did last year’s absolutely terrifying and surprise announcement of a Silent Hill reboot featuring the talent of Hideo Kojima, Guillermo Del Toro and Norman Reedus have you excited? Well it is now official – the game has been officially cancelled by Konami. The Silent Hill’s Playable Teaser (“P.T”) will be removed from the PlayStation Store […]
Mighty Number 9 Gets a Mighty New Release Date
Keiji Inafune’s highly anticipated first post Capcom release Mighty Number 9 finally has a solid release date – September 15th 2015 on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. Presumably the PS Vita version will launch soon thereafter but publisher Deep Silver doesn’t exactly sound prepared to discuss the specific release plans for the handheld version. Mighty […]