Category: News
LiquidSky 2.0 Is More of a SpaceX Crash Than a Launch
At CES 2017 cloud streaming service LiquidSky promised that when their company launched their public beta later this year they would offer “the world’s first free gaming PC” by providing free game time to users in exchange for the ability to serve advertisements to free tier users. After months of anticipation LiquidSky 2.0 was set […]
HAL Laboratory Worked On Nintendo Switch System Software
The Nintendo Switch has been the talk of the industry among developers and players alike for the past month or so but did you know that some of the minds behind the Super Smash Bros and Kirby franchises helped out with the hybrid tablets’ development? HAL Laboratories recently shared an image of the 32 staff […]
Batman Arkham VR Coming To PC On April 25th
Warmer Bros Interactive Entertainment will be bringing its’ first person VR simulation of the dark knight to Windows when Batman Arkham VR launches on HTC Vive and Oculus Touch on April 25th. Arkham VR will support the Oculus Tocuh controllers and HTC VIVE wands for motion enabled gameplay such as putting on the famous cowl […]
Tactics Alexander Savagely Gives Us a Taste of 16-Bit FFXIV
April Fools Day may have come and gone but the Final Fantasy XIV team produced one of the most obvious yet fantastic pranks this year. Titled Alexander Tactics: Savage this fake game features recognizable encounters, monsters and NPCS from FFXIV Heavanswards’ raid content and adapts them in the style of Final Fantasy Tactics. I had […]
Steam’s Anime Weekend Sale Slashes Prices On Games & Shows
Steam has launched a brand new weekend sale that might prove to be more popular with Anime fans than discount Ramen and a Crunchyroll subscription combined. For the following 72 hours users of Valve’s digital distribution service can save lots of yen (or whatever the local currency of your country may be) on a number […]
New Mode Arrives With Free To Play Update For DropZone, Due Out Next Week
The most requested mode from the DropZone community has been the addition of a mode where players control only a single unit in this unique RTS / MOBA hybrid rather than the usual trio of playable units. The developers at Sparkypants have heard their communities’ request and are set to deliver. Over the next two […]
Quake Champions Newest Hero, Anarki, Is Totally 90s
The latest champion revealed for Bethesda / id Software’s Free-to-play FPS Quake Champions is Anarki – a hover board skating, transhumanism punk who appears to embrace the 90s surfer attitude alongside old school FPS action. Anarki’s active ability is health injection which allows him to gain a temporary health boost, which would be great to […]
The Secret World Ditches MMO Genre & Resets Servers, Community Rages
Funcom has been in the news recently thanks to the success of Conan Exhiles and how that titles literally saved them from bankruptcy but the developer / publisher isn’t busy enjoying “what’s best in life” because they’ve massively upset the hardcore player base of The Secret World by announcing a complete server wipe & genre […]
Last Final Fantasy XIV: Heavnsward Patch Released
Great news for adventurers and Warriors of Light all around Eorzea – the last patch for Final Fantasy XIV: Heavansward has been released, leading up to June’s Stormblood expansion. With this latest patch before the next expansion drops Square Enix have brought us 4 new Main Story Quests. In addition there have been changes for Heavenswards’ raid […]
PAX East Indie Megabooth: What’s new in indie gaming
Every year PAX is the host for many indie developers. These developers are some of the most diverse voices in the industry. They come from all over the United States and even all over the globe to show their creation to a passionate crowd of gamers who are itching for innovation and fun and a […]
Next Titanfall 2 DLC – The Colony – Drops Alongside Free Trial Next Weekend
Titanfall 2 pilots who might have lapsed in their combat training or perspective pilots who have yet to get behind the controls of giant mecha have a reason to suit up with news of the game’s next content drop & free trial hitting consoles & PC next weekend. Respawn Entertainment will release an updated version […]
Destiny 2 Leaks Point To A Likely PC Release
It is no secret that Bungie & Activision are hard at work on a sequel to 2014’s Destiny, the loot-based shooter that launched 3 additional content heavy expansions that when combined with the base game have kept guardians busy for years. A set of new leaks, one comprised of promotional materials from an Italian retailer, and […]
Watch The First Hour of Mass Effect Andromeda
Set in the distance future of the year 2865, Mass Effect Andromeda tells the tale of Ryder – a member of the Andromeda Initiative. Taking place chronologically after the original trilogy of games, Andromeda’s narrative focuses on an ARK vessel sent to the Andromeda constellation with 20,000 souls ready to colonize “Habitat 7” in order […]
Nintendo Switch Sales Meeting Projections, Could Surpass 2 Million Soon
Nintendo may very well on its way to accomplishing its goal of selling 2 million switch consoles by the end of this month. Analyst firm Super Data, as reported by GamesInduistry.biz, has revealed that they expect that Ninty has sold approximately 1,500,000 consoles since the Switch’s launch on March 3rd. According to launch week numbers […]
Rocket League Receiving New Dropshot Mode In Next Free Update
Psyonix is bringing a brand new mode to Rocket League on March 22nd that does away with goalposts all together. Instead of scoring a goal on a traditional soccer net, the two teams of cars must dribble an electrified ball across the field to open up a hole on their opponents side of the arena. […]