Category: News
Sniper Elite 4 Getting PS4 Pro Support
Rebellion Developments the U.K based development house behind the Sniper Elite series has confirmed that the latest entry in the franchise, Sniper Elite 4, will support additional features on the PlayStation 4 Pro. PS4 pro owners will not only have the option to play the game in 4K if they have the set for it […]
I Made A Game About 2000s Instant Messengers Thanks To LoveJam
Developing video games isn’t something that I can confess to have a large amount of knowledge about but alas I’ve spent the past year or so learning the basics of Unity 3D and C#. This past weekend I took part in Love Jam, a 72 hour game jam that Simeoens, Mientje and Kenny Guillaume set […]
Zenimax Buys Doom Co-Developer Escalation Studios
Zenimax, the parent company of publisher Bethesda Softworks, announced recently that they have acquired Dallas-based developers Escalation Studios. If you haven’t heard of the folks at Escalation Studios before I wouldn’t blame you but they have worked on a number of smaller titles as well as collaborated with other studios on AAA titles. Most recently […]
Mortal Kombat X Kombat Cup Tournament Returns on Feb 12th
The Kombat Cup an annual Mortal Kombat X tournament returns on February 12th offering casual and hardcore fans alike to take on professional players like the MKX EVO champion SonicFox. With $12,000 of cash prizes available to be one there is a lot of cash available for spilling a little bit of blood – or perhaps […]
EA Disappointed With Titanfall 2 Sales But Remains Committed To The Series
During Electronic Art’s most recent earnings call executives from the company discussed the company’s view on Respawn Entertainment’s Titanfall 2. It turns out that despite large amounts of critical acclaim, especially for its’ single player campaign, and high user satisfaction scores this FPS sequel failed to live up to EA’s expectations. Even in the face […]
Humble Bandai Namco Bundle 2 Features Project CARS, Enslaved, Naruto and More
Humble and Bandai Namco have joined together to promote a bundle full of recent & older AAA titles to benefit charity. If you missed out on Project CARS or enjoy the Naruto Ultimate Ninja titles then perhaps this brand new bundle could provide you with hours of entertainment without breaking the bank. Even just the […]
Bethesda Reveals Hi Res Texture Pack For Fallout 4, Lists Unannounced AMD Graphics Card In Requirements
Bethesda has announced that both a high resolution texture pack for Fallout 4 on PC and support for the PlayStation Pro will be coming next week to the Boston wastes. The most interesting thing from their announcement has actually been pulled – the recommended requirement of a AMD 490 graphics card , a card which […]
A Tabletop Focused PAX Event Is Coming To Philadelphia, PAX Unplugged!
Do you enjoy table top gaming? How about vividly imagining you are a stealthy rogue or a super strong barbarian? Then you are going to love attending the brand new PAX spin-off event that was recently announced. PAX Unplugged. Taking place between November 17th and 19th this new convention focuses exclusively on tabletop roleplaying games and other […]
Pillars of Eternity Sequel Reaches Funding Raising Goals Within 24 Hours
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire has reached its funding goals on Fig in less than 24 hours, raising over $1.1 million USD with the help of 9, 741 fans, Obsidian Entertainment announced this morning. Deadfire seers players return to the world of Eora, where players will explore the titular area – this time traversing a series of islands […]
What does the possible elimination of the NEA mean to video games?
In the United States, there is a federal agency that goes by the name the National Endowment of the Arts. According to their website, they are “an independent federal agency that funds, promotes, and strengthens the creative capacity of our communities by providing all Americans with diverse opportunities for arts participation.”. On January 19th, a […]
Free To Play Title Mobius Final Fantasy Coming To PC
Windows PC players will be able to explore the world of Paramitia as one of million potential Warriors of Light in the Steam port of Mobius Final Fantasy. As they follow the path set out before them players are guided by are these disembodied voices commanding the Warriors of Light to continue their quest, are […]
Unreal Tournament’s January 2017 Patch Is Here
The Unreal Tournament franchise might not have the staying power it once had – dominating the team based arena combat genre alongside Quake Tournament III in the early 00s but a dedication group of fans & a small time of developers at Epic Games have been hard at work on the next entry in the […]
Razer Announces Successor To The Popular Black Widow Chroma Keyboard
Peripheral manufacturer Razer has announced the successor to their very success BlackWidow Chroma keyboard with the introduction of the aptly named BlackWidow Chroma V2, which will replace the original at retail. This improved keyboard brings with it some smaller improvements that may entice existing owners to upgrade as well as one larger one – a brand […]
Overwatch Lunar Festival Trailer Shows Off New Skins & Capture The Flag Mode
A leaked trailer for the upcoming Overwatch Lunar Festival event showcases not only quite a few new skins for Tracer, Bastion, Mei, D.VA and others but also a brand new mode Capture The Flag. It looks like a version of the trailer was posted on YouTube a bit early – the event is scheduled to start […]
Report: PC Hardware Sales Eclipsed $30 Billion USD In 2016
Industry analyst firm JPR recently released a report estimating that total worldwide hardware sales eclipsed the $30 billion mark. In terms of geography Asia lead the way with an estimated growth rate of 7% which will continue right through 2019, commanding $11.3 billion USD of the total existing market share. For those of us who […]