Category: News
Xbox Spring Sale Launches Today, Include Ubisoft, 343i and EA Titles
Microsoft has launched a Spring Sale to mark the change in seasons and it includes 40 – 60% off over 150 different games from major publishers like Namco Bandai, EA Games, Konami, Ubisoft and Bethesda Softworks. Gold members also get an additional 10% off the sale price. Microsoft is also bringing back their $1 for […]
Did Alistair McNally reveal BioWares new title at GDC?
We have known for a while that BioWare maker of beloved Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and yes Knights of the Old Republic, are working on a new IP. However, what we didnt know was that Alistair McNally BioWares’s senior director of creative development have revealed that project at GDC. However, he did it in such a clandestine […]
Newly Released Overwatch Short: “Recall”
Xbox just released on their channel a never before seen short film of the upcoming team-based shooter from Blizzard, Overwatch. The short stars two of the playable heroes, Winston and Reaver. The short animated film is set in Winston’s lab and delves into his past, showing where he got his start as a young ape. […]
Final Fantasy XIV / Phantasy Star Online 2 Crossover Announced
Two super popular MMORPG games will be coming together for a collaborative event later this summer. A small bit of the world of Eorezea from Square Enix’s popular Final Fantasy XIV will come to SEGA’s galactic sci-fi MMORPG Phantasy Star Online in the form of new equipable items based upon the FFXIV Miqote race and […]
GDC Preview: Manus VR
This week at GDC, I was able to test several virtual reality peripherals that I was excited about. One of those was Manus VR’s glove set, gloved-based controls intended for virtual reality use. The gloves themselves are lightweight with a battery-pack on the back of the hand. It works by taking advantage of the Vive […]
Is this the NX controller Nintendo patented in the wild?
Our friends over at Dualpixels claim to have an exclusive source who has shown them the NX’s all touch screen controller. They have published the first ever photos of what appears to be an all screen controller, with two contol “nibs” on the top, exactly what we saw with the patent diagram from last month. So […]
GDC Vive Review: Universe Sandbox ² VR
Valve took over a large section of the Game Developers Conference to show off the Vive and virtual reality games coming soon for the device. Universe Sandbox ²’s VR mode was one of the stars of the demos. Universe Sandbox ², by Giant Army, has previously impressed me with its gorgeous space simulations, but seeing […]
New Doom trailer shows off maps
I was surprised to hear that Doom would have multiplayer support, and when it showed up on video looking a dead ringer for quake, I officially became excited. Now a new trailer from the developers is showing off nine multiplayer maps that will be present at launch. [youtube id=”7alUjZ30n4o”] Just look at all that shiny […]
GDC: Everything From The Future of Xbox Development On Windows Panel
Microsoft held a one hour brief for developers interested in their software development platform for the Xbox One console this morning at GDC. This talk was delivered by the head of the ATG (Advanced Technology Group) and not only served as a recap of some of the major advancements on both the Xbox One platform […]
Oculus Shows Their Hand: Launch Title Prices
Oculus revealed the prices of their release titles at the Oculus Game Day event. The event was held in San Francisco, just outside of the popular Game Developers Convention, dozens of games intended for launch were being shown. There is a huge range of prices for the launch content, Adventure Time: Magic Man’s Head Games […]
Pre-GDC Bootcamp Prepares the Next Generation of Public Figures in Games
This last Sunday, the Games Diversity Alliance hosted a bootcamp called “Amplifying New Voices” at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The event was hosted to help prepare diverse developers that are rising in the game industry for the challenges that await them. Oculus was the main sponsor of the event and also provided a […]
Preview: Dead & Buried Multiplayer on Oculus Rift with Touch
A few blocks away from the ongoing Game Developers Conference, Oculus hosted an exclusive preview event for their launch titles and other games coming to the Oculus Rift shortly after launch. One of the games being shown was Dead & Buried, a gunslinger game that makes use of the Oculus’ Touch controllers. Dead & Buried […]
Cross-Platform Gameplay Is Finally A Reality On Xbox One, PS4/Xbox Cross-Play A Possibility
Yesterday at GDC 2016 Microsoft announced that Xbox One players will finally be able to play online with their friends on other platforms starting this year. Developers will be able to bridge the platform gap between Windows 10 and Xbox One and the first game to support this new functionality is none other than last […]
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes sells over 200,000 copies
Wildly popular bomb diffusal game Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, was released in October of last year. Since then it has sold over 200,000 copies on Steam. The game’s popularity has been boosted by several factors including its integration of VR. Plus its just a dam fun game. Ben Kane gave a talk yesterday at GDC […]
AMD releases new dual GPU, GPU Radeon Pro Duo
AMD is coming out swinging this year. Their latest line of Radeon cards, the Fiji line, have put up a serious competitor to NVidia that hasnt been seen in the last 4 or 5 years. Now they have entered the double card package market, previously occupied by the lone NVida Titan card. If the specs […]