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The Game Awards Have Always Been Trash

Posted on December 8, 2023 by Rae Michelle Richards

As someone who has covered videogames as an industry since 2002 off and on for the past two decades –  big corporate events and spectacles are something I’ve seen morph from being laser focused on single titles accessible to a select few to livestreamed “events” that draw millions of eyeballs waiting for the next big trailer or reveal. With E3 dead and over The Game Awards have since taken the place as the premiere space for “world reveals” and preplanned P.R campaigns. It is no secret that the The Game Awards are primarily a platform for upcoming games and surprise

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Fortnite Brings Back Popular LTMS With ‘The 14 Days of Fortnite’

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

14 Days of Fortnite Epic Games will be rotating classic, brand new and fan favorite Limited Time Modes in both the individual and team varieties every 48 and 24 hours respectively from December 19th until Jan 1st. We don’t exactly know what modes will return but honestly I’m hoping for Team Terror, Squad Terror and Gliding 50s returning during this event. The “terror” series of LTMS was honestly the most fun I had in the game during Season 6 – the addition of PVE zombies made it feel like a slice of STW crossed over into BR. Gliding 50s is

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Fortnite Version 6.1 Brings New Two Person Vehicle, BR Tournaments and Beta STW Improvements

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

The latest version update for Fortnite is here and with it comes a whole pile of new content for both Save The World and Battle Royale players alike. With this patch a brand new major features rolls out for Battle Royale fans – official tournament support. It looks like Epic Games will be holding officially sanctioned tournaments for players within set dates / time-frames. Over on the Player Versus Emvironment the long awaited return of a spooky assault rifle, an event store update and a brand new “beta storm” feature that allow Heroes to test their strength against experimental concepts

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Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition Misses 2018, Coming In January

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

If you’re a “Tales of” fan like myself you’re probably really looking forward to the upcoming HD Remaster, Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition. Bandai Namco never officially gave ToV: Definitive Edition a solid release date in the west when it revealed the game at Xbox’s E3 presentation this past June.  Many fans and even some retailers expected the game to drop sometime this November but it appears the publisher had other plans for Yuri, Estelle, Rapede and Karol for their current generation debut. The gang’s going to get back together for their 10th anniversary when Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition

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Epic Continues Fortnite Tournament Series With Open Event At PAX West Next Weekend

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

Thought officially sanctioned tournaments for Fortnite Battle Royale were just invite events for well known streamers and top level players? Epic Games will be holding an open registration tournament for Battle Royale at the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle, Washington from Friday the 31st of August until Monday September 3rd. Attendees with a Penny Arcade Expo badge will be able to register for the first three days open qualifier rounds in-person. Each day will feature three open rounds with a final round open to only the best of those. Players who place in the top 33 of each day’s final

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Shenmue I & II Port Release Date Confirmed For August 21st for PS4, Xbox One and PC

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

SEGA will take us back to mid 1980s Hong Kong and Japan with the re-release of Shenmue I & II on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC on August 21st. The publisher confirmed the price, release date, discount and various technical details surrounding this dual port in an F.A.Q posted on the official SEGA website. Shenmue I & II will be priced at $39.99 CDN and includes the full version of the 1999 Dreamcast title and its 2002 Sequel. In their F.A.Q SEGA confirmed that the codebase for this port comes from the Xbox Version of both games which was

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E3 2018: Dante and Crew Are Back In Devil May Cry 5

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

Get ready for cheesy one liners, fluid chain building combat and an over the top melodramatic story featuring angels, demons and other mythological creatures in Devil May Cry 5. Billed by Capcom as a true sequel to 2008’s Devil May Cry 4, DMC5 marks the first time Capcom has taken the series in-house after a decade hiatus. The story of DMC5 picks up several years after the last entry – with a demonic invasion looming and the seeds of the Demon Tree starting to take root within Red Grave City, Dante’s younger ally Nero is drawn to investigate this new

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E3 2018: Shadow of the Tomb Raider Gets First Gameplay Trailer and Screenshots

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

Square Enix revealed the first in-engine gameplay trailer for the upcoming third entry in the Tomb Raider reboot franchise, Shadow of the Tomb Raider. This 3 minute long cut of sequences seems to be taken from the same “first hour” demo that I got to play at the Shadow of the Tomb Raider reveal event back in April. Demo stations featuring a slice of Shadow of the Tomb Raider will be playable at both Square Enix’s E3 booth and Microsoft’s Xbox Experience Theatre. E3 is also the first place that the public will get a look at SOTR running on

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Bethesda Announces Fallout 76, May Be A Online Survival Game

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

Bethesda had been running a mysterious and unannounced Twitch stream yesterday that was literally just a Fallout bobblehead standing upright in front of a camera and occasionally a “Please Stand By” title card.  Not exactly something that was going to set the world on fire, and it can be easy to see why the hype and announcement of Pokemon Lets Go: Eevee & Pikachu overshadowed anything Bethesda was doing it.  It turns out all of this was to build up hype to the announcement of Fallout 76, a game officially know nothing about and whose press release simply confirms that

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Mega Man 11 Confirmed For October 2nd Release With Physical Collector’s Edition

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

Capcom has confirmed that Mega Man 11 will release on Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC on October 2nd 2018.   In the ‘pre-order trailer’ for Nintendo Switch we get several quick looks at various worlds that will be featured in Mega Man 11. In addition to the new gameplay footage the brand new ‘Power Gear’ is revealed – which allows the Blue Bomber to use a powerful overcharged blast. Another new power-up is the ‘Double Gear’ which empowers Mega Man to use two different power-ups at once.  A physical Collector’s Edition, simply titled the Amiibo Edition, will

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Tennis World Tour out on Xbox One/PS4; comes to Switch in June

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Jason Nason

Tennis World Tour from developer Breakpoint Studios and publisher Maximum Games, is now available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The game will retail for $79.99 CAD. The Nintendo Switch version of the tennis game are set to launch on June 26th. Tennis World Tour is from the team behind the Top Spin franchise. In the game you can play as one of 31 professional tennis players, learn all the shots, master each type of surface and experience a realistic career mode. Tennis World Tour will allow players to harness their skills and define styles of play to become the top

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8-bit metroidvania style title Bloodstained hits all consoles May 24th

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Jason Nason

Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates. In the game you’ll play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle. Zangetsu will meet fellow travelers along the way, who can join your journey as playable characters. Switching to these characters with their unique abilities will unlock new paths through the treacherous stages. Your choices in recruiting these adventurers will change the difficulty of the game, and may even affect the

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Dungeon Rushers coming to Switch, PS4 and Xbox One May 25th

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Jason Nason

Dungeon Rushers officially has a console release date. Publisher Goblinz Studio announced today that the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One release date has been set for May 25th. It will retail for $14.99 USD. Dungeon Rushers is a Heroic-Parody tactical RPG combining dungeon crawler’s gameplay and turn-based fights. You’ll dive in an off-beat universe, manage your team and craft mighty gear to equip them. Build your own dungeon by hiding traps and monsters in your galleries, then challenge other players to clean it. The game was previously released on Steam. Dungeon Rushers promises a  campaign full of humor with

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Delayed Death Road to Canada out now

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Jason Nason

Previously delayed indie title Death Road To Canada has finally been released and is available now on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The game was delayed several weeks ago in light of the tragic events which happened in Toronto. An individual sped through a busy pedestrian area in Ontario’s capital in late April, killing multiple pedestrians. Paul Hann, Managing Director of Ukiyo Publishing felt it would be inappropriate to launch the game so soon after the tragic events. Death Road To Canada is a pixelated game which takes the characters on a trip from Florida to Ontario as they try to

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Sonic Mania Plus heads into stores July 17th

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Jason Nason

Today, SEGA announced that Sonic Mania Plus, the definitive version of the critically acclaimed platformer Sonic Mania, will release on July 17, 2018 in North America and European markets. The game, which will also be released digitally for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, is now available for pre-order from first party stores and at participating retailers. Sonic Mania introduced two new playable characters from past Sonic games, Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel and an Encore mode in Sonic Mania Plus that will provide a fresh look to familiar zones with new challenges and layouts for new

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