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Friday, May 23, 2014

Xbox One updates bring External Storage, Real Names, SmartGlass updates, and more!

Xbox One's next major update will be coming in June and apparently Xbox is excited to announce that the two most wanted features are coming to the Xbox One: External Storage support and real names to better identify your friends.

Something interesting to be noticed on the external storage is that Xbox is saying to "simply plug in your 256 GB or larger USB 3.0 external drive", can this mean you need a external supports that is USB 3.0? Aside from that weird very detailed explanation it seems to be just as simple as it was on the Xbox 360. The external storage will also allow full games to be stored which was a concern many folks.

The real interesting thing coming up here is the Real Names, so how does this work?
Well let's say you have a friend with the GamerTag "MasterChief2020" and another friend with "MasterChief2025". With this feature your friends can let you see there real name so you can distinguish that "MasterChief2020" is Roberto and "MasterChief2025" is Eric. Another useful feature aside from finding friends easier and seamless? Well you can hide your embarrassing GamerTag from your friends, Hey! We all know you blame that "Random Tag Chooser" but we all know that's a lie "1LoveHelloKitty".

Other features that are coming with update
One of the most wanted features is using certain apps like Netflix, Hulu and Internet Explorer without Xbox Live basically removing the paywall. Other things coming include SmartGlass Updates, OneGuide reaching more markets, Universal Remote Control, and the ability to reorder your Pins.

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Thursday, May 22, 2014

- The long wait is over: details on PS4, Xbox One, PS Vita (free) Minecraft versions

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Mojang has just announced details on the extremely long awaited Minecraft versions of PS4, XBox One, and PS Vita. The post also talked about also about current folks who own the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions.

Summary

If you own a previous console version you can upgrade for $5.00 or essentially own both versions if you buy the original and pay $5.00 more for the Next-Gen version. If you you bought the PlayStation 3 version you'll be getting the best deal since $5.00 more gets you the PlayStation 4 version and at the time of the PlayStation 4 version release the Vita release will follow. So if you bought the PlayStation 3 version the PlayStation Vita version is Free!

Full Details below!
*from original post

Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August. It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360 Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
If you’ve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worlds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to transfer saves from Xbox One to Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs you’ve purchased for Xbox 360 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition. We’d like to say all your DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that are too boring to get into here. We’ll have more on this soon.

Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, including online play on Vita.
This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN will get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as “Cross-buy.”
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to enable upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. We’ll have more info on this closer to release.
Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
It doesn’t matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both platforms.
Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
All of the DLC you’ve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.
It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
If you’ve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be able to upgrade for $4.99.
You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to enable upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. We’ll have more info on this closer to release.
Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. There are technical reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking them causes all kinds of problems.
Cross-platform play will not be possible between Playstation 3 + Vita Edition and Playstation 4 Edition.
Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs you’ve purchased for Playstation 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 Edition. We’d like to say all your DLC would transfer but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that are too boring to get into here. We’ll have more on this soon.

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Sunday, May 4, 2014

- Deep Look into Nintendo's Mario Kart 8, could this be Nintendo's next big hit?

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As Mario kart 8's tracks go live we learn more about what Nintendo is actually trying to do now.

Nintendo has recently been trying to promote their latest game by discussing and showing the tracks from Mario kart 8. Since they're not planning to do any big announcements during E3 this year they're trying to reach their audience in a different way. One of these ways is that they're promoting both Mario kart 8 as previously stated and they're trying to promote Super Smash Brothers for Wii U and 3DS. Along with showing the roster of characters that will be included in the new Super Smash Bros, they're also showing the new Mario Kart 8 tracks and songs that will accompany them. They not only claimed but showed and proved that most of the songs (if not all) were recorded live.

In most cases Games simply show what the game is about but Nintendo's trying to show every angle of one of their top games in order to encourage customers to buy it. This is where Nintendo can probably shine the best because as of late they haven't been bring in good sales, so perhaps now they can prove to their shareholders that even their top games can still bring in some good revenue.

Now let's talk about Mario Kart 8, Mario kart 8 so far looks extremely well polished at any angle and the way the stages are designed and how they look clearly show that this is the next iteration of the Mario kart series. During Nintendo Direct they showed many of the tracks and many of them have very high textures and also have many 3-D objects running all at the same time aside from just the racers. Mario kart 8 is definitely showing the power that Wii U has over the original Nintendo Wii. They also have to sort of make up for it because the Nintendo Wii U isn't backwards compatible with the GameCube anymore.

Nonetheless Nintendo can hopefully still prove that their games can be AAA quality to date like they were in the past. It also seems that whether it's in the music, in the design, or in Game Concepts; Nintendo can still put well polished games out there standing aside next to games like Halo and Call of Duty which don't bring family-friendly entertainment.

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Sunday, April 27, 2014

- Renting games on PlayStation Now for free but it's in Beta

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It has been clearly spotted around the internet that PlayStation is currently testing Video Game rentals, it was previously noted that prices would vary but showed prices such as $5-$8. One of the issues is if this the price for the 7-Day or 30-Day rental because renting movies at RedBox is $2 a day and this can end their success is it's really affordable.

It's something Sony might be pushing out soon but they haven't yet officially announced anything via their cloud-stream gaming service PlayStation Now.

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Friday, April 18, 2014

- Batman Arkham Knight date reveiled, The conclusion to the Batman Arkham Trilogy

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The long awaited Batman game for Next Gen has finally gotten a release date, according to Classiclite. The game is expected to be released on Oct. 15. Many retailers have also listed the same exact release date so it has to be more than just coincidence. On the other hand, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has only confirmed the game to be coming out around Autumn.

The game will have many of the familiar faces from the series and the comic franchise, but the development team has teamed up with DC to create a new exclusive villain for just the video game.

The Co-Founder of the studio released this statement.

We hadn’t in the previous games introduced someone new to the universe. We wanted to introduce someone who could really challenge Batman to go head to head with him in lots of different ways. We’re not talking about those ways just yet but this guy is definitely a formidable foe for Batman.

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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

- Dead Space free for a limited time

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Many of you may be asking, what in the hell is Origin? Well Origin is EA's version of Steam however they haven't really been doing all that well despite pulling some of its games off Steam.

In a new Stunt perhaps to gain more popularity they are offering Dead Space for free. Dead Space is perhaps one of the most scariest games to be released and pretty much defines Horror/Survival. Could this possibly be EA's ticket to popularity?

Link to free download: https://www.origin.com/en-us/store/buy/dead-space-ANW.html

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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

- A game about people pretending to be airplanes?

Kotaku quoted it best, "Sometimes a headline and a video are really all you need. "

Cult of the Wind is a game about people who pretend to be airplanes.

"In an unknown time and place, a cult that worships the wreckage of ancient airplanes gathers to mimic the dogfights of old. With the peak of humanity far behind, their world is a mausoleum to a lush and verdant Art Deco past."

In Cult of the Wind, players compete and cooperate in ritualistic multi-player human dogfights, complete with imaginary weapons, pretend explosions, and airplane noises made with their mouths. Shower your friends in a hail of imaginary bullets and proclaim, "I got you! You have to lie down," to which they respond, "Nuh-uh, I have a shield." You argue about whether or not airplanes can have shields, meanwhile some other guy does a cannonball onto your head while whistling. It's great.

With an intuitive point-and-click level editor you'll be able to craft new levels or modify existing ones, then immediately share them with anyone on a server, even if you aren't the host. You can also craft a personalized appearance for your character with numerous articles of clothing and animations.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDi9kNk_sYA)

Simple, robust level editor
Instantly share your creations with others
Character customization
Dozens of imaginary weapons and abilities
Infinitely expandable content
Blindingly high-speed mock combat
Weird noises

Check out their website and hopefully support them: http://www.cultofthewind.com

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- Nintendo Announces Price Cuts?

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Beginning April 22, Nintendo will permanently cut the price on five of its stand-out 3DS games. Super Mario 3D Land, New Super Mario Bros. 2, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Mario Kart 7 and Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D will all be $29.99, a 25 percent drop.

Whether it's related to making up the losses on the Wii U or trying to compete against Mobile Gaming, it still can't be stressed out enough that these are nonetheless amazing games. If you own a 3DS or dare we say it???.... A 2DS... and you don't own at least three of these games then you are missing out a lot! Go get them!

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Sunday, April 13, 2014

- Game Review - Monument Valley (Pros, Cons, Illusions)

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It isn’t quite often we see nicely well put together games coming to appstores, mainly because developers are in it for the quick buck. However when Time and Dedication are put into a game to refine every point of it, we get something like this.

Monument Valley, a game developed by UsTwo Games, which are also responsible for developing other games such as Blip Blup and Whale Trail. This game developer created this amazing piece of work which they state was inspired by M.C. Escher and his most notable Stairs drawings, forgive me for not pronouncing his whole name as it’s in dutch and I rather not mispronounce a name of such amazing talent.
Let’s talk about the introduction of the game, Monument Valley starts off by simply letting the player explore the ways to play the game. In most games nowadays the players hand is held the entire majority of the start, but Monument Valley takes the approach that is similar to games like Sword and Sworcery. It provides guidance but allows the player to explore ways to progress in the game.

Immediately at the start is a simple level, which tells the player how to move and how to manipulate objects in the area. Once this is achieved the game presents a beautiful loading screen, soon after it shows a building that appears to be inspired by Indian Palace architectures. As well as demonstrating once more that manipulating objects is key in this game through the level selection.
While proceeding through the game you notice that the game is telling a story through the levels, similar to Thomas Was Alone. Some of you may be hoping I talk more about the story but I will actually just let you figure that out on your own, rest assured it’s a good one.
Another thing that becomes apparent in the game is how the position and direction you move an object plays a Minecraft like musical note. This didn’t only suit the levels background music but made my experience feel more intact with the game, in a sense that it made me feel as my experience was unique. The objects manipulation is key but the game takes an approach that we haven’t seen since echochrome which might be the only downside I see in the game, which we will talk about in a bit.

Now some key things that we loved about the game is the Aesthetic appeal, it’s so bright and vibrant one can get easily sucked in the game and I mean it. I sat down to record 10-15 minutes of gameplay and I left with an hour of footage. Of course aesthetics was just one of the reasons I was pulled in, since the main reason I was is that the progression in difficulty feels perfect and well justified. I applaud the level design team on how they put it together, especially on the reliance for players to explore ways to manipulate objects rather than depending on holding the players hand.

While there is a lot of good there is a few things that bothered me for a bit, the game is very alike to Echochrome. It felt almost as a reskin of the game but not in a bad way so let me explain. First off Echochrome hasn’t seen another sequel since 2010 so the game pretty much is dead for now, or very low under radar. This game takes a lot from the good of Echochrome but let’s you manipulate objects, which entails to the concept of Echochrome but not the same approach throughout the whole game. Another issue is levels, there is only 10 levels and an issue with puzzles is the replay value is extremely low. Something many may have an issue with is the price tag which is $3.99. You have the decision to make up whether or not it’s worth the value and also to add on is that it is currently unclear whether or not there will be more levels released for the game and at what cost.

Let’s wrap the game up now to give it our rating.

Monument Valley is an amazing game with Aesthetics and Gameplay that remind you of games like FEZ and Echochrome. The game is great for those who are on commute or casually play puzzle games but the experience is short and really suffers two issues from one problem. Levels, the lack of levels shortens the players experience just as it gets good and replay value on a puzzle with 10 levels that present no other challenge but solving which makes it suffer. Another possible issue is the price tag which is coming at $4.00 dollars which isn’t a lot but isn’t on the lower end of the market. That price tag puts it side by side with games like “The Room Two” and “Limbo” which offer a more in depth experience then this game.

It honestly wasn't an easy decision but the game was an amazing idea but unfortunately it feels like the game was just that, an idea. It had everything going from each department, perfect level design, amazing music and great puzzles, but just as it gets good..... it stops. However casually playing this game could take you a day or two most, three if you are lucky. Nonetheless the experience is there and if you have the money it’s something worth picking up if you don’t mind how short it is but due to that shortness it’s shy off perfect which is why it gets four Musical Spinning Objects out of five.

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Rating: ★★★★✩ (4 out of 5)

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- GaymerX throws in the towel after only one con?

"Based on feedback that we've gotten, the new focus towards diversity in the industry and budget, GaymerX2 will be the final year for the con," the GaymerX account posted. It appears that the latter of those may be one of the biggest contributing factors; the account also tweeted that, "the size of our event and the amount of money we were losing to put it on became too much of a burden to keep at this pace."

They did confirm that it may not be gone forever but only time and this year's event will tell, as they replied to our tweet on twitter.

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Sunday, March 16, 2014

- Rockstar isn't quite done with GTA IV and Steam!

Here's something we don't see every day, GTA IV! Commonly seen on the news as of late is Rockstar's most popular game GTA V. This weekend Steam announced that they would be doing deals on Rockstar games which didn't seem all that new but then this came up and guess for how much. $7.49*! While GTA V floods the internet, Rockstar slid this deal beneath it, with little to not much promotion aside from Steams promos. Either way, get on Steam and Check out this amazing deal.

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Friday, February 28, 2014

- Steam Family sharing now available!

Steam Family Sharing, this is a service that allows users to share their Steam Library between multiple individuals and computers. This is now available to all Steam users which was announced by Valve today.

The service can be enabled for up to five Steam accounts to share one collection of games across as many as 10 different computers. In the Family Sharing program, Steam maintains game saves in the Steam Cloud as well as tracks achievements for each account.

Valve also stated that in order for players to access the libraries individuals have to be online, similar to the always on concept Microsoft had with the Xbox One but this time it's only for accessing other peoples games in your shared collection. They also said that no matter how many users you have even if it's 2-10, no two same users can play the same game at the same time, only the account holder is the person who can access their games when ever they want at all times.

This helps set up more foundations for Steam to take on consoles alongside your living room, what do you think?

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Monday, February 24, 2014

- Free Game Boy emulator on a Web Browser?

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During the last few months there have been emulators coming out between webNES, GBA4iOS and now the newest one Ben Midi's Gameboy. This emulator is like webNES, in the sense that it runs inside of your web browser, it isn't like GBA4iOS where you install profiles and set back the date, etc.

Overall it works surprisingly well, specifically on landscape mode, works on iPhone and Androids. Since Game Boy games are very small files around 20-88 kilobytes, it can be stored on your phones cache with out a problem or experiencing lag. The link is available in the sources.

Here's the list of games currently available:

- Mario Land

- Tetris

- Dr.Mario

- Bomberman

- Kirby's Dream Land

- Kirby XXL

-Space Invaders

- Motocross Maniacs

- Bomb Jack

- Boxxie 2

- Castelian

- Centipede

- Stopwatch

Sources(Links): Metro , Daily Mail , Touch Arcade

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- Reign of Thunder is coming to Xbox

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Particle effects are cool right, well multiply that times 100 (not literal), because Day 1 studios is releasing their next game as F2P (free-to-play), Reign of Thunder. Day 1 Studios are the developers behind the 2002 Xbox title known as MechAssault. The trailer below shows us visually what the game has to offer and believe us when we say, there are a lot of explosions, like a lot. Aside from that they show off a teaser on what the games other features will be, like the extensive customization.

Their site was recently was recently removed, although it originally didn't have much to show for but a forum. This could be most likely due to a website update, however as the game releases it will be joining a sudden glut of Mech games that include MechWarrior Online and MechWarrior Tactics. Will it succeed? We shall see.

Sources(Links): Game Front, YouTube

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- Microsoft announced Titanfall bundle

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Microsoft announced their newest bundle which technically should be a price cut. The bundle they announced was the long awaited Titanfall bundle, which comes with the console and a free download of the game. The news first came up on in Australia where a news site let an embargo slip*, then it slowly started being confirmed in countries like UK and the US.

The bundle will be sold for $500 which is basically a steal for any customer since they save money on buying the game. Although Sony offers a similar deal with Infamous: Second Son package, it is still very obvious that the game doesn't have the same hype as Titanfall. At the end this proves that Titanfall is shaping up to be the first true system seller.

Some downsides to this bundle is that you don't get the beautifully put together Titanfall Controller.

Sources: Stevivor , Forbes

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Saturday, February 22, 2014

- Titanfall will not be able to pre-load after all, says Microsoft

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Many websites were quick to publish that Microsoft was going to allow users to download Titanfall before its release and then be able to play it after midnight, however Microsoft is coming out to explain what exactly happened.

Microsoft went out to say Titanfall's pre-load was actually posted in error and it turns out they don't plan to allow Xbox One owners to download the game in advance of launch. A Microsoft spokesman came to say some comments to it on Polygon*.

"We believe in digital distribution, and are proud to give gamers a variety of ways to purchase and experience their games. However, pre-purchase and pre-download for Titanfall for Xbox One will not be available from Xbox Store. We'll continue to strike a balance between digital distribution and its benefits, while supporting physical games puchase through our retail partners."

"The pre-purchase offer page was posted in error. We apologize for any confusion."

As of since, Microsoft has removed the page with Titanfall's pre-load details from Xbox.com.

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Sources: Polygon, Gamespot

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- New Tony Hawk game underway?

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After four years of no Tony Hawk games, Tony accidentally talks a bit too much on US radio.

In the past years Tony Hawk hasn't gotten a full fledged game since Activision pulled the plug due to the poor sales and reviews on the games, "Tony Hawk: Ride" and "Tony Hawk: Shred". Adding on the fact that Activision made a small arcade release of Tony Hawk HD, people were skeptic to believe a new series may have been underway.

We all are aware that Activision doesn't like leaking out information on their games, as many of us remember the whole Bungie and Activision partnership to put together Destiny. However Tony Hawk specifically stated this, "We're working on a game, we are working on a game, it's pretty cool!". After Tony stated that nothing happened until IGN managed to get a confirmation out of the publisher Activision.

"Activision can confirm that they have something in the works with Tony Hawk, more info is coming soon," was Activision's response.

It had been quite commonly known that Tony Hawk's video games series was on of the biggest franchises around from the Pro Skater series up Proving Ground. The key thing we'd like to point out is that the games stuck with the same Tony Hawk vibe and not picking any favorites but American Wasteland was probably the best one, (Yes I'm biased). Each year brought a new Tony Hawk sequel to the franchise until Tony Hawk: Ride and Tony Hawk: Shred changed the style of the game and brought poor reviews and low sales, as previously stated.

It's quite obvious that after two flops like that Activision will most definitely not take a turn down that road again, and thus brings us back to the upcoming Tony Hawk game. Many fans are interested which way they are planning to take this series, it has been commonly known that EA's Skate is one of the most popular ones out there and has set a high benchmark in what skateboarding game fans like. All we can do now is wait and see when more news on the game is released.

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Friday, May 23, 2014

Xbox One updates bring External Storage, Real Names, SmartGlass updates, and more!

Thursday, May 22, 2014

- The long wait is over: details on PS4, Xbox One, PS Vita (free) Minecraft versions

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Sunday, May 4, 2014

- Deep Look into Nintendo's Mario Kart 8, could this be Nintendo's next big hit?

Sunday, April 27, 2014

- Renting games on PlayStation Now for free but it's in Beta

Friday, April 18, 2014

- Batman Arkham Knight date reveiled, The conclusion to the Batman Arkham Trilogy

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

- Dead Space free for a limited time

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

- A game about people pretending to be airplanes?

- Nintendo Announces Price Cuts?

Sunday, April 13, 2014

- Game Review - Monument Valley (Pros, Cons, Illusions)

- GaymerX throws in the towel after only one con?

Sunday, March 16, 2014

- Rockstar isn't quite done with GTA IV and Steam!

Friday, February 28, 2014

- Steam Family sharing now available!

Monday, February 24, 2014

- Free Game Boy emulator on a Web Browser?

- Reign of Thunder is coming to Xbox

- Microsoft announced Titanfall bundle

Saturday, February 22, 2014

- Titanfall will not be able to pre-load after all, says Microsoft

- New Tony Hawk game underway?