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Super Meat Boy & Broken Age Headline Oct 2015 PS Plus

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Sony has taken the wraps off of two of the titles that we will be able to enjoy for free thanks to PlayStation Plus. Both Super Meat Boy and Broken Age Act 1 and 2 will be coming the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation vita for free next month. Surprisingly the PlayStation Blog post is devoid of information for PS3 and Vita owners as to the other titles they’ll be getting for free. Thankfully some eagle eyed fans have spotted the following list from PlayStation Europe which includes all of the available titles. Since Europe and America’s line-ups have mirror each

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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 Looks Like a Hot Mess

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Skinned knees, sore joints and maybe the occasional broken bone are all expected hazards when learning to skateboard but how about glitching through the walls and stuttering back and forth? From early first hand reports the retail version of Activision’s Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 is absolute mess.  What happened, Bird Man? Activision’s revival of the long dormant Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater franchise shipped to retail this morning and it sounds like the game turned out to be a complete bail. With reports (and YouTube videos) of skaters glitching back and forth on the rails, to riders clipping through the

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Square Enix Brings Its Biggest Q4 2015 Titles To New York Comic Con

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

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Square Enix will be attending the New York Comic Con from October 8th thru the 11th and they’ll be bringing some of their biggest titles for Q4 2015 / Q1 2015 with them. Here’s a full rundown of all of Sqaure Enix’s planned festivities for this year’s show. The publisher has two developer lead panels lined up – the first being for the upcoming cyberpunk RPG Deus Ex: Mankind Divided tilted “Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – Creating the World of 2029” on Friday Oct 9th at 7:45PM in Room 1A21. Their second panel centers around the upcoming Just Cause 3 and is

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Dungeon Defenders 2 | Preview

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Previewed By: Focks Dungeon Defenders 2 is a game that combines the strategy of a tower defense and the elements of an action RPG. As a sequel to the 2010 original Dungeon Defenders DD2 has been in Steam early access for some time. Our staff writer Focks got a chance to spend about ten hours with the game. Here are some of her thoughts on her first few hours, Dungeon Defenders II’s game modes and gameplay mechanics.

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New Behind The Scenes Transformers Devastation Video Comes Out Of Hiding

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Transformers Devastation’s latest behind the scenes video comes out from hiding to show viewers its true form – the developers at Platinum Games. Producer Atsushi Kurooka and Director Kenji Saito from Platinum discuss how they recreated the iconic look and feel of the classic Tranformers series with their latest action title. It is the Autobots Vs the Decepitcons in this cell shaded 3D beat’em up which features classic bots like Optimus Prime, Bumble Bee and Grimlock. The game promises to have a lot of content with a complete single player experience and an extra challenge mode that boasts 50 additional

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Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance | Review

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Review By: Ben Longpre & Rae Michelle Richards NIS America brings the fifth entry in the long running Disgaea series to the west with the upcoming release of Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance exclusively for the PlayStation 4. Nippon Ichi software tries to shake combat up a bit with the inclusion of a “revenge” system as well as the addition of Netherworld travel. Should you recruit this game into your PS4 library or avoid it like an oncoming Prinny explosion? Read on for our full verdict.

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Allison Road Frightens Up Some Cash With KickStarter

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

First person indie horror Allison Road made a rather impressive splash this summer when its developers released footage of the game’s prototype. Due to its similar first person style and the fact that it is set in a modern urban dwelling Allison Road was almost instantly compared to Hideo Kojima’s cancelled Silent Hills project and its now unavailable teaser P.T. Now the folks at Lilith LTD have taken Allison Road to KickStarter in an attempt to raise 250,000 British Pounds (Aprox 387, 000 USD) within the next thirty days to help fund their latest game. [youtube id=”__i_LoRKhJ0″] Their reward tiers

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Final Fantasy XIV 3.1 Patch Detailed

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Have you finished the main story quest for Final Fantasy XIV: HeavansWard and plowed your way through Alexander Savage and want to know when you’ll get your next big injection of new content? During the “Letter From The Producer Live” at the Tokyo Games Show producer Yoshi-P revealed that Final Fantasy XIV 3.1 will be launching this November! The brand new 24-person raid is known as The Void Ark and you may have seen it – the black and purple ship flying off in the distance in several of the Ishgaurd zones. Void Ark will be structured similar to the

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Final Fantasy XV TGS Trailer Showcases Chocobos

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

During their Final Fantasy XV reveal for this year’s Tokyo Games Show Square Enix has released a brand new 5 minute game-play segment for their upcoming RPG. This latest slice of game-play showcases Noctus and crew stepping out of their car to spend some time with everyone’s favorite yellow birds, the chocobos.  Near the end of the trailer a brand new fishing minigame is also showcased. Square Enix’s official Youtube channel offers this description of the trailer: In gameplay footage revealed at TGS 2015, Noctis and his crew explore a new area on the backs of chocobos, showing off some

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Skylanders SuperChargers Releases This Sunday

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Activision’s latest entry in its annual toys-to-life Sylanders series, Skylanders SuperChargers is set to rev up its engines for launch this coming Sunday September 20th. Players will be able to take their favorite collectable vehicles through a number of different environments including mountainous terrain, deep sea environments and of course into the skies above! Developer Vicarious Visions and Activision promises that players will be able to explore this brand new title with 20 new vehicle based toys that will be available at launch. SuperChargers also marks the first time that Activision has included third party characters into the Skylanders franchise.

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Atlus Delays Persona 5 Until Next Year

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Fans clinging to hope that the long awaited Persona 5 would make its worldwide release this fall have had their hopes dashed with the announcement that the game would now ship sometime in 2016 for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. This isn’t the first delay for the fifth entry in the Persona series, during the games original 2013 unveiling a “Winter 2014” release widow was promised. In a brief statement Atlus USA had this to say: The strengths of the Persona series are compelling characters, a moving, relatable story, and a borderline obsession with minutiae – elements which can’t be

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The Latest Resident Evil Title Is Not What You Are Expecting

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Are you a fan of CapCom’s long running survival horror franchise, Resident Evil? Then prepared to be absolutely devastated with the announcement that company will be producing a team based competitive third-person shooter to commemorate the series’ 20th anniversary. Titled Umbrella Corps this newly announced games pits teams of Special Forces against a team consisting of the undead / biological weapons in close quarter environments.  CapCom’s official press-release promises “fast passed action” and an “analog cover system” – two things that the Resident Evil franchise isn’t exactly remembered or revered for. Familiar environments from the series past will be revisited in

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Namco Outlines Tales of Zesteria Tech Specs

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Tales of Zesteria the next entry in Bandai Namco’s Tales Of series is set to launch late next month and the publisher has updated their official blog with some PS3/PS4 /PC technical specifications. If you’ve been wondering how these three different versions may differ and are concerned about things like resolution, draw distance and frame-rate then this may be of interest. In terms of resolution Bandai Namco confirmed that both the PS4 and PC version of Zesteria will run at 1080P with the PC version supporting all the way up to 4K! The draw distance will be doubled when comparing

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Kingdom Hearts II 2.8 Confirmed For PS4

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Square Enix has announced a full HD remake of the previously 3DS exclusive Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance for the PlayStation 4 with additional content. This brand new collection will also include a playable prequel chapter called Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth By Sleep – A Fragmented Passage- that will give players a chance to experience the events linking KH II and KH III from the perspective of Aqua.  Also included is Kingdom Hearts X Back Cover which is a brand new HD movie. Last year Square released Kingdom Hearts II.5 HD Remix which was a full remake of the second

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Gravity Rush 2 & Gravity Rush Remastered Confirmed!

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Gravity Rush fans rejoice as Sony Computer Entertainment Japan confirmed during their Tokyo Games Show presentation that both a remastered version of the 2012 original and its sequel Gravity Rush 2 will be heading to the PS4! Sony released a pair of trailers centered on the announcement and I couldn’t be more excited.  GR2 looks absolutely stunning in motion – once again we get glimpses of sweeping cityscapes and bright blue skies as heroine Kat utilizes her gravity manipulation powers to fly through the skies. When I reviewed the original game I had this to say about one of my

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