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Celebrate 20 Years of PlayStation In The Most Adorable Way Possible

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Rae Michelle Richards

The PlayStation celebrated 20 years of gaming over this past weekend with the PlayStation Experience capping off the festivities. Alongside all of the big announcements Sony also released this adorable little video featuring some of the key gaming moments from the past two decades. Get ready to go d’awwwwe at the sight of Parappa the Sackboy! Check out the full video after the jump along side a complete list of launch games from every PlayStation home console. Did you buy any of these consoles at launch? Let us know in the comments section.

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Street Fighter V Exclusive To Playstation 4

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Rae Michelle Richards

The next entry in Capcom’s long running fighting franchise, Street Fighter V, will be a PlayStation exclusive. A stunning announcement for sure considering the fact that all of the entries in the Street Fighter IV series were multiplatform on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC!  Alongside the announcement Capcom released two trailers – One titled “Rise Up” centered around the fighting game community – and another that showcases brief gameplay featuring Ryu and Chun-Lee. Players on PC & PS4 will be able to fight against each other both companies also announced at the PlayStation Experience.  No further details have been

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Explore Nearly Fifteen Minutes of Uncharted 4 Gameplay Footage

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Rae Michelle Richards

During Sony’s PlayStation Experience keynote presentation Naughty Dog showed off the first gameplay demo for Uncharted 4: A Thiefs End. In this demo we see Nathan Drake climb and sneak his way through a lush jungle island. There are quite a few awesome mechanics at play – I’m not sure if they are scripted or contextual but they still impress – like when Drake uses a rope to swing across a gap and knock out an enemy right before grabbing the guys gun while in mid swing. We know this demonstration was played in real-time on Sony’s stage because at

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Resident Evil HD Re-Release Confirmed For Jan 2015

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Rae Michelle Richards

Capcom released one of the ground breaking &  most influential survival horror tiles, Resident Evil more than 18 years ago and now the first game in the series is coming back from the dead to scare a new generations of players on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PS3 and Xbox 360 this January. Re-visiting the 2002 remake originally released on the Nintendo Gamecube this enhanced port includes upgraded visuals with new 3D models, a brand new easy mode for new novice players and a new control scheme similar to newer titles in the franchise. Get ready to try and uncover the

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Metal Gear Solid V: Online Features Mechs & Adorable Puppies!

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Rae Michelle Richards

Konami unveiled the first trailer for Metal Gear Solid V: Online last night during the Video Game Awards. This first glimpse at online componet of the Phantom Pain comes with the tagline – “Tactical Team Operations”. In the trailer we see several glimpses of new gameplay mechanics such as one player taking on the role of Big Boss (similar to how MGS 4 online had game modes were one player played as Naked Snake) while other players battle it out. Other note worthy additions include an adorable puppy replacing the porn magazines and a mechanized single occupant walker that Snake

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Injustice and Hitman HD Headline December PS Plus Games

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Rae Michelle Richards

Is it December already? The holidays are just around the corner! The air is getting colder, snow is falling to the ground (assuming you’re located in the Northern Hemisphere) and Sony has unleashed a brand new wave of free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers. Whether you’re a PS3 owner, a PS Vita player or are waiting for that shiny new PlayStation 4 for Christmas – there’s something for everyone in this month’s Instant Game Collection update.

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Gamers, Start Your Engines! The Launch Trailer Is Here!

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Les Major

After a delay in November (we’ll call it a race day rain delay for fun) Ubisoft is on the eve of releasing The Crew! From what we’ve seen of the beta, it promises to be a game changer. Sure, you have the regular races, intense moments, and acquiring upgrades. But The Crew is so much more! The real star of this game is the open world it takes place in. Not just a city, or a state. No, it’s a smaller version of the United States of America! It sounds pretty outlandish and impossible, but that really is what The

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The Game Awards 2014 Nominees Announced

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Rae Michelle Richards

This coming Friday will mark the first ever edition of The Game Awards, usually around this time of year we’re all preparing for the world premieres during the Spike Video Game Awards but now a new contender for “relevant game awards show” has entered the ring. Created by gametrailers personality and long time industry veteran Geoff Keighley this new awards show has the backing of companies like Nintendo, SCEA, EA and Kojima Studios. Like its predecessor the awards show will feature brand new reveal trailers, interviews and appearances from some of the big names in the games industry and of

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Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Released

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Les Major

One title that really stood out to me as an Xbox Live Arcade game that made challenging your friends fun was Geometry Wars. It’s a pure top down shooter that encourages you to rack up an insane score. Feeling like a classic arcade game, you could easily check the leader boards. I battled it out for a long time against my friend on the original. Every time I logged in, I’d check to see if he’d beat my score and I’d up the ante. Geometry Wars 3 is available across PC, Playstation 3 and 4, as well as Xbox 360

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Take A Trip To Gotham In This New Arkham Knight Gameplay Vid

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Rae Michelle Richards

Out of the shadows comes a brand new gameplay video for Batman: Arkham Knight from Warner Bros Interactive. This video gives you a great look at the game’s combat as well as how the Batmobile will be useable during missions! In part one of this three part walkthrough series Batman has to enter Ace chemicals and take down the Arkham Knight’s henchmen as well as rescue Ace workers who are being held hostage. If I am not mistaken… Batman may have killed a dude at the 1:07 mark, I mean shoving someone’s head into a panel full of live electrical

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Persona 4 Arena: Ultiimax Now Available In Europe

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Rae Michelle Richards

Get ready to enter the arena one more time with the release of Persona 4: Arean – Ultimax. SEGA confirmed that the game is now available for Xbox 360 and PS3 in Europe. This follow-up to the 2012 original includes a whole host of new characters including Junpei Lori, Yukari Takeba, Rise Kujijawa and more. If you missed out on the original game then is latest update might be the right time to show off your skills. In our review of the original game we praised the fighting systems, comparing them to other Ark System Works titles like Blazblue and

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Prologue For Destiny’s 1st Expansion “The Dark Below” Released

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Rae Michelle Richards

Activision has released the epilogue trailer for Destiny’s upcoming first expansion, The Dark Below. This expansion is set to be released on Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4 and PS3 on December 9 for $19.99 or as part of the Destiny Season Pass. In terms of content TDB includes three main story missions: The Veil Lifted,  The Seeding and The Wakening. It also includes two new Strikes – Will of Crota and The Undying Mind (Which is PlayStaion exclusive) as well as three new crucible maps.  When TDB drops on the 9th all players will gain access to new weapons, armor

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Final Fantasy Type-0 Arrives…In Cinemas?

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Rae Michelle Richards

A brand new trailer for Final Fantasy Type-0 HD is set to be released in North American cinemas in front of some the biggest holiday blockbusters but you can watch an extended version of the trailer online right now! This trailer originally debuted on a segment of “Square Enix Presents” during an interview with game director  Hajime Tabata. Final Fantasy Type-0 was originally released on the PlayStation Portable in October 2011 but has yet to make it to North America or Europe. At this past E3 Square Enix confirmed that a current-generation version of the game with up-scaled graphics and

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Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD Collector’s Edition Detailed

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Rae Michelle Richards

Square Enix took the wraps off the collector’s edition of Kingdom Hearts II.5 HD Remix this afternoon and if you are an avid KH fan you’re going to want to keep reading because this special edition includes some really neat stuff! First off it includes a 9 inch Shadow Heartless plush toy, so you can carry around this adorable baddie where ever you go. Also included is a 30 page art book w/ dust jacket, collector’s steel case and probably most enticing is the fact that the CE includes not only KH 2.5 HD Remix but also last year’s Kingdom

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Final Fantasy XIV 2.4 “Dreams of Ice” Patch Released

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Rae Michelle Richards

Square Enix’s latest MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV received a major patch last week with the release of version 2.4 – “Dreams of ICE”. This latest patch brings with it a brand new dungeon called Snowcloak, a hard version of Sastasha and The Sunken Temple for high level characters, the final Coil of Bahamut and most importantly two new jobs – Rogue and Ninja! We may be slightly past the initial rush of players trying to level their Rogues to 50 but you can find many Ninjas in training amongst the ranks of U’Dah, Gradania and other major player hubs. If

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