Fans Worry That Hard Reset Redux’s Graphics Have Been Downgraded

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Hard Reset
Flying Wild Hog’s upgraded and augmented version of their 2012 FPS Hard Reset hits Steam and other digital distribution platforms today but some fans are already scrutinizing the game.  Complaints have included accusations of blurry textures, missing lighting effects, ambient occlusion being disabled among other changes. The source of this comparison is a 4 minute long YouTube video by Candyland where these changes are laid out using rather short gameplay segments. Some commenters have pointed out that the developers may have intended to remove or change certain features, like lighting effects, in the name of optimization and higher overall framerates. Graphical

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Total War: Warhammer Review | A Solid Game with a Few Additions to a Solid Formula

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

Review by: Rob Logsdon Total War Warhammer is Creative Assemblies newest edition into their long running series of real time strategy games. Warhammer is a solid addition to the Total War catalog, and represents the first non-historical foray by Creative Assembly in their world conquering strategy games. I got am playing this game as a veteran of both Atilla and Rome Total War games, so its safe to expect some bias in the favor of Creative Assembly, that being said, let’s get to the review. I did love this game, but by no means is Total War Warhammer perfect. With

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Overwatch passes 7 million players

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

We all knew it would be big, but im not sure that anyone could have predicted that almost 2/3 of the people who played in the free beta would end up paying for the game. Seven million players have played overwatch during this its first week of existence. To put that in perspective the last COD sold a total of 5 million copies, and with in a few weeks its player population had dropped to less than one million. Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime said “Over the months and weeks leading up to release we saw a lot of love and

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Legendary Pokémon Unveiled for Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Jason Nason

The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo today introduced the Legendary Pokémon Solgaleo and Lunala that can be found in Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon. The latest Pokémon games will launch in North America on November 18th for the Nintendo 3DS. In addition to the details about these powerful Pokémon, new characters in the game and new features were also revealed. Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon take place in the Alola region, which centers around four tropical islands and one artificial island. Many Pokémon that have never been seen before inhabit the Alola region. The story begins right after the main

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Steamworld Heist | Review

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Jason Nason

When I learned that there was a sequel planned for the hit 3DS title Steamworld Dig I was in. Image & Form’s last game was great fun I was sold on a sequel when all that was available was a logo. Now that that sequel has been released, even though it is a completely different type of game, I’m having just as much fun as I did with the last one. SteamWorld Heist is a turn-based strategy game at it’s core and it’s great fun. In the game you will join Captain Piper Faraday, smuggler and occasional pirate, as she

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June 2nd Nintendo Download

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Jason Nason

Kick & Fennick – Kick & Fennick is an action-filled adventure about Kick, a young boy battling to help his robot companion, Fennick. Join them as they blast, bounce and bound their way through 45 challenging levels. Adding a unique twist to the gameplay, Kick’s gun not only blasts baddies, but its recoil can also be used to launch the lad through various areas of each level! Puzzles, platforms and power-ups await in Kick & Fennick. Click here to view the trailer Also New this Week B3 Game Expo for Bees (Nintendo eShop on Wii U) 153 Hand Video Poker

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Purfect Team: Overwatch Kitties

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Renee Gittins

A friend recently shared with me some Overwatch art from the talented artist 솔져앓이 릴루. As the internet absolutely loves Overwatch right now, and has always loved cats, I thought that I just had to share these cute kitty heroes! Below is cat fan art for 18 of the 21 heroes in Overwatch, only the three non-human heroes have been excluded (Bastion, Winston and Zenyatta). A little skill with Photoshop or Gimp can turn these images into your very own team composition. I’ve shared my own above! Symmetra looking stoic and regal, while Mei sits next to her; cute, fluffy and joyful!

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Skylanders Imaginators Announced As This Year’s Release

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Les Major

Skylanders Imaginators Box
Skylanders has kept quite fresh over the sixth year we’re going into. This latest installment, Skylanders Imaginators, is no exception. Toys For Bob who brought gamers the original Skylanders release is behind the helm on this one. The big gimmick this time is an item called Creation Crystals. With one for each of the ten elements, and the base game including a fire element Creation Crystal, gamers will be be able to design their own in game Skylander for the first time. From what we’ve seen in the trailer below there are a TON of parts to use to build

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Rainbow Six Siege Gets A Limited Time $20 Starter Edition

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Rainbow Six Siege
Ubisoft today announced a $20 CDN feature limited version of the multiplayer focused Rainbow Six Siege that will be available from now until June 19th. Players who purchase Rainbow Six Siege starter edition will receive access to all of the maps that were released at launch as well as the free content drops that appear frequently. Starter Edition players will also have access to all available game modes, weapons, attachments can go through the entire progression system. Full version owners & Starter Edition  owners also play on the same servers and Starter Edition players can also play in the competitive scene. How things

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Broken Bootlegs- Rockman X3

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Erika

Rockman X3 title card
Broken Bootlegs is a weekly series covering unlicensed games (also known as bootleg games) for mainly 8-bit and 16-bit consoles. This week’s edition covers a fun, but somewhat unfinished MegaDrive game, Rockman X3 While many of us are familiar with X and his escapades in destroying Sigma, only to have to destroy him again in the following game, the Mega Man X series (known originally as Rockman X in Japan), has seen many a release across various platforms. While having played several of the Mega Man and X series for the SNES and Playstation, I noticed that Sega’s 16-bit system

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New BB-8 Trailer For Lego Star Wars The Force Awakens

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Les Major

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment released a new trailer today for the upcoming June 28th release of Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens. This character profile highlights BB-8 in a short but sweet video. While the game in general seems to be a retelling of thew hit movie, there has been mention of additional story content as well. It seems the game will bridge the gap between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens with some backstory to the new cast. That aside, here is a look at the new BB-8 trailer:

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Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice to show at E3

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

Well its time for the yearly butchering of Sonic it would seem.  SEGA® today announced that its highly anticipated title Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice, hitting shelves September 27, will be at this year’s E3, where gamers and Sonic fans alike will be able to get their hands on the game for the first time. Just in time for the 25th anniversary and to kill your childhood one more time. SEGA’s newest title which will be available on the Nintendo 3DS™ family of systems, will deliver all-new fire and ice game play elements that enables players to run through the

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Overwatch – A Refreshingly Stylish Shooter | Review

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

In-universe, when the world needed the heroes of Overwatch they were nowhere to be found but thankfully they’ve come to our consoles & PCs at just the right time to save us from the onslaught of generic grey/brown FPS games. This is not only Blizzard Entertainment’s first original intellectual property in 17 years but also the company’s first foray into team based First Person shooters. Can the folks at Blizzard capture the objective and prove that they can still innovate or is Overwatch a causality of its own hype? It is almost impossible to talk about Overwatch without acknowledging what

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Metroid Prime Hunters and DKC 3 coming to Virtual Console tomorrow

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Jason Nason

The hunt is on! Two new games are coming to the Nintendo Virtual Console tomorrow. The Wii U eShop will see the VC release of Nintendo DS title Metroid Prime Hunters when the download drops tomorrow. The game, which will run you $9.99 USD, can be pre-installed already. Here’s the plot of the game: A ferocious race, now extinct, has left behind relics of its once-powerful warrior culture. Now six other fierce bounty hunters from across the galaxy will challenge Samus in a race to claim these relics in hopes of harnessing their power for themselves. Also on the Virtual

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New Harvest Moon coming to Nintendo 3DS

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Jason Nason

Natsume announced today a brand new title in the Harvest Moon series. Harvest Moon: Skytree Village, an all-new Harvest Moon title is coming soon for the Nintendo 3DS. Times have changed in the land known as the Oasis of the Harvest Goddess. Many people used to live in Skytree Village, and the land was lush and green. However, the power of the Harvest Goddess gradually began to wane, and the land became parched and dry. It’s up to you revive the seven Skytrees in order to give the Harvest Goddess her power back, and, in turn, bring life back to

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