Oculus Driver V1.4 Breaks Popular Cross Platform Game Solution ‘RIVIVE’

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

A new update to the Oculus Home platform, driver version 1.4, breaks the community created cross-platform enabling RIVIVE modification. RIVIVE allowed owners of the HTC Vive to play Oculus home exclusive titles like EVE: Valkyrie and  Lucky’s Tale without owning an Oculus device. It appears, according to CrossVR’s research as posted to Reddit, that the latest Oculus Home Update adds a new DRM check that checks whether or not the users Oculus headset is connected to their online platform. While RIVIVE is able to spoof the presence of a headset locally, it does not communicate with Oculus’ servers meaning there

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Indie VR Spotlight: Fox VR

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Virtual Reality is all the rage right now in the PC space and sure big titles like Elite Dangerous, Eurotruck Simulator and EVE: Valkyrie have proven that VR can be as immersive as we imagined, there is a lot of interesting stuff out there released by independent developers. Enter FoxVR, a small indie title developed for the Gear VR as part of the recent 2016 Nordic Game Jam. Created by itch.io user DanniFox this experience was developed over the course of just three days – from April 8th through the 10th. FoxVR is a simple title, the player is positioned

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Gran Tourism Sport Coming Out For PS4 This November

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Yesterday Sony revealed brand new details for its upcoming racer Gran Turismo Sport including a new trailer, a release date and new gameplay features. Polyphony Digital is positioning the game for a North American launch on November 15th – the same day that Japan will get the racing title. Fans in the United Kingdom will have to wait a few more days, with Gran Turismo Sport launching on November 18th 2016. In terms of new features a number of new details been announced for Sport including the presence of weather & damage effects, a timeline experience for events, a photo

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May 19th Nintendo Download

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Jason Nason

Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Super Mario Mash-Up Pack – Nintendo is partnering with Mojang and Microsoft to bring the imaginative worlds of the Super Mario series and Minecraft together as a free update for those who own the Minecraft: Wii U Edition game. For the first time ever, players will be able to fend off blocky Hammer Bros. and Dry Bones the same way they do Creepers and Zombies. Click here to see the trailer. PixelJunk Monsters – The classic tower defense game comes to the Wii U system! Play as Tikiman and protect your offspring from hordes of

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Broken Bootlegs: Donkey Kong 5

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Erika

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 entry covers one of the more interesting Donkey Kong bootlegs that’s available for the Game Boy Color: Donkey Kong 5: The Journey of Over Time and Space. At first glance, it might seem like an interesting knockoff which deviates considerably from the Donkey Kong Country and Land series. After reading the Engrish introduction, I got the general idea of the game, Donkey Kong’s friend Sodoma, who takes care of all plant life, was kidnapped by someone who didn’t

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Parker Quinn’s Charge Card Actually Has A Use In Fallout 4’s New DLC

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

When Fallout 4 launched last November players quickly came across an NPC named Parker Quinn who offered to sell the player a “charge card” in exchange for caps. That is all well & good but the damn thing didn’t really do much, as one of our former editor’s found out in his lengthy impressions of the game. As Kotaku pointed out on their YouTube channel – Bethesda’s open world add-on to Fallout 4, Far Harbor contains a hidden quest that is only available if you in possession of Parker Quinn’s charge card.

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Upcoming 7th Dragon DLC detailed

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Jason Nason

SEGA detailed today some of the upcoming DLC for 7th Dragon III Code: VFD, which will be released for the Nintendo 3DS on July 12th. In addition to the purchasable content, a free in-game bonus item will be available at launch that will delight those who think anthropomorphic talking bunny plushies are cute. And who doesn’t?? The Nagamimi doll will be free for forever, and provides some…unique voice interactions between it and whatever voice actor you selected for your protagonist. of the 40 there are to choose from. There will be seven additional DLC quests that can either help players

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PokéPark Wii and Contra III coming to Virtual Console tomorrow

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Jason Nason

Nintendo has two Virtual Console releases due tomorrow, with one a Wii title hitting the Wii U and another a SNES title being released exclusively for the NEW Nintendo 3DS. The first is PokéPark Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure, which was released for the Wii in North America in 2010. Compete in a variety of exciting Attractions using the Wii Remote controller. Try to beat your high score in each challenge! Interact with and befriend some Pokémon by defeating them in Skill Games. Once you befriend a Pokémon, you can compete in certain Attractions with them. The game will retail in the

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Mod ‘The Center’ Officially Jones ARK: Survival Evolved On Xbox / PC

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

As announced at PAX East last month, popular ARK: Survival Evolved mod The Center has made its way into the official version of the game for both Windows PC and Xbox One. The Center is a user created mod map set in a Tolkien-esque fantasy map providing players with 70 square kilometers of explorable terrain, all of which was developed by hand. The Center has its own save data which remains separate from save files created on ARK’s default map. Alongside the release of The Center Studio Wildcard also released a new update for the Xbox One version of the

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Humble Deep Silver Bundle 2 Offers Up Zombies, Crime Sprees & Pirate Adventures

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

The latest Humble Bundle collects titles from publisher Deep Silver and invites potential owners to go on multiple crime spree in Stillwater, slay zombies on a tropical island, go on a high seas adventure and more. Featuring multiple titles from the Saints Row series, the Risen franchise and Suda 51’s The Killer Is Dead there is a lot of value in every tier. Buying into the highest tier – $13 will get players Saint’s Row IV and last year’s Risen 3: Titan Lords. Here is a complete list of all currently available titles from all different tiers. More titles are

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Falling Stars War of Empire | Review

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

Review by: Rob Logsdon Falling Stars: War of Empire is a space sim developed by Riveted Games and published by Lock’n Load Publishing. It is a turn based space simulation in line with Civilization. Just like in Civilization you start with your single home planet and some ships and you send forces out to explore. When you find a neutral planet you have the choice to either barter with it and gain some immediate benefits like getting some free troops or transports, or you can conquer it. Conquering a planet allows you to build an Orbital Construction facility which allows

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Circle considering new import from Arc System Works

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Jason Nason

Circle put out word on their social media accounts yesterday to gauge interest in a new game they are considering publishing. The game in question is a resource and simulation game where you collect materials and develop your little town into a bigger one. The game follows some of the staples of the genre, from collecting wood and stones in order to build buildings and other items, though without the attacking of other camps like in Warcraft. The game was released by Arc System Works in December. Check out the trailer for the game below. Is this something you’d be

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BloodBowl 2 Mac Version Released

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Blood Bowl 2, the hyper violent football fantasy game based upon Games Workshop’s Warhammer universe is now available on OSX thanks to Cyanide Studios. BloodBowl 2 combines the familiar fantasy aesthetic that players have known for decades now from the Warhammer property and combines it with the ruleset from American Football. Add in a good dose of over the top violence, a turn based rule set similar to the original board game adaptation, a new graphics engine plus commentary and it is easy to see why Blood Bowl 2 was necessary. Owners of the Windows PC version of Blood Bowl

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Rynn’s Adventure: Trouble in the Enchanted Forest launches in Wii U eShop May 26th

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Jason Nason

The release date for Rynn’s Adventure: Trouble in the Enchanted Forest has just been announced, with the game hitting the Nintendo Wii U eShop on May 26th. Developed by Canadian developer Arcane Four Studios, Rynn’s Adventure is a 2D platformer game in which the player guides Rynn through a variety of environments teeming with magic and danger. The player will help Rynn combat the many enemies she encounters and outwit each of their fearsome generals. Rynn will eventually face off against the evil wizard himself in order to free her parents and ultimately save the Enchanted Forest and its inhabitants.

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An interview with Eli Hooten CTO of Game Wisp

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

Eli Hooten of Game Wisp was kind enough to sit down with yours truly this past week and spend about 30 minutes talking about Game Wisp, a new service for twitch streamers and YouTube content creators. Eli can explain his product better than I ever can but I will give you the quick pitch. Twitch doesn’t allow the vast majority of its streamers to have subscribe buttons, this is a feature that is restricted to partners only. Game Wisp aims to level the playing field, and bring the subscribe button to the masses. It also does so much more, with Game

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