Doom open beta to kick off this weekend

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

Doom’s closed beta was just a couple of weeks ago, but already developer Bethesda are opening up their new game to the masses. An open beta will begin later this week (April 15th) and its going to last two days. Fragging will be plentiful as all players will be welcomed in, with nothing but an age gate to prevent you from seeing the new masterpiece from the creators of Skyrim. We even have a new trailer just for the open beta, and watching it should give you some idea of what you can expect in the gameplay. Basically a lot

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Microsoft’s E3 Press Conference Time Confirmed

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Xbox One
The biggest show in gaming, E3, is still almost two months away but we now know when MS will host their Xbox One focused press conference. According to IGN MS will host their live-streamed conference on Monday June 13th at 9:30 AM PST. We don’t know what Microsoft may reveal at this year’s E3 although a few titles do standout: Gears of War 4, Crackdown 3 and 2017’s Scalebound. Broken Joysticks staff will be on the ground in LA for this year’s E3. When something huge breaks we will bring it to you.  

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Quantum Break | Review

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Warning: In order to discuss Quantum Break’s plot effectively this review does contain spoilers up until the end of Act 1 and also contains descriptions of late game abilities. Finnish developer Remedy Entertainment returns with their first console  game since 2012’s Alan Wake’s American Nightmare. Originally revealed alongside the Xbox One in 2013, after three years of development and a protagonist change can Quantum Break live up to expectations? Don’t skip time forward to read my closing paragraph – keep the timeline clear and read about why Quantum Break is one of the most ambitious sci-fi games available on any

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Marble Mountain Rolls in | Review

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Erika

Marble Mountain Logo
When I first looked at Marble Mountain, it reminded me of a game that I used to play back in my Commodore 64 days: Marble Madness back around 25 years ago. For people not familiar with that game, the goal was to guide the marble to the exit. Simple, right? With small pathways to navigate and obstacles that deliberately tried to knock you off, along with a very short timer proved many a gamer wrong. Lose enough marbles and you’ve lost the game while probably in a mood to throw a controller due to how difficult the game was. While

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Titanfall 2 Teaser Trailer Drops

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Respawn entertainment has literally dropped the first teaser trailer for Titanfall 2. Clocking in at just 45 seconds it is rather short – giving the viewer a rundown about why it is so dangerous to be a mech pilot in the Titanfall universe. No official date for the game has been announced but it is expected to released sometime before March 2017. We will have more information on the game as soon as it becomes available. [youtube id=”TPUKmt5Jkbg”]

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The Division’s new High Level gear Detailed

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

The Division
Tuesday is going to be a big day for me and many thousands of other people. The first patch and bit of end game content is coming to Tom Clancy’s: The Division. That patch is set to bring a hi level raid, new gear in the form of green rarity set pieces, and massive changes to how looting and crafting work. If you read my review  of The Division you know that Im pretty dang in to this game, like 80 hours level in to this game, so im pretty invested. So patch 1.1 coming on Tuesday has me very excited

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Final Fantasy VII Remake Will Follow In The Footsteps of Final Fantasy XIII

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Final Fantasy VII remake
Last week we brought you ton of news about Square Enix’s upcoming Final Fantasy XV but that wasn’t the only game that producer Yoshinori Kitase discussed. Kitsae also gave readers an insight into how the team’s approach to remaking the 19 year old classic Final Fantasy VII. He pointed out that when Square announced the multi-part remake that fans were confused about how the developer would stretch the story across multiple games. Kitsae points out that allowing events to unfold from multiple points of view that the XIII series did well. Here’s the direct quote:  “When the project was first

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Check Out The Evolution of Half-Life 2’s Prison In This Video Compilation

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

It is well known that the story, environment and even characters of Valve’s classic shooter Half-Life 2 went through many different iterations during the game’s five year development.  YouTube user TalonBrave.info have taken it upon themselves to chronicle the many different changes the Nova Prospekt map (once simply known as ‘Prison’) underwent throughout 2002. Speaking about one particular unused area called ‘The Caffiteria’ TalonBrave wrote: “The level you’re seeing here is from a VMF named cafeteria, which appears to have been produced by David Sawyer; who was a designer at Valve, who produced most of the iterations of the Prison that we’re going

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Pre-order Bravely Second bonus features from Canadian retailers

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Jason Nason

Several Canadian retailers are offering four bonus in-game costume outfits while supplies last for pre-order the Bravely Second: End Layer. Best Buy’s offer, which is available both online and in-store thru valid until April 15, 2016, offers the Gathelatio Bonus Set. That includes Chompette’s Coat, Planeswarden Garb, Sagittarius Garb, and United Garb. Online Customers will have their code emailed within 48 hours of game release. Store / In-store Pickup Customers will have their code provided upon paid balance and receipt of the game. Amazon.ca customers will get the Al-Khampis Bonus Set, which includes Bravo Bunny, Bonsoir Bunny, Eastern War Garb,

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Nintendo’s Super Spring Sale runs until April 21st

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Jason Nason

Nintendo is offering some good savings in the Nintendo eShop with their Super Spring Sale. Select games are up to 30 percent off in Nintendo eShop starting at until 11:59 a.m. ET on April 21st. The prices listed below are the USD prices, but many of the regaular and sale prices are the same. Some of the older games which were released when the Canadian and American dollars were closer to par had their MSRP prices closer together. Check out teh full list of games below.

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Spencer says “Xbox One Will Have a ‘Nice’ E3 2016”

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

I think most of us remember the Xbox one being called “undepowered and suck” by several game magazines around the world. Things have come a long way since then. I can now play my Xbox One from my PC, Microsoft has announced that I will be able to cross save files from my Windows 10 apps to my Xbox, and that I can probably only buy most games once and play them on both my Xbox and my PC. While its a bit unlikely that Xbox will ever make it to PS4 levels of console sales there is no doubt

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Splatoon update and remixed weapons coming April 12th

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Jason Nason

The version 2.7.0 Update for Splatoon will be released on the evening of April 12th. And with the update comes a slew of remixed weapons. In preparation for the update though, the Splatoon server will be under maintenance from 7:50 PM ET – 9:00 PM PT on April 12th, which means that online services for Splatoon will be unavailable. At 10:00 PM ET eight remixed weapons, known as Sheldon’s Picks Vol. 1 will be available for purchase in the game at Ammo Knights as well.

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Dear Fake Nerd Boys – ‘Rogue One’ Isn’t Messing With Your Star Wars

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

So the first trailer for the upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story dropped yesterday and after amassing 23 million views in just one day and featuring what looks to be a great performance by Felcity Jones in the lead role you’d think that the internet would be ecstatic to see the franchise continue its return to form. Sadly on the dark side of the internet fake nerd boys rage at ‘feminist propaganda’ in a social network not so far far away. [youtube id=”Wji-BZ0oCwg”]

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Survival Mode Added To Metal Gear Solid V Online

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

The latest patch for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain adds a brand new online survival mode that can be played on all platforms. Somewhat buried in the official patch notes is mention that the new Survival Mode is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC – players must use a consumable item called “survival tickets” to access this new mode. Each player is given 10 survival tickets per weeks during weekly maintenance and the free tickets do not rollover from week to week. By purchasing the “Cloaked in Silence” expansion DLC for $4 players can try out survival mode

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Xbox One Version of ARK: Survival Evolved Gets A Major Update

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Ark: Survival Evolved
Studio Wildcard have released a major update for the Xbox One version of their popular prehistoric survival game Ark: Survival Evolved. This latest update brings  three new dinosaur types: The Wooly Rhino,  Dunkleosteus and the Eurypterids. It also brings the game up to parity with the PC release V238.3 which was released for PC players back in January. Add to all of this new options for game hosts and you’ve got one hell of a patch that will ensure that ARK doesn’t go extinct any time soon/ Improvements from PC V238.3 carried over to the Xbox One include the addition of

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