Phil Spencer: There May Be Room For Large Hardware Upgrades For Xbox One

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Phil Spencer
Microsoft’s Xbox One platform was center stage last week when the software giant held a games’ centric press event in San Francisco to show how exclusives on Xbox One and Windows PC could be developed & released simultaneously. Sure demonstrations like Remedy’s upcoming Quantum Break and Turn 10’s Forza Motorsport 6: Apex running on both platforms showcase how titles can run great on both platforms, but what happens when the available PC hardware outclasses the nearly three-year-old Xbox One? The answer, according to Xbox head honcho Phil Spencer is how in how Microsoft looks at the Xbox One platform as

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Battlestation: Harbinger back from the dead

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

Review by Robyn Robo Back in 2014, a new independent developer in Finland by the name of Bugbyte started making mobile space combat games called Battlestation. Now, they’ve made their first PC release on Steam with Battlestation: Harbinger. This game has obvious mobile roots, but makes for a fun, affordable and instantly gratifying desktop game. Written in Java, the game runs on Windows, Linux and OSX. I tested on Windows and Ubuntu 14.04, and I had no issues with it. In fact, it should run on any machine with a GPU built in the last decade. Bugbyte has had an

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Rock band 4 to come to PC via Fig

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

When I say Rock Band, it evokes in most people memories of playing the game in a crowded college common room, or home living room full of friends. So its a bit of a suprise to hear that Harmonix developer of the series has decided to port the game to PC. PC which is pretty much a 100% solo (at least in person) experience. I am even more confused because Harmonix has specifically said Rock Band 4 wasn’t coming to PC. Well that all meant nothing becuase yesterday Harmonix announced that Rockband was coming to the PC in the worst way possible.

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Pokémon 20th Anniversary Continues with Celebi Download

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Jason Nason

It’s the second month of celebrations for Pokémon’s 20th Anniversary, and you can celebrate with the digital release of another legendary Pokémon in X, Y, Alpha Saphire, and Omega Ruby. Celebi, a Mythical Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver for Nintendo Game Boy Color, is being distributed via Nintendo Network! You can download the Pokémon, who is also the feature of the fourth film, by selecting the “mystery gift” option in the game and then choosing “receive gift.”

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EnjoyUp’s Grumpy Reaper Releases in Europe This Week

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Jason Nason

EnjoyUp Games revealed that their next game The Grumpy Reaper will be releasing in the Wii U eShop this Thursday. The game, developed by Drakhar Studio, is an arcade-style game that includes elements of skill in different playing modes. In Grumpy Reaper Death’s granddaughter has stolen the keys to the Underworld to unleash creatures on the world! You will take on the role of Grumpy, mow the lawn and find the lost keys to help Death solve this problem through multiple time trial, nocturnal and survival levels! Of course it’s not all up to you and Death has not left

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Resident Evil Sale Causes Deals To Rise From The Grave On PSN

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

News of a Resident Evil 6 re-release on PlayStation 4 isn’t the only reason to resurrect your interest in this series starring the undead. Capcom has discounted nearly every RE title available on PlayStation 3, 4 and Vita including the recently released Resident Evil Zero HD edition. Perhaps battling the undead isn’t your thing? Well, Tecmo-Koei is offering a discount on the entire roster of DOA 5: Last Round for PlayStation 3 & 4. If you’d like to try their newest fighter and don’t want to spend any cash you could also download Dead or Alive: Last Round Core Fighters

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Nintendo Offering FREE Zelda Twilight Princess HD CD

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Jason Nason

With the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD headed to the Wii U in North America this Friday, Nintendo of Canada is set to offer a free CD soundtrack promotion. The special promotion is only available at the two Nintendo Kiosks, one of which is in Ontario and the other in British Columbia. Swing by the Nintendo Kiosk to get The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Sound Selection CD* FREE with the purchase of any Legend of Zelda merchandise. The promotion begins on March 4th, the same day as the game release, while supplies last.

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The Flame in the Flood Review

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

Review by Brandon Hall With nothing but a flashlight, staff, and your faithful companion, everything is important and the dangers are more real in the Flame and the Flood.The Flame in the Flood was made by development team members from the studios behind Bioshock, Halo 2, and Rockband. Knowing that the development team had members from these games I already had high hopes for an engaging experience. The game is marketed as a roguelike survival game, and it holds very true to that name. Each play through is different than the last, with your character Scout trying to build a

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Parascientific Escape to be Released this Week

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Jason Nason

Circle Entertainment tweeted just yesterday that their upcoming title Parascientific Escape: Cruise in the Distant Sea will be released on the 3DS eShop this week. The game follows Hitomi Akeneno, a 16 year old high school student with a little secret – she has not one, but two psychic powers. After receiving an invitation, she boards a luxury cruise ship with her friend, Chisono Shio. As soon as she enters a suite room, a loud explosion sounds…and she finds herself stuck, unable to get out. Is this an accident? Or something far more sinister…? The only way to find out

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The division will not have microtransactions says natchai stappers

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

The Division
Ubisofts upcoming open world RPG shooter The Division is as good a candidate for monetization as the studio has ever had. Gun skins, personalized gear, and titles are all common purchases in MMO’s and Ubisoft could probably have gotten away with putting them in The Division. So you can imagine my suprise when I woke up to this tweet from Ubisoft community manager Natchai Stappers. https://twitter.com/natchai_/status/703229905409073152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw The internet has commented that the fact that he said there is no pay to win as being odd since if there are no microtransactions, then how would you pay? My self I will wait

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Forza Motorsport 6: Apex Coming For Free To Windows 10

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Forza Motorsport
Microsoft held a behind closed doors press event last week to showcase upcoming games & technologies coming to Windows PC and Xbox One. Among the announcements, set to be unveiled later today at 9PM EST, is the fact that a free version of last year’s Forza: Motorsport 6 will be coming to Windows 10 for free. In a now removed Seattle Times article which was accidently posted before the event’s embargo reporter Matt Day summarizes Forza Motorsport 6: Apex as a “a slimmed down version of its Xbox cousin, will be released free to users of Windows 10 this spring.”

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StarCraft II World Championship Series Premiere League Begins Tomorrow

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void’s World Championship Series winter season culminates in a 32 player premiere league finale that kicks off tomorrow.  These 32 highly skilled finalists have honed their strats &  stretched their clicking fingers through both the WCS Regional Qualifiers and WCS Challenger rounds to prove that they are some of the best in the world. What’s on the line? $35,000 for first place and 3,000 WCS points.  These points are used to determine who the final finalists will be who compete at the WCS Global Finals at the end of the year. Here’s a peek at

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Nintendo Officially Unveils Next Batch of Nintendo Select Titles

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Jason Nason

After Canadian retailer Video Games Plus let the cat out of the bag a few weeks ago, Nintendo has officially announced the twelve games which will be added to the Nintendo Selects series of games. The release date for these re-releases set for March 11th, 2016 and they will retail for $29.99 CAD The games included are:

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Minecraft 1.9 ‘Combat Update’ Out Now On PC

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Minecraft 1.9
Mojang has just released the latest update for the smash hit Minecraft. Version 1.9 brings a number of changes to how combat works including the addition of shields, attacking now has a cool-down and several new weapon types like tipped arrows. It’s not all fun & games in the latest addition however as new mobs & content threaten to devour would be adventurers. A brand new mob called the “Shulker” now lurks around the world of Minecraft. Here is a small selectin of changes that V1.9 brings according to the Mohjang Blog: Added shields Attacking now has a “cool-down” delay,

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HTC Vive Pre-Orders Go Online @ $1200 Canadian

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

HTC Vive
The impressive VR system that is aware of your movements across an entire room, the HTC Vive is now available for pre-order and they ship to Canada! If you’ve got $1200 dollars laying around then you too can be one of the first to experience consumer ready Virtual Reality. In terms of hardware specs the Vive’s head mounted display contains two 1080×1200 displays each set for 90Hz – meaning your VR games should no at no less than 90 FPS for an optimal experience. Your movement in 3-D space is calculated thanks to an onboard camera and a separate “lighthouse”

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