Titanfall 2 Retail Displays Deploy Without Notice – Reveal Soon?

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Take this with a grain of salt but fans of Respawn Entertainment’s Titanfall have begun to hype themselves up for the supposed incoming reveal of the game. All of this kicked off this morning when NeoGaf noticed that a twitter user by the name of Niall Maher noticed a “Titanfall 2” display box in the PlayStation 3 section of a local retailer. Titan fall 2 confirmed. pic.twitter.com/vtYkStu1nF — Niall Maher (@niallmaherFM) February 29, 2016 A few hours later it was found that the game is also listed on Amazon.co.uk for the PlayStation 4 although it currently it has no description is

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Ubisoft asks Canada to help with hostile take over by Vivendi

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

Over the weekend news surfaced that Vivendi, seemed to be attempting a take over by stock purchase (hostile take over) of Publisher Ubisoft. Now in response Ubisoft is seeking financial backing from the governments of Canada and Quebec, as well as increased investment from Canadian shareholders, as it moves to prevent that take over. While such take overs are common place for Vivendi, Ubisoft hops to be able to prevent themselves from becoming another acquisition in their portfolio. Vivendi is already a 15% stake holder in Ubisoft, and they have quite the history of takeovers. Recently they have added Gameloft to

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BrokenCast: Ty Taylor & Tumblestone

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Today on BrokenCast we interview Ty Taylor, developer of The Bridge and the upcoming Tumblestone. We talk about all sorts of things like what it’s like to start an indie studio, how Ty handle testing a whole bunch of different platforms and how surprisingly easy it is to translate one single game into a number of different languages. If you’d like some insight into how indie titles are made or just want to learn more about Tumblestone give this podcast a listen. Featuring The Voices of: Rae Michelle Richards Renee Gittins Fionna Fox Ty Taylor You can of course also

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3DS Update adds French to Yo-Kai Watch

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Jason Nason

Nintendo has added an update to add French language to Yo-Kai Watch. Once you’ve downloaded the latest Nintendo 3DS system update you can download a software update to play the game in French. The change isn’t immediately noticeable and requires that you change your system language to French. In this update to Yo-Kai Watch, which updates the game to Version 1.2, the text AND all of the voiceovers in the game will change to French. Warning though as this is a large update and takes 4,032 blocks on your SD card. The full English version of Yo-Kai Watch is 6,638

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Call of Duty: Blacks Op III Multiplayer Starter Pack Free This Weekend

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Black Ops III
Activision Publishing has provided its’ recently released Black Ops III Multiplayer Starter Pack for free on Steam this weekend. The Multiplayer Starter Pack includes the complete Black Ops III multiplayer experience up to level 55. While it includes all of the operator / weapon / perk unlocks included up until that level it does not include the ability to prestige or access Custom Games or the popular Zombies mode. Alongside the free weekend of Blacks Ops III multiplayer time Activision is also providing players with double XP for the entire weekend as a nice little leveling bonus. The Starter Edition

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Singing Games, Thrust Parties and Game Design – Hyper RPG! Twitch Channel Launches with Crazy 48 Hour Charity Drive

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Renee Gittins

If you aren’t currently tuned into Hyper RPG!’s Twitch channel, then you’re missing out on great entertainment and all for a good cause. Hyper Rabbit Power Go! (Hyper RPG!) is a brand new Twitch channel that launched yesterday and is in the middle of a 48-hour charity stream for the HALO Foundation.

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Nekopara Volume 2 review, return to La Soleil Patisserie

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

Nekopara Volume 2 returns us to the bakery La Soleil patisserie where we last left our lovely cat girls Chocola and Vanilla. When last we left them they had reached a happy ending and were heading back to the bakery with their master Kashou Minaduki  in tow. Volume 2 picks up right where volume 1 left off, our two primary cat girls are living in the bakery and things are going pretty well. Unlike the majority of the first volume, all is not well in La soleil. One of the first things we see after the game starts is a small

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The Division’s Highly Detailed 60 FPS PC Trailer

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Get ready for some high-octane action scenes ripped right from the Windows PC version of Tom Clancy’s The Division. If you’re playing on PC and have the hardware this game look absolutely breathtaking and this new trailer proves it! Load up the embedded video below and see with your own eyes what a contaminated post-order New York City looks like in 1080p. [youtube id=”UtynOSw446o”]   Will your rig run The Division? Here are the recommended specs for high settings as per Ubisoft: Recommended Requirements Supported OS: Windows® 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) Processor: Intel Core i7-3770 |

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The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Launch Trailer

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Nintendo has released the official launch trailer for the upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD for Wii U. The game will be out next Friday – March 4th – bundled with a special Wolf Link Amiibo that unlocks a hidden set of challenges. I suppose Pokemon re-releases weren’t the only big news from Nintendo today! [youtube id=”-CfW2hpHoNI”]

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NIS America Scans PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness For 2016 North American Release

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness
Prepare to have your mind scanned and your every move recorded in the recently announced visual novel PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness published by NIS America.  Based upon the popular anime series, PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness will be released in Europe and North America later this year on several platforms – PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Windows PC. PSYCHo-PASS is set 100 years in the future where the omnipresent Sybil system monitors the mental health, stress and psychological condition of every resident of Japan. Every person is under constant surveillance 24/7. Individuals who commit violent crimes or have the potential to do so

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Did You Miss Today’s Pokemon Direct? Watch It Here

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Did you miss today’s Pokemon Direct from this morning? Nintendo has posted an archive of this morning’s stream for all to enjoy. The majority of this video is a recap of the first 20 years of Pokemon coupled with the impending release of Red, Blue and Yellow version on the 3DS E-Shop. Make sure to stick around until the end or read our recap for the surprise announcement at the end of the videop. [youtube id=”4qBHfd2NtJs”]

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Super Galaxy Squadron EX | Review

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Erika

A shmup can be categorized as a “you vs the world” shoot-em up that’s hard as hell and can often be rage inducing. Super Galaxy Squadron EX really isn’t  that rage inducing but its still a shump.  Super Galaxy Squadron EX, following along with it’s original counterpart, is a much more forgiving vertical shump, when compared to say, the infamous Touhou series by ZUN. Before I get into how easily someone can get into the game, here’s a little bit on the game- Super Galaxy Squadron EX is a remastering and rebuild of Super Galaxy Squadron. In both games, a truce

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Pokémon Sun and Moon Coming to 3DS Holiday 2016

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Jason Nason

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company officially unveiled Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon today, one day removed from a leak online as official trademark filings were dug up yesterday. The games will be released for the Nintendo 3DS in holiday 2016. Also announced was the ability to use the Pokémon Bank to transfer Pokémon you’ve caught in the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console versions of Pokémon Red, Pokémon Blue, and Pokémon Yellow into your copy of Pokémon Sun or Pokémon Moon. Pokémon from Pokémon Omega Ruby, Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, Pokémon X, and Pokémon Y can also be brought into Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon in the same way. An update is planned for the Pokémon Bank to

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Byte 4 Games Working On “Mech Super eXtended” For Nintendo NX

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Spanish developer Byte 4 Games appears to be working a new title for the as of yet unrevealed next console from Nintendo, codenamed “NX”. According to the project’s Game Designer / Director’s LinkedIn profile the studios’ unannounced NX projects may be titled “Mech Super eXtended” and could also be heading to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC. A cursory google search for the game’s title reveals no information on the title and Byte 4 Games’ official website and social media presence is currently focused on their multiplatform arcade shooter Demon’s Crystal which was revealed last July. It is also

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Report: Rise of the Tomb Raider PC Sales Beat Xbox One Threefold

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Superdata -a research group that tracks and analyzes digital sales numbers across almost all platforms – have announced that sales of Square Enix’s Rise of the Tomb Raider on Windows PC were almost triple those of the Xbox One version during it’s first month on both platforms. Rise of the Tomb Raider was an Xbox One exclusive when it launched this past November. The Windows PC version launched last month on the Windows Store and Steam. Rise of the Tomb Raider is the direct sequel to 2013’s Tomb Raider reboot. Here’s the original quote from Superdata: “The newly-released PC version of

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