‘Twas the Night Before Overwatch

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Renee Gittins

‘Twas the night before Overwatch, when all ‘cross the globe, Every gamer was waiting, donned in their soft robes, Their headphones were hung by their PCs with care, In hopes that Overwatch soon would be there. The gamers were nestled all snug in each chair, While visions of Tracer blinked ’round without care. The beta was returning, just ‘few hours away To bring joy and fast battles back to their day.

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Could there be a Dementium III on the way?

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Jason Nason

We missed this during the week, but Jools Watsham from Renegade Kid put the question on Twitter with the question: Would you back a Dementium 3 Kickstarter? The ask comes as Watsham and the team are looking to gauge interest in pursuing a third game in the series. While Kickstarter is a great way to get games funded they can be a lot of work. So before Renegade Kid goes through that effort of setting up a crowdfunding campaign it’s always a good idea to see if they an actually be funded. If everyone who retweets the post were to

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Hitman Beta Details & New Trailer

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Square Enix has revealed more details about the upcoming beta for Hitman on PlayStation 4 and PC. The beta will contain the opening prologue mission that is included in all editions of Hitman and will allow players to experience just how Agent 47 joined the ICA. Alongside the announcement of the beta’s content Square Enix also posted a Beta FAQ and a brand new trailer. The beta will be available on Feb 9th for PlayStation 4 pre-orders and February 12th for PC.  Here is a brief synopsis that Square Enix released: Play the beginning. The HITMAN Beta is set at

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Direct x12 Support Found In Rise of the Tomb Raider’s Launcher

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

It looks like the planned DirectX 12 support for Square Enix’s recently released PC port of Rise of the Tomb Raider may still exist in the game’s files. By updating the game’s Steam version to the latest build and then replacing the main executable with the 1.0 found on the installation DVD an Enable DirectX 12 option will appear. Reddit user -Olek found out how to enable these menu options and quickly posted them to the /r/PCGaming sub-reddit. Files referencing DirectX 12 can be found in the V1.0 files on the original installation DVD. Here are the exact steps that

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Nintendo eShop Sales for February 4th, 2016

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Jason Nason

I’ve decided to split this off from the regular weekly Nintendo Download to give a little more of a deep dive into each newly added item to the eShop sales list. So what’s been on sale previously will have the same list you remember, but new entries will also have more detail at the top of the page. Typoman, which just had a demo released this week, is also on sale for two weeks. So if you enjoy the demo it’s the perfect time to take the plunge and try the full game! Plus Snow Moto Racing 3D from Zordix

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Rumor – Red Dead Redemption 2 release date set for Q4 2016?

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

Red Dead Redemption 2 will be released on Xbox One, PS4 and PC in the fourth quarter of 2016 and gamers will have the chance to view the upcoming game at this year’s E3, according to a new rumor going around. This rumor comes right after Red Dead Redemption was temporarily playable on Xbox One via backwards compatibility. The ability to do that has since been removed, but clearly it’s on it’s way soon. “I pretty much know the ones that I can assure you are permanent. It’s obvious that GTA is a permanent franchise as long as we keep

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Titanfall 2 Campaign & Television Spin-off Details Drop From Orbit

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Fans of giant mechs, parkour-infused combat and future warfare rejoice because details about the single-player campaign, setting and spin-off television series for Respawn Entertainment’s Titanfall 2 have final landed. The lead writer of the sequel, Jesse Stern spoke to financial focused major news outlet Forbes and the juiciest tidbits finally found their way onto the popular gaming forum Neogaf. In bullet form here are some of the things that Jesse revealed about the world of Titanfall 2 and how it will change when compared to the 2014 original: The world of Titanfall 2 will include the use of magic –

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Return to PopoloCrois Releasing on March 1

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Broken Joysticks

Return to PopoloCrois
Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale launches on March 1 in North America. The game developed by XSEED is a crossover between the Harvest Moon series (Which is known as “A Story of Seasons” in Japan) and manga series PopoloCrois. The manga has already spawned several spin-off games that were localized for the West, the last of which was released over ten years ago for PSP. Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale will get both a physical and digital release in the States, but will be restricted to a digital only release in Europe.  A trailer showing off some of

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Why I Love Fallout 4’s Trans Character

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Kirk Williford

This guest editorial was written by Zoey Wolfe, whom you can find on Twitter @CustomRetrofit  “I’m a woman, baby, can’t you tell?” The first time I heard Fallout 4’s native Robot to Female transsexual, KLE0, speak those words, I was stunned. My jaw, as cliche as this is, actually dropped. Was this going to be a very unfunny joke? Had I paid 60 dollars for the privilege of being insulted by Bethesda’s mediocre writing team? Or was it possible that against all odds, and previous experiences, a miracle would occur and a Real Live Trans Robot could be my friend? I

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H1Z1 is being split in to two paid games

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

Later this month H1Z1 will be split into two separate games—the open-world survival mode being one, and the competitive Battle Royale mode being the other—and each will be sold separately. Truthfully the meteoric rise of this game leaves the studio Daybreak Games with little other choice. Open world zombie survival is no longer all the rage, but the Battle Royal mode that was meant to be a supplement to the game ended up eclipsing it. So heres the skinny. One game will be called H1Z1: Just Survive this one is classic H1Z1, and will likely be the one most people leave behind.  The wildly popular Battle Royale plus

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Nintendo Canada Hosting Fire Emblem Fates Launch Event

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Jason Nason

Live in the Toronto area? Nintendo is hosting an event next Friday to celebrate the launch of Fire Emblem Fates on the Nintendo 3DS! Grab your friends and come out to play these two highly anticipated Nintendo 3DS games on February 12th. Both will be launching for the Nintendo 3DS the following Friday, February 19th. There will also be exclusive T-shirts given to the first 100 people to choose each path! Event Details: restricted to ages 13+ Date: February 12, 2016 Time: 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM Location: Snell Hall, 65 Church St., Toronto, ON M5C 2E9 Space is limited,

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Darkest Dungeon: “There Can Be No Bravery Without Madness!”

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Kyle Scarboro

Darkest Dungeon is the birth child of indie game developers Chris Bourassa and Tyler Sigman with the help of their studio, Red Hook Studios. This is their first game and they are coming out of the gate strong! Darkest Dungeon is a Kickstarter funded, Roguelike Gothic RPG, and was successfully funded back in February 2014 and earned over $300,000 when only asked for $75,000. It is quite impressive to see what a group can come up with when they do not have large pockets to work with. A year later on February 3rd, 2015, Darkest Dungeon Early Access was launched on

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Valve Launches Lunar New Year Sale On Steam

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Valve has launched a brand new steam sale to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Each day until February 12th they’ll be featuring new deals on the front page of the store, reminder that all of the discounts stay the same throughout the sale as Flash Sales and Daily Deals no longer exist. So if you’re waiting for one of your most anticipated games to go on sale but are waiting until payday you have time. New to the store for the Lunar Sale are “obstacles” – questions like “There is a massive body of water in your way what do

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SEGA sales down, due to not releasing games

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

When SEGA announced they would be stepping down their development for consoles most folks assumed that meant the video games giant was about to die. Well they have proved us naysayers wrong. While the company’s operating profit has shown an increase, overall sales have declined. In 2015 SEGA reported 245 billion ($2.9 billion), which is an eight percent decline  in operating profit, but sales were ¥12 billion ($103 million), an increase of 11 percent over 2014. This is actually quite encouraging news for SEGA, who should see this as an indicator that they are on the right path (even if that’s not the path its

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Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault coming to Play Station

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

Aegis of Earth is a dynamic tower defense game with a story delivered in a visual novel-style. Defend the last bastion of humanity against an onslaught of monster attacks. From a central citadel – the player assumes the role of military leader charged with creating, developing, and updating a city with weapons and defences, balancing and aligning the city’s resources to better survive against prolonged monster attacks. To help in battle against the enemy onslaught, you can recruit and level up supporting characters – tactical operations staff who each bring unique skills to your control room! The game features, city

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