Tekken 7 World Championship Qualifiers Coming To Europe

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Did you know that Tekken 7 is getting its own World Championship tournament? The European qualifying rounds will be happening during Paris Games Week on October 29th! The top 16 players from the qualifying rounds will battle it out for the 3 spots – who will move on to the finals in Japan this December. Whomever takes the top spot will also win a paid flight to the Japanese finals and 1500 Euros. This whole thing sounds pretty sweet – winning money for playing a game that hasn’t even seen a commercial release yet? Sign me up! Bandai Namco had

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Xbox Live is Free!!!! (for this weekend only)(and only on the 360)

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Fionna Schweit

Microsoft has always been pretty firm in their mission with Xbox Live, Create the best content, curate it well, and charge a small fee for that. This however creates a barrier to entry that (At least on the Xbox 360) it seems Microsoft is working to remove. This weekend only, Xbox 360 owners will be able to access Xbox Live services. These services will not come with the other benefits that Xbox Live currently offers (free games with gold, and deals with gold) but it will get you online and playing. The free weekend extends through October the 8th. This

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New Call of Duty Black Ops 3 Live Streams Every Friday!

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Activision has announced a series of live streams that will feature never before seen content leading up to the November 6th release of the game on Windows PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PS3 and Xbox 360. The first live stream will take place today at 3PM on the official Call of Duty YouTube channel. You’ll be able to watch a new stream every Friday from now on until the game hits retail. If any major news is announced during today’s stream we will bring it to you!

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Bungie Weekly Update Promises Shot Gun Nerf

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Fionna Schweit

The latest Bungie weekly update (full text here) has a few major news items. First the game is officailly being patched to 2.0.1, which Bungie promises will bring with it more legendaries and easier ways to acquire them.  This begins with the quest to unlock the elusive Sleeper Simulant. which started this week and had many players scrambling. This was not the first time a weapon has been incredibly hard to get in destiny (who remembers Gjallarhorn?) but it is the first time an event has been based around one.  According to Design Lead Tyson Green ” he response to Sleeper Simulant was humbling

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Rememoried | Review

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Broken Joysticks

Review Written By: Focks Rememoried is an indie game developed by Vladimir Kudelka and published by Hangonit. It is a first-person adventure game with puzzle game elements. A very minimalistic, surreal game focused on the exploration of the levels. One of the main ideas of this game is that dreams become memories, and those memories are then turned back into dreams. Vladimir’s own dreams and memories have influenced the making of the game. One dream can modify previous dreams. Falling asleep while stargazing can make your dreams much more intense. Many of the levels hover between being abstract and concrete

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Star Wars BattleFront Beta Now Open On PC

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

After a long gruelling wait – andwatching Twitch streamers and YouTubets posting their first impressions – the Star Wars Battlefront beta is available through Origin for all to try! If you had the foresight to pre-load the beta than you can jump right in and get in on the action. For those of you who haven’t – there is a mandetory 7.5GB download required. We previously also posted the recommended System Specs for Battlefront. Hopefully your rig is up to the task. Star Wars Battlefront’s beta is available on Windows PC, Xbox One and PS4 for all until October 12th. It

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SEGA Releases Retro 3DS Theme

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

If you are like me and grew up playing Sonic 2 and Sonic 3 on the original SEGA Genesis than you might welcome the news that SEGA has released a brand new 3DS home screen theme centered around their classic 16-bit console. Both the Genesis and Game Gear themes are complete with the timeless “SEGGGGA!” Scream that became so iconic in the ’90s. Both themes are priced at $1.99 USD in the E-Shop. Other hardware themes will be released in the coming months. No word yet on exact European release.  

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Bobs Burgers has been renewed for another season by Fox

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Fionna Schweit

Fox announced yesterday that they have renewed  Bob’s Burgers through seasons seven and eight. The much loved show is one of Foxes more racy cartoons, and along with Family Guy and the Simpsons has a history of tackling difficult social issues and framing them in humor. David Madden, Fox’s president of entertainment, said in a press release “Six seasons in, the Belchers have become one of America’s most beloved TV families, and we are so happy to keep them in the fold for another two seasons,” . “We look forward to seeing what Bob and the family will cook up in seasons

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LT Morales Helps Patch Up Heroes of The Storm In New Game Update

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Lt. Morales the recognizable Terran medic from the StarCraft series joins Heroes of the Storm with the release of the latest patch. For those of you who have played StarCraft or its 2010 sequel will instantly recognize her. During development she was simply known as “The Medic” before being given a more formal name. Her basic abilities allow Lt. Morales to heal 20% of a teammate’s health or grant them a significant damage reduction. Her Heroic abilities allow her to grant allies an absolutely unheard of attack speed bonus or call in the iconic StarCraft Medivac for transport and healing.

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Nintendo Launching Splatoon & Mario Kart 8 Bundle In Europe

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Nintendo Europe has unveiled a brand new retail bundle for their latest console which includes a black 32GB Wii U, a digital copy of Splatoon and a pre-installed copy of last year’s surprise hit Mario Kart 8. According to their official press release the Marrio Kart + Splatoon Premium Bundle will see a limited release across Europe starting October 30th and is subject to availability. This makes it sound like this bundle might be a limited time thing – so if you haven’t jumped on the Wii U yet here is your chance to pick up two of the system’s

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Nintendo launches Splatoon Stat Site SplatNet

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Jason Nason

Nintendo has launched a companion stat-tracking and social meet up site. The site is called SplatNet and is now available. You’ll need to log in with your Nintendo Network ID (and if you play any Nintendo title online you already have this) and you’re set to go. You can recruit friends for Splatoon battles, view rankings and equipment, and more! This site can be viewed on desktop or mobile devices.

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Web and Mobile Miiverse Updated Today

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Jason Nason

If you’ve been on Miiverse on your desktop or mobile device today you’ll notice a layout change. The change also brings advertising to the website, though these aren’t very intrusive. You must have JavaScript enabled on your device to view Miiverse posts that have been embedded in a website. View post in Miiverse. The change also allows users to browse the Nintendo social network without being logged in, which wasn’t possible before the update. Of course you’ll have to log in to “yeah” any posts.

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New Call of Duty Black Ops Three Trailer Shows Cybercore abilities.

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Fionna Schweit

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No Cybercore is not yet another genre of electronic music its actually the latest game mechanic to be shown off by the Treyarc for their new Call Of Duty game. The trailer is a bit short at just 1:45 but it demonstrates much. The Cybercore abilities appear to be geared towards the campaign and or a horde or zombie type mode.  The ones revealed in today’s trailer are an enhanced melee (cause CODs already one hit kill melee needs more power) an ability that detonates enemies grenades, and a swarm of “fireflys” which autonomously damage and kill enemies. The trailer

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Rock Band 4’s Opening Act

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

The lights dim down on the crowd as the neon lights come up on the stage and a lingering anxiousness hangs in the air as I begin to pluck at my guitar for the first time in seven years. Surely this is what my in-game avatar would have felt while playing her first set-list in over six years. She wasn’t playing with her old crew, in fact this show was probably just a guest spot, and she’s now rocking a brand new look complete with a side cut. After spending a night out living the rock star lift vicariously through

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Begun the DLC wars have.

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Fionna Schweit

  Konami’s announcement yesterday that they will sell all sorts of DLC for Metal Gear online got me to thinking, are the DLC wars over? It would seem that DLC has firmly won the war against free content, but one or two franchises seem to hold out. Once upon a time in a land before the internet was widespread and when most players were getting their games out of boxes, a company called Blizzard decided to try a new concept for their games. They published a game (in this case StarCraft) and a year later published an expansion pack (the much-loved Broodwar).

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