Call of Duty World League – A New E-Sports League Announced

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Activision announced the creation of a brand new E-Sports league for competitive Call of Duty called Call of Duty World League which is set kick off just after the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops III.  This new league will be divided into two different divisions – The Pro Division and The Challenge Division. Both of these new divisions will have their own finales at the end of the upcoming season Activision said. In the fall of 2016 Activision will host the Call of Duty Championship which will showcase talent from both of the divisions mentioned above. With more

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September 24th Nintendo Download

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Jason Nason

Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – All of your favorite Animal Crossing villagers are seeking new looks for their homes, and you’re the designer! Use your creativity to design the perfect houses – inside and out – for old friends (and new ones, too). As a bonus, the digital version comes with a code for an Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer: Your Office Nintendo 3DS HOME Menu theme.

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Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance | Review

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Review By: Ben Longpre & Rae Michelle Richards NIS America brings the fifth entry in the long running Disgaea series to the west with the upcoming release of Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance exclusively for the PlayStation 4. Nippon Ichi software tries to shake combat up a bit with the inclusion of a “revenge” system as well as the addition of Netherworld travel. Should you recruit this game into your PS4 library or avoid it like an oncoming Prinny explosion? Read on for our full verdict.

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What We’ve Been Playing: Week of September 21st

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Hello readers Welcome to a brand new weekly feature where our editors tell you what we are playing this week and how we feel about that particular game. We hope that you will also share what games you’ve been playing in the comments section! Fionna fox:  This week I’ve been playing Daily Espada (check out our full review) and Counter Strike GO.  I won’t spoil Daily Espada, just go read the review: P, but I will say that it took a decent part of my Saturday away from me.  CS:GO remains one of my favorite games of all time (even if I can

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Allison Road Frightens Up Some Cash With KickStarter

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

First person indie horror Allison Road made a rather impressive splash this summer when its developers released footage of the game’s prototype. Due to its similar first person style and the fact that it is set in a modern urban dwelling Allison Road was almost instantly compared to Hideo Kojima’s cancelled Silent Hills project and its now unavailable teaser P.T. Now the folks at Lilith LTD have taken Allison Road to KickStarter in an attempt to raise 250,000 British Pounds (Aprox 387, 000 USD) within the next thirty days to help fund their latest game. [youtube id=”__i_LoRKhJ0″] Their reward tiers

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Daily Espada | Review

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Fionna Schweit

Daily Espada is the newest indie from Pedro Gabriel, pits an ordinary man against Brazil’s most bizarre and exciting fictional game show.  Our hero will be given a sword and a gun and forced to fight against hordes of Brazil’s greatest mythological creatures in exchange for fabulous prizes.  The sword gives our hero the power to transform in a super-sentai kind of way, donning a black suit with red accents that give you additional more powerful combos and a super ability. The gameshow’s rewards are fantastic, and will ensure our heroes family will be set for life.

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Final Fantasy XIV 3.1 Patch Detailed

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Have you finished the main story quest for Final Fantasy XIV: HeavansWard and plowed your way through Alexander Savage and want to know when you’ll get your next big injection of new content? During the “Letter From The Producer Live” at the Tokyo Games Show producer Yoshi-P revealed that Final Fantasy XIV 3.1 will be launching this November! The brand new 24-person raid is known as The Void Ark and you may have seen it – the black and purple ship flying off in the distance in several of the Ishgaurd zones. Void Ark will be structured similar to the

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Final Fantasy XV TGS Trailer Showcases Chocobos

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

During their Final Fantasy XV reveal for this year’s Tokyo Games Show Square Enix has released a brand new 5 minute game-play segment for their upcoming RPG. This latest slice of game-play showcases Noctus and crew stepping out of their car to spend some time with everyone’s favorite yellow birds, the chocobos.  Near the end of the trailer a brand new fishing minigame is also showcased. Square Enix’s official Youtube channel offers this description of the trailer: In gameplay footage revealed at TGS 2015, Noctis and his crew explore a new area on the backs of chocobos, showing off some

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Star Fox Zero Locks-On To A New Release Date

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

It looks like Star Fox fans will be waiting just a little bit longer before they can pilot their Arwings on Nintendo’s latest console as Star Fox Zero has slipped into the first quarter of 2016. This news comes via IGN.com which reports that legendary designer Shigeru Miyamoto is quoted in the following statement regarding the game’s development. It seems that Nintendo needs a bit more time to add some polish to the dual screen experience and cut-scenes. “We have been developing Star Fox Zero for Wii U with the aim of releasing it this year, Although we felt that

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Skylanders SuperChargers Releases This Sunday

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Activision’s latest entry in its annual toys-to-life Sylanders series, Skylanders SuperChargers is set to rev up its engines for launch this coming Sunday September 20th. Players will be able to take their favorite collectable vehicles through a number of different environments including mountainous terrain, deep sea environments and of course into the skies above! Developer Vicarious Visions and Activision promises that players will be able to explore this brand new title with 20 new vehicle based toys that will be available at launch. SuperChargers also marks the first time that Activision has included third party characters into the Skylanders franchise.

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Atlus Delays Persona 5 Until Next Year

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Fans clinging to hope that the long awaited Persona 5 would make its worldwide release this fall have had their hopes dashed with the announcement that the game would now ship sometime in 2016 for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. This isn’t the first delay for the fifth entry in the Persona series, during the games original 2013 unveiling a “Winter 2014” release widow was promised. In a brief statement Atlus USA had this to say: The strengths of the Persona series are compelling characters, a moving, relatable story, and a borderline obsession with minutiae – elements which can’t be

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The Latest Resident Evil Title Is Not What You Are Expecting

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Are you a fan of CapCom’s long running survival horror franchise, Resident Evil? Then prepared to be absolutely devastated with the announcement that company will be producing a team based competitive third-person shooter to commemorate the series’ 20th anniversary. Titled Umbrella Corps this newly announced games pits teams of Special Forces against a team consisting of the undead / biological weapons in close quarter environments.  CapCom’s official press-release promises “fast passed action” and an “analog cover system” – two things that the Resident Evil franchise isn’t exactly remembered or revered for. Familiar environments from the series past will be revisited in

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September 17th Nintendo Download

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Jason Nason

Skylanders SuperChargers Portal Owner’s Pack – Kick your adventure into overdrive! The Skylanders SuperChargers Portal Owner’s Pack includes the full video game, works with any Portal of Power from the Skylanders series and includes digital versions of the Instant Spitfire and Instant Hot Streak. Expand your game-play experience with more than 40 Skylanders and vehicles to collect, and embark on epic adventures over land, under sea and through the sky.Skylanders Superchargers will be available in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U on Sept. 20. Click here to watch a trailer. (Note: A Portal of Power is required to play, sold

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Namco Outlines Tales of Zesteria Tech Specs

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Tales of Zesteria the next entry in Bandai Namco’s Tales Of series is set to launch late next month and the publisher has updated their official blog with some PS3/PS4 /PC technical specifications. If you’ve been wondering how these three different versions may differ and are concerned about things like resolution, draw distance and frame-rate then this may be of interest. In terms of resolution Bandai Namco confirmed that both the PS4 and PC version of Zesteria will run at 1080P with the PC version supporting all the way up to 4K! The draw distance will be doubled when comparing

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Kingdom Hearts II 2.8 Confirmed For PS4

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Square Enix has announced a full HD remake of the previously 3DS exclusive Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance for the PlayStation 4 with additional content. This brand new collection will also include a playable prequel chapter called Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth By Sleep – A Fragmented Passage- that will give players a chance to experience the events linking KH II and KH III from the perspective of Aqua.  Also included is Kingdom Hearts X Back Cover which is a brand new HD movie. Last year Square released Kingdom Hearts II.5 HD Remix which was a full remake of the second

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