Gravity Rush 2 & Gravity Rush Remastered Confirmed!

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Gravity Rush fans rejoice as Sony Computer Entertainment Japan confirmed during their Tokyo Games Show presentation that both a remastered version of the 2012 original and its sequel Gravity Rush 2 will be heading to the PS4! Sony released a pair of trailers centered on the announcement and I couldn’t be more excited.  GR2 looks absolutely stunning in motion – once again we get glimpses of sweeping cityscapes and bright blue skies as heroine Kat utilizes her gravity manipulation powers to fly through the skies. When I reviewed the original game I had this to say about one of my

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Nintendo Announces New CEO & Restructure of Business Units

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Nintendo Co of Japan has found their new CEO in Tatsumi Kimishim after former CEO Satoru Iwata passed away late last month. Mr.Kimishim is no stranger to the world of videogames as he has been with Nintendo Co since 200 and he has held a number of positions with the company or its affiliates (The Pokémon Company and Pokemon USA) holding such roles as Chief Financial Officer, President of Pokemon USA and President of Nintendo of America. Before coming to Nintendo Kimishim’s worked at Sanwa Bank of Japan. Alongside the announcement of the new CEO Nintendo has merged several of

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Skylanders Collectible Trading Card Game Coming in 2016

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Jason Nason

Not to be left out with the idea of collectible trading card games, Activision is gearing up for the release of a Skylanders TCG. Activision is setting out to create a legendary league of card battlers with the mobile card battle game, Skylanders Battlecast. Created by the pioneers of the toys-to-life videogame category, Skylanders Battlecast brings cards to life in a new free-to-play mobile adventure, set within the Skylanders universe. The game offers everything from collectibility to strategic card combat, online PvP and an exciting single-player campaign, appealing to both Skylanders fans and classic card battle enthusiasts. “Built from the

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Super Mario Maker Stage coming to Smash

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Jason Nason

Prepare for a new battle state in Super Smash Bros for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS! Starting September 30th you’ll be able to battle on a special extra stage inspired by Super Mario Maker. The stage will be available for both the Wii U and 3DS versions of the game and will feature random levels. Each time you play the stage you’ll be greeted with a random level, spread across the four different styles. Best of all the level blocks are destructible and blocks will be redrawn by the hand overlay from Super Mario Maker. No word on price at

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Warhammer 40K Regicide | Review

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Review by Fionna Fox: In the grim dark future there is only CHESS? Warhammer 40K Regicide marries chess and the turn based combat of the Warhammer table top game. The core game play is chess like, but blended with previous entries in to the Warhammer strategy world it takes the brutal game play of Warhammer 40k Space Hulk and frame it on a chess board, mixing in a variety of fun non-chess mechanics, to get an satisfying Warhammer 40K experience. Blood flies as my knight takes a pawn with a brutal finishing move that reduced the pawn to gore splattered

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Destiny’s The Taken King Comes Out Tomorrow, Let’s Take A Look

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Bungie’s Destiny turned a year old this past week and with the near simultaneous release of the Destiny 2.0 patch and its latest expansion The Taken King the game looks a lot different now than when we originally reviewed it a year ago. Whether you are a returning Guardian already at the existing level cap ready to grind out some new gear or exploring the solar system for the first time we’re going to try and get you up to speed before the game launches tonight at midnight.

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BrokenCast EP 4 – “Twitchin’ Around At The Speed of Sound”

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

We’re back after a two week hiatus with a brand new format for BrokenCast. Instead of bouncing around between topics somewhat randomly we are going to pick a theme for each week and publish smaller episodes at regular intervals around these topics. On Episode 4 of Broken Cast I’m joined by Andrea Ritsu and Dorian (@Bardings on Twitter) and we discuss the impact that Speed Runs and Twich.TV has had on E-Sports and the gaming industry as a whole. We also sit down and discuss Dorian’s brand new Twitch Channel, Team Changeling a unique space for Transgender people to come

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Nintendo eShop Sales for September 10th, 2015

Posted on September 10, 2015 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. Enjoy!

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September 10th Nintendo Download

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Jason Nason

Mario Maker
Super Mario Maker – The Mario experience of your dreams is here and it’s bursting with creativity … including yours. Play a near-infinite number of inventive Mario courses from Nintendo and players around the world. Or even make your own levels on the Wii U GamePad controller. What was impossible in past Mario games is now impossibly fun. Let your imagination run wild. The Super Mario Maker game is available exclusively for the Wii U console on the 11th of September.

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Latest Pokemon Game Merges Monsters and The Real World

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Are you to catch your favorite Pocket Monster with a brand new alternate reality game that blends several hundred monsters and the real world? Nintendo is bringing its monstrous creature collecting franchise, Pokemon ,to Android and iOS in 2016 the company announced yesterday. Using your phone’s built in camera and GPS Pokemon Go will enable players to search their neighbourhood for virtual monsters and allow them to capture and trade them between your friends. The game will have in-app purchases Nintendo confirmed in their press release but did not touch upon whether or not the app will be free-to-play.  The

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Impressions: My First Six Hours With Metal Gear Solid V

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Version Played: Windows PC Metal Gear Solid V has been probably one of the games revealed in the past three years that I have been salivating over and words can hardly express how excited I was leading up to the games early September release.  Now that I’ve spent six hours with what could be Hideo Kojima’s last Metal Gear Solid title I’d like to share some impressions with all of our readers. A full review is probably quite some time away due to the sheer scope of The Phantom Pain but grab your iDroid and trustiest sidearm and let’s discuss

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Hi! I’m The New Staff Writer Fionna Fox

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Fionna Schweit

Hello all, I’m Fionna Fox, your new staff reviewer! Just a quick intro so we aren’t all strangers.  I have been in love with gaming since I was a wee-little-girl. Most recently I have been playing a lot of RPG games, ttttoooonnsss of Heroes of the Storm, and a decent amount of indie rogue like titles. I tend to write in a fairly sarcastic unique style which I feel is similar to how 90s G4 did their reviews. I’m looking forward to writing for you all! <3

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Rev Up Your Excitement For Forza Motorsport 6 With New Demo

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Microsoft has released a pre-release demo for their upcoming Xbox One & Xbox 360 racer Forza Motorsport 6 ahead of the games’ September 15th release. Alongside this playable slice of the game Microsoft has also released the launch trailer for the game as well as the official television advertisements. Forza Motorsport 6’s demo comes with the following description from the Xbox Live Marketplace: Experience the most beautiful and comprehensive racing game of this generation, named “Best Racing Game” of gamescom 2015. The Forza Motorsport 6 demo features a selection of the 450 Forzavista cars available in the full version, all with

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Warhammer 40K Marches Out Of Early Access

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Are you ready to do the emperor’s bidding for the good of the imperium?  Hammerfall Publishing has released the final version of their combat strategy / chess hybrid title Warhammer 40K: Regicide, based upon Games Workshop’s long running franchise, out of Early Access and onto Steam. This unique strategy game features over 50 different missions linked together in a full campaign as well as a skirmish mode that allows you to take on an A.I opponent in this bloody game of wits.  In the full version you can also customize your army with the ‘Dark Angels’, ‘Space Wolves’ and “Ultra

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