CHARTED: Nintendo (Week ending Aug 4th)

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Jason Nason

The number one game in the world this week is another 3DS game and it’s another Japanese debut. Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life from Namco Bandai Games debuted in Japan and sold fore than 114,000 copies in the first week. Animal Crossing is also doing well for Nintendo with the game still at #3 in North America after eight weeks. The game has sold more than 4.5 million copies worldwide so far. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies is #2 in Japan in its second week and Mario & Luigi: Dream Team is #3 in its third week.

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Grand Theft Auto 5 Online Revealed

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Jason Nason

Rockstar Games took the cover off the online mode for Grand Theft Auto V this morning, including a demo video detailing some of the finer points of the features. Take a look at the rundown below as well as the video release. Grand Theft Auto Online is a dynamic and persistent online world for 16 players that begins by sharing gameplay features, geography and mechanics with Grand Theft Auto V, but will continue to expand and evolve after its launch with new content created by Rockstar Games and the Grand Theft Auto community. Grand Theft Auto Online takes the fundamental

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August 15th Nintendo Download

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Jason Nason

Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist arrives on the Nintendo Wii U next Tuesday and will be available for download in the eShop the same day. Also available for the Wii U is a new Virtual Console entry in Galaga. Plus two games have been put on sale including Trine 2: Director’s Cut. Over on the Nintendo 3DS there are five new downloads available including Donkey Kong for the Virtual Console. New eShop titles include 10-in-1: Arcade Collection, Heavy Fire: Black Arms 3D, My Western Horse 3D and Barbie: Groom & Glam Pups. Take a look at the full rundown of

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Second Dimension: The Warrior’s Code Interview

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Broken Joysticks

The fighting game community (FGC) has grown from holding local events to smaller venues to occupying ballrooms at four-star establishments with talent from all across the globe attending. Major sponsors such as Capcom, Namco Bandai, and others are responsible for the development of some of the world’s most famous franchises in gaming, and are showcased at a central tournament featuring the top fighting talent from across the world. With major prize pools, fighting games are now reaching a platform that can be compared to traditional eSports. Each week, I’ll be posting interviews I’ve had the pleasure of conducting with members

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Brand New Kingdom Hearts HD ‘ Final Mix’ Trailer

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards

Have a gander at some of the re-mastered visuals in Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD with the release of the latest trailer. Originally posted on DisneyVideoGames YouTube channel this brief video gives us a look at some in-game footage taken from cutscenes and boss battles. Kingdom Hearts 1.5HD will release on the PlayStation 3 on September 10th and includes a full HD upgrade of the original Kingdom Hearts, content from Kingdom Re: Chain of Memories and cinematics from Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.

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Microsoft Changes Course On Kinect For Xbox One

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards

You need not worry about the mandatory Kinect policy Microsoft announced earlier in the year. It was only a little while after E3 that Microsoft reversed their DRM policies for the Xbox One and now the company has changed tone once again, stating the users will be able to turn off the motion sensor in the system’s settings menu, or unplug it all together. Marc Whitten of Microsoft gave a bit of a sound bite to IGN regarding the new policy: “That said, like online, the console will still function if Kinect isn’t plugged in, although you won’t be able

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Shadowrun Returns | Review

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Eric Bastelak

Shadowrun Returns is dead set on reminding us just how awesome a cyberpunk dystopia can be. Shadowrun Returns is about refusing to dance the political dance, or enslave oneself to a corporation. A Shadowrunner is the closest thing to free as any man or woman can be. How does this make Shadowrun Returns such a great experience? Read on and find out.

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No Subscriptions Needed To Record Game Videos On PS4

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards

Every PlayStation 4 owner will be able to share up to 15 minutes of video using the systems share function. Online multiplayer will now be require PlayStation Plus on PlayStation 4 but some of the great community building functions like uploading videos to Twitch and YouTube will be free. Microsoft’s Xbox One also has a video-sharing feature but it will be locked away behind the Xbox Live Gold pay-wall, including other features that may be free on the PS4 like NetFlix and Crackle. Will you be utilizing the sharing function of the PS4? Let us know in the comments! Source

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Saint’s Row IV Million Dollar Wad Wad Edition Announced

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards

Multiple special editions of new games are nothing new but can we interest you in a one-off collector’s edition that will cost one million dollars? What first seemed like a joke, Saint’s Row IV: The Super Dangerous Wad Wad Edition appears on UK retailer GAME’s official website. For a cold million dollars The Super Dangerous Wad Wad Edition gives you the rock star treatment in a number of different areas. In addition to the commander & chief edition of Saint’s Row IV , a replica dubstep gun, highlights of this one-off package include plastic surgery of the buyer’s choice, a

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Xbox Live Family Plan No More As of Aug 27th

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards

We’ve known for a while now that the Xbox Live Family Plan was going to be no more sometime starting this summer and now subscribers have received notice that the axe will fall on their plan on August 27th. Xbox Live Family Plan allowed up to four accounts (one parent, three child) to share an Xbox Live subscription for one year for $99. Each of the four accounts will now be separated from one another and each user will need to purchase individual subscriptions and will also no longer be able to share Microsoft points or access activity reports for

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CHARTED: Nintendo (Week Ending July 28th)

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Jason Nason

Animal Crossing continues to do well for Nintendo with the game still in the top five in North America and is just outside the top ten in Japan after nearly 40 weeks. The game has sold more than 4.5 million copies worldwide so far. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies was released in Japan on the Nintendo 3DS this week and raked in 247,352 copies in its first week, making it the number one selling game worldwide. Also Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon continues to do well for Nintendo after 19 weeks of release. The title has sold 2.3 million

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Pokemon X & Y Features New Mega Evolutions For Some Pokemon

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards

A few weeks ago pokemon fans the world over were wondering just what the newly announced alternate form of Mewtwo was all about. If a recently posted translation of a Japanese gaming magazine is correct than Pokemon X & Y will feature a brand new type of evolutions. The newest form of evolution is known as “mega evolutions” and will affect several pokemon including Blazaken, Absol, Mewtwo and others. Reportedly this is achieved using a “mega stone”, which may work similar to the elemental stones introduced in Pokemon Blue and Red. Each mega-pokemon also has an attribute associated with them:

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August 8th Nintendo Download

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Jason Nason

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team will hit retail stores and the 3DS eShop on Sunday August 11th but that’s not the only highlight for the 3DS. Three eShop titles hitting the digital marketplace today include Smash Bowling 3D, SteamWorld Dig and Tangram Style. Plus escapeVektor is now on sale for 50% off through August 22nd. On the Wii U, Capcom and WayForward’s remastered Ducktales: Remastered makes its long awaited release and new party title Spin the Bottle: Bumpie’s Party arrives. Finally Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV Wall of Fire has been added to the Wii U’s Virtual Console Take

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Dragon’s Crown | Review

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Jason Fayta

Final Fight, Knights of the Round, The Punisher, The Simpsons, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, X-Men, Golden Axe, Double Dragon, and of course, Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara . . . any of these titles bring back memories–preferably fond ones? The beat’em up, as it’s so aptly referred to, is a genre that had its heyday in the ’90s, when arcades were still a thing, TGIF was the best damn night in television, and Star Wars: Episode I had yet to ruin everything. It was a genre, along with fighters, that dominated my childhood, and while the past few years have been kind to fighting fans,

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New Nintendo Direct Set for August 7th

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Jason Nason

Nintendo sent out a press release stating that a new Nintendo Direct is set to livestream on Wednesday August 7th at 10am ET. No other information was released about the broadcast other than it will contain details about previously announced games for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. The video stream can be viewed on Nintendo’s official website: http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct. If it’s your pleasure you can also view the stream in the via Nintendo UK or via Nintendo of Japan.

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