Pokémon Shuffle turns two

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Jason Nason

Nintendo is celebrating two years of Pokémon Shuffle with promotions and special in-game gifts. The Pokémon Shuffle game launched on the Nintendo 3DS two years ago, treating thousands of players to challenging puzzle fun. To celebrate the occasion, now through 9:00 a.m. (EST) on February 28th you can find in-game promotions and item giveaways such as Jewels, Raise Max Level, Skill Swapper, and Mega Speedup in both Pokémon Shuffle and Pokémon Shuffle Mobile to help you match and catch even more Pokémon in your game. Pokémon Shuffle and Pokémon Shuffle Mobile are free-to-play with micro-transactions.

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Overwatch Custom Game Browser Now Available On PTR

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Rae Michelle Richards

Overwatch’s game director Jeff Kaplan took to YouTube this week to announce that custom games are getting an overhaul along with the launch of the first version of a custom server browser, allowing players to search custom games for the first time. Custom game hosts can configure a number of options with this latest update. Here is just a small sample of the options available for players to play around with. Enable / disable individual heroes Change the rate of health regeneration from health packs and abilities Disable abilities and ultimate’s entirely Change movement speeds Limit team sizes Limit map rotation

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SEGA’s Make War Not Love Promotion Returns Next Week

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Rae Michelle Richards

SEGA will once again mobilize the player communities of their various Real Time Strategy game franchise in a battle for ultimate supremacy. The causalities? Our Steam libraries of course! Everyone can register over on their official site for Make War Not Love and pick one of four factions – Dawn of War II, Warhammer: Total War, Company of Heroes II and Endless Legend. From February 14th through the 19th a number of challenges for the community will be opened up including the chance to vote for which games appears in a SEGA Vs Fans event, the chance for each faction to create

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Leaked Mega Bloks Set Reveals Potential Destiny Tower Battle

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Les Major

Destiny Cabal Rumors
There’s nothing set in stone about toy sets. Manufacturers aren’t bound to make products that follow series canon perfectly. So gamers shouldn’t look too far into this latest announcement about leaked Mega Bloks Destiny sets, however one interesting detail has emerged. One set focuses on a battle that occurs against the Cabal in the Tower on Earth. Many are speculating this is a nod to Destiny 2. Other leaked information has suggested that the Cabal would be a major part of the sequel’s story. Considering they took a back seat so far in all of the raids from the original

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Mr. Pumpkin Adventure | REVIEW

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Jason Nason

Mr. Pumpkin Adventure is a puzzling little game which is so odd that it almost defies description. In the story of the game the protagonist of the game – Mr. Pumpkin adventures in the strange vegetable kingdom only to find his memory. Basically the game is a point and click (or in the case of the Wii U a tap and tap) game where you try to solve puzzles and advance to the goal. The game pretty much throws you into the thick of things with little explanation. After a brief comic strip style narration you are left to start

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theHunter: Call Of The Wild Reveals Layton Lake Trailer

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Les Major

theHunter Layton Lake
Continuing our coverage of Expansive Worlds beautiful woodlands simulator that I’ll be wandering through soon, we have a new trailer highlighting the Layton Lake district of the reserve. The hunting simulator which promises to be very immersive and detailed will feature a huge landscape for gamers to explore. Obviously the main goal is to track animals for sport, however the scenery is just too wondrous to ignore. Built on the engine used in Just Cause 3, theHunter: Call Of The Wild boasts some very impressive visuals. Especially for an open world game. We’re eager to dive into the actual gameplay

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LEGO Batman Builds Up The Lego Dimensions Collection Today

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Les Major

LEGO Batman Movie Story Pack
To coincide with the release of The LEGO Batman Movie hitting theaters today, fans can pick up the LEGO Batman Movie story pack for LEGO Dimensions! We absolutely loved the Fantastic Beasts story pack and if the previous content is any indication, this additional content is just getting better and better! The LEGO Batman Movie story pack comes with a physical Batgirl and Robin minifig. You know, that cute lovable dorky Robin from the trailers? Not just that but you also get a Batcomputer setup to build for the LEGO Dimensions Portal as well! So it’s a replacement portal like

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Steel Empire gets a permanent discount on Nintendo 3DS

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Jason Nason

Teyon announced today that they are permanently reducing the price of their Nintendo 3DS game Steel Empire. Starting today the game will be offered in the American Nintendo eShop with a new price of $9.99 USD, which is 66% off. The game was originally released back on July 31st, 2014. Dance with bullets and shoot down the enemy in Steel Empire now on Nintendo 3DS. Steel Empire is a steam punk shoot’em up game featuring a frantic combat filled with powerful enemies and insane obstacles. The game features a beautiful world and retro game-play as you dodge and shoot your

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February 9th Nintendo Download

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Jason Nason

Azure Striker Gunvolt: The Anime – Put together by anime superstars LandQ Studios and Touhoku Shinkai, Inti Creates debuts an electrifying anime adaptation on the Azure Striker Gunvolt series. The anime presents a scenario that fans of the series will be familiar with, while simultaneously presenting a deeper look into the world of Azure Striker Gunvolt. Download today. Parascientific Escape – Gear Detective – ‘Parascientific Escape～Gear Detective～’ is a sequal to ‘Parascientific Escape～Cruise in the distant seas～’, where the player is required to find clues and solve puzzles to escape certain situation using PSI abilities. The story follows Detective Kyosuke Ayana, who

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Azure Striker Gunvolt anime releases in Nintendo eShop today

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Jason Nason

Azure Striker Gunvolt was a hit 2D action platformer released for the Nintendo 3DS eShop back in 2014 with a sequel released last September. Now the Azure Striker Gunvolt series is striking back onto the scene with an anime adaptation. It is a standalone OVA that’s about as long as an episode of a TV anime show that features the original Japanese voice cast and a brand new English dub. Put together by superstar anime studios LandQ Studios and Touhoku Shinkai, the Gunvolt anime presents a scenario that fans of the series will be familiar with while simultaneously presenting a

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Miitomo maintence tonight ahead of big update

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Jason Nason

Nintendo revealed some information today that Miitomo will be down for maintenance tonight. The maintenance work will take place between February 8th at 11:00 p.m. ET until February 9th at 5:00 a.m. ET. The maintenance is being conducted to prepare for an upcoming big update. After maintenance is completed, the app can be updated to the newest version of Miitomo. During the maintenance period Miitomo won’t be available. No worries, though. Super Mario Run and Fire Emblem Heroes are still a thing.

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Tiny Build Confirms Party Hard Sequel Using New Engine

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Rae Michelle Richards

Party Hard 2
Indie publisher Tiny Build has announced that their 2015 stealth action title Party Hard will be receiving a sequel in the form of Party Hard 2.  Not only have they announced that the game will utilize a new engine but Party Hard 2 will be playable by the public very soon with a series of sign-up only alphas and a playable build on display at PAX East next month. The premise of Party Hard 2 is pretty simplistic – set ten years after the original the player, as a corporate employee, is denied their holiday bonus and decides to celebrate

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Atelier Sophie Synthesized For Steam Release

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Rae Michelle Richards

Atelier Sophie
The latest alchemically magical release in the long-running Atelier series has finally been concocted for Steam thanks to the wizards at Koei Tecmo. Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book is now available on Steam for $32.99 CDN or as a bundle with another recent Koei Tecmo release on windows, Nights of Azure for $52.78 CDN – both games were developed by Japanese devs GUST. For this 17th entry in the Atelier franchise players are put into the boots of young alchemist Sophie Neuenmuller as she learns that she has come into the possession of a magical book that

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Bleed 2 Is Locked And Loaded For Release Tomorrow

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Les Major

Bleed 2 Title
If you haven’t played Bleed, you’ve really missed out on some indie game magic. With solid controls, slowing time mechanics, and free aim shooting it’s a wild ride! Bleed 2 looks to be even more of that action with lots of improvements. Of course we’ll be covering the game with a review coming up soon and hopefully I’ll get some video on the go as well! Take on the role of Wryn, the worlds greatest (and only remaining) hero! With an invading force of villains to battle, she’s ready to yet again take on anything they can throw at her.

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