Bring in the Freedom Fighters in Sonic Universe #95

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Jason Nason

SONIC UNIVERSE #95 It’s SONIC’s SUPER TEAM, the “FREEDOM FIGHTERS”: They’ve been Sonic’s closest friends in the comics for years!  Now it’s their time to shine! Antoine takes the stage, traveling to his homeland to find some closure to his past.  But he and Sonic find a new foe in the empty halls of Castle D’Coolette, and the beginning of a mystical new adventure! Featuring cover art by jammin’ Jamal Peppers and a “Team Blast” variant by Lamar Wells! Script: Ian Flynn Art: Adam Bryce Thomas, Jim Amash, Matt Herms and Jack Morelli Cover: Jamal Peppers, Jim Amash & Matt Herms

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Report: Square Enix Recoups Final Fantasy XV Development Costs

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Rae Michelle Richards

Seems that Noctis, Gladio, Prompto and Ignis succeeded in one particular mission the first day that Final Fantasy XV was available to the public – breaking even on its development costs. The game’s director Hajime Tabata stated to DualShockers during a recent visit to the company’s Japanese offices for their Business Development Division that the game was profitable right from the start. Final Fantasy XV was a monumental success in the West with Square announcing that sales of the game had exceeded 5 million units on launch day so it is no surprise that Tabata & Co broke even right out of the gate.

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Has Gone Gold

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Rae Michelle Richards

It appears that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has gone gold according to a tweet by Monolith Soft developer which Google Translate reads as “A certain title launch party at a certain hotel in Kyoto”. Is this one game the next entry in the Legend of Zelda series? According to Neo Gaf user Steiner this is indeed the case. It would make sense for Breath of the Wild to go gold considering it will ship alongside the Nintendo Switch in less than a month on March 3rd. Here’s the original untranslated tweet: 京都の某ホテルで某タイトルの打ち上げ会♪いやー完成して良かったー＼(^o^)／♪ pic.twitter.com/kLvKfTD7nK — 本根　康之 (@honnesan)

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Sniper Elite 4 Getting PS4 Pro Support

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Rae Michelle Richards

Rebellion Developments the U.K based development house behind the Sniper Elite series has confirmed that the latest entry in the franchise, Sniper Elite 4, will support additional features on the PlayStation 4 Pro.  PS4 pro owners will not only have the option to play the game in 4K if they have the set for it but also able to enjoy higher frame rates, increased load times and additional levels of detail not possible on a standard PS4. Speaking about the enhancements that the PS4 PRO and Microsoft Direct X12 is able to bring to the game, Rebellion CTO Chris Kingsley

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I Made A Game About 2000s Instant Messengers Thanks To LoveJam

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Rae Michelle Richards

Developing video games isn’t something that I can confess to have a large amount of knowledge about but alas I’ve spent the past year or so learning the basics of Unity 3D and C#. This past weekend I took part in Love Jam, a 72 hour game jam that Simeoens, Mientje and Kenny Guillaume set up to not only celebrate the theme of love but also a friend’s upcoming marriage. Here is how the organizers described their event: “A friend of ours is getting married and asked us if we could make a game for the occasion.  Loving gamedev and game

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The Intro To Torment: Tides of Numenera Has Me Hooked

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Les Major

Torment TON Title
In a pleasant surprise today, inXile provided me with an Early Access key to Torment: Tides of Numenera. I have to admit, it’s taking a LOT of willpower to not just get back into the game and ignore my regular duties. One kicker that is keeping me away is I don’t know if my early access save will carry over or not, so there is that at least. That and responsibility and all that good stuff of course. The best thing about Torment is how it feels like an early 2000’s RPG, and that truly is a plus. Built on

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IMPRESSIONS: Fire Emblem Heroes

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Jason Nason

Nintendo and Intellgent Systems today released the mobile game Fire Emblem Heroes. This is the third mobile app from Nintendo and the second game to be released by the company. Fire Emblem Heroes is an original strategy RPG about two warring kingdoms in a bitter clash. As a summoner, players build their army by calling upon popular Fire Emblem heroes from worlds that span the breadth of the series. Players will wage tactical battles streamlined for on-the-go play and level up a mix of new combatants and legendary heroes. Some familiar hero characters will become allies, while others will become

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Nintendo preps first ever Superbowl commercial

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Jason Nason

For the first time ever, Nintendo will run an ad during the Super Bowl. While last year’s Pokémon commercial was technically for The Pokémon Company, the 30-second spot is intended to build on the excitement for the upcoming new Nintendo Switch and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild game. Both the system and game are set to launch in Canada on March 3rd. The ad also features a new song by Imagine Dragons called “Believer.” The ad is scheduled to run during the game’s fourth quarter this Sunday, February 5th. “The most anticipated video game system and video

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Zenimax Buys Doom Co-Developer Escalation Studios

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Rae Michelle Richards

Zenimax, the parent company of publisher Bethesda Softworks, announced recently that they have acquired Dallas-based developers Escalation Studios. If you haven’t heard of the folks at Escalation Studios before I wouldn’t blame you but they have worked on a number of smaller titles as well as collaborated with other studios on AAA titles. Most recently they worked alongside id software on the 2016 DOOM Reboot and prior to that their website states that they’ve collaborated on the Call of Duty franchise as well as past entries in the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series. In the press release announcing the acquisition,

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Goonies, Lego City, And Hermione Join LEGO Dimensions Soon

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Les Major

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Even more action is coming to the wonder world of LEGO Dimensions! At least two all new sets are on the way for May 9th and those include Goonies and Lego City. The coolest news about these releases? Of course it’s the adventure worlds! We love those and it’s great to see even more characters that will unlock fresh new adventure worlds to explore. Hermione is also getting her own figure that comes with Buckbeak! You know, Hagrid’s hippogriff friend from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of the Azkaban. Check out the details straight from WB below along with the

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Mortal Kombat X Kombat Cup Tournament Returns on Feb 12th

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Rae Michelle Richards

The Kombat Cup an annual Mortal Kombat X tournament returns on February 12th offering casual and hardcore fans alike to take on professional players like the MKX EVO champion SonicFox. With $12,000 of cash prizes available to be one there is a lot of cash available for spilling a little bit of blood – or perhaps dismembering an opponent. Everything kicks off on Feb 12th with a series of weekly events, called the qualifying rounds. The top eight players from the qualifying rounds will make their way into the quarter brackets for a chance to win up to $400 in weekly

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EA Disappointed With Titanfall 2 Sales But Remains Committed To The Series

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Rae Michelle Richards

During Electronic Art’s most recent earnings call executives from the company discussed the company’s view on Respawn Entertainment’s Titanfall 2. It turns out that despite large amounts of critical acclaim, especially for its’ single player campaign, and high user satisfaction scores this FPS sequel failed to live up to EA’s expectations. Even in the face of disappointing sales numbers, EA has recommitted itself to the support not only the already released 2016 sequel but also the franchise as a whole. Titanfall 2 will continue to see new maps, modes and cosmetic DLC released throughout its life, it is not known

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Mama cooks again this April on Nintendo 3DS

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Jason Nason

Rising Star Games today announced it has entered into a partnership with Japanese development studio Office Create, to bring the latest iteration of the Cooking Mama franchise to systems in the Nintendo 3DS. Cooking Mama: Sweet Shop is planned for a release in April, in the United States, Canada, South America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Middle East. In Cooking Mama: Sweet Shop players make and create a wide assortment of delicious looking sweets and puddings, and serve customers in the shop to keep them happy! There are 60 different recipes to create by taking part in over 160 different

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A Star Splashes this week in Wii U eShop

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Jason Nason

A cute new game is coming to the Wii U eShop this week in Star Splash: Shattered Star. In the game from Snails Animation / Snails Arcade you’ll swim, jump, dive and dash to save the world with your acrobatic dolphin skills! The celestial Mother Star brought balance to the planet for millennia. But because of an evil creature, it is now shattered into thousands of pieces. A courageous dolphin must find the pieces to reconstitute the Mother Star and defeat evil to prevent world devastation! In Star Splash: Shattered Star, you must do all sorts of well timed, precise

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Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age hits PS4 on July 11th

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Jason Nason

Square Enix announced today during the Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Opening Ceremony event in Tokyo that Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age will be released on July 11th. The game will be released for PlayStation 4. Accompanied with the announcement was a brand-new piece of key art from famed character designer and artist Akihiko Yoshida. Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age features the world of Ivalice like never before with enhanced high-definition graphics and for the first time ever, western audiences will be able to experience the Zodiac Job System, a 12-job character progression system first introduced in the Japan-only

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