Holiday Themed Final Fantasy XV DLC On The Way

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Fans of Square Enix’s decade in the making Final Fantasy XV get to enjoy a holiday treat with a pair of DLC add-ons the company announced. A free Holiday Pack will be available for everyone and includes a special Warrior’s Fanfare, a band which stops the party from earning experience, admission to a special holiday carnival and a special Chocobo themed t-shirt. Owners of the Final Fantasy XV Season Pass are able to snag their own unique fanfare, an item which grants Noctis unlimited sprint, another accessory which increased the rate of loot dropped by enemies among other goodies. Here

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Hiring A Monetization Expert Won’t Save DOOM But It Could Improve Quake Champions

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Id Software, developers of this year’s breakout shooter DOOM and the upcoming Quake Champions, are looking to bring aboard an expert on in-game monetization according to a recent job posting found online. While it is highly improbable that this will have any impact on DOOM’s existing player base it could have ramifications for the mostly still under wraps Quake project that is supposed to have a larger presence / possible release next year. The responsibilities of the “Monetization Designer” according to the job posting include “develop[ing] and manag[ing] the economy/monetization components for competitive multiplayer” as well as “balancing free vs.

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COD Modern Warfare Remastered Review | A Classic Reborn

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Erika

While I cut my teeth on the Call of Duty series with Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has held a special place in my heart since I started playing it back in 2010. Six years later, and numerous iterations of the series afterward, Modern Warfare Remastered brings back all those fun memories thanks to Raven Software and Infinity Ward’s efforts. It’s one hell of an experience and it’s a breath of fresh air with boots-on-ground combat when compared to faced paced future or near-future combat they’ve released recently. Single Player For people that haven’t played the

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Teyon set to release Mini Golf Resort on 3DS next week

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Jason Nason

Teyon announced today that they are releasing an new minigolf game in the Nintendo 3DS eShop next week. The game, called Mini Golf Resort, will hit the North American eShop next Thursday, December 22nd. The Mini Golf Resort will come packed with 56 courses in four unique worlds. Worlds included are Pirate’s Bay, Spooky World, Pyramids of Egypt and Legends of Greece. The game will feature a combination of real golf club rules and wacky mini golf fun as you shoot your ball through pipes, up extreme ramps and around crazy obstacles towards the hole. It will have over 1001

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Deep Silver and Sega Team Up To Publish Valkyria Revolution In The West

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

SEGA and Deep Silver are joining forces to spearhead the revolution on Western shores, no the two publishers aren’t overthrowing the capitalist system but rather bringing the latest title in the Valkyria series to both North America, Europe and Australia in the second quarter of 2017. Not only is the news of the game’s western release a surprise but both companies will be bringing out physical versions for Xbox One & PS4 as well as a digital only release for the PlayStation Vita. Valyria Revolution is a bit of a rebirth for the longtime strategy RPG / action hybrid series. Set in

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Xbox 360 Exclusive JRPG Lost Odyssey Free Until Dec 31st

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Microsoft’s JRPG Xbox 360 exclusive Lost Oddysey is free on Xbox Live for all Xbox Live Members regardless if they are subscribed to the service or not. This holiday gift from MS & co allows folks who didn’t have the chance to experience Mistwalker Studio’s first JRPG effort on both Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Their second 360 titles, a collaboration with Dragon Ball Z creator Akira Toriyama, Blue Dragon, has also been heavily discounted. Here is the original tweet announcing the free title: Xbox One Back Compat titles Lost Odyssey & Blue Dragon are now available digitally. Lost Odyssey FREE until 31 DEC

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Overwatch’s Festive Winter Event Comes With Free Loot Boxes

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Overwatch’s heroes are walking in a winter wonderland with the recently released festive update to the game for PS4, Xbox One and Windows PC. This limited time event not only offers holiday themed maps, a brand new seasonal event and a set of Winter Wonderland loot boxes that can provide those sweet skins we all crave, or the Overwatch equivalent of coal with a duplicate spray. For the seasonal brawl Overwatch’s Mei is getting into the spirit by hosting Mei’s Snowball Offensive on Echopoint: Antartica.  This mode pits teams of 6 against each other using the single  elimination ruleset, Mei’s

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Gaijin Entertainment Announces Enlisted, A New WW2 Shooter

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

After almost a decade of military shooters being set in the near future or modern day, it looks like developers are looking to take players back to the WW2 theaters of battle. Publisher Gaijin Entertainment in collaboration with developers Dark Flow Software jointly announced their newest FPS title, Enlisted, for release on Windows PC in the second half of 2017. Enlisted is billed as taking a different approach to the Second World War when compared with other games. Battles in Enlisted will be separate instances, each containing over 100 players, and according to Gaijin the two launch campaigns will focus

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New Pokémon and Holiday Pikachu added to Pokémon GO

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Jason Nason

Niantic and Nintendo spread a little bit of holiday cheer today with the announcment of some new Pokémon coming to Pokémon GO. Togepi and Pichu will start hatching from Eggs. Starting today, trainers will have the opportunity to hatch these and several other Pokémon that were originally discovered in the Johto Region in Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver video games. Niantic also shared that these are the first of more Pokémon coming to Pokémon GO over the next few months.

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The trio of detectives return in Sonic Universe #93

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Jason Nason

SONIC UNIVERSE #93 The quirky trio of detectives return in “The Case of the Pirate Princess” Part Three: Say it ain’t so – have the Chaotix gone full pirate?!  Tensions run high as loyalties are tested and pasts are explored.  And as the crew reaches their destination, will it be treasure they find – or something more sinister? Featuring cover art by Sonic comics extraordinaire Tracy Yardley and a “One for All” variant by super-talent Jennifer Hernandez! Script: Ian Flynn and Aleah Baker Art: Adam Bryce Thomas, Jim Amash, Matt Herms & Jack Morelli Cover: Tracy Yardley & Ben Hunzeker Variant

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How Can Square Enix Improve Final Fantasy XIV In Stormblood?

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Articled Written By: Jade Clarkson In honor of Final Fantasy XIV announcing their newest expansion Stormblood, slated for release in early summer 2017, I have decided to write on my current feelings on the current state of the FFXIV. Also, I’d like to discuss what I feel have been amazing changes so far, and what could be improved on when Stormblood is released. Let me start by saying that I absolutely adore the Final Fantasy series, it took all my willpower to put Final Fantasy XV down to write this, and have been playing this MMO since late 2013. I

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Report: EVE Online Creators CCP Being Eyed For Buy-Out

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

It looks like the developers of popular MMORPG EVE: Online and the in-universe VR flight title EVE: Valkyrie might be entertaining offers from unknown 3rd parties interested in buying up the company from its current owners Novator Partners & General Catalyst Partners LLC. Supposedly CCP has been valued as high as $955 million US dollars, making the potential acquisition one of the highest in recent years. All of this comes from unnamed sources cited by the reputable Bloomberg News Service but no official confirmation has been made by CCP, their owners and any potential buyers are not yet known. The

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Batman: The Telltale Series- Episode 4: Guardian of Gotham | REVIEW

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Meghan Kass

Batman continues its adventure with episode 4, titled Guardian of Gotham. Telltale has made some impressive and creative choices with their interpretation of Batman and its iconic characters and while this episode may not have the twists and turns of previous episodes, it still continues to intrigue and engage despite some technical setbacks. With a new game mechanic, new character added to the mix and the story being brought closer to its conclusion, can this episode lead up to a promising end for this story? Can this episode deliver another chilling chapter for the Batman? Let’s take a closer look.

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Shantae Half Genie Hero Coming To Vita, PS4 and Wii U Next Week

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

WayForward’s long running Shantae series gets a brand new entry with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is coming to the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Nintendo Wii U on December 20th in both digital and physical flavors. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is WayForward’s fourth entry featuring their purple haired protagonist. For the first time in the series history Half-Genie Hero features HD graphics while maintaining the color art-style that helped previous games stand out. If you’ve come to love Shantae’s particular flavor of transformation enhanced action combat this latest title looks like it will be worth the wait. Gameplay wise Half-Genie Hero retains

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