Long Time Blizzard Developer Chris Metzen Retires

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Long time Blizzard Entertainment developer & current Senior Vice President in charge of Story and Franchise Development, Chris Metzen has retired from the world renowned developer. Originally reported by the Business Journal and later confirmed via a lengthy good-bye message posted to the Blizzard official forums on Chris’ behalf by Community Manager Lylirra. If you’ve even dabbled in a Blizzard Entertainment title since the company’s formative years in the 1990s then you’ve experienced some of Metzen’s work. He got his start at the developer at the young age of 20, working on the D.C licensed fighter Justice League Task Force. Over the

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Guardian Codex launching on mobile in the fall from Square Enix

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Jason Nason

Square Enix has announced a new free-to-play RPG for mobile devices. Fans of multiplayer mobile RPGs will soon be able to experience a new and futuristic twist to the genre with Guardian Codex. Guardian Codex is a new free-to-play RPG for iOS and Android devices featuring a deep story, console-quality 3D graphics, and an engaging multiplayer battle system. The game has been created by the team behind the popular card battle games Guardian Cross and Deadman’s Cross, which have surpassed eight million combined worldwide downloads. Guardian Codex brings players into an exciting new world featuring the familiar “Guardians.”

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PS4 Pro Enhanced Announced, 4K Videos Available

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Ellen McGrody

Horizon: Zero Dawn on PS4 Pro
Following last week’s PlayStation Meeting, Sony announced more details about the PS4 Pro. In addition to adding 4k game videos to their YouTube channel, Sony confirmed details concerning PS4 Pro Enhanced. Acting as a new labeling system for game releases, the new logo implies a game uses some or all of the features of the new console. As discussed last week, the Pro offers graphical enhancements to existing and upcoming PS4 titles. Enhanced will mean that a game takes advantage of any combination of these tweaks. A Pro Enhanced game will offer 4K resolution, HDR capabilities, and/or higher frame-rates. Older titles

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Join Darkain Arts ReCore Pre-Release Stream Tonight At 9pm EST

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Les Major

ReCore Stream Tonight
Can’t wait for the 13th to see more ReCore action? Stop by and check out Darkain Arts Gamers streaming the new game produced by Keiji Inafune of Mega Man fame! Trust us, you’ll want to check this one out. Especially if you enjoy wandering a world and finding collectables, you’re in for a treat! Stop on by at 9pm EST at Darkain Arts Gamers Twitch stream and watch as we tackle ReCore right from the start! We expect the stream to last until at least 11pm. See you there! What awaits on the desert planet of Far Eden? Explore the

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Lightwood Games bringing Splat the Difference to 3DS on Thursday

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Jason Nason

Lightwood Games has announced that their next game headed to the Nintendo 3DS is Splat the Difference. While the game will be released on September 15th, the developer actually moved up the announcement of their new game earlier than planned. The game was added to the Nintendo eShop on Friday morning, which preemptively revealed the game before the developer could formally announce it themselves. Splat the Difference was originally an iPhone game released by the developer back in 2012. They have completely overhauled the game for the Nintendo 3DS. The game is a spot the difference style game, where you

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Aksys bringing to Ninja Usagimaru: The Mysterious Karakuri Castle 3DS eShop in September

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Jason Nason

Aksys Games has announced that they are bringing the Arc System Works and F K Digital title Ninja Usagimaru: The Mysterious Karakuri Castle to the Nintendo 3DS eShop in both North America and Europe. Ninja Usagimaru: The Mysterious Karakuri Castle is an action puzzle game that challenges players to put their sharpened ninja skills to the test! Taking place in a time long forgotten by men, players assume the role of Usagimaru, a legendary hero who embarks on a massive quest to save his village from the clutches of vile monsters. In the game players will travel through 60+ mindboggling

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Exclusive: 15 Minutes of Footage From The English Localization of World of Final Fantasy

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

At the 2016 Penny Arcade Expo Square Enix allowed select press to not only meet the director of World of Final Fantasy – Hiroki Chiba – but also get some hands on time with the upcoming RPG. Without further delay I’m happy to present 15 minutes of exclusive gameplay footage from the North American localization of the game which is currently under development. The protagonists of World of Final Fantasy are siblings Lann and Reynn who are trying to make their way through the world of Grymoire. Raising the stakes of their adventure even further –  the siblings have lost their memories and don’t remember their

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Jaw Dropping Cosplay From PAX West 2016

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Did you have a fake pass? The Daleks will exterminate.. exterminate! Remember that episode of Futurama where Bender was a pro wrestler? This cosplayer does! Big Boss and an LT are ready to infiltrate PAX West 2016. Nurse Joy was on hand to cure all that ails the huge pool of Pokemon Go players. Absolutely fantastic Tracer & D.VA cosplayers… with Dad76. An Umbrella corp generic soldier with an Umbrella Corp… umbrella… Wut “‘Til Valhalla!” Mario approves of PAX West! Captain America at the end of day three of the con. Square Enix was on hand with professional Cindy cosplauyers

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Teyon bringing Unholy Heights to PS4

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Jason Nason

The awarding winning unique mashup of Tower Defence and Demon monster apartment management, Unholy Heights, is being brought to the PlayStation 4 by Teyon next week. In the game you adopt the role of the Devil, who creates an apartment for monsters to defend against pillaging wannabe heroes! In this interesting Tower Defence game you sucker monsters to live in your apartment building by buying them furniture according to their needs. Once they are in your apartment, have them breed stronger offspring, charge them rent or KICK THEM OUT! Your army is the only thing in the way of you

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Nintendo launching Kirby x Miitomo Retweet event and items

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Jason Nason

On September 15th Miitomo is going to get a little pink. And round. Nintendo is launching Kirby inspired items in the mobile app, and it kicks off with a retweet event. There will be no shortage of Kirby-themed items for your Mii character to wear so you can show off that Kirby flair! All Miitomo users will receive a KIRBY CAFÉ logo tee for their Mii character to wear if enough the retweet target of 20,000 retweets is reached. And since this is a global event, retweets from all three main Nintendo twitter accounts will count towards the goal. The

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IMPRESSIONS: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Jason Nason

I’ve always like Ace Attorney series, though I haven’t had the chance to play much of the series. It’s one of those fondnesses that happens from afar. I’ve played some here and there, but have always enjoyed what I’ve played. The latest game in the series Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice arrived for the Nintendo 3DS yesterday, exclusively in the eShop. While I haven’t had a chance to play the full game yet, I did play through the demo. It’s time to embark on a legal adventure in the new came with co-stars Phoenix Wright and Apollo

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The Awesome Booths From PAX West

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Capcom brought a lot of their offerings from E3 to PAX for the public to enjoy. Surprisingly Dead Rising 4 only had 2 demo stations at their official booth although more where playable at the Microsoft booth. Indie title Warcube was part of the PAX Rising selection at PAX West. Our own Renee Gittin’s “Potions: A Curious Tale” was playable on the show-floor :D! Cards Against Humanity had a very creative store front at the entrance to this year’s con. It included a hallway that lead to a store where you could buy the subversive card game. Perhaps it was

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Rocket League Gets New Rumble Mode

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Psyonix’s surprise summer hit from 2015 recieves a brand new “rumble mode” that provides players with a whole new set of power-ups. 11 new randomized power-up give players new abilities that drastically changes how the rocket powered soccer title is played. If you’re getting flashback to older racing titles from the 90s that included outrageous power-ups, like Extreme-G for the Nintendo 64, don’t worry you’re not alone. Here is a list of all of the power-ups available to players in the new “rumble mode”. The Boot (Kicks an opponent’s car) Disruptor (Forces the opponent to drive uncontrollably) Freezer (Freezes the

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September 8th Nintendo Download

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Jason Nason

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice – Court is now in session! Join new characters and returning favorites like Phoenix and Maya to solve puzzling mysteries and watch this new courtroom drama unfold. With the touch features of the Nintendo 3DS system, exciting investigative techniques are at your fingertips, like exploring crime scenes and dusting for fingerprints. Click here to view the trailer. Also New this Week Futuridium EP Deluxe (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)

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