Escape from Tarkov reveals first location for closed Alpha

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

So, if you have been following Escape from Tarkov at all, you know its been plagues with slowness, developer problems, and a severe lack of information. Well, Battlestate Games has released a new screenshot pack from its in-development title Escape from Tarkov. So, now you can look at how pretty it is. You know, because gameplay is less important than graphics. Battlestate Games says the new screen shots are from the Alpha, presumably meaning that the game is at least in a partly finished state. The screen shots show the area “The Customs”. In “The Customs” most of the abandoned or occupied

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Hideki Anno Apologizes For Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0’s Radio Silence

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Neon Gensis Evangelion is my absolutely favorite anime series despite its disconnected narrative and massive plot threads / teases the end up going absolutely nowhere and fans have been waiting for an entire decade to see the alternate vision of director Hideki Anno‘s classic 90s mecha series make its way from beginning to end. It has been four years since the last film, 2012’s Evangelion 3.0: You Can (NOT) Advance made its’ Japanese theatrical debut and now Hideki Anno has offered an apology to fans.  Here is a partial translated quote from Kotaku in regards to Anno’s apology:  “To all the Evangelion fans, I’m really, really

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Ubisoft CEO Says That Nintendo NX Will Bring Back The Casual Audience

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Nintendo’s next generation console, currently code-named “NX” is still shrouded in mystery but one particular outspoken advocate of the console, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot, says that what he has seen looks very promising. Not only is touting the capabilities of this new console but also making the bold prediction that it will bring back the casual audience to the Nintendo brand. Here’s is how WCF Tech described Mr.Guillemot remarks on a recent company conference call with investors: “Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot talked about the Nintendo NX, stating that what they have seen so far of the console is really great.

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Defend your Crypt hits 3DS/Wii U eShop tomorrow

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Jason Nason

After launching our first title on the Nintendo Wii U, Ratalaika Games is breaking into the portable market on the Nintendo 3DS. After several months of development, Defend your Crypt will be released in the Nintendo eShop tomorrow. The game will be released simultaneously in the Nintendo eShop for both the 3DS and Wii U, in North America as well as Europe. In addition to the Nintendo eShop, Defend Your Crypt will be available on the same day on PC via Steam in a package that includes the game, the original soundtrack, and a few extras.

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Animal Crossing: New Leaf update coming to support amiibo

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Jason Nason

Nintendo unveiled this morning that there is an update coming for Animal Crossing: New Leaf for the Nintendo 3DS. Nearly four years after the release, Nintendo is releasing a free update for the game. The update, which will come this November, will bring amiibo functionality to the game. Animal Crossing: New Leaf will support all four series of Animal Crossing amiibo cards, which consist of 400 cards in total. According to the amiibo website, tapping an Animal Crossing amiibo card to your game will prompt the villager on the card to visit your town. They may even move in!

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Skyforge’s BATTLE OF EQUALS EVENT BEGINS today

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

Developer Allods Team and global publisher My.com have today released the Battle of Equals Tournament! Fight on equal footing, with or against your friends, to prove who truly has the skills to become the best player in Skyforge. In the upcoming weeks, players will be participating in 3v3 matches in which the playing field is normalized like never before, to let skill be the true deciding factor in this almighty competition. Updates coming with the game include: Battle of Equals: Players will be on equalized footing in this brand new tournament – Transportation, Divine Form, Symbols from each atlas cannot be

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Party Hard delivers slow methodical action | Review

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

Do your neighbors annoy you? Do you like killing? If you answered yes to either of these, you might like Party Hard. Ill set the stage for you. You’re a masked serial killer just trying to get some sleep. Its 3am and your neighbors are really, really, loud. So you kill them, all of them, while they party. That’s basically the whole game. But its all wrapped up in a really great package of pixely carnage action. It also has a ton of environmental things to play with. So Enviroment + killing + stupid neighbors = a fun action game.

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Is Mountain A Form Of Modernism Or Just Another Screensaver?

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Kyle Scarboro

Is Mountain a form of modernism or a screensaver? On one hand, Mountain offers a serene landscape and a breathtaking view of a mountain. On the other hand, it ages and becomes its own identity. Mountain lets you look at all sides and the more you look, the more it grows. What sets this mountain apart from other games? A game that offers no control of the outcome, but draws you in.   Mountain was created by David O’Reilly and is a relaxing simulator where its art is defined as not just art, but art horror. Why is it considered

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Star Wars the Old Republic is Still Alive

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

Remember Star Wars the Old Republic? The now free to play BioWare MMO that was the successor to Knights of the Old Republic, but lacked all of its charm, story and fun? Well, I do. That game actually soured me on playing any more Star Wars games. I havent touched any since, so poorly handled was the game. Well, now BioWare wants you to come back, and play a little more. Announcing today their new expansion for the already free to play game, which will be called. Knights of the Eternal Throne There you go. This is a five year old

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Original Dead Rising Heading To PC / PS4 / Xbox, Off The Record To PS4 + Xbox One

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

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Great news for photo journalists who happen to have a knack for taking selfies with the undead, Capcom has announced that the original Dead Rising will be slashing its way onto Windows PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 later this year. Alongside the release of the original Capcom will also bring Dead Rising 2 and it’s spin-off Dead Rising 2: Off The Record to PS4 and Xbox One as well. Here is a brief statement that Capcom issued to Eurogamer about the upcoming ports: “Capcom will be bringing Dead Rising to Xbox One, PS4 and PC. In addition, Dead Rising 2 and Dead

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Rocket League sound track to be released on Vinyl

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Fionna Schweit

Now here is something which has peaked my curiosity. This morning in my email in box I find that  Psyonix has decided to release the Rocket League sound track. But, Psyonix being Psyonix they arent releasing it any normal way. Oh no, istead its coming out on a series of very unique, awesome looking vinyls. They will partner with iam8bit to release 3xLP’s later this summer. Wait Records? Yes that’s correct, Vinyl pressed records. The kind that the needle goes round on and makes the sound. So, here’s the deal. Created in partnership with pop culture retailers and creative house, iam8bit, The

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Broken Bootlegs- Command and Conquer beta

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Erika

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Broken Bootlegs is a weekly series covering unlicensed games (also known as bootleg games) for mainly 8-bit and 16-bit consoles. This week’s edition covers something that could have really interesting: a Command and Conquer beta for the Sega Genesis! I’ve played a few RTS games over the years, and love the heck out of em. Myth 2, and the Age of Empires series immediately comes to mind, but there’s one series that I have yet to play: Command and Conquer. While this beta is in a very incomplete state, it can give players a small look of how the original

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Resources For New Pokemon Go Players In Canada

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Great news for the thousands of Pokemon trainers here in Canada who have side-loaded Pokemon Go on to their device in order to catch’em all – you no longer have to fear the ban hammer as Pokemon Go has been officially launched in Canada. It is no wonder that some estimates pegged Canada as having a 6% side-load rate. Niantic Labs & Nintendo made the announcement this morning on the official Pokemon Go twitter account, here is the tweet that kicked things off: #PokemonGO is now available on Android and iOS devices in Canada. pic.twitter.com/GJodIPSqza — Pokémon GO News (@PokemonGoNews) July 17, 2016 Within

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A Chat With Ty Taylor About Tumblestone & Working With Microsoft

Posted on July 16, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Ty Taylor‘s unique take on the match 3 puzzle formula, Tumblestone, is now available for free to all Xbox Live Gold subscribers on Xbox One and we got a chance to ask him a few questions. In our brief discussion we talked about what it was like to work with Microsoft on Games With Gold, the local Seattle indie games scene and what Ty’s plans are for the game post launch.   Broken Joysticks: How does it feel to have Tumblestone finally complete and about to be in the hands of potentially millions of players? Ty Taylor: It’s certainly nearing complete! We’re still

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Pokemon Go Launched In 26 Additional European Countries

Posted on July 16, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Niantic Lab & Nintendo’s smash hit mobile adaptation Pokemon Go has launched in an additional 26 European countries according to the developer’s official Facebook Page. This rollout on iOS and Android brings the total number of European countries with access to the game to 36 with 10 more until all of Europe & the UK has access to catch ’em all. Still no word on a Canadian launch date or a Mexican launch date leaving users in North America who aren’t American to side-load the game and possibly become infested with malware. Here is a complete list of the new countries

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