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Velocity 2X Blasts Onto Xbox One and Windows PC

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Futurlab’s excellent top down space shoot’em up / platforming hybrid Velocity 2x has zoomed it’s way on to Windows PC (via Steam & Windows 10 Xbox Games Store) and Xbox One.  Players take the role of ace pilot Kai Tana (heh.. Get it?) as she explores space with the goal of freeing her fellow prisoners. You’ll visit alien facilities, defeat countless enemies both on foot and in your quarp jet through 50 different story stages. Once you’ve beat them main game there are also daily challenges available to keep you coming back for more!

This enhanced version of Velocity not only includes the base game but also the previously released ‘Dual Core’ and ‘Critical Urgency’ DLC packs as well. Velocity 2X was originally released for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and Vita as part of PlayStation Plus last fall.

The Xbox One and Windows versions of Velocity 2X will retail for $19.99 USD.

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Resident Evil: Revelations 2 | Review

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

The Resident Evil series has seen brighter days and it is only beginning to undo the damage that Resident Evil 6 inflicted upon the franchise with entries like the recent HD remake of the original game heading to current generation consoles. Capcom is trying something new with the RE franchise by adopting an episodic format for the latest entry in its Revelations sub-series. Can this sequel to the 3DS original Resident Evil: Revelations continue the reanimation of this staggering franchise and save it from becoming a member of the undead?Read More

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Halo Wars Gets a Sequel For 2016

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

At their GamesCom 2015 conference Microsoft announced that a sequel to 2009’s Halo Wars is being produced by long time RTS developer Creative Assembly. The folks over at CA are probably best known for the Total War series but they also developed the critically acclaimed Aliens: Isolation this past Fall.

Very little is known about the gameplay or story for Halo Wars 2 aside from the fact that Creative Assembly have said that the game will play closer to the original than their other RTS titles. The 2009 original focused on UNSC “Spirit of Fire” and takes place 20 years before the events of Halo: Combat Evolved.

Halo Wars 2 will be released for Xbox One and Windows 10 in the Fall of 2016 according to the trailer released during GamesCom.

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Titanfall | Review

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Version Tested: PC

Titanfall is Respawn Entertainment’s first foray into the online shooter arena since their formation after the huge breakup at Infinity Ward several years ago. Hoping to carve out a space in the FPS for themselves, can giant mechs and the addition of A.I opponents to a traditionally player vs player environment will help set the game apart? Titanfall may be a year and a half old now but with the season’s pass going free to celebrate the game’s one year anniversary now might be the perfect time to hop into a titan.Read More

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First Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 Gameplay Trailer Released

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Over on the PlayStation Blog the president of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 developer Robomodo has released some new details on the game’s next-gen exclusive multiplayer modes along with the first in-game trailer.

Online free skate mode has been converted into a lobby of sorts for up to 20 players to connect and mess around between missions and other online modes. While in free skate you are able to leave the lobby and enter into completive modes / missions or change your party make up at any time.

Playing THPS5 on any Sony platform will unlock Sweet Tooth, Sackboy and Rachet heads for your custom skaters.

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 will be available on PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 on September 29th.

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Backwards Compatibility Coming To Xbox One

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Xbox boss Phil Spencer announced this morning that the Xbox One will be able to play select Xbox 360 titles starting this fall.

Backwards compatibility has been a bit of a sore spot this generation, with the exception of the WiiU which offers complete compatibility with previous hardware neither the Xbox One nor PlayStation 4 have offered comprehensive solutions for gamers looking to enjoy some of their favorite classics. Sure Sony offers PlayStation Now but that service costs about $15 USD a month and unless you live in an area with reliable internet it is not a perfect solution.

Starting this Fall Xbox One owners will be able to play select Xbox 360 games via either physical disc or digital downloads. It was mentioned during the conference that over 100 games will be available at launch with more to come in 2016. Not only will Xbox one owners be able to play their favorite single player campaigns but also join friends on Xbox Live for competitive multiplayer and use Xbox One only features like Game DVR and screenshots while playing 360 games.

On stage Microsoft showed off Xbox 360’s Mass Effect running on the Xbox One. Check out a brief video of Xbox One Backwards Compatibility after the jump as well as a partial list of compatible titles.

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Watch Ten Minutes of DOOM Footage From Bethesda’s E3 Conference

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Bethesda opened up their E3 press conference with a whole bunch of blood and guts with not one but two gameplay demos for their upcoming reboot of Doom. It is clear from the on stage presentation that this version of Doom won’t feature some of the shooter staples that have developed over the past decade – like regenerating health. Instead what we get is a pretty straightforward shooter that focuses on gory impact and over powered weapons.

As for what weapons we saw on stage – the double barreled “super shotgun” returns from earlier entries, as done a large chain gun and the gruesome limb removing chainsaw. Finishing moves were also front and center during Doom’s E3 presentation. The player character was able to crush skulls in with their hands, stomp on their foes and in one instance removing a dead NPC’s hand for to unlock a fingerprint scanner protected door.

The first demo shown on stage seems very similar to the pre-alpha demo shown during last year’s QuakeCon.

Check out the footage in the embedded player below.

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Update: Footage of the second demo has now surfaced

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EA Announces Need For Speed Reboot

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Electronic Arts and developer Ghost Games have announced a reboot of the popular racing franchise Need For Speed. They’ve been quietly listening to the NFS community for feedback regarding what fans want to see in future instalments. This latest entry apparently takes cues from the Need For Speed: Underground games featuring a focus on “urban care culture”, car customization and a nocturnal open world.

Alongside this announcement EA released the game’s logo which you can see below and a brief teaser trailer. The full trailer will be revealed at E3 on June 15th!

Need For Speed will be released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC this fall.

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Caffeine Crowdfunder Could Do With Some Love

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Les Major

Speaking of crowdfunding, there’s a space adventure out there that could use some love. Even if you can only afford to donate the price of a good cup of java. Caffeine sees you wakening on a mining ship with no knowledge of who you are, or any memory at all. You’re a young boy, which explains the low view point. That’s it.

The demo released so far shows various rooms around the ship and features some sticky notes and at least one audio log that I could find. It’s well done and with the Unreal 4 engine being used you can easily get lost staring at the pretty textures along the way. Or at least I do. Pretty space walls… Ahem.

Caffeine creator Dylan Browne is currently seeking small funds via IndieGoGo for new development hardware. The demo itself is even on Steam if you want to give it a whirl yourself.

Take a look and consider supporting Dylan Browne’s vision over on the games latest IndieGoGo crowdfunding page.

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Star Wars Battlefront In-Engine Trailer & Details Revealed

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Over the weekend Electronic Arts revealed the first in-engine trailer for their upcoming reboot of the Star Wars: Battlefront series during the annual Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim California. If you were expecting a gameplay trailer you might be a little disappointed as the trailer released by EA is full of up-close shots of in-engine assets and cinematic cuts. There is no doubt that the trailer is absolutely gorgeous and action packed but the looming question is of course ‘does it represent the final game?’ with no gameplay footage available that is a question we don’t have the answer to right now.Read More

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Life Is Strange Episode 2 ‘Out of Time’ Rewinds Time on March 24th

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

The second episode of Dontnod’s excellent indie themed time traveling episodic adventure Life Is Strange: Episode 2 “Out of Time” will be released on Steam, Xbox Marketplace and the PlayStation Store next Tuesday March 24th.

Alongside a brand new batch of Episode 2 screenshots Square Enix also released a brief gameplay clip from Out of Time over the weekend. We’ve also included the previous developer diary ‘Creating Academy Bay’ which focuses on the game’s absolutely fantastic soundtrack.

I purchased Episode 1 Chrysalis  when it was released this past January and absolutely loved it. We’ll be posting some impressions of Life Is Strange Episode 2 next Wednesday morning!

Each episode is priced approximately around $5 CDN per episode and a season’s pass for PS4 is available for $16.99 CDN as of press time.

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A Couple Nights With Dying Light

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Les Major

Just released yesterday, the zombie infested city parkour adventure Dying Light is quite an unique title. The game vaguely feels like a free roam version of Mirror’s Edge with some Dead Rising mixed in. This creates some amazing experiences that can relate to the games quite unbelievable, however accurate, gameplay trailer. There’s nothing quite like running down an alleyway on your way to a mission, then stopping dead when you come to a street full of shambling zombies. What do you do? Take to the roof tops? Climb the nearest bus to avoid their attacks? Or just run head long and dodge your way through the horde? It’s the encouragement of those sorts of instant decisions that make Dying Light so interesting.Read More

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Halo 5 Multiplayer Beta Expands With New Maps & Modes

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Owners of Halo: The Master Chief Collection can now enjoy the Xbox One only multiplayer beta for Halo 5: Guardians. Players were able to ring in the new year with a killing spree as the beta began last week on December 28th and will last until January 18th. A major update to the beta was released a few days ago that adds more weapons and a brand new game mode.

The new mode is called ‘Breakout’ where every player begins the match with only one life and the first team to win five rounds claims victory. In terms of new maps  Regret joins the list of available maps, Regret is a remake of the multiplayer map Midship from 2004’s Halo 2. 

Check out a full list of maps and weapons available in the beta below after the jump.

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