Twitch Takes the Number One Spot in Stream Services
Twitch Towers over the Competition
Qwilt.compolled all of the streaming sites online to find out the number one source of streaming media and announced that Twitch took the top spot by nearly half. Over 71 million people watched competitive gaming last year on Twitch, and that number continues to grow. Read more »
Walk Among the Gods in “Journey into Nyx”
Latest Expansion to “Magic: The Gathering” to Feature New Mechanics, New Legendary Creatures
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Uncovering a Legend
Atari's ET Games Finally Found
In 1982, Atari cashed in on the wildly popular movie "ET" by creating a game based on the same story. Howard Scott Warshaw was tapped to design the game, having had recent success making the Atari adaption of the "Raiders of the Lost Ark" game. There was just one catch. They wanted it ready for the 1982 Christmas season, and because it had taken so long to secure the rights, Warshaw only had five and a half weeks to design the game from scratch. Read more »
“Trials Fusion”
Trial and a Few Errors
"Trials Fusion" made it clear to me that there are essentially two distinct genres of games. Focusing on whether something is an RPG, a shooter, or an adventure game is much too technical of an analysis. I now realize that a game should only be classified as either happily immersive or challengingly rewarding. I admit that this sounds like a naïve generalization, but despite the wide variety of games these days, genre classification simply comes down to the type of satisfaction a game shoots for. Read more »
“Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty” gets Pricing
Remake of "Abe's Oddysee" Receives Price, Adds Screenshots
It was recently announced that "Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty" has gotten a price point of $29.99 in North America. It is also being said that the game is super close to release but still unsure of exactly when that release date is. Read more »
Witness the Birth of the Turnabout in “Dai Gyakuten Saiban”
Capcom Announces New "Ace Attorney" Game with Distinct Japanese Flavor
You've seen Phoenix Wright cut witnesses down to size. Now ready yourself for new battles of logic and will in the newest installment of the "Ace Attorney" series! Set in Japan's Meiji era (1868-1912), "Dai Gyakuten Saiban: Naruhodou Ryuunosuke no Bouken" travels back in time to explore the ancestry of the beloved defense attorney. Read more »
A Fateful Encounter
Nintendo Chooses Diancie for Latest Release Event
Nintendo's beloved "Pokémon" franchise is gearing up to release yet another creature to the ever-growing Pokédex. On April 7, the official "Pokémon" Twitter account shared the trailer for the newest movie installment, "Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction." To coincide with the Japanese release of the film, Nintendo will be giving away the titular "Pokémon" to those who purchase tickets. The film features Diancie as a key player in saving the world from the Destruction Pokémon Yvetal (the legendary Pokémon of "Pokémon Y"). Read more »
The Road to Evo
With NCR Wrapping Up, Road to Evo Continues
North California Regionals has just wrapped up, one of the fighting game tournaments preceding Evolution Championship Series (Evo). Evo is the biggest annual fighting game tournament. The professional players come from all around the world just to play the best of the best. Read more »
GameStop to Close 120 Stores, Shifting Focus to Wireless Retailers
Company to Make Use of Newly Acquired Mobile Brands
GameStop CEO Paul Raines announced at an investor presentation Tuesday that the company plans on closing 120 stores but plans on expanding their newly acquired brands to a over 300 new stores Games Industry International reports. Read more »
“Chroma Squad” Sees its First Demo
The "Super Sentai Simulation" Gets Its First Real Playthrough at PAX!
At the most recent PAX event, "Chroma Squad" saw its first playable demo. "Chroma Squad" is a Kickstarter funded title that is a "Sentai Simulation" (better known in the West as "Power Rangers"). Players get to name their squad, choose their colors, and build their studios. To add more of a game feel, you play out your episodes in a Tactical RPG fashion. Controlling your Squad to take out the baddies! Read more »
NoScope Gaming Glasses: Review
In-Depth Look at Low-Cost Gaming Glasses
As silly as the problem of "eye strain" sounds outside of the tech world, the argument is pretty simple. According to the Gunnar website, "70 percent of Americans suffer from digital eye strain." The Mayo Clinic" outlines "sore, tired, burning, or itching eyes, watery eyes, dry eyes, blurred or double vision, and headaches" as symptoms just to name a few. Read more »
Final DLC for “The Last of Us” Announced
Grounded
Naughty Dog released the details of the third and final DLC drop for the current "The Last of Us" season pass,"Grounded Bundle." The DLC comes jammed packed with interesting additions to the game. Read more »
Microsoft Mocks Itself in “Escape from XP”
Who Knew They Had a Sense of Humor?
Microsoft finally killed support for Windows XP – now 12 years old – earlier this week. With it came fears of lost customer support for businesses that relied on it and hackers exploiting systems still running it. However, we were unprepared for the threat that is Clippy firing laser beams out of his massive eyeballs. Read more »
“Titanfall” Releases Patch Featuring Private Mode and Weapon Balance Changes
Complete Patch Notes Inside
Respawn Entertainment's "Titanfall" released the first significant patch to their latest FPS. Read more »
Heartbleed: What to Do as a Gamer
New Security Hole Affects 66 Percent of Websites
Yesterday, a new security hole was leaked by security professionals now known as Heartbleed. Read more »
“Goat Simulator” to Add Free DLC
DLC in the Form of a Patch Coming This May
"Goat Simulator" caught everyone’s attention with its quirky, sandbox-like environment where you play a goat that engages in crazy, ungoat-like behavior like riding in a jet pack. Coffee Stain Studios earned more respect from the community by announcing their intent to patch the game in May: Read more »
“Age of Mythology: Extended Edition” Due Out on Steam May 8
HD Rerelease Included Updated Visuals and More
The Steam storefront has updated to include details on the re-release of 2002's "Age of Mythology," due out May 8 via the digital distributor. Read more »
Kicking It with Michel Thomazeau
Planets Cubed.
Since "Minecraft" exploded on the scene in 2011, it made a pretty significant impact on gaming - you might even say that it formed its own genre. We have seen dozens of "Minecraft" "clones" - games using that blocks and a "sandbox world" full of tools to do whatever you want. All those games are fun, but at the same time, they are fun in the exact same way that "Minecraft" is fun. They feel like the clones that they are, but clones wearing different hats and maybe speaking in a funky accent. Read more »
Goat Simulator
Behold, ye mighty, and despair
I just spent 30 minutes mastering Flappy Goat, a game hidden inside the developer’s studio in Goat Simulator. Read more »
For April Fool’s Day, Google Sends Us on an Epic Journey
Gotta Catch'em All!
Google is well known for its clever little tricks and games that it plays on the public on April Fool's Day. GooglePaper, in 2007, had us believe that Google was starting a paper, snail-mail service. GoogleGulp, in 2005, made us think that they were getting into the energy-drink-filled-with-neurostimulators business. Just last year in 2013, we were informed that YouTube was actually a massive video contest and it was now closed for submissions (I'm pretty sure those judges are still working on that one....). Read more »
