“Until Dawn”
A Horror Movie... Your Way
Decision-making games are usually a hit-or-miss genre for people. You either have games that are driven by your decisions (such as “Heavy Rain”) or more geared with story telling in mind (such as the TellTale Games series of games). People, for the most part, want the former because the game tells the players that their decisions will scope the story. I say that because the more story driven games tend to make player decisions worthless in the long run, such as “The Walking Dead Season 2” and “Beyond: Two Souls.” So with “Until Dawn” came back into the spotlight after disappearing from the PlayStation 3 era, people were skeptical. Would “Until Dawn” fall victim of being vaporware and be a lackluster title that doesn’t take decisions to heart or would it be the next “Heavy Rain?” Read more »
“Borderlands” Is Getting a Movie
Brought to You By Lionsgate
According to Venture Beat, Lionsgate will be making a "Borderlands" movie. Read more »
“XCOM 2” Delayed to 2016
It Was Just Announced, So No Harm
Firaxis, the developer for the "XCOM" series, announced that "XCOM 2" will be delayed to February 5, 2016. Read more »
“Shovel Knight” Amiibo Officially Revealed
Play Co-op on the Wii U with a Friend!
Nintendo during the Nindies presentation at PAX Prime revealed that they will be working alongside Yacht Club Games to make a "Shovel Knight" amiibo. Read more »
UK Retailer GAME Revealed “Shovel Knight” Amiibo
A Future Appearance for "Smash" Perhaps?
The UK retailer GAME may have accidentally revealed an amiibo figure for "Shovel Knight" (caught by NintendoLife). Read more »
Konami Will Close 31 Mobile Games in Japan
Moving from Premium Mobile to Free-to-play
According to GamesIndustry, Konami will be closing 31 premium mobile games in Japan. Read more »
R. Mika Revealed for “Street Fighter V”
"Alpha 3" Fans Rejoice!
Capcom revealed that R. Mika would return as a playable fighter in "Street Fighter V." Read more »
“Final Fantasy VII Remake” Testing Battle System To Ultitize
"We’re thinking hard about what kind of direction we can take it"
According to Gematsu, the development team is trying to figure out what the best battle system would be for the game. Yoshinori Kitase discussed where the team is at the moment. Read more »
YouTube Gaming Launches Tomorrow
Meet Twitch.tv's Competitor
About this time last year, Google lost Twitch.tv to Amazon and now the internet giant is about to launch it's own video game streaming service - YouTube Gaming. Read more »
September 2015 Games With Gold Revealed
"Dear God," "Tomb Raider," "Crysis 3," and "Battlestations Pacific"
Major Nelson revealed what the September 2015 Games with Gold will be. Read more »
Square Enix Promotes “Just Cause 3” With Island Giveaway
To Quote: “Yes, it’s an actual, real-life island”
Square Enix announced on Aug 25, 2015 the “Just Cause 3 Win an Island Competition”, a real-life island giveaway to promote the upcoming release of their game “Just Cause 3”. Read more »
September 2015 PS Plus Games Revealed
"Grow Home," "Twisted Metal," and More
On the PlayStation Blog, the September 2015 PlayStation Plus games have been revealed. Read more »
Nintendo Lineup for Rest of Year Revealed
A Mega Yarn Yoshi, Release Dates, and More
Nintendo has revealed a large portion of the rest of the year in their game and amiibo lineup (thanks to NeoGAF for chronicling the press release). Read more »
Boston Officers Arrest Two At Pokemon World Championships
Suspects Were Found Carrying Weapons In Car
The Boston Police Department announced on Aug 23, 2015 that two men were arrested for attempting to enter the Pokemon World Championships while illegally carrying guns and other ammunition in their vehicle. Read more »
Nintendo’s Latest Patent Application Surfaces
Device Schematic Shows No Optical Drive
Nintendo's latest patent application for a "stationary game apparatus" was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Aug 20, 2015, fueling speculations within the gaming community regarding its lack of an optical drive.
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Kicking It with Arman Karshenas
Explore the dark places in your mind with "Repenthium"
In most survival-horror games, the player is creeping through weird dungeons, dark forests, abandoned buildings or any other super-atmospheric horror trope - and there is always something in the shadows out to get them. What makes these games really terrifying experiences though isn't necessarily the monster hiding behind the tree somewhere but the player's own imagination as it responds to every bump in the night. Read more »
“Batman: Arkham Knight” PC Update Pushed Back a Bit
Still Coming Along, WB Games Says
Posted on Steam Community, the supposed interim update for the "Batman: Arkham Knight" PC version is still in the works. It was slated for some time in August, but the work Warner Bros. is putting into the game still needs more time. WB has released a statement and the supposed fixes the patch will come with: Read more »
Pokken Tournament Coming to Wii U
Also Coming to the West in 2016
"Pokken Tournament" will be coming to the Wii U in Spring 2016. Read more »
EXOPLANET: First Contact
Kickstarting the last mile
After three years of development, the international team behind Alersteam is almost ready to release “Exoplanet: First Contact” to the world and they are bringing the project to Kickstarter to get your help. Read more »
Dying Light: The Following
A cult above the rest
After a successful showing at Gamescom 2015, Techland has released the reveal trailer for Dying Light: The Following – a story-based expansion set in a massive new area that’s as big as the original maps from Dying Light combined. Dying Light: The Following will see Kyle Crane travel to a hazardous outback ruled by mysterious and fanatical cultists whose beliefs have unnerving connections with the zombie outbreak. The title offers up to 10 hours of additional gameplay. Read more »
