Nintendo Direct for “Xenoblade Chronicles X” Coming 4/24
Focus on Gameplay with Japan Release Coming Close
Nintendo announced a Nintendo Direct focused solely on "Xenoblade Chronicles X" for April 24 at 11am PST and 2pm EST. This direct will be primarily about the gameplay with the Japan release date, April 29, getting closer. There may even be a release date announced for outside of Japan. Read more »
“Amiibo Touch & Play” Coming to Europe 4/30
North American Release to Be Announced Later
Nintendo of Europe has announced that "Amiibo: Touch & Play," otherwise known as "Amiibo Tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits" in North America, will be a free download in Europe for April 30. The North American release date has yet to be announced. Read more »
Square Enix Hosting E3 Conference for 2015
"Final Fantasy XV" & "Kingdom Hearts III" Announcements?
Square Enix has announced that they will hosting an E3 conference on June 16 at 9AM PST, 12PM EST, 5PM BST, and 1AM JST. Read more »
“Witcher 3” on Xbox YouTube Channel Uses PC Footage, Not Xbox One
Whoops. Wrong Platform.
Kotaku noticed that Xbox on YouTube was advertising "The Witcher 3's" PC version of the game instead of the Xbox One version. Read more »
Noctis from “Final Fantasy XV” Could Appear in New “Dissidia”
Not Until His Game Releases First
According to Siliconera, Noctis from "Final Fantasy XV" could make an appearance in the new "Dissidia Final Fantasy" game (title still not announced or will be the same as the first entry is not known). Read more »
Total War: WARHAMMER Officially Annouced
The rules have changed... The only constant is War.
Creative Assembly, the development team behind the Total War series, is stepping out of the mostly historically accurate safe zone that they built their name in and are venturing into a whole other universe of high fantasy. Announced today in a stunning cinematic trailer, the next game in the Total War series will be set in the popular Warhammer universe. Read more »
Ed Boon Considering Unplayable Story Character DLC for “Mortal Kombat X”
Sindel, Baraka, Rain, Etc...
Modders, discovered a way to play as the unplayable character you fight in "Mortal Kombat X's" story mode for the PC. Ed Boon answered a question regarding the unplayable characters with another question on Twitter. "So Ed are you secretly gonna patch in the NPC's from story to make them playable? EB: U mean like a "Story Pack" ?" Read more »
“Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations”
What Time Is It? Game Time!
"Adventure Time" is getting another game titled "Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations." This will beFinn and Jake's first adventure into the realm of 3D gaming as they travel around the Land of Ooo investigating mysteries. Read more »
Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China Official Launch Trailer
2.5 Dimensions of Assassin-ing
Releasing today in the United States (April 21st) and tomorrow in the EU, "Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China" is the latest game in the seemingly endless series that is Assassin's Creed. The game follows a Chinese assassin named Shao Jun, a character that was first introduced in the animated short film "Assassin's Creed: Embers," and will (obviously) be set in China...and will likely feature assassinations. Yesterday, we got a look at the official UK launch trailer: Read more »
Kerbal Space Program Leaving Early Access
To Infinity and Beyond!
Initially released on June 24, 2011, "Kerbal Space Program" - the strange, fascinating, hilarious, intelligent, rocket-building, explosion-generating, space exploring simulator created by developer Squad - is getting an official v1.0 release on April 27th. Squad made the official announcement on their forums. Read more »
7th Wave of X-Wing Miniatures ships Announced
"Hit Them Hard and Fast"
In the wake of all the huge news from the Star Wars Celebration, Fantasy Flight has announced the seventh wave of ships for the "X-Wing Miniatures Game." Read more »
Remedy Looking into “Alan Wake 2”
Multiple Partners Being Considered- Not Just Microsoft
Speaking with Polygon, Remedy, the developer for "Alan Wake" and the "Max Payne" games, discussed the state of which "Alan Wake 2" is in at the moment. Predictably, a lot of the work is going into "Quantum Break" at the moment, but Remedy is discussing and thinking about where and who they are partner with to make the game a possibility. Read more »
Misrepresentation of Video Game Characters
Doing a Character Almost No Justice
I’d love to meet a person in the world who hates the concept of characters. Everyone on the planet can agree to love characters because of what they do whether they are conscious of the fact or not. Whether they entertain, explore human behavior, intrigue, cause raw emotions, and/or implore positive behavior, characters are essential to people and their ideals. Video game characters are great to examine and explore because they offer one thing most other mediums can’t: interaction. You get to control a character and his or her actions, which speaks not only for what the character does but also the player.
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“World of Warcraft” Introduces Timewalking
The Old Is New Again
With the latest 6.2 patch to the popular MMO "World of Warcraft," Blizzard is taking an interesting step forward with the development of the game. Read more »
“Star Wars Battlefront” Release Date Officially Revealed
40-Player Battles, Darth Vader, Free DLC, and More
During the Star Wars Celebration, EA and DICE revealed some information for "Star Wars Battlefront." The release date, as previously rumored and leaked, will be November 17. Read more »
“Star Wars Battlefront” Debut Trailer Coming
Release Date Leaked Too?
EA posted a countdown for "Star Wars Battlefront." The first trailer for the game is set to release April 17 at 10:30 PT/1:30 EST. Read more »
Reddit Modder Finds Way to Play NPCs in “Mortal Kombat X”
With Unique Movesets Too
Modder XVermillion discovered a way to play as unplayable characters in "Mortal Kombat X" for the PC. Read more »
Chip’s Challenge 1 & 2 Are Coming to Steam in May
After 25 Years, Chip's Challenge 2 Will Be Released
Many people got their introduction to video gaming with the Best of Windows Entertainment Pack; I know it was one of my first. After twenty five years, Chip's Challenge is coming to Steam; both the original, as well as the never released sequel: Chip's Challenge 2. Read more »
“Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture” Coming Summer 2015
Will You Join on This Adventure This Summer?
The PlayStation exclusive "Everybody's Gone to the Rapture" has been given a Summer 2015 release date. Read more »
Hidden Files in Newest “Super Smash Bros.” Update Point to “Street Fighter’s” Ryu as DLC
Roy and Lucas Song Files in There Too
Reddit user shinyquagsire23 went fishing around the code for the newest "Super Smash Bros." Wii U/3DS update. Originally launched to incorporate sharing, new costumes for Miis, and Mewtwo, shinyquasire also found some interesting files that aren't used just yet. Read more »
