Kicking It with Daniel Leaver
Defending London with Ironcast
In this day and age, I'd say you'd be hard-pressed to find a gamer that hasn't played some sort of mech game. There are tons of games where you're a lone pilot in a cockpit, controlling a 100 ton bi-pedal killing machine, equipped with every manner of missile, gun and laser. When I first clicked on the link for Ironcast, I was expecting another game like that - first-person, in a cockpit and stomping around shooting bad guys. Read more »
eSports at EGX London 2014
Gamer Nation and Gfinity Partner for eSports Showcase
Gfinity and Gamer Network partnered together to bring the world of eSports to the UK’s next big gaming convention. Read more »
“Persona 5” Coming to PS4 and PS3
Series Goes Cross-Gen for Fifth Installment
Today Atlus announced that "Persona 5" will no longer be a PS3 exclusive, but will also be on PS4. Fans had been speculating for a while that this was the case, but now we have confirmation. Read more »
First Trailer Released for First-Person Indie Game, “Firewatch”
Campo Santo's Debut IP Shown off at PAX 2014
Campo Santo, a new indie studio, has revealed their debut title, "Firewatch," at its PAX panel. The first-person mystery exploration game has been in the pipeline for the past few months, but this is the first look at exactly what it is. Read more »
Telltale Games is playing the ‘Game of Teasing Tweets’
Teaser for the Telltale "Game of Thrones" game?
Early this morning, at the Telltale Games twitter account, a little picture was tweeted with a very familiar logo and seemingly innocuous quote from "A Dance with Dragons," the fifth book in the 'A Song of Ice And Fire" series by George RR Martin, which most people probably know better as the fantastic HBO series "Game of Thrones." Read more »
Nintendo Announces New 3DS
Another 3DS, but this time it has new things.
Nintendo announced a new 3DS model at the latest Nintendo Direct. Two new 3DS models are coming out very soon, the new XL and the regular 3DS. These new models are going to hit Japan's shelves on October 13th 2014, with no release date for the US yet. Read more »
“Assassin’s Creed Unity” Delayed Until November
Now We Wait... Just a Little Bit Longer
Today Ubisoft confirmed that "Assassin's Creed Unity" will have a two week delay in addition to a day-one patch. This pushes the release date back to November 11th in North America and November 13th in Australia. Ubisoft states the delay gives the team little longer to add polish. Read more »
“Legend of Korra” Game Release Date Announced As “Book 3” of the Show Concludes
Developers Also Go into Detail on the Pro-Bending Mode
Book Three of the television show "Legend of Korra" concluded this past Friday, leaving a lot of us fans feeling kind of empty - especially after such a dark season and such a brutal ending. Player Theory isn't in the business of TV show reviews, but Activision did unveil some big announcements regarding the "Legend of Korra" video game that they're developing with Platinum Games. Read more »
“Saints Row” Studio to Reveal New Project This Friday
Volition's Big Announcement Slated for PAX Panel
A news bulletin on PAX Prime's website announced plans for the unveiling of Deep Silver Volition's newest project this Friday from Seattle's biggest gaming convention. Read more »
“Pokkén Tournament” Announced
Pokémon/Tekken Crossover to Hit Japanese Arcades in 2015
When the trademarks for “Pokkén Fighters” and “Pokkén Tournament” were registered in both the U.S. and Europe, speculation abounded that it would only be a matter of time until we received confirmation of a "Pokémon" fighting game. Just one year later, and the wait is over. Read more »