The official Need for Speed twitter account has revealed that the upcoming Need for Speed reboot will always require an internet connection to play. @DeanRheims NFS will require an online connection, but the benefits are nice. More variety and a more rewarding experience with friends. — Need for Speed (@NeedforSpeed) May 28, 2015 The Need for Speed Twitter account went ...
Read More »Steam Summer Sale Date Has Been Leaked
It seems like it’s that time of year again, almost. Summer is just around the corner and for PC gamers that means Steam’s Summer Sale is on its way. Good news for gamers, bad news for wallets. In case you missed it, IGN Russia discovered what may have been an accidental post on Steam’s behalf announcing the sale’s date. It appears ...
Read More »Destiny’s House of Wolves: a glimpse into the future of the series and the gaming industry as a whole
Its been just over a week since Destiny’s House of Wolves expansion came out, and since then people have beaten the endgame content enough to be able to just melt the endgame boss within minutes, emerged victorious from the most grueling PvP mode undefeated, and reach the level cap within days. On paper, this might seem like theres just no ...
Read More »Destiny’s House of Wolves Review
It’s been some time since the release of Destiny’s new expansion, and now that the dust has settled and Bungie has played out its hand, it’s time for the community to receive it. A lot of hype has been built around this expansion, and for good reason: for many people, hardcore Destiny fans like myself included, House of Wolves was ...
Read More »Sexism and The Witcher 3: What the Polygon Article Got Wrong
In what appears to be a customary routine with every new game release, I find myself having to attempt to address and dispel seemingly absurd claims regarding the nature of The Witcher 3’s content. CD Project Red, developers of this gorgeous, new role-playing epic, received some unexpected flak from Polygon, where journalist and editor Arthur Gies criticized the game for allegedly ...
Read More »Windows 10 Interconnectivity For Your Devices – Even iOS and Android
If you’re planning on getting your hands on the free update to Windows 10 coming out later this year; then you’re probably aware that the new OS plans to increase interactivity between your various Windows devices by using one uniform system. This even includes your Xbox and the changes will provide various new ways that we can use the console whether gaming ...
Read More »Rise of the Tomb Raider is a timed Xbox One exclusive
There has been some confusion over the exclusivity deal Microsoft have over Rise of the Tomb Raider, after Xbox Australia updated a tweet from January 2015, where they stated, categorically, that the new Lara Croft game is an Xbox One exclusive, not a timed exclusive. “Not timed exclusive but exclusive,” read the Tweet. However Xbox head, Phil Spencer has since come out to deny ...
Read More »Have You Seen The New Overwatch Gameplay Trailers Yet?
Over the past couple of days new gameplay trailers have been released for Overwatch on Blizzard’s Overwatch EU YouTube channel. The new trailers depict actual in game footage of several different playable characters from the game. All of the trailers are unedited running at 1080p with 60fps on a PC. Obviously the potential is there if your PC is able to handle the ...
Read More »Oculus Rift faces another legal battle against Luckey Palmer
The highly anticipated VR headset has had its share of legal troubles over the years, but the company now face the prospect of another lawsuit as creator, Palmer Luckey is accused of, “taking confidential information he learned while working with another company and passing it off as his own.” A Hawaiian company, Total Recall Technologies, is the one to press charges against ...
Read More »Total War: Arena’s First Alpha Gameplay Trailer Has Been Released
Total War: Arena is a new free to play game that is currently under development at Creative Assembly. To rile up a bit of excitement among fans they have released a gameplay trailer of the current Alpha build. The game is going to be entirely multiplayer hosting large scale 10 vs. 10 battles between gamers in what looks to be in ...
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