There’s been a lot of discussion and debate recently about the treatment of female gamers within the community as well as female characters within the games themselves. There’s not necessarily a total lack of developed, interesting, realistic female characters (see: Chell, Lara Croft, Hope), but there’s certainly a disparity between the numbers of those and the numbers of developed, interesting, ...
Read More »Batman: Arkham Knight Special-Edition PS4 Bundle Detailed
Sony Computer Entertainment and Warner Bros. have given the details of a Limited Edition PlayStation 4 bundle for their upcoming game Batman: Arkham Knight. The package will contain a steel grey PS4 with a Batman silhouette across the top. There will also be a matching grey DualShock 4 and, of course, the game itself. The bundle will cost $449.99. For ...
Read More »Releases for the Week of March 29th-April 4th
Keeping up with the new games coming out each week can be a full time job that often requires hours of research on various websites. Luckily, this list features most of the major releases for this week. There is quite a bit coming out this week, so hopefully there will be something new for everyone to play. The release dates ...
Read More »Sparkle 2 Looking to Release on Steam
*Disclaimer: The screenshots shown may not be from the PC version of the game, so expect higher resolution graphics in the Steam release* Sparkle 2 is a game that was originally released on the PS4 on May 20th of 2014. Any fans of games such as Zuma’s Revenge should see an instant similarity between the two. After getting my hands ...
Read More »Square Enix Wants Feedback on FFXV Episode Duscae
In a survey now available in Europe and North America, Square Enix is asking for feedback about their Final Fantasy XV Episode Duscae demo that came packed along with Final Fantasy Type-0 HD. The game will not be finished until sometime next year with the demo serving as something to tide fans over until the release. Considering Final Fantasy XV ...
Read More »BioWare Gives a Peek Behind-the-Scenes of New Mass Effect
In a Tweet yesterday, BioWare cinematic director Ken Thain gave a small glimpse into the making of the next Mass Effect game. Thain shared a photo showing the motion capture work and confirming that progress is well underway at TheCaptureLab in Vancouver, Canada. This will be for the fourth main game in the Mass Effect franchise- however, it will not ...
Read More »Battlefield: Hardline Review – Chasing Gold
Battlefield: Hardline took the Battlefield series to unfamiliar territory, immersing the player in the life and mindset of cops and criminals; the righteous and the evil. Hardline provides a sense of realism by removing the heavy array of weaponry seen in the earlier titles and obtains a fresh approach to the field of battle, accomplishing this thanks to Visceral Games, ...
Read More »Releases for the Week of March 22-28th
Keeping up with the latest game releases can be a full-time job. There are releases every day ranging from the smallest indies, to the largest, multi-million dollar triple-As. In this article you will find the major releases that you can expect this week. These release dates are for North America. Monday, March 23rd Out of the Park Baseball ’16 for ...
Read More »Beyond Half-Life: 4 Great Games That Might Actually Get Sequels
Gabe Newell, co-founder of Valve, recently spoke in a podcast about the possible future of their old classic franchises- Half-Life and Left 4 Dead if you need a reminder. Fans have been begging for new installments in these series for seemingly forever. Newell offered a completely noncommittal response, in keeping with Valve’s attitude towards the rumors about Half-Life 3 or Left 4 Dead 3. ...
Read More »Square Enix Teases Surprise JRPG for Consoles
In an interview with Japanese magazine Nikkei Trendy and translated by Siliconera, Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda threw some light on what fans can expect for the coming year and the company’s presentation at E3 2015. Matsuda described his ambition for 2015 to be a “box of surprise” with a lot of new offerings from both the Japanese and western studios. One ...
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