Back at E3 2014 Deep Silver announced Dead Island 2, the sequel to the highly successful survival horror developed by Techland. The cinematic trailer released then is extremely entertaining and presents a game that doesn’t seem to take itself too seriously. Unlike its predecessor, Dead Island 2 doesn’t try to be all that dark and scary, opting instead to go for a more ...
Read More »Gamescom 2014: 10 games we’re eager to see at the event
Gamescom 2014 will open its doors for everyone on Thursday, August 14th, although the event technically kicks off on Wednesday. While not as popular as E3, Gamescom is a very important event for the industry as well and we’re likely to see some juicy reveals this year. We figured a list of 10 anticipated games expected to be featured at the event ...
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Unity features boss fights and challenging combat
The Assassin’s Creed series is infamous for a lot of things, but one of them stands out in particular for many people. There have been many parodies revolving around the fact that you can fight multiple bad guys at the same time, which essentially makes it seem like you’re more of an action hero rather than an actual assassin. Moreover, when you’re ...
Read More »Bungie is wiping all the Destiny Beta characters
The Destiny Beta progress wont carry over into the final game after all. Bungie said in an official blog post that although there have been no major changes, the game did undergo a series of tweaks and adjustments. This means that Beta characters might feel a little broken now so they decided to wipe all of them. The company is certainly aware that ...
Read More »Xbox consoles sold almost 12 million units during fiscal year 2014 says Microsoft
Microsoft posted their annual earnings report for fiscal year 2014, which ended on June 30th. Contrary to popular belief, the Xbox isn’t doing all that bad and we can see a pretty decent increase of consoles sold compared to last year. The results reveal that the Xbox One and Xbox 360 combined sold 11.7 million units, 1.9 million more than in ...
Read More »Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition coming to PS4, Xbox One, and PC this October
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition was first spotted on Amazon a couple of days ago, but the official announcement only came today via Square Enix’s blog. The company confirmed that this edition was specifically crafted for next-gen and will come with improvements such as 1080p resolution, increased audio fidelity, upgraded visuals, and improved gameplay among others. But that’s not all. Just ...
Read More »Crytek is considering Ryse 2 and maybe PS4 availability at some point
Yesterday publisher Deep Silver and developer Crytek have announced that the Xbox One launch title Ryse: Son of Rome will also be coming to PC later this year. There has been many speculation regarding the reason for this decision but ultimately it seems that the company just isn’t happy with the Xbox One sales anymore. Crytek went through a lot of ...
Read More »Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris Collector’s Edition detailed
Publisher Square Enix and developer Crystal Dynamics have revealed the Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris Collector’s Edition, also known as the Gold Edition. This includes a number of exclusive items such as a 3-inch Lara Croft figurine, an art book featuring exclusive concept art, a map of the Overworld, and the Season Pass. The Gold Edition is only ...
Read More »Play Battlefield 4 and Kingdoms of Amalur free with Origin Game Time
Who knew that Electronic Arts would be so generous with their offerings of free games? Earlier this week we reported that Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger is now completely free on Origin but it looks like that was only the beginning. The company is offering two more titles for us to enjoy free of charge, albeit only for ...
Read More »Casey Hudson leaves Bioware, development of Mass Effect 4 well underway
Bioware just revealed via Twitter that Casey Hudson is no longer with the company unfortunately. Hudson has been one of the most prominent figures at Bioware since…well…forever. He worked on highly acclaimed titles such as Neverwinter Nights, MDK2, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and was the lead developer of the Mass Effect trilogy. Presumably he was supposed to maintain ...
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