According to Ken Levine, founder of Irrational Games, the studio will soon be downsizing to a team of about 15 employees. The developer, known for the wildly successful Bioshock and its spiritual sequel Bioshock Infinite, is switching focus towards smaller, narrative heavy, digital releases in the wake of Inifinite’s massive delays and production issues. In a statement posted on the Irrational website, Levine had this to say, “While I’m deeply proud of...
Rayman Legends is out today on Xbox One and PS4. Each version of the game comes with its own exclusive characters and new challenges. The Xbox One version of Rayman Legends has three exclusive characters that players can unlock. You have Splinter Ray who’s design is influenced by Sam Fisher and coming from the design of the villain from Far Cry 3 is Ray Vaas and Far Glob. The Playstation 4 version is getting Assassin Ray who is obviously inspired by Edward Kenway...
The Evil Within, the new nightmare fuel from the mind of the legendary Shinji Mikami will finally be released on August 26th. The Evil Within has been teased as a “return to form” for the Survival Horror auteur and looks to be a delightful blood carnival if all the pre-release trailers are anything to go by. Originally announced in 2012 for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, the game will also be making the jump to Playstation 4 and Xbox One. Mikami, best known for...
WARNING: Download at your own risk, as Microsoft has banned users in the past for downloading this type of “Mistake Release.” In what can only be described as an error on Microsoft’s part, Capcom’s remake of the classic action side-scroller has been released early and free! That’s right, if you can find it in the labyrinthine Xbox One Marketplace or someone on your Friend List has it, you can install Strider free of charge. Strider, announced...
An hour early, the beta signups have begun. Users who follow the link are able to sign up for both the Xbox One and Windows-PC version of the Titanfall beta. After completing the signup, users are told “Thank you for applying to the Titanfall Beta. You will be emailed by EA no later than 11:59 PM PST on Feb 17th if you have been selected to participate.” While the beta isn’t able to be accessed via the front page, visiting Titanfall.com/beta reveals a...
Murdered: Soul Suspect, the supernatural detective game from SquareEnix originally announced for PS3 and Xbox 360 will also be making the jump to next-gen. All versions will launch simultaneously this upcoming June, for the aforementioned systems. The next-gen versions will offer enhanced visuals thanks to the native 1080p output of the consoles. Also on display will be more particle effects than you can shake a ghost hand at, as you lead recently deceased detective Ronan...
Who would have thought that a New Years Resolution should include more time with the gaming console? For Xbox One users big and small, this console has become an area of interest for everyone. Carefully hidden within the workings and sparkly Apps of the Xbox One is something called “Xbox Fitness.” This is a free App to anyone with the console and the Xbox Gold Membership. It is filled with 10-minute workouts from some of the industries best trainers. And for the more...
Renegade Kid, developers of the successful Mutant Mudds, have announced the Spring release for Moon Chronicles exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS. A remake of their celebrated 2009 DS shooter, Moon Chronicles will expand upon the original game by taking the episodic model that’s all the rage these days. Completely rebuilt from the ground up to take advantage of the 3DS’s power and CirclePad, Moon Chronicles will run at a crisp 60 frames per second. The first...
First announced last Spring, the newest Yoshi’s Island adventure will finally arrive on 3DS on March 14th in North America. The third game in the series, Yoshi’s New Island will once again have you protecting Baby Mario across hazard filled stages. Nintendo and series veteran Takashi Tezuka has brought back the classic look of the games with old-school graphics and gameplay from the looks of it. It may look like more of the same, but sticking with the old...
Today’s Watch this Wednesday is a step on the other side of the spectrum. Instead of a funny bit of humor, we have a more touching story. Today’s video is a reaction video of someone opening up an Xbox One that was gifted to them from a friend he (presumably) only knows from Xbox Live. It’s touching to see the thoughts racing through his head when he opens up the Xbox One and tries to process how he got it.
