Retro Review: Double Dragon (NES)
Release Date: October 1988 Developer: Technōs Japan Publisher: Tradewest Double Dragon is a well-known and loved old-school side-scrolling beat ‘em up. Released in the arcade in 1987 by Technōs Japan, it had players control one of two brothers, Billy Lee or twin Jimmy. Players could play alone or with a friend, fighting through four stages of turf belonging to a gang called the Black Warrio...[Read More]
Homefront: The Revolution Developer Promises Fix for Frame Rate Issues
Homefront: The Revolution developer Dambuster Studios has acknowledged that the game has issues with its frame rate and promises fixes in the form of patches. “It has been a long road for us, and we’re only getting started,” the developer has stated in the game’s forums. “But we’re also aware that performance–particularly frame rate–is not currently where ...[Read More]
Destiny Expansion, Rise of Iron, Leaked
An expansion for Destiny is expected this fall, and a leak has given out the expansion’s name and theme. Kotaku published some leaked marketing materials that peg the upcoming expansion as Rise of Iron. The materials include a poster that shows Lord Saladin, leader of the Iron Banner, standing in front of what appears to be Earth’s Cosmodrome wall. The marketing materials were leaked on Reddit and...[Read More]
Gran Turismo Sport Gets Release Date
Polyphony Digital CEO Kazunori Yamauchi announced that during a special event in London that Gran Turismo Sport, the developer’s first series entry for the PS4, will be released on November 15, 2016 in Japan, Asia, And North America, with a November 18 release in the United Kingdom.Gran Turismo Sport was first announced on October 2015. There was no mention of the beta, which was to be available s...[Read More]
Aaron Soetaert the one handed gamer, A truly inspiring man and Gamer!
The word Inspirational is thrown around alot, But in the case of Aaron Soetaert… The word rings True. He’s an inspiration for gamers and amputees alike.Listen to Aaron’s story and how gaming has been a huge influence on his life after his accident and the loss of his arm. Check out his heart warming story. http://traffic.libsyn.com/digitalcrack/aaron_interview_mixdown.mp3
Negative Review of Uncharted 4 Results in Author Being Targeted
In yet another example of a negative review resulting in mass rage, Washington Post video game reviewer Michael Thomsen is being targeted with insults, anger and outrights threats for posting a bad review of Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 4. The review, which was unflattering but contained no numerical score, was submitted by the Washington Post to Metacritic, the score aggregation site, with a 4/10 adde...[Read More]
Atari Working On Getting Centipede, Missile Command to Big Screen
Say what you want about Atari – and I have done so on a couple of occasions – but they are nothing if not insistent. The publisher, far removed from its origins and now owned by Vivendi, has been attempting to shill its gaming properties for years, with uninspired remake after uninspired remake flooding the gaming space. Well, now you can add feature films to their to-do list. Atari is partnering ...[Read More]
Is Battlefield 1 Trailer Historically Accurate?
The fervor surrounding the recently released Battlefield 1 trailer has hit all corners of the internet, including here at Digital Crack. One new voice, YouTube channel, The Great War, takes a different look at the trailer for DICE’s upcoming FPS, examining it from a historical perspective and seeing if its visuals hold up historically. War buffs like me eat this stuff up, but even those with a cur...[Read More]
Microsoft Kills Off Project Spark
Microsoft and Team Dakota have announced that they are shutting down Project Spark, the game-creation tool for Xbox One and Windows. Project Spark allowed amateur game developers create just about whatever they wanted and let them share and play the homemade creations with the community. It is no longer available for download from the Xbox Store or Windows Store as of May 13th. Team Dakota communi...[Read More]
Uncharted 4 Review: A Beautiful goodbye for a beloved Franchise
What can I say that hasn’t already been said about this gorgeous Video game. My love for this franchise has always held up due to Naughty dog’s unique and amazing story telling game, after game. Now Naughty Dog says this will be the last uncharted game, and the last appearance of our hero Nathan Drake. I personally don’t believe it to be the end, but if it is the end… They sure went out with a BAN...[Read More]
Uncharted 4 Review: A Beautiful goodbye for a beloved Franchise
What can I say that hasn’t already been said about this gorgeous Video game. My love for this franchise has always held up due to Naughty dog’s unique and amazing story telling game, after game. Now Naughty Dog says this will be the last uncharted game, and the last appearance of our hero Nathan Drake. I personally don’t believe it to be the end, but if it is the end… They sure went out with a BAN...[Read More]