Indie Game Lookout for July 28, 2016
Another week, another batch of Indie Game Lookout titles. I actually had more intriguing titles than I had spots. I do want to keep it to three entries per week; I don’t want to drop a whole encyclopedia on everyone. I’m thinking of doing side bits where I highlight a particularly juicy title. Let me know what you think about that, and please keep feeding me indie goodness on my Twitter account. W...[Read More]
Amazon Lists Then Removes Listing for Metal Gear Solid V Definitive Ex
Online retailer Amazon temporarily listed Metal Gear Solid V Definitive Ex on its Amazon UK and Amazon Japan sites. A post on the PlayStation 4 Reddit showed the link for the UK site, which has since been removed. The listing gave a release date of December 31st and had mostly placeholder information. Speculation has run rampant about what the game actually is. Many figure that a “Definitive” vers...[Read More]
Pokemon GO Player Hits Level Cap – Then Deletes Account
Gamers always want to find out the limits of the games they play. Some play huge marathon sessions, trying to get as far as possible. Others try to mine the data from the game’s code. And then there are those who resort to “enhancements.” Reddit user Problemz decided to go with the latter approach with Pokemon GO. Using bots, he was able to rack up huge amounts of experience points per hour – as m...[Read More]
Rainbow Six Siege Playable for Free This Weekend on Xbox One
This weekend, Xbox Live Gold subscribers will be able to play Rainbow Six: Siege for free. The game will be available for free from Thursday to Sunday on the Xbox One. Ubisoft’s multiplayer tactical shooter is receiving an expansion, titled Operation Skull Rain, on August 2nd. The expansion will be officially revealed during this weekend’s Xbox Pro League Season 2 tournament. Its included map will...[Read More]
No Man’s Sky’s Latest Trailer Almost Squashed My Planetary Dream
All I wanted was my own planet. No Man’s Sky was my way to finally have one. After watching the latest video for the game, however, I may have to resort to plan B: Marvin the Martian cosplay! Hello Games’ procedurally generated universal exploration sim has had me salivating for quite some time now. The thought of blasting through space and exploring the farthest reaches of galaxies makes the Star...[Read More]
Never Ending Night: Knight’s Saga Early Impressions
Developer Dot Dream is poised to enter a new phase with its latest project, Never Ending Night: Knight’s Saga. It is due to be released on September 13, 2016 via Steam for PC, Mac, and Linux. In addition, the game will also see an as-yet undated release on both the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4. This is a huge step for them; they will potentially reach a much wider audience with this move. It’s a...[Read More]
Nintendo NX Will Reportedly Be a Portable Console with Detachable Controllers
According to an article on Eurogamer.net, the upcoming Nintendo NX console will be a portable console with detachable controllers. The article cites a “number of sources” that confirm this configuration to the website. The NX will work as a typical handheld console – albeit a high-powered one, as it will have its own display. The difference is that the display will be bookended by two detachable c...[Read More]
Ghostbusters (2016): My Review of the (Supposedly) Unreviewable
I really hate that I feel the need to excuse myself with this Ghostbusters article. I went through about 19 revision of this article. In them, I took many stances: aggressive; reasoned; insulting; defensive; apoplectic. Those angles were not about the movie; they were about the people who would like to discredit anyone who talks about this particular topic. I decided I was going to do this straigh...[Read More]
No Man’s Sky Will Not Need PlayStation Plus to Play
In a rather odd twist, No Man’s Sky will not require a PlayStation Plus subscription in order to play it when it launches on August 9th. Considering the game is set in a universe with significant online infrastructure, it’s a foregone conclusion that it is a multiplayer game. Hence, the game would need PlayStation Plus to play, as PlayStation Plus is required to play with or against other players ...[Read More]
Sega Genesis Emulation Console Falls Flat Compared to Classic NES
When Nintendo announced their NES Classic Edition, their Flashback version of the NES with 30 built-in games, the Sega camp felt the need respond. By “the Sega camp”, I mean AtGames, the manufacturer that essentially created the emulated console market with the release of the Atari Flashback and the original Sega Genesis Classic Game Console. They have decided to respond to Nintendo’s decision…by ...[Read More]
Pokemon GO player in North America Has Caught ‘Em All
Pokemon GO player ftb_hodor has achieved a title no one has yet received: Pokemon master! He revealed on Reddit that his North American Pokedex is complete. By complete, he means that he has caught all 142 Pokemon currently available in the States. To accomplish this, ftb_hodor caught a total of 4,269 Pokemon. He walked over 95 miles (153 km) and hatched 303 eggs during his two-week odyssey. He ma...[Read More]
No Man’s Sky Faces Another (Maybe Permanent) Delay
No Man’s Sky, the PlayStation 4 exclusive that is poised to occupy my life for the foreseeable future, is facing another possible delay before its August 9 release. This delay, however, may be permanent. A Dutch company named Genicap is alleging that Hello Games, the developers of No Man’s Sky, used their Superformula without licensing it. The Superformula is basically a math equation that allows ...[Read More]