Indie Game Lookout for June 30, 2016
After weeks of trying to find a theme for this column, I feel like I have succeeded. Granted, it happened accidentally, but I’ll take it. The three indie games I’m spotlighting this week are games that have successfully navigated Steam Greenlight. With so many deserving games vying for attention in Greenlight, it’s great to see games like these getting enough votes to make it through. In these cas...[Read More]
Fallout 4 mods for PS4 delayed by Bethesda
Bethesda has experienced trouble with enabling mods on the PlayStation 4 version of Fallout 4, and it seems Sony is the one to blame. Sony is limiting the mods to 900MB of space. This is in contrast to Microsoft, which allows 2GB of space for mods. In addition, the PS4 edition of Fallout 4 seems to suffer from poor optimization, which makes the issue worse. Bethesda was ready to roll out a beta of...[Read More]
Project Scorpio: New Xbox One or Something Else?
After watching Microsoft’s E3 2016 conference, I was livid. The source of my anger was their official reveal of Project Scorpio, their planned upgraded version of the Xbox One. The reveal was not a surprise; it was mentioned along with the Xbox 360 S, their slimmer Xbox One, a couple of days prior to the conference. But seeing and hearing it confirmed by Microsoft made my “Hulk Smash” instincts po...[Read More]
Battlefield 4 and Hardline Getting New UI
Battlefield 4 was a bug-riddled mess when it was released three years ago. DICE, however, has never stopped fixing and fine-tuning the game. Soon, it and its successors are getting an all-new user interface that will make it easier to set up squads. The new user interface will be rolled out to Battlefield 4, Battlefield Hardline, and Battlefield 1. It will allow players to create squads before a g...[Read More]
Destiny Dropping Some Last-Gen Content Support in August
While Bungie’s Destiny will still be chugging along for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, support for the game on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 will be dwindling down, beginning with the Rise if Iron expansion. Bungie has gone on the record explaining why the expansion won’t be made available for the PS3 or Xbox 360. In a later blog post, Bungie described what Destiny players on last-gem consoles c...[Read More]
Indie Game Lookout for June 23, 2016
We are back after a one week hiatus. It is E3’s fault entirely, not my poor time management skills. I am blameless. As usual, I hunt around for indie games that I feel deserve a good look. I’ve seen and tried out some absolute gems in the last few weeks, and this week is no different. I still can’t seem to get a weekly theme going, though – well, other than, “these games look awesome!” That will d...[Read More]
Steam Summer Sale Kicks Off
This year’s Steam summer sale started at 1:00 PM ET today, June 23rd. Hundreds of titles are discounted until July 4th. Along with the discounts come a set of summer picnic-themed trading cards for Steam users to display on their profiles. Here’s a partial list of the best deals available during the sale: Stardew Valley: $11.99 (20 percent off) Darkest Dungeon: $14.99 (40 percent off) Hotline Miam...[Read More]
Nintendo 64 Turns 20 Years Old Today
On June 23rd, 1996, the Nintendo 64 went on sale in Japan. The console, the last major home console to use the cartridge format for its games, is most remembered for its superb first- and second-party titles. Games like Super Mario 64, GoldenEye 007, Super Smash Bros., The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and Banjo-Kazooie make up a small fraction of the great games available on the system. The N...[Read More]
Kenji Inafune Owns “All the Problems” with Mighty No 9
In a launch day stream, Mighty No 9 creator Kenji Inafune addressed the player base and took responsibility for the issues and quality surrounding the game at launch. The game has been ripped by many critics and gamers alike. Many have criticized the game’s presentation, calling it a cheap clone of the Mega Man series Inafune is known for. Inafune addressed the criticism during the stream, saying ...[Read More]
Bryan Cranston Added as Zordon to Power Rangers Movie
Insert your “Blue Sky” jokes here. Bryan Cranston, the actor most recently known for his portrayal of Walter White in the AMC TV series Breaking Bad, has been cast as Zordon, the mentor of the Power Rangers, in the eponymous upcoming movie. Cranston announced the casting on his Twitter account: The casting choice is a pretty nice callback for the actor. Bryan Cranston’s career began with voiceover...[Read More]
E3 Impressions: Sony Conference
There is one trend that has propped up in recent E3 shows that I dislike. Once all the major conferences are concluded, various video game cognoscenti gather up and declare which company “won” E3, meaning what company’s conference was the best. I dislike it primarily because it implies that, despite any good things shown at other conferences, they don’t matter because one conference WON! I don’t t...[Read More]
E3 Impressions: Microsoft Conference
The entire time I was watching Microsoft’s E3 conference, I kept looking up. I imagined the sword of Damocles dangling over my head, in the form of a product unveiling. At the end of the conference, the sword finally fell. Up to that point, Microsoft’s conference was pretty decent. After the unveiling, all I wanted was to scream. Oh, and remove that sword from my brain. I’ll get to my rant about t...[Read More]