Gaming
Battlefield 1 Beta Hampered by DDoS Attack on EA Servers
EA’s beta test of Battlefield 1 started off with a ton of frustration. Instead of testing the servers against the demands of thousands of players, they were instead crippled by a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. PoodleCorp, a group that likes to take down online games when they’re not hacking YouTube accounts, tweeted that it wanted to take EA down. Sure enough, prospective testers hav...[Read More]
Pokemon Go Data Hints at Buddy System
Pokemon GO players have been merrily catching Pokemon for over a month now. However, many have not felt a real connection to their digital pocket monsters past CP level and rarity. Based on newly-unearthed info from the latest version of the game, that may change. Pokemon Go Hub has broken down the data mined by intrepid programming enthusiasts efinazz and AeonLucid. The data suggests that Niantic...[Read More]
Hitman: The Complete First Season Arriving January 31st
For those that refrained from buying into Hitman’s episodic structure, Square Enix has you covered. Hitman: The Complete First Season will be released on January 31st for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. This release compiles all the locations, missions, challenges, and contracts from the game’s first season. In addition, three bonus missions, including a new one named “Landslide” will be incl...[Read More]
Player Hits World of Warcraft Level Cap in Under 6 Hours
World of Warcraft Legion has just released, and among the new content and features is a new level cap of 110. I’m going through the game now, taking in the new zones while working on leveling my character. One player, though, had no time for any sightseeing. Twitch user Fragnance positively tore through the game, powerleveling his Demon Hunter from 100 to the new level cap in five hours and 28 min...[Read More]
Gran Turismo Sport Delayed until 2017
In a move that will no doubt surprise about three people, Sony and Polyphony Digital have announced that Gran Turismo Sport will no longer release in 2016. The release window is now 2017. “[A]s we approach our planned release date in November, we realize we need more time to perfect GT Sport, to which we’ve already dedicated so much effort to since announcing the title, and do not want to co...[Read More]
World of Warcraft Legion Day 0: Launch Day Impressions
I would think that after eight years of playing World of Warcraft, I wouldn’t be excited enough about a new expansion to stay up for launch. I stayed up for the last three, and the last – for Warlords of Draenor – was an unmitigated disaster. Still, I felt anxious to begin questing in World of Warcraft Legion. The three weeks prior to Launch Day were spent getting my main character, an Arms Warrio...[Read More]
New Video Game Releases for Week of August 30, 2016
This week sees the release of the latest expansion for the long-running MMORPG World of Warcraft. The PS4 and Xbox One get Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition. And the long-awaited Attack on Titan finally hits the consoles. Click on the platforms for the respective games for more info. Game Platform Date 140 Xbox One 8/30/2016 Armello Xbox One 8/30/2016 Assetto Corsa PS4 8/30/2016 Attack ...[Read More]
Niantic Unbanning Some Pokemon Go Accounts
Pokemon GO developer Niantic is still standing strong against unauthorized third-party apps and the players who use them. However, it has recently decided to show some leniency to some banned players who may have been unwittingly wreaking havoc on Niantic’s servers. The accounts in question were most likely using apps that allowed players to find Pokemon. These so-called “add-on map apps” are user...[Read More]
Retro Review: Custer’s Revenge (Atari 2600)
Release Date: September 23, 1982 Developer: Mystique Publisher: Mystique The second generation of video games was literally the Wild West. Nowhere was this more evident that when it came to video game releases. With no licensing programs for third-parties, there was no “quality control” for games, which meant that console manufacturers couldn’t weed out bad games or bad game ideas. Nowhere was thi...[Read More]
Dead or Alive Extreme 3 Will Have VR Support
According to Koei Tecmo, Dead or Alive Extreme 3 is getting VR support on October 13, 2016, the same day the PlayStation VR launches. Gamer.ne.jp provided a first look of the game that…well…just watch: [youtube id=”xXwQHIsH4Ew” autoplay=”no”] That is one of the new modes that Dead or Alive Extreme 3’s VR update will add to the base game. The modes – “Event Paradise”, “Gravu...[Read More]
Final Fantasy XV Director Explains Delay
When Final Fantasy XV was delayed earlier this month, there were little to no specifics as to why Square Enix chose to delay the game’s release. In an interview with Famitsu magazine, director Hajime Tabata explained the reasons for the delay. “For starters,” Tabata said, “the optimization isn’t [yet] sufficient. There are also various bugs as well as places in which the frame rate drops.” Most bu...[Read More]
Digital Crack video game podcast episode 38
Prepare yourself for some gaming news and fart jokes. This week we talk about No mans sky,Deus Ex, Overwatch,Titanfall 2 and so much more. http://traffic.libsyn.com/digitalcrack/episode_38_mixdown.mp3