Gaming
No Man’s Sky, Delays, and Death Threats
On May 25th, news sites like Kotaku began reporting that Hello Games’ highly-anticipated space exploration game, No Man’s Sky, was being delayed. There were no details at the time, just reports from trusted sources. On May 27th, Sony made the news official: No Man’s Sky was being delayed until August 9th. The resulting shitstorm to the news, while predicable in part, has boggled even the most cyni...[Read More]
Trailer for New GTA Online Update Released
Rockstar has released a trailer for their upcoming update for GTA Online, Further Adventures in Finance and Felony. The update, which is due out on June 7th, will let you build a criminal empire as a CEO, rather than as a regular hood. You will be able to open offices where you plan out your criminal enterprise. You can even hire an executive secretary. You can traffic in contraband from your offi...[Read More]
Devolver Digital Hints at Big Title for E3
Among the many publishers that will be showing off their latest wares at E3 will be Devolver Digital. The medium-sized outfit won’t be on the show floor, but they will be around to show off their recently announced games. They have already announced Shadow Warrior 2, STRAFE, and Absolver, but they also announced “a new Croteam title.” For those who don’t know the name, Croteam made it big with Ser...[Read More]
Suikoden Fans Launch Campaign to Put Games on Steam
Konami, the Japanese pachinko company that used to make video games, owns some of the most beloved franchises in video game history: Castlevania, Metal Gear Solid, Contra, Silent Hill, and Sunset Riders, just to name a few. Now, a new campaign has started with the hope of getting another of their beloved series on Steam. The Suikoden Revival Movement launched a campaign on June 3rd, called #Suikod...[Read More]
Overwatch Review
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment Publisher: Activision Blizzard Platform Reviewed: PC Release Date: May 24, 2016 Acquired via: Battle.net What can I say about Overwatch that hasn’t been said already by much more experienced individuals? How about we start with the fact that I am not a first-person shooter (FPS) fan by any stretch of the imagination? How about the fact that my last extended foray ...[Read More]
Competitive Mode for Overwatch Delayed
Blizzard has decided to delay Overwatch’s ranked competitive mode until July, Blizzard has confirmed. It was expected to launch in June. The official Overwatch Twitter account responded to a message asking about competitive seasons by saying they will be “introducing our Competitive Play (hopefully) later in July.” It later followed up with clarification that Blizzard was looking at “mid-to-...[Read More]
Just Cause 3 Mech Land Assault DLC Adds Mechs and a Gravity Gun
Not content with just allowing Rico Rodriguez to flatten bases with rockets, grenades, and his trusty grappling hook, Just Cause 3’s latest DLC, Mech Land Assault, will allow Rico to mount mechs. Not enough? The mechs are outfitted with gravity guns. Suddenly, Just Cause 3 just got a little more awesome. The DLC, available on June 3rd for Season Pass holders and June 10th for everyone else, plunks...[Read More]
Ex-Lionhead Devs Working on Fable Game with Microsoft’s Blessing
When Microsoft closed Lionhead Studios in April of this year, it also canned its latest project, Fable Legends. However, some former Lionhead devs have been given permission by Microsoft to use the Fable license on another project. The project, Fable Fortune, is a collectible card game (CCG) in the realm of Blizzard’s Hearthstone and had been in hush-hush development for 18 months prior to Lionhea...[Read More]
Retro Review: Kaboom! (Atari 2600)
Release Date: 1981 Developer: Activision Publisher: Activision Back in the second generation of console gaming, arcade gameplay was the norm. There were very few games that actually had an ending; Atari’s Adventure for the Atari VCS/2600 comes to mind, as it is the first game that I recall actually having an ending. For games back then, the goal was to get the high score and nothing more. A...[Read More]
Witcher 3 Gets 1.2 Update Ahead of Expansion
CD Projekt Red will be releasing the expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on May 31st, but decided to roll out a large update for the base game one day earlier. The update, version 1.2, is available for all versions of the game. The 1.2 patch addresses a series of bugs, such as water puddle texture glitches on the PS4 and Geralt’s naughty tendency to not get dressed after a sex scene. However, t...[Read More]
Capcom Shows Off Ibuki in New Trailer for Street Fighter V
Capcom has confirmed that Ibuki, the young female ninja first introduced in Street Fighter III, will be the next character released for Street Fighter V. In the trailer Ibuki – donning her familiar school uniform – shows off her set of moves, which include a quick forward dash, a parachute that extends her air time, and several special moves where she flings kunai or bombs at her opponent. https:/...[Read More]
Talking Overwatch With ChanManV
This episode we had the Host of Overwatchers And the OverView Podcasts ChanManV stop by.We talked about the new exciting First Person Shooter Overwatch, From Blizzard. We had a blast with this game and we go in depth about the characters and of course the porn parody’s. Check it out. http://traffic.libsyn.com/digitalcrack/chanman_overwatch_mixdown.mp3