Gaming
Indie Game Lookout for May 26, 2016
I love me some indie games. I don’t love it to the detriment of other games, but I love seeing the ingenuity many indie developers show in their games. From Undertale to Party Hard to Salt & Sanctuary, there are many indie games that I have enjoyed. So why not write about it? I’ll be posting a weekly bit where I highlight three new or up-and-coming indie games I have seen and am intrigued by. ...[Read More]
Final Fantasy XV: I’ve Got A Disease!
I think Hajime Tabata has diagnosed me correctly. I got a disease. When Tekken producer Katsushiro Harada, representing Japanese gaming site 4Gamer, sat down with Tabata-san, director of Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XV, Tabata-san mentioned having to combat what he termed “Final Fantasy disease”. Tabata-san uses the term to describe the backlash during his work on the upcoming Japanese-themed Role-...[Read More]
Modern Marvels of Gaming
In the realm of human endeavors, there have been many tales of feats of strength, cunning, and intelligence. Some of those feats have transcended the mere act and have become their own form of legend. Around 2560 BC, the Great Pyramid of Giza, the oldest and the largest of the three pyramids in modern-day El Giza, Egypt, was finished. It still stands today, a great feat of engineering and human la...[Read More]
Pac-12 Becomes First Conference to Run and Broadcast eSports
eSports have become big, and college sports conferences are beginning to join the fray. The Pac-12 athletic conference has announced that it will broadcast officially sanctioned eSports competitions. They are the first NCAA conference to do so. According to the press release, they will pick a game soon and broadcast some tournaments starting next year. “Intercollegiate competition in egaming is in...[Read More]
Update for The Division Adds “High-Value Targets”
Players of Ubisoft’s The Division will soon have a new reason to jump back on. The second content update for the Massive Entertainment-developed massively-multiplayer shooter, Conflict, will be unveiling “high-value targets”, objectives that only give you one shot to take down. If you take too long or die, you lose your chance at whatever rewards the target hands out. In addition, Dark Zone extrac...[Read More]
Uncharted 4 Sold Over 2.7 Million Copies in First Week
Sony has announced that Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End has sold more than 2.7 million copies globally in its first week of sale. This includes both physical and digital sales to customers. Sony Computer Entertainment America marketing manager Asad Qizbash revealed the figure on the Playstation Blog, saying the game, developed by Naughty Dog, is “the fastest-selling PS4 first party title to-date&...[Read More]
E3 Live Will Let General Public Experience E3
E3 organizers will be allowing the general public to experience the event for the first time, creating a spin-off event called E3 Live. E3 Live will take place at the L.A. Live entertainment complex, which is across the street from the L.A. Convention Center, where the main event is held. It will run alongside E3 from June 14 to June 16 and be free for anyone who attends. The tickets are available...[Read More]
Battleborn Announces First DLC Hero, Double XP Event
Ahead of the release of Overwatch, 2K Games released a press release outlining the company’s plans for the DLC for Gearbox’s Battleborn. Up first is a new hero, Alani, who will be available May 24th at 9am PDT for Digital Deluxe and Season Pass holders, and May 31st at 9am PDT officially. People who do not have the Season Pass or Digital Deluxe version can unlock Alani for 47,500 credits in-game. ...[Read More]
Rocket League Rolls Out Xbox One Cross-Platform Play
On May 24th at 6PM EDT, Rocket League players on Xbox One and PC will be able to play together via cross-play. This will add about 2 million potential players to the pool of players on PC, although still to be determined is whether cross-platform parties will be supported. “With this new addition, players can now easily include (or not include) cross-network rivals in both public and private match...[Read More]
Speaking with David Scott Jaffe…The Man,The Myth,The Legend
We spoke with David Scott Jaffe (best known for Twisted Metal 1&2 and God Of War 1&2) on The gaming Industry and his new upcoming title Drawn To Death. Their was so much going on in his studio during the interview that it was kinda crazy but in the funnest way possible.We also go into some gaming news like Uncharted 4 and much more. Check it out! http://traffic.libsyn.com/digitalcrack/bart...[Read More]
Gran Turismo Sport Beta Cancelled
Polyphone Digital CEO Kazunori Yamauchi has announced that the beta for the upcoming Gran Turismo Sport has “most likely” been cancelled. Yamauchi revealed the news while speaking to VideoGamer. “That’s something that I’m very, very sorry about,” he said. “In order to do a beta test we have to make a gold master of the beta test code, and for us it actuall...[Read More]
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]