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New Overwatch Animated Short formally introduces Sombra
For BlizzCon 2016, Blizzard played a new animated short that finally introduced Overwatch’s much-hyped hero, Sombra. The short interrupted a retrospective of Overwatch’s launch day, glitching out the video in true Sombra style. It follows the stealthy hacker on a mission alongside Widowmaker and Reaper. She looks exactly like she does in the most recent leaked image. Judging by her mov...[Read More]
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare from Windows Store Cannot Connect With Steam Users
With Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare out today, tens of thousands of veteran players can now jump on multiplayer and tell me how they slept with my mother…INNNNNNNN SPAAAAAAAAAACE! Unfortunately, some PC owners will discover that the pool of fellow “adults” they can grief is much smaller than they hoped for. Customers who bought the game via the Windows Store are discovering that they cannot play w...[Read More]
10 Best Horror Games
With Halloween approaching, the gimmick of writing about scary things becomes prevalent. Well, far be it for me to buck the tradition. I mean, what am I gonna write about in October, Christmas games? I decided to go back to my past and chronicle the games that scared me the most. Believe it or not, that’s not a simple thing to do. The horror genre has many entries across numerous platforms, but mo...[Read More]
Titanfall 2 Will Have No Season Pass or “Hidden Costs”
There are a slew of big-name titles dropping for interested gamers. Many of them are intriguing, some not so much. Almost all, however, have one thing in common: Season Passes that promise “exciting” content at a later date for some money now. Titanfall 2, out tomorrow, will be one title that will not play that game. If you head on to Respawn Entertainment’s site and read their “10 Ways Titanfall ...[Read More]
Microsoft Announces VR Headsets for Windows 10
During a Windows 10 event, Microsoft announced it is partnering with other companies to ship a new line of virtual reality headsets for their operating system. The VR headsets are expected to “start at $299.” Microsoft’s partners – Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo – will be shipping headsets with their own branding. The headsets will include inside –out tracking sensors, which obviate ...[Read More]
New Video Game Releases for Week of October 25, 2016
This week, the gaming gods bless us with a smorgasbord of games. By far the two biggest names on the docket are Friday’s big releases, Titanfall 2 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition. Before then, though, there are plenty of big names, like Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, Just Dance 2017, and World of Final Fantasy. PlayStation VR users will have some new titles, including Carnival Games VR a...[Read More]
My End of the Line for Consoles
At 10PM Eastern on October 20th, I was dutifully parked on Nintendo’s home page, waiting for the reveal of their new console, codenamed NX. I wanted to see what Nintendo planned to release for general consumption. Six minutes later, I had my information. The console, now named Switch, was better than I expected it to be. It looked nice, the functionality seemed well thought out, and it looks like ...[Read More]
Red Dead Redemption 2 Trailer Released
Tow days ago, Rockstar teased, then confirmed, everyone’s collective wish: Red Dead Redemption 2 is real and will release Fall 2017. Today. Rockstar released a trailer for the newly-announced game. Though the details are very scarce, the game’s Old West setting is beautifully shown. The only thing of substance shown was in the ending, which shows seven men – which I assume are th...[Read More]
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Open Beta Impressions
By the time I realized that the open beta for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 was running, I was halfway into this past weekend. My time with the game might not have been as extensive, but I put enough time in to give my impressions. The first thing I can happily say about Bandai Namco’s latest entry is that it feels like the original, only more polished. I’m a complete DBZ dork, and any chance to smoothl...[Read More]
New Video Game Releases for Week of October 18, 2016
This week, Batman: Return to Arkham pops on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The bundled remaster of Batman: Arkham Aslylum and Batman: Arkham City would normally take top billing on a new release calendar. LEGO Harry Potter Collection would interest fans and demand attention on the calendar as well. RPG fans would be happy with Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky making an appearance. But let...[Read More]
Never Played: Assassin’s Creed: Unity
To me, the Assassin’s Creed series died with Unity. It was, without a doubt, the worst game in the series. I’m including Assassin’s Creed III in that argument. And I said that without ever having played Unity. That is an egregious fault on my part. I based that declaration on the negative press Unity received upon launch. I based it on the raft of glitches and crashes people experienced on launch ...[Read More]
Xbox One Tops Console Sales Charts for Third Month in a Row
For the third month in a row, data tracking site NPD Group has announced that the Microsoft Xbox One is the best-selling console in the US. GfK Entertainment, UK confirms that the console was also the top-seller in the UK for September. Microsoft’s console first topped the US console sales charts in July. It continued into August following the release of the Xbox One S that month. Since then, howe...[Read More]