Back on May 31st of this year, Bethesda delivered mods for Fallout 4 on the Xbox One. The goal was to offer mods for it and, afterward, the upcoming The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim remaster on both Xbox One and PS4. This was a move that console gamers very happy. However, it now seems PS4 owners will be left in the lurch. Bethesda posted an update on their website today that says Sony won’t allow them...[Read More]
UPDATE: After publishing the article, I was pointed to a PushSquare article by Facebook group The Geek Fam debunking the report. The article noted a NeoGAF post where Absinthe Games founder Jack Sipich flatly stated that developers “are not allowed to charge you for patches or pro feature updates.” Polygon followed up with a statement by Sony stating that the company “will not ch...[Read More]
Heading into Wednesday’s Sony PlayStation Meeting, the Digital Crack team was high on speculation. We knew about the PS4 Slim, which was leaked two weeks prior to its actual reveal. But we were as clueless about the console codenamed “PS4 Neo” as anyone not working for Sony. The rumors and guesses had us thinking up crazy shit. “I read it’s going to be called PS4 Forever and be modular.” “It has t...[Read More]
EA has announced that the open beta for Battlefield 1 will end on Thursday, September 8th. There was no mention of the exact time the beta would end on the 8th. In addition, EA tweeted about a change they are making to the beta’s Conquest mode. Specifically, the update disables the round timer for the game’s Conquest mode. The change has not been announced for the other beta mode, Rush. Today'...[Read More]
Release Date: 1987 Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom It is rare to see a game that is revolutionary in its gameplay and mechanics yet gets completely overshadowed by its direct sequel. That is exactly the case with Street Fighter. Recently, Street Fighter II: The World Warrior celebrated its 25th anniversary. Capcom’s iconic competitive fighting game was responsible for the fighting-game boom ar...[Read More]
The biggest releases this week include Elder Scrolls Online Gold Edition, the Halo 5: Forge level creator for PC, and the latest in the Phoenix Wright series. Also making its debut this week is DOGOS, an indie twin-stick shoot-em-up that looks positively insane! Click on the games for more info. Game Platform Date 140 PS4 9/6/2016 Chaos of Hearts PC 9/6/2016 DOGOS PS4,Xbox One,PC 9/6/2016 J...[Read More]
During the Call of Duty XP fan event, Activision announced that Infinite Warfare will get a multiplayer beta test in October. There is a caveat, however. Access to the beta seems to be limited to people who pre-order the game on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The beta will not extend to PC. PlayStation 4 owners will be the first to play the beta on October 14th. Xbox One owners do not currently have ...[Read More]
For those seven people who aren’t already playing Overwatch, there is good news. Blizzard has announced that the game will be free to play for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One from September 9th-12th. This free weekend will allow players to try out all 22 heroes and 13 maps. Players will also be able to try out all modes: Custom Game, Play vs. AI, Quick Play, and the latest Weekly Brawl. Another per...[Read More]
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]
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]
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]
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]