Month: March 2017

31.03.2017

That's One Good Looking Pikachu After the massive Pokemon Sun and Moon data mine leak last year, players have been anticipating the release of one popular discovery. One of the many creatures hidden in the data was a Pikachu wearing Ash Ketchum's (main character of the anime) iconic hat. No information on this stylish character was available until the recent announcement by the Japanese publication CoroCoro. [caption id="attachment_1639" align="aligncenter" width="676"] Source: http://bit.ly/2n22z8c[/caption] The Japanese gaming magazine revealed that players who pre order...

29.03.2017

A Sequel Was Always In Our Destiny Right off the bat, hype was real following the official announcement of Destiny 2. Bungie added to the excitement with a cinematic trailer, but doesn’t show off any new gameplay or details. It did however have a spin of humor which is new to the series. Let’s dive right into what we do know and what can be pieced together from the vague but humorous trailer. Featuring Cayde-6 voiced by Nathan Fillion, the video looks...

27.03.2017

The Zerg Are Coming After years of updates to their ultra popular real time strategy game (RTS), StarCraft II, Blizzard announced a remaster of the first entry in the series. The remastered version is going to get a serious face lift, or as Blizzard refers to it a "full graphical overhaul." This means that the game will support widescreen UHD and up to 4k resolution and will update units, buildings and environments. Blizzard is even updating the soundtrack and dialogue...

21.03.2017

Diablo 3 Patch 2.5.0 Explained Diablo 3 just dropped a major update and there are some big changes coming to both console and PC. Those waiting anxiously for the Diablo 3 Patch that includes the Necromancer.. Sorry, this patch isn’t for you. However, there’s still room to be excited as Blizzard pulled the carpet out from underneath the Diablo community. The Armory Is Here [caption id="attachment_1574" align="aligncenter" width="676"] Source: http://bit.ly/2nR9jDE[/caption] The first major change will be the Armory feature which was first...

20.03.2017

New Uncharted DLC Details Uncharted 4: A Thief's End was a fantastic entry to this classic series, unfortunately the developer was clear that it was the last game to contain the protagonist Nathan Drake. Many believed that this meant the end for the Uncharted series as a whole,  but now Naughty Dog is hyping up fans for brand new story DLC named Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. The upcoming DLC is centered around some familiar faces and it should be exciting. One...

16.03.2017

Horizon Zero Dawn - Over 2.6 Million Copies Sold Horizon Zero Dawn made quite a splash when it hit stores on February 28th. The PlayStation 4 exclusive was received well by the community and showed that there's still some room for originality in open world games. Not only did Horizon Zero Dawn review well (9.3/10 IGN, 9/10 GameSpot, 9.5/10 Polygon), it sold well too. It broke records by selling more than 2.6 million copies within the first two week of release....

15.03.2017

Bananas, Turtle Shells and Mushrooms... OH MY! Fans of the Mario Kart series were upset to find that when the eighth entry in the series was released, it lacked the traditional battle mode. Nintendo included a highly watered down version of the balloon popping challenge instead. The new game mode have players driving around the standard tracks instead of intelligently designed arenas. This led to one of the most stagnant battle modes in all of the Mario Kart games. Mario...