Category: Industry News

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...

13.03.2017

Fire Emblem : Ch-Ch-Ch-Changing Nintendo recently shared some updates on the upcoming 3DS game Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. This new entry is a remake of the 1992 release Fire Emblem Gaiden. [caption id="attachment_1510" align="aligncenter" width="676"] Source: http://bit.ly/2mCEcx6[/caption] At this years PAX East, Nintendo gave a good look at the upcoming game ahead of its May 19th release date. The preview offered some insight into the upcoming remake and its major new features. New to the series is a world map...

10.03.2017

PlayStation 4 Update - 4.50 The highly anticipated PlayStation 4 update 4.50 was released yesterday adding an array of new features to the system. This patch was previously announced under the codename "SASUKE" although many fans knew the details due to an error on the Chinese Playstation Blog. A leak had also appeared on Reddit, suggesting that the PlayStation 4 update would arrive March 7th. Many of the changes to the UI are barely noticeable with very little done to how...

07.03.2017

Nintendo Wins Copyright Case Against 'Go Cyber Shipping' Nintendo is notorious for the no nonsense crack down on any brand using their Copyright in any way, shape or form. This goes for videos on YouTube to pirated games on their consoles. Some of the company’s Copyright enforcement seem a bit harsh, but others are justified. You can decide for yourself what you think about this latest case, but here are the details. The latest copyright case went down in Canada where Nintendo accused Go Cyber Shipping...

06.03.2017

Nintendo Switch: Home for Indies The Nintendo Switch Indie game scene is shaping up to be huge for the recently released console. In a showcase that occurred during  the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco (GDC) the company announced 64 indie games that will be making their way to the console throughout 2017. The showcase announced release dates for many of the games but left vague time frames for some. Not all the games coming to the console were highlighted...

03.03.2017

Orisa Joins the Crew Blizzard has officially confirmed the newest character coming to their immensely popular multiplayer shooter, Overwatch. Orisa is a guardian tank developed by robotics expert, Efi Oladele, whom was recently teased by the developer in a blog post. It seems as though Blizzard is trying to expand on the lore of the game in a big way as Orisa has plenty of back story. According to a host of detailed blog posts and leaks over the past...