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Tom Clancy’s The Division Beta – Gameplay Video With Commentary

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Haven’t had a chance to play the Beta? We’ve got you covered with a gameplay video with commentary! A non-commentary video is coming soon.

For those of you playing the Beta. What’s your thoughts so far? Let us know in the comments here, our Facebook, Google+ or even our Twitter feed!

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Dustin is our native console gamer, PlayStation and Nintendo reviewer who has an appetite for anything that crosses the boarders from across the big pond. His interest in JRPG’s, Anime, Handheld Gaming, and Pizza is insatiable. His elitist attitude gives him direction, want, and a need for the hardest difficulties in games, which is fun to watch, and hilarity at its finest. You can find him over on Twitter, Google+, and or you can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited Thieves Guild Expansion Revealed

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You’ve probably been putting hundreds if not thousands of hours into TESO since it has launched. Well not thousands, but we can pretend. You’ve uncovered the secrets of Tamriel as it has spilled out before you. You have culled thwarted the plans of your enemies, you have saved villagers, and ultimately you have began to tend to the worlds problems. You’ve probably even picked a few pockets here and there and relied on your stealing techniques to get what you want.

As of today we’ve been given the ability to reveal the upcoming DLC content for The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited. Below you will find the trailer with the upcoming content. Enjoy.

Currently there is not a release date for the Thieves Guild expansion, but it is coming soon. We will provide you more information in regards to pricing and availability when that time comes.

 

About the Writer:

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Dustin is our native console gamer, PlayStation and Nintendo reviewer who has an appetite for anything that crosses the boarders from across the big pond. His interest in JRPG’s, Anime, Handheld Gaming, and Pizza is insatiable. His elitist attitude gives him direction, want, and a need for the hardest difficulties in games, which is fun to watch, and hilarity at its finest. You can find him over on Twitter, Google+, and or you can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.

SEGA Announces SEGA 3D Classics Collection

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Ever get the urge to rip out those classic games such as Altered Beast, Sonic the Hedgehog, Power Drift, maybe even a puzzle game called “Puyo Puyo 2” for those who like quirky Japanese puzzle games? As of today, SEGA has announced for the price of $29.99/CA$44.99 on April 26, 2016. Fans can grab these games along with five others on the Nintendo 3DS! So lets take a look at the list of games below.

  • Power Drift – This sprite-based circuit racer puts you head to head against other AI racers in a twisting, turning, jumping, looping race to the finish.
  • Puyo Puyo 2 – This head-to-head competitive puzzle game is simple to learn, hard to master, and compellingly addictive. Compete against the AI or friends in local multiplayer. Note: because of the quirks of trying to localize a game hard-coded in Japanese, the game has been left entirely in its original language. English instructions are available in the included digital manual
  • Maze Walker – Originally designed for the SegaScope 3-D glasses on the Sega Master System, Maze Walker comes to life on the 3DS, faithfully reproducing the sense of depth as players try to escape the mysterious, twisting maze filled with unknown dangers. Originally released as Maze Hunter for the Master System in the West.
  • Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa – The sentient space ship Opa-Opa is back to defend its bases from evil (but cute!) invaders in the classic scrolling shooter. For SEGA history buffs, this version ofFantasy Zone II is the original Master System version.
  • Fantasy Zone II W –Fantasy Zone II W, which was originally created for the Master System, is the version of Fantasy Zone II upgraded to the graphical capabilities of the System- 16 arcade board with added 3D effects. You can enjoy it in 2 game modes with different rules.
  • Sonic The Hedgehog – The evil scientist, Dr. Eggman (aka Dr. Robotnik), has snatched the animals of South Island, turning them into robot slaves. Only the famed blue blur can defeat Dr. Eggman and rescue the animals from his vile clutches in the game that started it all for the fastest hedgehog – Sonic!
  • Thunder Blade – In Thunder Blade, players control a helicopter and use guns and missiles to destroy enemy vehicles while flying between buildings, through caves, and into enemy bases. The re-mastered version boasts stereoscopic 3D visuals and adds a host of new features.
  • Galaxy Force II – As the star pilot of the Space Federation, it’s up to you to strap yourself into your TRY-X fighter and turn the tables on the invade forces of Halcyon and the Fourth Empire in this 3D shoot ’em up.  This remastered version has upgraded graphics with double the resolution of the original for a more pleasing aesthetic.
  • Altered Beast – Summoned from the dead by Zeus, players in Altered Beast must shape shift into various beasts and fight off hordes of demons to rescue the captured Athena from the clutches of Neff. Offers local co-op multiplayer.

With all these games releasing on one 3DS cartridge, it’ll be hard not to take up the offer and enjoy these great classic throwback titles! Now we just need to hope for more of the classic games as future releases.

 

About the Writer:

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Dustin is our native console gamer, PlayStation and Nintendo reviewer who has an appetite for anything that crosses the boarders from across the big pond. His interest in JRPG’s, Anime, Handheld Gaming, and Pizza is insatiable. His elitist attitude gives him direction, want, and a need for the hardest difficulties in games, which is fun to watch, and hilarity at its finest. You can find him over on Twitter, Google+, and or you can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.

Far Cry Primal’s Story Trailer Arrives Today

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If you’ve been following up on Far Cry Primal you by now know that the game has gone back to the tribal roots that the series has explored in multiple entries. This time it goes back to the times when man was not the top of the food chain and mankind had to be in groups to survive. This meant tribes.

In the new trailer released by Ubisoft, we know that the game is brutal, beautiful, and one that we absolutely have been awaiting for as it finally shows the tribes, dialogue and plenty of the scenery. It has also given us a glimpse at what we can expect from the future of the series. Due to the trailer containing violence and blood, we require you to head here and be signed into an 18+ of age YouTube account.

 

About the Writer:

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Dustin is our native console gamer, PlayStation and Nintendo reviewer who has an appetite for anything that crosses the boarders from across the big pond. His interest in JRPG’s, Anime, Handheld Gaming, and Pizza is insatiable. His elitist attitude gives him direction, want, and a need for the hardest difficulties in games, which is fun to watch, and hilarity at its finest. You can find him over on Twitter, Google+, and or you can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.

Report: The Division Beta Sign-Ups are Temporarily Offline (Updated)

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Update: It looks like as of earlier today the beta signup reservations went back to functioning properly. Whatever the cause for the outages had been looks to be resolved now. Stay tuned for our hands-on impressions coming soon.

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If you are like many of us out there, The Division is a game you’ve been eyeballing like a piece of candy your parents told you that you can a have at a later date. This time around the parents would be Ubisoft and our “having at a later date” just became a reality as the Beta Sign-Ups have temporarily gone offline.

For those wondering what “offline” means, it means just that. According to the website as seen above, it looks like Ubisoft is doing something behind the scenes to ensure that the beta functions as intended when it launches. So for those of you and us who pre-ordered? It looks like our wait may just get a bit longer to get into the beta. The beta is set to launch on January 28th for Xbox One and January 29th for PlayStation 4 and PC.

We have reached out to Ubisoft to find out what the expected period is before players can once more submit their beta code spots. So if you’ve pre-ordered in the last few days and haven’t registered? Hang onto those codes while we wait to hear back from officials at Ubisoft.

The Division will release on March 8th, 2016 for PlayStation 4, PC and Xbox One.

 

About the Writer:

dustin_batgr_prof

Dustin is our native console gamer, PlayStation and Nintendo reviewer who has an appetite for anything that crosses the boarders from across the big pond. His interest in JRPG’s, Anime, Handheld Gaming, and Pizza is insatiable. His elitist attitude gives him direction, want, and a need for the hardest difficulties in games, which is fun to watch, and hilarity at its finest. You can find him over on Twitter, Google+, and or you can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.

The Deadly Tower of Monsters Now Available

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Ever wondered what it would be like to see a 1970’s late night science fiction B-movie as a video game? As a loving homage, hamage… Ha-mage? (Yes we know the spelling!) to the genre, Atlus and ACE Team have teamed up to bring this ludicrously fun game to a local dvd player.. I mean.. Uh… Game machine near you on PlayStation 4 and PC. With the game just having launched it will have a 33% discount on it for the first two weeks! Can’t go swinging your fancy VHS tapes at that now can you? Well you can as long as you go hide this game in the deep confines of Netflix’s streaming library, but that’s not what we are talking about!

If you are one for enjoying low budget cinema at its finest, dialogue written by someone who has never heard a single person talk in their life or even just wanted to listen to someone discuss how they “borrowed” their costumes from a local colleges theater department, here’s your game! It’s hysterical, its quirky, and even has a few little puns towards other sci-fi flicks in it. The game is just what it sounds like, a cheesy 1970’s sci-fi flick that didn’t do good, but became an enjoyable entity for people to watch, we mean play!

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So who doesn’t want to go into outer space in this game as the dashing lead man and his not-so-human lady only to overthrow the malevolent lead villain that dares to wear the title emperor? Well here’s your chance starting today!

The Deadly Tower of Monsters is now available in the Americas and Europe! For a 2-week period, the game will be on sale for ~33% off on Steam and PlayStation Network! Steam users will also receive a bonus digital calendar featuring Stacy Sharp!

 

About the Writer:

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Dustin is our native console gamer, PlayStation and Nintendo reviewer who has an appetite for anything that crosses the boarders from across the big pond. His interest in JRPG’s, Anime, Handheld Gaming, and Pizza is insatiable. His elitist attitude gives him direction, want, and a need for the hardest difficulties in games, which is fun to watch, and hilarity at its finest. You can find him over on Twitter, Google+, and or you can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.

Tom Clancy’s The Division gets Live-Action Film on Amazon Prime

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If you’ve been following The Divison as tightly as many have, you already know the game is going to be massive, and many already know that Hideo Kojima (Metal Gear Solid, Zone of the Enders) stated he was impressed by the game and that it made him feel he had to work harder on Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain(via Ubiblog).

To help draw more interest in the game, Ubisoft has announced today that the live-action film was developed by them, produced by Corridor Digital in collaboration with top talen, RocketJump and devinsupertramp. The film will be called Tom Clancy’s The Division: Agent Origins. The show will show the backstory behind the four Division agents and will be viewable on January 19th, exclusively for Amazon Prime members starting today. The show is a thirty-minute short film, as well as five minute exclusive scenes via the Amazon Video app on TV’s, connected devices and even mobile devices. Don’t have any of the above? Just head on over to Amazon Prime Video to get into the show!

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“We’re excited to be able to offer our content across multiple platforms,” said Corridor Digital’s Niko Pueringer. “It has been an adventure to bring the world of Tom Clancy’s The Division to life.”

“Agent Origins and this first of its kind collaboration with Amazon is exciting and we’re thrilled that Amazon Prime members will be able to take advantage of watching exclusive footage that won’t be available anywhere else,” said Adam Novickas, VP of marketing at Ubisoft. “Agent Origins will provide the opportunity to introduce the game lore to consumers and immerse Amazon members into the world of The Division before the game’s anticipated release.”

Tom Clancy’s The Division will launch on March 8, 2016 for Xbox One, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Windows PC. Stay tuned for our upcoming review of Tom Clancy’s The Division.

 

About the Writer:

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Dustin is our native console gamer, PlayStation and Nintendo reviewer who has an appetite for anything that crosses the boarders from across the big pond. His interest in JRPG’s, Anime, Handheld Gaming, and Pizza is insatiable. His elitist attitude gives him direction, want, and a need for the hardest difficulties in games, which is fun to watch, and hilarity at its finest. You can find him over on Twitter, Google+, and or you can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.

 

AIPD Coming to PC and Consoles Jan. 29th

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Are you one that takes joy in top-down-twin-stick shooters? If you are there is one coming right up your alley in the very near future. Announced by AIPD – Artificial Intelligence Police Department – is on its way allowing players to take on visual styles that reflect Tron. In AIPD players will take on specialized weapons, equipment, and even take on the virtual trail of criminal AI’s in order to once more bring peace to this games world.  Weapons range from powerful howitzers to precise lasers, reactive armor, and boost-modifications so that players may increase their array of deadly skills. As players grow more dangerous with each round, they will take on a whole new array of options that wll come in their equipment loadouts, but also allow the player to individually customize their gaming experience to what they want.

This upcoming title is all about unlocking new weapons, equipment, one after the other, and ultimately attempting to take the highest score possible. The game will be running using Unreal Engine 4 while expecting to impress players with high speed graphics as well as an iconic 80”s style finish.

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It’s all about unlocking new weapons and pieces of equipment, one after the other, and hunting down the high score – either on your own or in local co-op mode with up to four players at a time. Unlike the good old arcade classics, AIPD’s timeless look is generated by the Unreal Engine 4 and impresses with its high speed graphics. It’s an iconic 80’s style with a high-gloss finish.

 

About the Writer:

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Dustin is our native console gamer, PlayStation and Nintendo reviewer who has an appetite for anything that crosses the boarders from across the big pond. His interest in JRPG’s, Anime, Handheld Gaming, and Pizza is insatiable. His elitist attitude gives him direction, want, and a need for the hardest difficulties in games, which is fun to watch, and hilarity at its finest. You can find him over on Twitter, Google+, and or you can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.

 

Famed Dead Rising Developer is Hiring

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You’ve probably been there a few times. Smashed a few zombies in with a carefully crafted weapon and walked away. You’ve probably done it most recently on PC or Xbox One with a grin on your face. Trust me, I’ve done it too, and can’t deny it. For those of you familiar, Capcom’s team behind this madhouse is Capcom Game Studio Vancouver. The team will begin working with Epic Games to utilize the Unreal Engine 4 for upcoming projects. For future details, we’re in a bit of a wait as the information will be released at a later date. In addition to this? As the title of this article suggest, the studio is actively hiring for a variety of development positions in order to expand its team and welcome in talented professionals who are familiar with the popular game engine into their team. This also includes the desire to create incredible new gameplay experiences.

“We have some ambitious visions for where we want to take our next games and while our previous proprietary engine served the needs for the projects at the time, shifting to Unreal Engine 4 delivers the right tools for our future direction,” said Joe Nickolls, Studio Director of Capcom Game Studio Vancouver. “Not only will we be developing on a powerful and versatile platform, we’ll also work closely with the team at Epic to maximize the capabilities of the latest and greatest technology. Using this industry leading engine also allows us to quickly integrate new talent onto our projects so that we can focus on pioneering new world class entertainment.”

So how do you find out what positions are available at Capcom Game Studio Vancouver? Just head on over to https://www.capcomvancouver.com/ to find out more information including just what those job requirements are for those of you interested.

 

About the Writer:

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Dustin is our native console gamer, PlayStation and Nintendo reviewer who has an appetite for anything that crosses the boarders from across the big pond. His interest in JRPG’s, Anime, Handheld Gaming, and Pizza is insatiable. His elitist attitude gives him direction, want, and a need for the hardest difficulties in games, which is fun to watch, and hilarity at its finest. You can find him over on Twitter, Google+, and or you can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.

Legends of Callasia by Boomzap Greenlit for Steam

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If you’re one for indie titles as we know many of you usually are, Boomzap is setting up to release their latest game Legends of Callasia, which will release on PC, MAC, iOS, and Android, with full multi-platform multiplayer as well as persistent account usage between the various platform. So far the OSX and Android versions have been set up over the holidays with the team as they’ve been playing it in QA to see how it will play out in the end.
Also due to user interest, Boomzap has also announced that due to user interest, they are working on a Linux version, which will release at a later date once it is complete. Currently the latest Beta build is in QA and will be released once ready for users to try out. For those of you interested, Boomzap has been making a few rounds on YouTube, and will be hosting a Reddit AMA with the creative director Chris Natsuume on January 12th at 7PM EST (6PM CST and 4PM PST).
Stay tuned for more info about Legends of Callasia in the near future.

About the Writer:

dustin_batgr_prof

Dustin is our native console gamer, PlayStation and Nintendo reviewer who has an appetite for anything that crosses the boarders from across the big pond. His interest in JRPG’s, Anime, Handheld Gaming, and Pizza is insatiable. His elitist attitude gives him direction, want, and a need for the hardest difficulties in games, which is fun to watch, and hilarity at its finest. You can find him over on Twitter, Google+, and or you can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.