The Saturday Stream: Destiny Alpha [Update: stream now complete, watch the archive]
Afternoon all. I'm streaming the Destiny Alpha today seeing as that's what all the cool kids are playing. Why not pop in and have a look?
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Afternoon all. I'm streaming the Destiny Alpha today seeing as that's what all the cool kids are playing. Why not pop in and have a look?
Microsoft's released a shortlist of new features for July's Xbox One update. Come next month you'll be able to snap and re-order achievements, as well as access the snap centre with a double tap. There's also a new ability to 'like' game clips. Here are the details and a quick demo vid.
You'd honestly think someone would check wouldn't you? A new advert for Xbox One features Aaron Paul saying the phrase "Xbox On". Guess what's happening...
Like Hannibal Lecter wearing that guard's face, Nordic Games are planning to publish games under the THQ name and trademark.
Nuclear Throne is the first game to be sold via streaming platform Twitch and as it turns out, how that came about wasn't exactly official.
Look, I don't know okay. Sometimes you make a friend up as a Uruk Hai and going shopping seems like a perfectly reasonable idea at the time. We've all done it.
Nintendo has been as unconventional as ever this week, but that slate of upcoming games makes its underloved console look more attractive than ever.
The return of one of gaming's most legendary brands isn't as exciting as some of us might have hoped, unfortunately.
Well it's obviously Nolan North's day for news. In an interview involving North, Troy Baker and John DiMaggio, Nolan was asked which Joker he played by DiMaggio who was then quickly told to shut up.
Mr Nathan Drake, Nolan North, has said as far as he's aware this is the last Uncharted Naughty Dog want to make, and that he hopes no one else will take over when it's finished.
Well I don't think anyone saw that coming. In a new interview Hideo Kojima casually mentioned you can build a zoo in your Motherbase like it was no big thing. You can also attack other people's bases online.
It's not the greatest but someone filmed a presentation of Bloodborne and edited things down to just the gameplay. It looks a lot like a cross between Souls and a really Gothic Resident Evil 4.
“Of course I expected people to react, but then there are very dark themes; such as race, and revenge. That’s something I don’t want to look away from. I did see the reaction coming, but that doesn't change the message I want to relay.” Kojima on Ground Zeroes' controversy
Here's CineFix's take on the classic movie to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Gotta love those anime themed takes on the characters.
So say the game’s creators, anyway.
It's a replica, so no it doesn't shoot real energy blasts, but it's a really cool, official replica - and it's available soon.
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