In a huge blow to nostalgia, Bungie’s Halo website that holds a treasure trove of player-data is going down in February. On top of that, multiplayer lobbies for all Xbox 360 Halo games will be taken offline in December 2021. Player data for old school Halo games go bye-bye On January 14th, Bungie announced in…
Sony Might Choose to Continue Existing Franchises on PlayStation 5
PlayStation has always had a number of exclusive IPs and franchises under their belt. It’s one of the things that sets them apart from the competition.Franchises like Ratchet and Clank, Uncharted, Last of Us just to name a few, are among the many that Sony has control of. We’ve seen a lot of those franchises…
Cyberpunk 2077 Report Allegations and CD PROJEKT RED’S Response
CD PROJEKT RED has responded to Jason Schrier’s Bloomberg article, “Inside Cyberpunk 2077’s Disastrous Rollout,” which includes interviews with developers stating that the game was not ready for public release. It’s no secret that Cyberpunk 2077‘s launch has been riddled with problems that have been hitting the studio’s reputation hard, leading to them being watched by the Polish…
Throwback Bit Thursday: Working Designs
Last month, on December 12th to be exact, marked the 15th anniversary of Working Designs’ defunction. For those of you unfamiliar with the company, Working Designs was an American publisher that brought over Japanese games to the States. Most of these Japanese games were role-playing games that otherwise would have never made it to our…
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-reckoning coming to Switch
Kingdoms of Amalur ain’t dead yet. The remake of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is coming to the Nintendo Switch in March. The remake is aptly named Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning, and was released for other platforms in September 2020. But first, this release requires a little more context than other titles. Kingdoms of Providence, Rhode…
DC Universe Online Celebrates 10 Years with $50’s Worth of Freebies
DC Universe Online (DCUO), the free-to-play action MMORPG, hit its ten year anniversary this month and will be celebrating in superhero style. Players are being gifted $50’s worth of freebies and other fun events to celebrate the decade achievement. The anniversary event will run from January 11-31, 2021, so make sure to pick up your…
Avowed: What We Know So Far
There are still plenty of questions about Obsidian Entertainment’s upcoming triple-A title, Avowed. The game is a first-person RPG taking place in the fantasy world of Eora. What else do we know about this highly-anticipated title? The Reveal Trailer The reveal trailer for Avowed dropped back in July 2020 during the Xbox Games Showcase. A lot of…
Tomonobu Itagaki: “It will be an honor” to Make Games for Microsoft Again
Dead or Alive creator, and Ninja Gaiden director (he revived the franchise on the OG Xbox), Tomonobu Itagaki, posted a recent interview that he had with Bloomberg on his FB page. The interview provides great insight into Itagaki’s future plans, and his deep and storied relationship with Microsoft, and the Xbox brand. When asked by…
Ubisoft is Working on a New Open World Star Wars Game
This week, soon after Disney announced Lucasfilm Games, they also announced their current partnership with Ubisoft to create a new Star Wars game. Massive Entertainment will be handling the development of that game. Massive Entertainment is the same studio behind projects like Tom Clancy’s The Division and FarCry 3 among others. Their experience with creating…
Nintendo Switch Pro, Virtual Console, and BotW 2 in 2021
Nintendo might be up to something. 2020 was a big year for Nintendo and it seems like it’s all leading up to something big. The Switch also just got its biggest Online update yet and with little to show for it so far. So many things are coming (or, ending) for the Switch in March…