Ubisoft @ E3 2015 - Trying Harder

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Ubisoft @ E3 2015 - Trying Harder

June 16, 2015 /
I have a saying: there's always something broken about a Ubisoft game. Sometimes I enjoy them enough to live with it anyhow, but in the past several years I've said it, so far I have yet to really be proven wrong. Well, that may just change. Like EA, Ubisoft tried to push 'listening to players' as the big selling point for their latest and greatest, and while at first coming from Ubisoft it just felt like marketing speak, after seeing what they have to offer for the near future, I'm actually inclined to ...

Ubisoft @ E3 2015 - Trying Harder

Playstation @ E3 2015 Roundup - Diamonds in the Rough

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Playstation @ E3 2015 Roundup - Diamonds in the Rough

June 16, 2015 /
For the past couple of years Sony has fairly easily 'won' E3, with little competition from all the other press conferences. E3 2015 hasn't pulled any punches so far, however, and with few first-party titles in the near future for Sony, the Playstation 4 was looking like it might struggle more than usual to keep up the pace following two such stellar years. While in part that was true, in the end Sony managed to secure enough major surprises to keep the ship right. And when I say 'major', I mean that on a ...

Playstation @ E3 2015 Roundup - Diamonds in the Rough

EA @ E3 2015 Roundup - One for the Gamers

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EA @ E3 2015 Roundup - One for the Gamers

June 16, 2015 /
Electronic Arts is often the subject of harsh gamer criticism--it's the 'love to hate' company of the videogames industry, even though they make plenty of quality titles. But whether their reputation is founded or not, this year at E3, EA did everything in its power to shake that reputation and prove that it is a company that listens to and works with its fans. Mass Effect: Andromeda It has now been three years since we last had a Mass Effect game, and apparently we still have a while yet to wait. While EA ...

EA @ E3 2015 Roundup - One for the Gamers

Bethesda @ E3 2015 Roundup - Gaming, All Grown Up

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Bethesda @ E3 2015 Roundup - Gaming, All Grown Up

June 15, 2015 /
It's officially here: E3 2015 started off last night with a bang as Bethesda Softworks took to the stage with their very first E3 press conference, and while the primary purpose of the show was obvious (Fallout 4: confirmed for a release date of 11/10/15), Bethesda did more for gamers at E3 than just demo a bunch of soon-to-be products. Following a somewhat stale E3 2014, Bethesda showed us how current-gen games are finally coming into their own, and more than that, how gaming in general has turned a new ...

Bethesda @ E3 2015 Roundup - Gaming, All Grown Up

Oculus Pre-E3 2015 Event Details New Controller, Partnerships

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Oculus Pre-E3 2015 Event Details New Controller, Partnerships

June 11, 2015 /
Anyone feel like E3 2015 just couldn't get started early enough this year? From companies announcing their biggest gaming titles just weeks before the event to 'pre-E3' shows stacking up half a week prior to kickoff, this June feels like more E3 than not. But that's certainly not a bad thing, particularly when you've got an entirely new platform chomping at the bit to get some attention—namely, virtual reality. With 2016 set to be the pivotal year for the tech, everyone's gearing up for the first ...

Oculus Pre-E3 2015 Event Details New Controller, Partnerships

Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Update Improves Motion Blur, Camera

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Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Update Improves Motion Blur, Camera

June 10, 2015 /
We've known for a while that Final Fantasy XV: Episode Duscae would be getting an update this week, but as it turns out Square Enix had a second surprise up their sleeve for Final Fantasy fans as well. Along with your Final Fantasy XV demo update today, you may have noticed a second item in your console's download list: an update for Final Fantasy Type-0 totaling right around 13MB. And what does this mysterious update contain? Quite simply, the most-requested tweak for the game ever since its release back ...

Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Update Improves Motion Blur, Camera