Life is Strange Episode 3 Release Date May 13, 2015

Fans of the episodic adventure game Life is Strange have been anticipating the release of the gane’s third episode all month but until today we did not know the exact release date for the game.  Today, Square Enix has announced the official release date for the third episode of Life is Strange, called Chaos Theory.

Life is Strange Episode 3 is coming May 19th, 2015 to the PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.

Super Power Beat Down: Green Ranger Vs Ryu May 12, 2015

My friends over at Bat in the Sun have done it again and released an all new episode of their highly popular YouTube series, Super Power Beat Down.

Super Power Beat Down takes two popular fictional characters from gaming, comics, movies or animation and pits them against each other in a battle to the death.  The best part is the outcome is decided on by the fans!

This week, we’ve got the Green Ranger from the TV Show Mighty Morphin Power Rangers going up against Street Fighter‘s Ryu.  With two expert martial artists going at it, who will win?  Check out the video and find out!

If you want to know what the future holds for Bat in the Sun, you can read our interview with the franchise’s director, Aaron Schoekne, here.

Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster Relased on Playstation 4 May 12, 2015

Nobody tell Spoony, but PS4 owners without access to a Playstation 3, Vita or Playstation 2 can finally play an updated HD version of a game considered to be one of the best Console Roleplaying Games of the past decade and a half, Final Fantasy X and its sequel game, Final Fantasy X-2, in one complete package.

The PS4 edition of the game contains all of the new features added to the Playstation 3 and Playstation Vita versions of the game as well as a new feature not included in the previous remastered versions.  PS4 players will be able to play the remastered game with the PS2 version’s original music.

To celebrate the game’s launch, publisher Square Enix released this new trailer detailing all the lessons players have learned from their time in the game’s world of Spira,

Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster is out now on the PS4, PS3, and Playstation Vita.  The original versions of the two games are Playstation 2 exclusive.

Final Fantasy X/X-2 PS4 Dark Aeons Gameplay Preview May 9, 2015

The guys at Square Enix did a two hour live stream on Thursday night to promote the upcoming release of Final Fantasy X/X-2 on the Playstation 4.  The Final Fantasy franchise is one of the strongest IPs in the history of gaming, and Final Fantasy X has been hailed by many to be one of the greatest RPGs of all time.  The games were originally released exclusively on the PS2, but were rereleased on the PS3 and Playstation Vita last year.  Since the PS4 cannot play PS3 games, Square Enix is now bringing the game natively to PS4.  During the stream they answer fan questions, talk about their experiences with the game, and drop some tidbits about what PS4 players can expect when they put this game in their PS4s.

Final Fantasy X/X-2 is coming to the PS4 May 12th, 2015.

Nintendo Treehouse: Splatoon Live May 9, 2015

We’re continuing this weekend’s coverage of the upcoming Wii U exclusive title Splatoon.  While Nintendo has allowed all Wii U owners the chance to download the Splatoon Global Testfire Demo, players were only able to use the demo for a total of three hours this weekend.  When the demo went live last night, Nintendo’s employees at the Treehouse did a live game broadcast of their experience playing the game against the world on Nintendo’s Official Twitch.TV Channel.  Today, Nintendo has archived the live broadcast that they streamed last night, and it can now be watched by anyone who missed it, or wanted to rewatch it.  Personally, I got so caught up in my matches last night, I was only able to catch a few minutes of the broadcast before the servers were shut down, so I’m happy Nintendo chose to archive the event on YouTube.  Check it out below.

Expect more Splatoon videos this weekend!

Splatoon is coming May 29th, 2015 exclusively to the Wii U.

GameStop Offers Free Dragonite for US Pokemon Trainers May 7, 2015

The Pokémon Company has just announced that they are planning to distribute Dragonite, a powerful Dragon Type Pokémon you might remember from the original game, for free in the US.  Take a look.

GameStop will be offering Dragonite in participating stores from June 22nd to July 12th, 2015.  You will need a 3DS system and a copy of a recent Pokémon game to obtain the Pokémon.

Splatoon Direct May 7, 2015

I never thought I would be typing these words out, but it looks like Nintendo is poised to release the next major multiplayer shooter game, and this morning Nintendo gave us all a really good look at this all new Wii U exclusive.

If you can’t wait for Splatoon to be released to play it, the Splatoon Demo is now up for download on the Nintendo eShop.  However, the demo is multiplayer only and will only go active at certain times.  Give it a download now, and then schedule some time to play it this weekend.

Splatoon Global Testfire Schedule (all times Pacific):

Friday, May 8th, 2015 from 8-9PM.

Saturday May 9th, 2015 from 4AM-5AM, then from Noon to 1PM.

Splatoon is coming May 29th, 2015 exclusively on the Wii U.

May The Fourth Be With You All – GameTrailers.com’s Star Wars Game Retrospective May 4, 2015

I’ve long held high regard for GameTrailers.com’s excellent Retrospectives series.  They’re incredibly researched, well scripted, well edited and excellently narrated videos which rival television’s quality.  A few years ago, GameTrailers was working on an epic-length ten part video Retrospective on Star Wars video games in honor of the upcoming release of The Force Unleashed.  Only the Final Fantasy franchise has seen more episodes produced for their own Retrospective.  This was an incredible undertaking which took several months to fully release.

I questioned the chronology of the retrospectives, because for some reason GameTrailers chose to feature games based on the prequel series before games based on the original trilogy, even though the games on the original trilogy were produced years earlier.  They also lumped together some games that I didn’t think went well together, but that’s just my opinion.  The retrospective is still very well produced and has some great information you may not be aware of!

You can watch the entire Star Wars Retrospective here on GameTrailers.com.  It is over three hours in length, so make sure to set some time aside before you start watching it.

Ultima VIII: Pagan Now Free Through Origin On the House April 28, 2015

The guys at EA have gone from offering one of the greatest games from their classic back catalog…to one of the worst games from their classic back catalog.  EA is now offering the Gold Edition of Ultima VIII: Pagan, one of the worst games in the Ultima series, for free on the Origin digital distribution service.

Like with all games offered through Origin On the House, the game can be purchased, downloaded and played completely free of charge.  You only need to download the free Origin client and create a free Origin account to take advantage of the promotion, and you can do both of those things right here.  Once downloaded, the game will continue to remain on your Origin account, even if you delete it.

If you haven’t played this game and want to know what you’re in for, I recommend Spoony’s Review.

Silent Hills Officially Cancelled April 28, 2015

Ever since Konami started to distance itself from all references to the name of the Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima, gamers everywhere justifiably became concerned about what Hideo Kojima’s future was with Konami. Not only was his development studio working on the latest Metal Gear game, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, it was also working on a new game in the Silent Hill franchise, Silent Hills, with Hellboy‘s director, Guillermo del Toro.

Silent Hills was announced shortly after the Sony Playstation GamesCom 2015 Press Event. At that event, Sony showed a teaser for a game called P.T., and encouraged all their PS4 owners to download the game for free on the Playstation Store. Hours after the event concluded, players stumbled unto the truth behind P.T., and discovered it was a teaser for Silent Hills, a game which would be developed by Hideo Kojima, Guillermo del Toro, and would star Norman Reedus.  The Internet, hungry for a new Silent Hill game, went crazy.  This was like a dream project.

However, in the past few weeks, users everywhere has been noticing Konami had been removing Hideo Kojima’s name from their websites, and gamers became concerned that Kojima had left Konami or had been fired. While Konami and Kojima stood firm that there would be no problems with the upcoming release of MGS V: The Phantom Pain, this still begged the question as to what the status was for his other game project, Silent Hills.  This past weekend, del Toro was asked about the project and said it had been disbanded. Today, Konami confirmed that statement was true.

The P.T. demo is expected to get pulled from the Playstation Store on the 29th of April. If you have a PS4 and haven’t downloaded it, get it right now before its gone forever.

What does the future hold for Silent Hill?  Konami says they still plan to make future games for the franchise. Hopefully this gives them the incentive to reassemble Team Silent.