Nintendo Direct – Hyrule Warrors August 5, 2014

If you’re a fan of the Dynasty Warriors or Legend of Zelda series you’re probably looking forward to Nintendo’s next major Wii U release, Hyrule Warriors.  The game features the classic gameplay of Dynasty Warriors mixed with the characters, enemies and environments of the classic Legend of Zelda series.  Today, Nintendo has devoted an entire Nintendo Direct to this new game, a very rare event.  Give it a watch.

Hyrule Warriors is coming exclusively to the Wii U.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection San Diego Comic Con 2014 Panel August 5, 2014

Its been delayed a few days, but this is worth the wait.  For those of you (like me) who were unable to attend this year’s San Diego Comic Con, Microsoft and 343 Industries have provided a video of their panel on Halo: The Master Chief Collection for the Xbox One.  The collection will include remastered versions of Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3 and Halo 4 on one disc, with all the single player and multiplayer components intact.  Give it a watch!

Halo: The Master Chief Collection is coming November 2014 exclusively to the Xbox One.

Xbox GamesCom 2014 Briefing Information August 4, 2014

Next week the highly anticipated gaming event, Gamescom 2014 will take place in Cologne, Germany.  Microsoft has announced they will be there in full force, showing off the Xbox and several new games for the Xbox One console including Sunset Overdrive and the next Call of Duty game.

The video makes no mention of what is in my opinion the most important Xbox One exclusive title for next year, Quantum Break.  The game’s developers, Remedy, have gone on record as saying they plan to have a live demo of the game available at Gamescom, but its unclear if they will be showing the game at the Xbox Briefing or not.

The Xbox Briefing will stream Tuesday morning, the 12th of August, at 8am EST on Xbox.com, Windows Phone, the Xbox Live Event Player, and Twitch.TV.  An aftershow will stream immediately after the event concludes.

The Last of Us: Remastered – When Joel Met Ellie Interview July 29, 2014

A year after the original release of The Last of Us on the Playstation 3, Sony got the two lead actors from the game, Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson, together again for a candid interview in anticipation of the release of The Last of Us: Remastered on the Playstation 4.  In the interview, they talk about practically everything they had to go through to get the roles of Joel and Ellie and how they worked together during the game’s development.  It’s a great interview and you can tell there’s a great friendship between these two actors.  If you’re a fan of the game, or just really looking forward to picking up the PS4 version later today, give it a watch.

The Last of Us: Remastered is out now exclusively on the Playstation 4.

The Last of Us: Remastered Launch Trailer July 29, 2014

Those of you who watched the live feed from The Last of Us: One Night Only might have caught this video after the conclusion of the event.  For those of you who didn’t, here is the official launch trailer for The Last of Us: Remastered.

The Last of Us: Remastered is out now exclusively on the Playstation 4.

Playstation 4 System Update 1.75 Released July 29, 2014

Just in time for the release of The Last of Us: Remastered, Sony has released a new system update for the Playstation 4. The biggest feature of the new update, version 1.75, is that it adds 3D Blu Ray Disc support to the PS4. Also included with the update is a feature originally promised at the PS4’s announcement, an automatic download feature for selected content the PS4 predicts you might be interested in purchasing in the future.

The new update is required for access to the Playstation Network.

The Last of Us: One Night Only Live July 28, 2014

For those of you who want to see a live performance of selected scenes from the Playstation hit The Last of Us have I got a great announcement for you.

In less than thirty minutes, Sony will be streaming a real world performance of selected scenes from the game by the game’s original actors live from Santa Monica.

One night only. Fortunately while the event has sold out, the event is being streamed on the Official Playstation Twitch.Tv Channel. Click the link right now. The channel is live, the countdown has started. The show should begin at 10pm EST.

UPDATE: The show has ended. For those of you who missed the show, here’s a recording of the event. Enjoy!

Halo: Nightfall San Diego Comic Con 2014 Panel July 27, 2014

For those of you unable to attend this year’s SDCC, here’s a panel you might have missed. Microsoft and 343 Industries are preparing an all new Halo Miniseries to be released through the new Xbox Video service and SDCC attendees got an early look at it. Here’s a video of the entire Halo: Nightfall panel.

Halo: Nightfall is coming with Halo: The Master Chief Collection this November. It will also be released through the Xbox Video service.

Halo 2 Anniversary San Diego Comic Con Cinematic Trailer July 25, 2014

It’s been ten years since the release of my favorite game in the Halo franchise, Halo 2.  To celebrate its inclusion with Halo: The Master Chief Collection, the game is getting a complete face lift on par with the enhancements the first Halo game received for the Xbox 360 game, Halo: Anniversary in 2011.  Just how good is this game going to look?  Take a look at some of the game’s cinematics, redone by the people at Blur Studios.

It feels like 2004 all over again.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection is coming November 2014 exclusively to the Xbox One.

The Last of Us: Remastered Photo Mode Trailer July 25, 2014

In anticipation for the release of The Last of Us: Remastered on the PS4 next week, Sony and Naughty Dog have released this trailer during San Diego Comic Con showing off the game’s new photo mode.  It’s a pretty detailed video which gives explicit instructions on how Photo Mode works, its limitations, and how you can use it to share your photos.

The Last of Us: Remastered is coming July 29th, 2014 exclusively to the Playstation 4.