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.

Destiny Beta Open to All July 25, 2014

If you have been itching to enter the Destiny Beta Test for the past few days, I’m happy to report that you can.  Bungie has announced that the Destiny Beta Test is now available to download widely on all of its accepted platforms.  If you’ve got an Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3 or PS4, and a valid online account on your platform of choice, you can download the Destiny Beta right now and play it until the Beta Test concludes on July 27th.  Bungie has promised all players who participate in the Destiny Beta will get exclusive emblem in the full version of the game.

While you’re wait for the Beta to download, don’t forget to download the Destiny Companion on your SmartPhone to keep track of your player progress and game news during the beta test.  It’s available to download free of charge on iOS and Android platforms.

Destiny is coming September 2014 for the Xbox 360, Xbox One, Playstation 4 and Playstation 3.

The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection Free on Origin Until July 31st, 2014 July 25, 2014

If you’ve got yourself an Origin account through EA or not, you might want to take a look at this deal.  EA is offering all Origin members a free digital copy of The Sims 2 Ultimate Edition.  That’s right, The Sims 2, and a ton of its expansions, are free right now.  I don’t know why EA has chosen to do this, while they do typically give games away as a part of their “On the House” program, this promotion is not part of that, EA is currently offering Peggle 2 through that promotion.

If you are an Origin customer, you can redeem the game free of charge simply by going to the “Redeem Product Code” option after logging into in the Origin launcher and inputting the Product Code: I-LOVE-THE-SIMS

If you are not an Origin Customer, you can download the Origin client free of charge here.  Setting up an account through the service is also free, and it will accept the CD Keys from many different EA games.

The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection will continue to be offered through this promotion until July 31st, 2014.