Playstation State of Play – September 14th, 2022 September 14, 2023

Not to be outdone by Nintendo, Sony has also chosen to broadcast an all-new State of Play, where they’ll be including previews and announcements for the PlayStation hardware!

The PS5 has some incredible games (and major exclusives) coming for it this season, and I can’t wait to see what Sony has in store for us! I’m hopeful for a preview of Spider-Man 2. Check it out:

All games previewed will be coming to the PS5 and PSVR2.

Nintendo Direct – September 2023 September 14, 2023

Nintendo came out strong this morning with a huge reveal of upcoming games for the Nintendo Switch. While the initial marketing for this direct specifically mentioned that the games previewed in this video will be coming out between now and the Christmas season, we may have to wait for one ENORMOUS announcement at the end a little bit longer. Take a look!

All games previewed are coming to the Nintendo Switch.

Mortal Kombat 1 Launches Today September 14, 2023

Just a reminder to anyone who picked up the Premium and/or Collector’s Editions of Mortal Kombat 1 (on any supported platform), the game has officially been released. To celebrate, here’s the game’s official launch trailer.

The regular edition will launch on September 19th, 2023.

Mortal Kombat 1 is out now for PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and Nintendo Switch.

Apple Announces iPhone 15 and Apple Watch Series 9 Devices September 13, 2023

Yesterday, Apple released their first preview of the upcoming personal devices that will be coming out later this month. This specific presentation focused on the new hardware features of the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Pro, Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2.

Some of the rumors were right, the new iPhone 15 line will support native USB-C charging and data transfer, but will also still support MagSafe chargers and accessories. The most interesting feature that personally interested me was the announcement the iPhone 15 Pro’s camera array will also be able to take 3D video that can be played back on the upcoming Apple Vision Pro.

The new devices will be in stores to purchase by the end of the month.

1TB Black Xbox Series S Released September 13, 2023

It has no optical disc drive, but it can play digital copies of any Xbox One or Xbox Series games at 1080p, it is the Xbox Series S. When it first launched back in 2020, the Series S had an internal storage capacity of 512GB. Today, Microsoft has officially announced that they have released an all-new Series S model in BLACK. The internal storage capacity is 1TB and the price is $349US!

This is very big news, but it does not herald any price drop or discontinuation for existing Xbox Series S or Series X consoles. Those will remain on the market at their current prices. Given the fact that it includes no disc drive, the Series S should have come with a 1TB storage capacity as standard when it launched back in 2020.

Insert Coin Documentary Free On YouTube September 12, 2023

After I purchased Arcade1Up’s Terminator 2 home arcade, I noticed the company had included a “making of” video inside the machine. It turns out that footage was taken from the documentary Insert Coin, a feature-length documentary about the history of some incredible arcade companies. It featured interviews with some of the original developers as well as fans, and absolutely covered the controversies of the day!

If you are a fan of 90s arcade games, and have access to YouTube, you should give it a watch! There’s no way to know just how long a movie will be watchable on YouTube, so you should check it out as soon as you can!

iOS 16.1.1 Released September 7, 2023

Apple update night is upon us. I know a lot of us are waiting in anticipation for iOS 17, but tonight there has just been an incremental release for supported iPhones, iPads and Apple Watch. The new update, version 16.1.1, contains incremental bug fixes and improvements.

No new features are listed with this update. Depending on your device the update could weigh in between 125-250MB. A MacOS release has not been checked for but there does not appear to be an Apple TV update at this time.

Pokemon Go Update Causing Phantom Vibrations on iPhones September 4, 2023

Since Friday, iPhone owners of many different device models have noticed that their devices were spontaneously vibrating or double vibrating at random instances. It would not matter what program would be running, the device would just vibrate without reason or notification. This can be concerning to users, who could misinterpret random vibrations as device failure. Thankfully, for those of you experiencing this issue, I may have discovered a likely cause, Pokémon Go.

The issues began being reported on Friday. On that same day, Apple released an incremental update for Pokémon Go through the App Store. This update seems to have brought a lot of issues with it. After a lot of troubleshooting, I discovered that the phantom vibrations coincided with respawn notifications. The problem was vibrations were still going off when the program was supposed to be minimized and completely closed out.

The purpose of this article is to notify the masses of this discovery. At this time the only fix I’ve been able to confirm is to completely delete Pokémon Go until the issue is resolved. Game progress is cloud synced with your account, so as long as you remember your account information, you should be able to resume your in-game progress at a later time. Niantic is aware of the issue and is investigating potential causes.

Pokémon Go is out now for Android and iOS devices.

Nintendo Treehouse Live – Super Mario Bros Wonder September 3, 2023

Nintendo Live is taking place this weekend, and Nintendo has celebrated the event by offering previews for upcoming Nintendo Switch games alongside tournaments for existing Switch titles.

Super Mario Bros Wonder, the next title in the Super Mario Bros series, is the most anticipated upcoming Switch exclusive game and the guys over at Nintendo Treehouse offered a NEW preview of the game during Nintendo Live. Check it out!

Super Mario Bros Wonder is coming exclusively to the Nintendo Switch.

Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 Re-Announced September 3, 2023

I was an enormous fan of the original PC title Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines. It was the final game developed by Troika Games, and despite the fact it suffered from poor polish and lots of glitches/bugs, the game’s story was incredible and the gameplay was pretty fun. It eventually became a cult classic for PC gaming enthusiasts.

After years of personally never expecting to hear of a follow-up to the original game, Paradox Interactive announced a sequel was in development a few years ago. No words could express my shock and disbelief at that announcement, one of my favorite games of all time was getting a follow-up. Previews of the game were released and to an outsider, it appeared that things were coming along fine with the new game. Alas, it was not to be. The game’s publisher decided to restart the game with another developer and preorders were cancelled.

Who could predict when we would see the game again, or if it would ever re-emerge? Well, this weekend, during PAX, Paradox has re-launched the hype train for Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2. A new developer has taken over and it looks like the game is being redeveloped with the recent generation of game consoles. Take a look at the new trailer!

Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 is coming Fall 2024 to PC, Xbox Series and PS5.