Assassin’s Creed III Free On PC This Month December 8, 2016
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Since it was first announced at E3 this year, the Club Ubi website has offered a PC game for free every month for the past seven months, and now that promotion is drawing to a close. This week, Ubisoft has begun to offer the final free PC game through their Club Ubi promotion, the multiplatform hit Assassin’s Creed III.
If you want to get Assassin’s Creed III for free on PC, you only need a Ubisoft account and the Uplay client installed on your PC to play. Simply log in at the Club Ubi website and tell it you want the free game. Once you’ve done that, Assassin’s Creed III should show up in the games library of your Uplay client within no time. As with all games offered through Club Ubi, as long as you redeem your game during the free promotion it will perminantly stay on your Uplay account.
This month will ring in the end of the Club Ubi giveaways, but this has been a great promotion. Make sure to get your game as soon as you can, because its only going to be offered for a month!
Assassin’s Creed III is out now on PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii U.
Thank You for Taking Over Pokemon: The Animated Series, Disney XD December 7, 2016
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The views expressed in the following editorial is protected under the First Amendment.
For those of you who haven’t heard, the US rights to broadcast Pokémon: The Animated Series have shifted from the basic cable channel Cartoon Network to the digital cable channel Disney X D as of Monday. This is hardly an unprecidented move, as Cartoon Network wasn’t even the first channel to have the US rights to animated Pokémon either, that honor goes to the now-defunct WB Network and their KidsWB programming block. Since Disney X D started broadcasting the newest animated Pokémon content, they have already proven themselves to be better stewards of Pokémon animated content than Cartoon Network has been in the last three years. I know what you’re thinking, “How can I comfortably say that after just a few days?” Well I do have some very good reasons why I can say that, so keep reading to find out what they are.
I have to admit I really like the Disney X D Network. I am a fan of a few of their original shows, and I greatly enjoyed their coverage of the 2015 Nintendo World Championships last year. To me, Pokémon seems like a perfect fit for the Disney X D network, and because of that I had a lot of optimism going into the transition. However, the reason I believe Disney X D is a better home for Pokémon is simply this, Disney X D knows how to organize their programming schedule better than Cartoon Network ever did!
I know that harsh statement is going to require specifics before some people will accept it so I’ll produce my evidence right here. First, take a look at Cartoon Network’s current programming schedule. It doesn’t matter what day you look at, but let’s not count anything between 10PM-6AM because that’s considered Adult Swim’s time. The odds are you’ll be finding regular marathons for the show Teen Titans GO, and not much else. I actually liked Teen Titans GO when it first started to air, but even I have to admit that the show has just gotten stale, and the fact that it’s almost always on doesn’t help. Heck, most fans of the original Teen Titans show don’t even like GO. With that show dominating their entire schedule, and the entire nighttime broadcast hours dedicated to Adult Swim content, there isn’t much room on the schedule for Pokémon. In fact, Cartoon Network’s dedicated programming slot for Pokémon had been relegated to 7AM, a time that was far too early for younger fans to be able to watch, and far too late for their older fans to enjoy before they’ll have to go to school or work.
So that’s how they would schedule the TV show, but what about brand-new animated Pokémon feature films? Cartoon Network would usually broadcast new Pokémon movies mid-day on a Saturday. The film would be broadcast exactly once and never be reaired until around a year later when it would get scheduled in the time slot just before the next new film premiered.
So how did Disney X D schedule their first Pokémon programming? They started strong by broadcasting an all-new feature film, Volcanion and the Mythical Marvel and following it up with two all-new episodes of the new series, Pokémon Sun and Moon. The movie and the new series were broadcast starting at around 5PM on Monday, a perfect time. Younger fans would be home from school, and adults would just be getting home from work by that time. Back in the day, KidsWB saw fit to broadcast new Pokémon episodes in their after-school programming block, and if they hadn’t picked that timeslot I may never have grown up to become a Pokémon Trainer.
However, picking a great time slot for a major broadcast isn’t the only great thing Disney X D did, they also added the film to their Video On-Demand (VOD) service and rebroadcasted the event a day after it premiered! Cartoon Network never replayed a new Pokémon film so recently after it first premiered, nor did they ever add them to their VOD service. If you didn’t have a DVR, and you couldn’t watch the film during its initial broadcast, you would not have a guaranteed chance of seeing it again on the Cartoon Network channel. What a shame.
So I hope I made it clear to whoever is reading this that while Cartoon Network had the rights to Pokémon, despite the property’s recent resurgence of popularity they barely did anything with it. Disney X D meanwhile has already proven themselves willing to throw their weight behind this beloved property. Farewell Cartoon Network, Pokémon will be happier elsewhere.
Major Pokémon Go Update Coming 12/12 December 7, 2016
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The developers over at Niantic have made two enormous announcements in the past few days. The first is that a new update for Pokémon Go is being slowly phased through the Android and iOS versions of the application. The biggest inclusion of this new update is the ability to transfer multiple Pokémon at once, opposed to one at a time.
Next, wireless provider Sprint has announced an official partnership with the application, and intend to turn their Sprint stores into official Pokéstops and Gyms. I’m sure lots of Sprint users will be happy to hear that the next time they need to head to a Sprint store.
The next announcement is going to be a big one so make sure you’re sitting down before you read it. The official Pokémon twitter feed has announced that all new Pokémon are going to be added to Pokémon Go on 12/12! While they did not add any more information than that, many have speculated this may mean the one hundred new Pokémon created for Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver are going to be added to Pokémon Go in just a few days!
Lots of great news! If you haven’t been playing a lot recently, now might be a good time to log back into the app and catching up on everything before the new version comes out!
Pokémon Go is out now for Android and iOS devices. It is free to download.
The Last of Us Part II PlayStation Experience 2016 Panel December 3, 2016
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It was first announced just a few hours ago and now everyone has questions about the latest game from Naughty Dog, The Last of Us Part II. So sit down and enjoy this forty minute panel with game director Neil Druckman and the actors behind the game’s iconic characters, Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson.
The Last of Us Part II is coming exclusively to the PS4.
Resident Evil 7 Demo Patched for PSVR December 3, 2016
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The Resident Evil 7 demo that has been quietly occupying your PlayStation 4’s hard drive has just gotten a lot better. The Resident Evil 7 Beginning Hour demo has just received a 1.5GB update, adding new features to the game including native support for the PSVR headset.
If you don’t have the Resident Evil 7 demo on your PS4 you can still download the latest version from the PlayStation Network for free.
Resident Evil 7 is coming in 2017 to PS4.
Let’s Play A King’s Tale Final Fantasy XV December 3, 2016
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Earlier this week, Square Enix released the highly anticipated game Final Fantasy XV. Anyone who preordered the game from GameStop received the downloadable title A King’s Tale: Final Fantasy XV. It served as a standalone prequel of sorts to the main game, and is heavily inspired by 2D beat-em-ups like Final Fight and Streets of Rage.
If you were unable to get this game here’s our full Let’s Play of the game in two parts. All gameplay is provided with full video commentary.
Final Fantasy XV is out now on Xbox One and PS4.
PaRappa the Rapper Coming to PS4 December 3, 2016
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Sony has officially announced that the iconic PS1 title PaRappa the Rapper is being ported to the PlayStation 4 with updated graphics. In fact PS4 Pro owners will be happy to know the game will be playable in native 4K on that platform.
PaRappa the Rapper on PS4 is getting a free demo released on PlayStation Network later today!
The Last of Us Part II Announced December 3, 2016
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The Last of Us stands as one of the highest rated games on the PS3 and developer Naughty Dog has held back any news on a potential sequel, saying there was only a 50-50 chance it would happen. Fans of the game have waited with nervous anticipation for quite some time, but today I’m proud to announce that wait is over.
Joel and Ellie are back.
The Last of Us Part II is coming exclusive to PS4.
Mythical Pokemon Meloetta Obtainable This Month Through Nintendo Network December 2, 2016
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The mythical Pokémon Meloetta, who you may remember for being distributed during the release period of Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2, is being redistributed right now for any Pokémon Trainer with a Generation 6 game!
How powerful is this mythical? Take a look at this!
To obtain Meloetta make sure to connect your 3DS or 2DS system to any personal internet-enabled wireless hotspot (or a Nintendo Zone location) and select “Receive a Gift from the Internet” from the gift menu you’ll find when first starting up your game. You may have to update your handheld and game to the latest version to access the Nintendo Network, but you can do both through the Nintendo eShop.
Pokémon X, Pokémon Y, Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire are out now for Nintendo 3DS systems.
Halo Wars 2 – The Game Awards 2016 Trailer December 1, 2016
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Tonight at The Game Awards 2016 we saw a new trailer for the highly anticipated cross platform RTS game Halo Wars 2 and got a huge announcement. I’ll let the man from 343 Industries speak for himself. Enjoy.
Halo Wars 2 is coming February 2017 to Xbox One and Windows 10.
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