MagiQuest Review Announcement September 21, 2016
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Video Games don’t always require a game console, electronic handheld or PC to play, they can also be played in real life. What if I told you about a game where you play by interacting with the environment around you with a unique magic wand? You can then use that wand to cast spells, search for clues, and collect treasure. You would think I was crazy, wouldn’t you? Well you’d be wrong!
A few years ago the resort chain Great Wolf Lodge partnered with MagiQuest to bring the MagiQuest interactive game to their hotels. On paper, the two companies were a perfect fit. Great Wolf prides themselves on offering lots of fun activities to guests of all ages and the MagiQuest game stations and props fit perfectly in Great Wolf’s Lodges, so we have been interested in this game for quite a while.
After that enormous set up and introduction has been set aside I’m happy to announce that the staff of this website is planning to check it out for ourselves next year! Expect a review to come soon!
Pokemon Sun and Moon Exclusive Pokémon and Trainer Customization Trailer September 20, 2016
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Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon are still a few months away from release but Nintendo has been consistently releasing all-new footage from the game to hold players over until then.
Today’s new trailer not only showed off some all-new Pokémon made specifically for each version of the game, we got to see the expanded options for customizing your Pokémon Trainer. I know a lot of people were unhappy with how limited the customization options were when they were first offered in Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, so I wonder what those same people have to say about today’s trailer.
Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon are coming November 18th, 2016 exclusively to Nintendo 3DS platforms.
Gaming History You Should Know – Wing Commander 3 September 19, 2016
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I know I recently spent an entire recent editorial talking about the PC flight simulator Starfleet Academy but I don’t think I mentioned the fact that it was not my first PC flight sim game. No, that honor goes to Origin’s PC-DOS flight sim game Privateer 2: The Darkening.
The year was 1996, I had just got my first real PC and was loving every second I was using it. A coworker of my father’s had picked up a new game for his PC called Privateer 2, but he found himself unable to play it on his computer. Since he knew my PC was top of the line he gave the game to me and the rest is history.
While most people, including The Spoony One, hated Privateer 2 due to its extreme departure from the Wing Commander games that came before it, I thought it had a great story with amazing direction, and a fantastic cast of actors. But Privateer 2 wasn’t the first PC game by Origin to present a PC flight sim in this way, that honor actually goes to the PC game Wing Commander 3.
Veteran online critic Charles Sonnenburg, better known to the Internet by his online name SF Debris, took some time off between delivering his legendary weekly reviews of old Star Trek episodes to give a review of Wing Commander 3. Not only is the review thorough and hilarious, Chuck (can I call you Chuck?) did a great job researching the history behind the game’s development, making this a great review to watch for both veteran pilots and cadets fresh out of the academy. You can watch it here.
If you liked the review and want to give Wing Commander 3 a try for yourselves the game was available to purchase on EA’s (aptly named) Origin digital online service. Give it a look if you’re interested in checking it out, just make sure to get a good joystick first.
Gears of War 4 Launch Trailer September 19, 2016
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Microsoft released the official launch trailer for Gears of War 4 earlier today in anticipation of its national broadcast during tonight’s NFL Football game. However, if you’re like most gamers and have no interest in physical contact sports whatsoever you can check the new trailer out now before it premieres on Monday Night Football.
Gears of War 4 is coming October 11th, 2016 to Xbox One and Windows 10.
BROTHERHOOD: Final Fantasy XV Episode 5 Released September 18, 2016
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The fifth and final episode of BROTHERHOOD: Final Fantasy XV was just released. For those of you unfamiliar with it, BROTHERHOOD is a traditionally animated episodic prequel series to Final Fantasy XV focusing on the history of Prince Noctis and his men. This new video resolves the cliffhanger left from the very first episode.
If you’d like to own the entire five episode series on a more permanent format, BROTHERHOOD: Final Fantasy XV is being bundled with the KINGSGLAIVE: Final Fantasy XV Special Edition Blu-Ray Disc when it gets released in October.
Final Fantasy XV is coming November 2016 to the Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
Pokemon Generations Episode 1 and 2 Released September 16, 2016
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Earlier this week we announced Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have created an ongoing traditionally animated web series series called Pokémon Generations. Today, the first two parts of that series were released.
Pokémon Generations chronicles the best moments from all of the previous Pokémon games and presents them in an all new way and you can watch the first two episodes below. Enjoy.
New episodes will be released weekly until December.
Pokémon Sun and Moon are coming November 2016 exclusively to Nintendo 3DS systems.
The Crew is Free on Uplay for One Month September 16, 2016
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Since E3 2016, Ubisoft pledged to release one PC game for free each month until December through their online service Uplay. Yesterday, Ubisoft announced they would be offering the online multiplayer PC game The Crew for free through their Club Ubi initiative.
To get The Crew for free just visit the website Club Ubi, sign into your Ubisoft or Uplay account, and select the game from the webpage. While this promotion is only going on for a month, anyone who takes advantage of it will be able to play the game on their Uplay account for as long as they like. You will need to download and sign into the Uplay client to play the game but you can download it for free right now.
The Crew is only going to be free for about thirty days so if you want it, make sure to get it as soon as you can. After that, Ubisoft will be offering a new PC game for free each month until December.
The Crew is out now on PC.
Final Fantasy XV TGS 2016 English Trailer September 16, 2016
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The Tokyo Game Show 2016 is taking place this week and the folks over at Square Enix are at the show to present the latest story trailers for Final Fantasy XV, enjoy.
If that isn’t enough for you, don’t worry. The final episode of BROTHERHOOD: Final Fantasy XV will be released later this week. Stay tuned.
Final Fantasy XV is coming November 2016 to the Xbox One and PS4.
PS4 Software Update 4.00 Released September 13, 2016
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As promised, Sony has just released a MAJOR software update to the PlayStation 4, which tweaks the console’s operating system and adds support for HDR equipped HDTVs.
You can download the update right now using your PS4’s software update menu. If you previously had the most recent PS4 software update installed the new update weighs in at around 312 MB, so it shouldn’t take that long to download. The PS4 4.00 software update is required to access the PlayStation Network.
Pokemon Generations Animated Series Announced September 13, 2016
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Fans of Pokémon Origins will be very happy to know that Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have just announced an all new animated series which will look at some of the best moments and battles from across all six generations of Pokémon games. Take a look at the official trailer.
Wow, just wow. A new episode of Pokémon Generations will release every week up to December 23th, 2016. Each individual episode is expected to be about three to five minutes in length.
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