Dead Rising: Watchtower Trailer March 10, 2015
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Dead Rising was probably one of the most unique zombie games to be released in quite some time. I’ve always described it as a cross between Grand Theft Auto and Left 4 Dead. Now, it looks like Legendary Pictures is making a Dead Rising movie and that movie is coming to the Crackle service at the end of this month. If you would like a preview, take a look for yourselves at this awesome trailer.
Dead Rising: Watchtower is coming March 27th, 2015 exclusively on Crackle. The Crackle app can be downloaded on several different platforms including the PS4, Xbox One, iPhone, and Xbox 360.
iOS 8.2 Released March 9, 2015
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Apple announced the final release date and price of the highly anticipated Apple Watch earlier today. Along with that announcement came the official release of the iOS update that is going to be needed for Apple customers to use the new Apple Watch with their iDevices, iOS 8.2.
iOS 8.2 is a massive system update which fixes many of iOS 8’s ongoing issues. It also enables support for the Apple Watch if you’re using a device like the iPhone 5 or newer.
If you’ve already installed the most recent system update for your device before today, iOS 8.2 weighs in at just a few hundred MB, final size depends on your device. It can be downloaded right now through iTunes and the iOS Software Update feature.
How To Backup Your Windows 7 PC March 9, 2015
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Maniac does a new How To Video for PC Gamers. Your data is important and you want to be sure that you don’t lose it, even if your PC breaks or gets a virus.
Here’s the best way Windows 7 users (and Vista users too) can back up all of their important files. All you need is an external Hard Drive (preferably USB 3.0) with a capacity greater than or equal to your computer’s primary Hard Drive.
How to Upgrade the PS4 Hard Drive March 6, 2015
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The Playstation 4 shipped with only a 500GB Hard Drive and let’s face it, a combination of required installations, DLC and a great selection of digital only releases will fill that drive up pretty quickly. Thankfully, Sony allows Playstation 4 owners to upgrade their hardware with new and improved Hard Drives, as long as they meet the Playstation 4’s specifications.
But how do you change the drive? Well, I would recommend checking out this website to read Sony’s official procedure on how to perform the upgrade. But words are really just words, you’re going to need to perform actions and sometimes reading instructions isn’t enough. That’s why you can find a detailed step-by-step How-To video which should help you through the process below.
You will need a recent version of the Playstation 4’s Software once you replace your drive. You can find and download that software right here.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Release Date March 4, 2015
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Kojima Team has been very busy at this year’s Game Developers Conference. They have not only shown off the multiplayer component for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, they’ve just given a solid release date for this highly anticipated multiplatform title.
For those of you interested in seeing more details about Metal Gear Online, MGS 5’s multiplayer component, check it out below.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is coming September 1st, 2015 to Xbox One, PS4, PS3, and Xbox 360. It is coming to PC September 15th, 2015.
Syndicate is Free on Origin Through On The House March 4, 2015
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Classic PC gaming title Syndicate is being offered for free to all customers of EA’s Origin service. The cult classic is the newest title EA is offering through their Origin On the House promotional service, and because of that you can get it right now at no charge.
As with all Origin games offered through On the House, once it is purchased, you will never lose access to your game, even if EA resumes charging money for it. You will need to download the Origin client installed on your PC and an Origin account to download and play the game. Both are free of charge. Download it now, because there’s no telling for how long EA will be offering the game for free.
Site Video Updates and a Special Request March 2, 2015
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Apologies for the lack of site videos recently, but there is a very good reason for it that I’ll get into later. It’s no secret that my How-To Videos are some of the most popular videos I’ve produced for this website, and recently we’ve been planning to make more of them, but we just haven’t had the opportunity to do any more until now. Maniac’s trusty Playstation 3 has started acting up on him, and instead of replacing it, he’s going to try to fix it by replacing its eight year old internal Hard Drive with something newer. The Playstation 3 has excellent tools for backing up and restoring user data, and if you plan to replace your PS3’s Hard Drive, you’re going to want to know how to use them.
But why stop at upgrading a PS3’s Hard Drive? Why not show how to replace a Playstation 4 Hard Drive as well? It can be done with easily obtainable equipment, and we’re going to show you how very soon.
Things to Do While Waiting for Pokémon Shuffle Hearts to Recharge February 26, 2015
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Pokémon Shuffle released on the Nintendo eShop earlier this week and it can be downloaded right now on any model 3DS or 2DS free of charge.
While a full review of the game is in the works, we don’t plan to publish it before we finish it and because of how the game is designed, that’s been taking a while. While we’re enjoying the game a lot, every puzzle in the game requires a single heart to play (win or lose) and unless extra hearts are purchased it only keeps a maximum of five hearts in memory. Since Pokémon Shuffle requires its players to wait a half hour in real-time to recharge a single heart without having to pay for it, players could find themselves with a lot of downtime as they try to complete the game.
So here are a couple of fun things you can do in between sessions of Pokémon Shuffle as you wait for your hearts to recharge.
- Check out the YouTube channel of TamashiiHiroka. She has some of the best Pokémon review and analysis videos I’ve seen on the internet.
- Download the Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Demo from the Nintendo eShop and play through some missions. Even if you have the full version of either game, you can earn some goodies in the demo that you can bring to the full versions.
- If you have a Netflix account you can stream the first two seasons of Pokémon the Animated Series as well as a few of the Pokémon Animated Movies on the service. Set it to Season 1, Episode 1 and just keep the episodes going.
- If you don’t have Netflix but have your own personal Android or iOS device you can still watch the Pokémon Animated series through the Pokémon TV app. While not all of the episodes from each season are available, it does offer a smattering of episodes from each region and new episodes are added every week. If you have an Apple TV, there is no native Pokémon TV app for it yet but if you have an iDevice with the app installed you can stream the episodes to your Apple TV using AirPlay. You can also stream Pokémon TV episodes from your PC here.
- Read some Pokémon fanfiction on Fanfiction.net. It is by far the most written about game franchise on the entire site. If you don’t like any of the stories, you can always just write your own.
- Watch my Pokémon Memories video.
- Try to fill up your daily allotment of steps for the 3DS’s internal step counter and the Pokéwalker.
- Make plans to attend this year’s Pokémon World Championships. They’re taking place August 21-23, 2015 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA.
- Play a Pokémon Generation title like Pokémon Diamond, Pokémon Black, or Pokémon X. The 3DS and 2DS can not only play all 3DS titles, it can also play any DS game which does not require use of a GBA slot. Play as much as you want, save your game and then boot up Pokémon Shuffle. Once you run out of hearts you can go boot your generational title back up and resume your Pokémon journey. Don’t worry if you plan to play a fourth or fifth generation title on your 3DS while also playing Pokémon Shuffle. Even though active DS games played on a 3DS will disable most of the 3DS’s background features while the DS game is running, this doesn’t seem to affect the Pokémon Shuffle’s heart recharge timer.
Pokémon Shuffle is out now on the Nintendo 3DS and 2DS through the Nintendo eShop.
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Gameplay Overview Trailer February 26, 2015
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We’re less than a month away from the release of Final Fantasy Type-0 HD in North America and developer Square Enix released a brand new trailer for the game just a few hours before they’re expected to speak at The Guildhall SMU.
The trailer focuses on the game’s world, story and the gameplay. At over seven minutes in length its a pretty detailed video and perfect to watch if you are unfamiliar with the game.
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD is coming March 17th, 2015 to the PS4 and Xbox One. Anyone who purchased one of the initial versions of the game to ship will guarantee themselves a copy of the Final a Fantasy XV demo on the same platform.
March 2015’s Xbox 360 Games With Gold Offering Two Major Games For Free February 25, 2015
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Major Nelson has just confirmed an earlier report that two major titles are going to be offered free of charge on the Xbox 360 to all active Xbox Live Gold Members starting next month.
On March 1st, 2015 all Xbox Live Gold Subscribers will be able to download the recent title Tomb Raider to their Xbox 360 from Xbox Live’s Marketplace completely free of charge. The game will continue to remain free until March 15th, 2015 and anyone who downloads it in the period it is free will be able to keep it on their Xbox 360 forever, even after their gold membership expires.
On March 16th, 2015, Xbox Live Gold Subscribers will be able to download 2013’s amazing game BioShock Infinite to their Xbox 360s from the Xbox Live Marketplace completely free of charge until March 31st, 2015. Just like with Tomb Raider (and other Xbox 360 titles offered through Games with Gold) as long as the game is downloaded during the period of time it is being offered for free it will remain redownloadable on your Xbox 360 account even after your Gold Subscription expires.
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