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.

Destiny Beta Maintenance Finished Early, All Platforms Active July 22, 2014

Bungie has just announced they finished their scheduled maintenance for the Destiny Beta ahead of schedule and they are in the process of emailing all the Xbox One and Xbox 360 players who are participating in the Beta Test the download codes they need to play.

If you’re an Xbox One or Xbox 360 tester, go and check your emails right now. Just remember you will need a Hard Drive and Xbox Live Gold to play on the Xbox 360. PS3 and PS4 owners already participating can get back into the game right now!

Destiny is coming September 2014 to the Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4 and PS3.

PS4 System Software Update 1.74 Released July 22, 2014

A required PS4 update was quietly pushed to the PSN today. System Update 1.74 says it “improves system software stability during certain functions” but does not specifically state what those specific functions are. I know I’ve been having some issues with Game Streaming recently so hopefully this update addresses that.

The update is out now and, like with other required updates, you MUST install it before the PS4 will allow you back on the Playstation Network.