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Blade and Soul : Level 1-45 Destroyer Skills Preview

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Blade and Soul : Level 1-45 Destroyer Skills Preview


Here is a preview for Blade and Soul Destroyer Skills. Read on and learn more about the skills, then enjoy the game more easily.

Wyvill Recreating League of Legends Champions In Minecraft

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Wyvill Recreating League of Legends Champions In Minecraft


It is common for League of Legedns fans to simply make custom skins based on each champions. However, Reddit user wyvill is recreating every Champion from League of Legends in Minecraft. He is certainly improving the degree of difficulty since he is makking building-sized recreations of characters. Here's his Minecraft tribute to Teemo, arguably the most-despised Champion in the game for a myriad of reasons:

General Guide of Creating an Account for Blade and Soul JP

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General Guide of Creating an Account for Blade and Soul JP


We've known that Blade and Soul JP is now free to play, and NA/EU server seems to be quite far away from us, so why not play the Japan server? Here is the general guide of applying an account for it, read on guys.

The OtterWorks Announces its New Mobile Game Escape Velocity

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The OtterWorks Announces its New Mobile Game Escape Velocity


Escape Velocity is the first game of OtterWorks, which is based on the classic shoot-em-up gameplay considering its style

Upcoming FPS IRON SIGHT New Information and Screenshots Unveiled

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Upcoming FPS IRON SIGHT New Information and Screenshots Unveiled


IRON SIGHT, the upcoming Korean FPS, unveiled some latest game information with a wave of new screenshots recently

Elder Scrolls Online Jumps Into B2P Mode Early

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Elder Scrolls Online Jumps Into B2P Mode Early


Zenimax has officially announced that Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited, the B2P version of the game, has gone live, which is nearly a day earlier than anticipated. The North American servers are now allowing players to log in even without valid subscriptions as of tonight. What a surprise! Of course, the game is buy-to-play, not free-to-play, so you'll still need to have picked up a box.

Crowfall FAQ Describes Mounts and Caravans in Detail

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Crowfall FAQ Describes Mounts and Caravans in Detail


Only $100,000 will let Crowfall unlock mounts and caravans. And today the Artcraft team release an FAQ and two video interviews to cover the basic information about mounts and tell players why these Kickstarter reward mounts are special.

Tree of Savior: Armband Is Also A Visual Accessory

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Tree of Savior: Armband Is Also A Visual Accessory


It seems that visual accessories in Tree of Savior are only unlimited to headgears and costumes. According to treeofsaviorgame's latest article about Armband, we can learn that it will also influence the outlook of a character.

Virtual City Playground V1.16 Update,Develop Your Own Film Industry

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Virtual City Playground V1.16 Update,Develop Your Own Film Industry


Have you ever dreamt of owning a small film studio in Hollywood? If yes, Virtual City Playground is a great choice, which will make your dreams come true with the latest update.

Both Sex and Horror Will be in Revival

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Both Sex and Horror Will be in Revival


I thought Revival was just a horror game, but it seems it is definitely aiming for a mature rating. According to a recent official blog, sex will also be a part of the game

Marvel Heroes: Cyclops Builds and Skills Level 60

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Marvel Heroes: Cyclops Builds and Skills Level 60


Cyclops maybe one of the best all around early characters. I would choose him first. Because a lot of characters are effected by energy damage. His first passive boosts energy damage by 2%. His second maybe the most important. It boosts exp for 10% a must have when leveling.

Pre-Order For Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward Now Available

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Pre-Order For Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward Now Available


Square Enix, Inc. announced today that Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward, the highly-anticipated first expansion for the popular MMORPG, is now available for pre-order in North America on disc and digitally in three versions as the collector's edition, standard edition and all-in-one bundle which includes both A Realm Reborn and Heavensward.

Avernum 2 HD Coming to iPad April 15th

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Avernum 2 HD Coming to iPad April 15th


Spiderweb Software, makers of the Avernum, Geneforge, and Avadon series, are bringing the second chapter of the hit Avernum saga to mobile devices

EverQuest Kicks off 16th Anniversary Today

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EverQuest Kicks off 16th Anniversary Today


16 years is quite a long time, and do you still remember what you were doing 16 years ago? It was 16 years ago today that EverQuest opened its door to players and started its legend

Pocket Mine 2 Features More Tap-happy, Chain Explosion Mining

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Pocket Mine 2 Features More Tap-happy, Chain Explosion Mining


Pocket Mine 2 came out on iOS last week, and on Android the week before. We thought you should know as we didn't tell you at the time. As is obvious from its title, Pocket Mine 2 is a sequel to the 2013 arcade miner. Yes, it's still free to play, and yes, you still tap blocks to mine them. Your goal is to get as many resources as you can as you dig deep into the core of each island. This can be sped up by triggering dangerous chain explosions at your own risk.

Tencent Teases The Upcoming Blade and Soul Mobile Version with Several Wallpapers

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Tencent Teases The Upcoming Blade and Soul Mobile Version with Several Wallpapers


It's been quite a long time since we saw the Blade and Soul's mobile version at G-Star 2014 for the first time. To our surprise, this mobile version will not release in Korea first - but in China. As the publisher of Blade and Soul China server, Tencent has been running a mysterious event for this upcoming mobile game for a certain time.

The Rhapsody of Water and Fire: Taoists Ascending

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The Rhapsody of Water and Fire: Taoists Ascending


The CO team is welcoming the first big expansion of 2015, Taoists Ascending! Taoists are one of the most popular classes in Conquer Online, especially to female players. Taoism is a religion of unity and opposites

Angry Birds Stella POP! Cheats, Tips and Walkthrough

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Angry Birds Stella POP! Cheats, Tips and Walkthrough


Angry Birds Stella POP!, a new match three game by Rovio, takes gamers and the feisty characters from Angry Birds Stella on an exciting journey of strategic bubble matching and popping to take down the iconic piggies. Read on to see the cheats, tips and guides show below:

MiniDrivers Offers An Excellent Warmup on Android and iOS

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MiniDrivers Offers An Excellent Warmup on Android and iOS


MiniDrivers, Ivanovich Games's newest action-packed arcade racer, offers an excellent warmup to the 2015 F1 world championship on Android and iOS.
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MMORPG Reviews

MMORPG Reviews

Elite: Dangerous Launches Wings Update

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 10:22 AM PDT

The second major update for Elite: Dangerous, Wings, is now available for free to all players, introducing to the game four-player parties, new playable ships and a new third-person camera option that allows screenshots at up to 16K resolution. Wings allows players to play with their friends in four-players groups using the Comms panel on […]

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Neverwinter’s Next Module Delayed

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 09:52 AM PDT

Neverwinter fans will have to be patient a bit longer in their anticipation of Elemental Evil, since Perfect World and Cryptic Studio have communicated plans to postpone the release of the game’s next free module (which was originally scheduled for launch this month) to April 7. “When we first announced Neverwinter: Elemental Evil in January, […]

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Skyforge Gameplay Commentary

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 01:45 AM PDT

Last week, we were fortunately enough to be granted the opportunity to participate in the closed beta testing of Skyforge, the new MMO RPG that Obsidian Entertainment is developing in cooperation with Allods Team. Featuring breath-taking visuals and 3 available classes to choose from, the title thrusts players into a world where fantasy meets sci-fi […]

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16
Mar

General Gaming Article

General Gaming Article

Intel NUC5i5RYK Review

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 04:12 PM PDT

Need Ultrabook components in a tiny desktop?

Intel's quasi-barebones NUC PC is back for round three, with the sexy-named "NUC5i5RYK" SKU leading the charge. Equipped with Intel's i5-5250U dual-core CPU, clocked at 1.6GHz, the processor still comes soldered to the NUC's motherboard. And once again, owners will have to bring their own OS to the party. 

In terms of form factor, the NUC is still extremely portable—it measures 4.5x4.3x1.3 inches and weighs one pound, 4 ounces. Ports include four USB 3.0, one Mini HDMI 1.4a, one Mini DisplayPort 1.2, and an Ethernet jack. In addition to the new Broadwell proc, there are several upgrades to the NUC5i5RYK. This NUC now supports up to 16GB of 1866MHz SO-DIMM RAM, with its two memory slots. This addition is appreciated, considering the old NUC D54250WYKH SKU would only support 1,600MHz RAM. For the purposes of this review, Intel provided us with 8GB of HyperX DDR3L RAM clocked at 1,600MHz, but you'll have to BYO if you want to join in on the NUC party. In addition, this NUC does away with both SATA and mSATA slots and replaces them with the faster M.2 standard, previously known as the Next Generation Form Factor. For review purposes, Intel provided us with its own 530 series M.2 SSD and Samsung's more expensive XP941 series 256GB drive, to give us an idea of how an enthusiast M.2 SSD could take advantage of the speedier slot. Finally, another nice addition to this is an 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.0 combo adapter. With previous SKUs, you bought your own. 

intel nuc broadwell

Accessing all of these components is just as easy as unscrewing four screws on the bottom of the NUC. Owners may be happy to hear that the base uses captured screws, which means they won't fall out. Users will be able to install their M.2 drives by unscrewing a single screw, which anchors the drive in place (we had to use a small Phillips head screwdriver here because our standard screwdriver was too big). You can also pry open and change the top cover. The default black lid pops out easily enough with a thin flathead screwdriver. Intel says there will be different color options available, but we don't really see this catching on in much of a big way outside of the enthusiast NUC community. 

Considering that Broadwell is a "tick" on Intel's tick-tock roadmap and equates to a new 14nm manufacturing process, our CPU is focused more on power efficiency than pure performance gains. Oddly enough, however, we saw a bit of the reverse to be true in our test. Measuring the wattage, this NUC5i5RYK soaked up roughly one watt less at idle than the D54250WYKH Haswell NUC we reviewed last year, but consumed roughly five more watts when we stressed it under Prime95 and Furmark. Thankfully, this Broadwell NUC made up for it in performance, where it bested its Haswell cousin by roughly 7–10 percent in our CPU benchmarks. 

While the CPU gains were admirable, we saw a bigger delta in our graphics benchmarks. The NUC5i5RYK uses Intel's HD Graphics 6000, and while it doesn't hold a candle to the Gigabyte Brix Pro we reviewed last year, which uses Intel's top-of-the-line Iris Pro graphics, it is a step up compared to Intel's HD Graphics 5000 series, beating it by 10–45 percent in our graphics tests. 

Considering that the box is quite small, you might be wondering how hot or loud it gets. When the NUC is sitting idle, it's both cool and quiet. Under the onslaught of our benchmarks, however, the fan did rev up, but it was hardly offensive. The box also got a little warm to the touch, but nowhere near as scorching as the Gigabyte Brix Pro, which is an enthusiast NUC gunning for performance.

The real story here pertains to the included M.2 slot, which allows for some ridiculous storage speeds. With Intel's 530 Series M.2 SSD installed, we saw sequential-read and -write speeds of 419MB/s and 213.6MB/s, respectively, using our CrystalDiskMark benchmark. Those numbers aren't super impressive, but considering that a 180GB drive will run you $105, it isn't a super high-end SSD either. When we plopped in Samsung's more expensive ($254) XP941 256GB M.2 drive, however, we got stupid sequential-read and -write speeds of 1,089MB/s and 798MB/s, respectively. You're grandmother's traditional 2.5-inch SSDs can't touch those numbers, as they are limited to SATA III's 6Gb/s bandwidth cap. What makes M.2 drives interesting is that they come in different sizes and even have different connectors. Interesting tidbit aside, the downside of M.2 SSDs at the moment is that they aren't as plentiful as traditional 2.5-inch SSDs, and are still quite expensive. Alas, this is the price you pay for being an early adopter.

If you can stomach the extra cashola that the M.2 slot currently demands, then you'll appreciate some of the tweaks that this NUC brings to the table. The included Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are greatly appreciated, and we like that you can stuff speedier RAM in the box, which could further bolster the integrated graphics. Like other NUCs, we still feel that it's going to be a pretty niche product at the end of the day. It's certainly not hard to build into, and could be a good first step for the noob PC builder. That said, the fact you have to purchase your own storage, RAM, OS, and install all the drivers yourself may turn off PC noobs from picking up what is essentially a pretty cool Ultrabook tossed into a small desktop form factor. 

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Newegg Daily Deals: Fractal Design Core1100 Micro ATX Case, Team Vulcan 16GB DDR3-1600, and More!

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 10:40 AM PDT

 

Fractal Design Core1100

Newegg

Top Deal:

Smaller system builds are fast becoming a thing, but that shouldn't that also mean smaller prices? That's not always *ahem* the case (see what we did there), though it can be! Just check out today's top deal for a Fractal Desigh Core1100 Micro ATX Mini Tower Case for $30 with free shipping (normally $45). That's right, just three Hamiltons, or pair a Hamilton with a Jackson, or grab six Lincolns (on paper, not copper), or 30 Washingtons, or...you get the point.

Other Deals:

HyperX Fury Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory for $59 with free shipping (normally $74)

Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory for $60 with free shipping (normally $80)

Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory for $120 with free shipping (normally $140)

Team Vulcan 16GB (2x8GB) SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory for $103 with free shipping (normally $113)

Acer Announces 25-inch "Zero-Frame" H257HU Monitor for $370

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 09:39 AM PDT

Acer H257HU MonitorBarely a bezel

Technically there's a bezel on Acer's new 25-inch H257HU monitor. However, Acer's marketing the display as having a "zero-frame design" that both maximizes the viewing area and provides a more seamless viewing experience for multi-monitor setups. Having looked at pictures, I won't argue the point too much, just that there are bezels, though nowhere near as thick as my Dell U3011 (except on the bottom).

How thin are they? Acer didn't say, though it did talk about the monitor's brushed metal construction, diamond cut stand, and the slim aluminum front bezel on the bottom, underneath of which are the on-screen display (OSD) controls and presumably the power button.

Getting to its vitals, the H257HU sports a WQHD (2560x1440) resolution. It uses an In-Plane Switching (IPS) panel with 178-degree wide viewing angles horizontally and vertically.

According to Acer, the H257HU covers 100 percent of the sRGB color space. To get things looking just right, the monitor offers 6-axis color adjustment.

Rated specs include a native 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 350 cd/m2 nits brightness, and 4ms response time. We don't ever put much stock into such things, as there's no universal standard that all monitor makers adhere to, so as always it comes down to real-world performance.

As for connectivity and added features, the H257HU features an HDMI 2.0 port, DVI port, DsiplayPort 2.1, mini DisplayPort, and built-in speakers with DTS sound.

The Acer H257HU is available today for $370 MSRP.

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Possible Look at Specifications and Performance for AMD's Radeon R9 390X

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 08:41 AM PDT

AMD Radeon R9 290XA potentially beastly card in the making

Go ahead and apply the standard disclaimer about leaked specs not being verified or official, because that's certainly the case here. Disclaimer aside, we hope that unconfirmed specifications of the AMD's forthcoming Radeon R9 390X graphics card turn out to be accurate, because if they are, it's going to be a potent part that's up to 60 percent faster than AMD's Radeon R9 290X.

The folks at Videocardz asked their source if he could share additional information about AMD's new flagship graphics card, and to the site's surprised, he responded in kind with a few more goodies to digest. One of those goodies is that AMD scrapped plans to run with 4GB of High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) Gen1 (1GB per stack) after Nvidia unveiled its Titan X graphics card. Now the plan is to release the Radeon R9 390X with 8GB, but Gen2 (2GB per stack), on a 4,096-bit bus (1,024-bit per stack). That should give the card around 1.25TB/s of memory bandwidth.

The GPU is said to be a 28nm Fiji XT part with 4,096 unified cores and 256 Texture Mapping Units (TMUs). There's no mention of ROPs or core clockspeed, though the boost clockspeed is reportedly 1,050MHz. Other specs include a 1,250MHz memory clock, 8.6TFLOPS of compute performance, and either a 6+8 pin or dual 8-pin PCI-E configuration.

There's also a performance slide that was leaked, and if it's accurate, performance will be up to around 1.65 times that of the Radeon R9 290X in 4K gaming.

Reports from elsewhere on the web have the card debuting at around $700, which is also unconfirmed.

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Cougar Chases Small Form Factor Market with QBX Computer Case

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 05:41 AM PDT

Cougar QBXMini-ITX or bust

Cougar on Monday announced the arrival of its QBX, the "most advanced compact gaming case" around. According to Cougar, there are three reasons the QBX stands out from the crowd. The first is its compact dimensions -- the small form factor (SFF) chassis measures 178 (W) x 260 (H) x 368 (D) millimeters, or 7 (W) x 10.2 (H) x 14.5 (D) inches and can only swallow up mini-ITX motherboards.

Second on Cougar's list is expandability. While small in stature, it has a big appetite for hardware and can be stuffed with up to five storage drives (hard drives or solid state drives), a long graphics card up to 350mm (13.77 inches), a standard ATX power supply up to 140mm long (5.51 inches), and a slim optical drive.

Cougar's third reason is cooling. The QBX supposedly offers the "best cooling" of its class on the market, a claim Cougar makes based on the cases seven fan mounts and liquid cooling support (you can mount a radiator up to 240mm). There's also a dedicated PSU compartment to prevent hot air from affecting the other components, along with wide ventilation openings with dust filters.

Look for the QBX to be available in April. We've reached out to Cougar for a price and will update when/if we hear back.

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Chrome 42 Beta Includes Push Notifications

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 03:37 AM PDT

Push Notification on ChromeAlso new is the the option to automatically pause plugin content

Each browser update usually contains no more than two or three noteworthy new features in this rapid-release-cycle era, and Chrome 42 is no exception. It entered beta a few days back with a couple of notable features — well, at least on the desktop front.

The one feature that stands out from the rest of the changelog is the addition of smartphone-style push notifications, which provide web app developers with a way to apprise users of content updates and other changes in real time. But, of course, before they can do any of that they must secure the user's permission to do so.  And should the alerts turn out to be far too frequent and/or trivial, such permission can be revoked at a later time from within the "Site Settings" option that accompanies every alert.

Another new feature is a new setting that automatically pauses plugin content to save battery power and precious CPU cycles. Under Chrome's content settings, you can now opt for the browser to automatically "detect and run important plugin content." This will ensure that the browser automatically runs "the main plug-in content on websites" while disabling all peripheral plug-in content.

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YouTube Now Supports 360-degree Video Uploads, Playback

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 01:33 AM PDT

The video uploading process isn't entirely automatic

YouTube has followed through on its January announcement that it was "working to support 360 degree videos in the coming weeks." The Google-owned online streaming site announced in a blog post  Friday that it now supports 360-degree video uploads. According to the site, the list of compatible 360-degree cameras includes Bublcam, Giroptic's 360cam, IC Real Tech's Allie, Kodak's SP360 and Ricoh Theta.

With the whole uploading process being a bit rough around the edges at this stage, be prepared to endure a technical rigmarole. You need to run a Python script on the video file to "insert the right metadata" and ensure that it uploads as a 360-degree. The company says it's working to make the entire process automatic.

For playback, you can either use the Chrome browser or the YouTube Android app (iOS support in the works). While the former requires the use of a mouse, the Android app delivers a more intuitive experience as moving the smartphone or tablet is all that is needed to control the point of view.

This announcement has no immediate implications from a VR (virtual reality) standpoint, though. Because that would require the app to support some sort of head-tracking support, which it currently lacks.

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Steam for Linux Goes Past 1,000-game Mark

Posted: 15 Mar 2015 10:26 PM PDT

Steam for LinuxThe client was released in February 2013

A couple of years after its official release, Valve's Steam for Linux initiative is making steady progress. It recently notched up a significant milestone when the number of Linux-compatible games on Steam breached the 1,000 mark.

Granted, this number still pales in comparison to Windows' tally of nearly 4,800 compatible games, but we believe both Valve and Linux users would have gladly taken it had someone whispered it to them at the time of Steam's release on Linux. And for all its worth, the rate at which Linux-compatible games are appearing on Steam is a gallop compared to the crawl of Steam-powered Mac gaming, which has labored its way to just over 1,600 titles in the nearly five years that the Steam for OS X client has been available.

The question now is: Can Valve prove the naysayers wrong once again and successfully orchestrate the invasion of Linux into the living room through SteamOS (a Linux distro built around Steam) and Steam Machines (pre-built SteamOS-powered gaming PCs)? The success of these two initiatives is Linux users' best bet of ever seeing a critical mass of AAA titles for their OS of choice.

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MMORPG News

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General: Endgame: Proving Ground: Mobile Location-Based Game Revealed

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 07:23 AM PDT

Endgame: Proving Ground: Mobile Location-Based Game Revealed

The same team behind Google's Ingress has announced its next title, Endgame: Proving Ground. According to released information, Endgame is a mobile location-based title that will ask players to join one of twelve of humanity's original Lines and will create opportunities for PvP 'battles' with their customized champions based on their current location in the world.

Final Fantasy Type-0 HD: A Spin-Off Worthy of the Name

Posted: 15 Mar 2015 10:46 AM PDT

A Spin-Off Worthy of the Name

When Final Fantasy Type-0 HD came out originally in 2011 for the PSP handheld (minus the HD), it didn't make a huge splash. Chances are that's because no one had a PSP. But Type-0 HD brings the Action-RPG spinoff of the Fabula Nova Crystsallis series of Final Fantasy games to the Xbox One and PS4, along with a host of graphical upgrades and tweaks. But is this a must-play in storied franchise? Read on for our full review.

Hawken: Reloaded Games Acquires IP, More News Coming Soon

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 05:25 AM PDT

Reloaded Games Acquires IP, More News Coming Soon

The Hawken Facebook page has been updated with the news that Reloaded Games is now the owner of the IP. The team is working in conjunction with Reloaded to get the forums back up and running and that other back end systems are being overhauled.

Star Citizen: A Sneak Peek at the Persistent World in the Making

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 05:07 AM PDT

A Sneak Peek at the Persistent World in the Making

The Star Citizen team has released a new trailer from this past weekend's SXSW event to give fans and players a look at the potential of the persistent world being created for the game and how it is shaping up. It's an early sneak peek at the inter-connectedness of Star Citizen with five minutes of footage. Check it out and let us know what you think!

Shroud of the Avatar: $6M and Counting

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 05:03 AM PDT

$6M and Counting

According to the counter on the Shroud of the Avatar site, the game's fund raising efforts have netted over six million dollars. the KickStarter campaign run earlier brought in approximately $2M with another $4M brought in during the subsequent months.
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