Monthly Archives: July 2015
41 Big Games Still Coming Out in 2015
This has been an incredible year for games and we're only halfway through. There's still an overwhelming lineup of big games coming our way before the end of the holiday season. Here's a healthy look at what you can get your hands on in the coming months.
Rare Replay – August 4
Maybe the best bang for your buck all year, the Rare Replay is an incredible 30-game collection of classics coming exclusively to Xbox One that spans the history of the developer. What's more, there are up to 10,000 Achievement Points to pad out your Gamerscore, but here's everything you need to know about the Rare Replay collection.
Rising Thunder: The PC Fighting Game Made for Your Keyboard
Because the genre itself is extremely hardcore, the fighting game community is almost impenetrable for amateur enthusiasts. But the Evolution Championship Series, the biggest annual fighting game tournament, is the big barrier-breaker. EVO can wrap up almost any viewer like most folks can bandwagon onto the Super Bowl.
The casual sort that wishes they could execute on the complexities of professional play, who get excited and involved because of the accessibility of EVO, deserve a fighting game that’s more accessible than the incredibly dense, challenging games they enjoy watching. Radiant Entertainment is exactly the right studio to bear this burden.
Rising Thunder is the fighting game built by the fighting game community’s most enthusiastic leaders, and it’s been built specifically to address what’s wrong with the genre. EVO founders Tom and Tony Cannon have partnered with game designer Seth Killian, who worked on both community and combat for Street Fighter before leaving Sony Santa Monica, to make something that’s competitive without isolating anyone.
Did Kojima Tell Us He’d Be Erased In MGS 5: Ground Zeroes?
Long before Konami's public falling out with Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima, a mission in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes set players the task of deleting the logos of Metal Gear games directed by Hideo Kojima.
As spotted by GamesRadar, the Déjà Vu mission requires you to use a UV light to erase the logos of all games crafted under Kojima. If you're successful, the following message appears:
Tesla’s New Mode is Ludicrous
Tesla has announced that its Model S will be getting a 'Ludicrous Mode'.
The Tesla Model S P85D already had an 'Insane Mode', but Ludicrous makes the Model S even faster. Now it can go from 0-60 MPH in 2.8 seconds, and can complete a quarter mile in 10.9 seconds.
To account for this new acceleration, the two engines now have a combined 762 horsepower.
Tesla owner Elon Musk joked in a press release that an even faster speed would be coming in the next car: "maximum plaid."
The battery pack which adds Ludicrous Mode to the Model S will be available to existing owners at $5,000 for the next six months. New owners will have to pay $10,000.
Windows 10 Support Will Last Until…
Microsoft has revealed how long support for Windows 10 will last.
According to the Windows website, mainstream support for Windows 10 will run until October 13, 2020, while extended support will see you through to October 14, 2025.
If you’re not planning on upgrading to Windows 10 – which is available as a free download – here’s a quick catch-up of when extended support for all the current operating systems will come to a close:
- Windows Vista, April 11, 2017
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Goodbye Origin ID, Hello EA Account
EA has revealed that your Origin Account will be renamed to an EA Account over the coming weeks.
According to EA, the switch will "better represent all of EA's games and services."
Changing from an Origin Account to an EA Account is the only change that will be happening. Your account preferences, identity, and order history will remain the same.
In addition, you will still the same login credentials to access Origin, and all other EA sites and services.
To find out what you'll be playing on Origin over the coming years, check out IGN's rundown of all the announcements from this year's EA E3 press conference.
Batman: Arkham Knight Getting ‘Interim’ Patch on PC in August
Warner Bros. has announced it plans to release an "interim" patch addressing some of the issues plaguing the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight.
The patch was announced on the game's Steam page and follows a retailer memo from Australia suggesting a full fix won't surface before September at the earliest, though it could take until November.
Martin Freeman Discusses His Civil War Character
It's been assumed that because Martin Freeman has been cast in a mysterious role in Captain America: Civil War, he'll be playing a villain.
The reality of that assumption might not be as cut and dry, according to the actor's description of his Civil War character.
In an interview with Bad Taste, Freeman described his character as working "in conjunction with the superheroes and certain agencies that help to tame superheroes' power."
"You're not actually quite sure which side he's on," said Freeman. "It looks like he's playing one game when actually he's playing another."
New Ghostbusters’ Names Revealed
Paul Feig's new troupe of Ghostbusters have official names.
In response to a tweet from NYC Ghostbusters, Feig spilled the beans on the character names of the four leads.
Okay, here you go. Erin Gilbert, Jillian Holtzmann, Abby Yates and Patty Tolan. Now you know even more. https://t.co/MsQVo5iStI
— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) July 18, 2015
There was no mention of which character names applied to which actors, but the IMDb page for the movie has the names (somewhat correctly) attributed to specific leads.