Nintendo could be planning to release two Switches this summer, PlayStation’s first “State of Play” highlights PSVR games, Apple Arcade targets an indie subscription, Sega details the Genesis Mini release plans, PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold free games for April 2019, Ubisoft is back in the usual E3 conference time slot, Gearbox finally reveals Borderlands 3, and playing the conclusion of Telltale’s The Walking Dead
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Google is set to reveal game hardware at GDC this week, Halo: The Master Chief Collection will come to PC along with Reach, Xbox Live comes to mobile devices, Steam Link Anywhere enters beta, Gearbox teases Borderlands 3 and more for PAX East, market-driven rumors about Sony buying Take-Two, and beating Devil May Cry 5
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Sony cuts the price of PlayStation VR to $299, PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold free games for April 2018, and Final Fantasy XV’s director sets up a new studio!
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Matt Zawodniak joins the show to discuss the question of permadeath’s existence in Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice raises concerns about creativity in games, Middle-earth: Shadow of War adds microtransactions, No Man’s Sky publishes a massive update one year after launch, and more!
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For the last several years, when June rolls around and the Electronic Entertainment Expo hype begins, I have created lists of fifty questions that set up the scope of what game enthusiasts are anticipating. These questions are framed in the sense that they can be definitively answered “YES” or “NO” by the time E3 concludes. This year will be a bit different. Because of the shifting landscape of the press conferences this year, three posts will pose these kinds of questions. In each, I will directly give you my E3 2016 predictions. We continue with… SONY Conference: Monday, June 13
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During Episode 3 of Tempo Control, we covered the latest game news stories. Here are those segments, compiled into one location for your viewing! Nintendo Direct: March 2016 Takeaways After a new Nintendo Direct revealed Wii U and 3DS games for summer 2016, several questions came to mind. What could the fatal flaw be for Star Fox Zero? Are we finally sold on Metroid Prime: Federation Force? Is there hope for the new Paper Mario game on Wii U? Here are our top five takeaways from the event!
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On this week’s episode: The Top 10 songs from the Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 soundtrack, Nintendo shows off summer games in their March 2016 Direct, a new NX rumor changes perspective, Microsoft ponders making hardware upgrades to Xbox One, and No Man’s Sky finally has a release date! SHOW SEGMENTS 0:00 – Intro 2:34 – #10 Song 5:21 – Nintendo Direct for March 2016 12:55 – #9 Song 15:48 – Seth Learns About Social Links (Skit) 21:23 – #8 Song 24:26 – NX Rumor Changes Perspective 27:23 – #7 Song 29:55 – Now Playing 31:17 – Composer Spotlight 32:32
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You love games. I love games. With a new year upon us, that can only mean one thing! Let’s gaze into that digital crystal ball together, ponder the state of the game industry, and make some prognostications! In order from what I consider most likely, to least likely, here are 11 video game predictions for 2016 that we can all look back on together when this year comes to a close! As a fun aside, I would have put something about Mother 3 finally coming to the United States this year, but those rumors are now getting more and more
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