Category: News

Nintendo Direct September 2017 Recap

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Nintendo gave us all a surprise with a new Nintendo Direct yesterday. Shay and I joined forces once again to recap our thoughts on Super Mario Odyssey, Project Octopath Traveler, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and more. Here’s a link to the full Nintendo Direct and our reaction video is below. Enjoy!

 

Monthly Gaming Recap: October 2016

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Every month is filled with delays, but October was a little ridiculous. I guess it makes sense seeing as it was the start of the last quarter and thus the last chance to release, or delay a game. Sad, but obvious, but hey, lots of great stuff happened too so let’s round that stuff up and spread some positive vibes.

 

News

  • The first and second Danganronpa are being ported to the PS4 in early 2017
  • Voodoo Vince is getting an HD Remaster for the Xbox One and PCs
  • Gravity Rush 2 was delayed from December to January
  • BioWare announced The Old Republic’s next expansion, Knights of the Eternal Throne
  • Antipole DX, Cuphead, Friday the 13th have all been delayed into an unknown time in 2017
  • Square Enix closed United Front Games
  • Red Dead Redemption 2 was announced for Fall 2017
  • Watch Dogs 2 slipped from November 15 to November 29
  • After less than two months after launch The Tomorrow Children went free to play on PS4
  • ABZU will get a disc release for the PS4 and Xbox One sometime next January
  • EA announced Titanfall 2 won’t offer a season pass and instead release all DLC for free
  • Both of the Kingdom Hearts PS3 collections are being ported to the PS4 next March in one big edition
  • Zero Escape: The Nonary Games is a collection of the first two games in the series slated for PS4 early next year

 

Release Date Announcements

  • Tales of Berseria 1/24/17 (PC/PS4)
  • The Amnesia Collection 11/22 (PS4)
  • Star Trek: Bridge Crew 3/14/17 (VR)
  • Small Radios Big Televisions 11/8 (PS4)
  • Night in the Woods 1/19/17 (PC/Mac/Linux/PS4)
  • Steins;Gate 0 11/29 (PS4/Vita)

 

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Nintendo Switch: Everything We Know So Far

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Nintendo finally put to rest the mayhem after over a year of speculation and tons of rumors galore. Well, sort of. The Nintendo NX was unveiled to be the Nintendo Switch and mostly confirmed most of the leaks that have been popping up over the past year. It was only a four-minute preview, but Shay and I deeply analyzed it and gave our general reactions in a mini video podcast. Enjoy!

 

Monthly Gaming Recap: September 2016

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Phew, September certainly was the month for delays. My most anticipated of the year, Final Fantasy XV, for example, didn’t come out and another long developed gem, The Last Guardian, slipped from its original date as well. Plus so many others. I guess September is the best time to announce these things for the big rush of Fall games, but it wasn’t entirely bad. Let’s review everything video game related last month from the news to all my terrific content. Enjoy!

 

News

  • Disney shut down Marvel’s Avengers Alliance
  • Shantae: Half-Genie Hero was delayed, canceling the last-gen versions in the process
  • Duke Nukem 3D is getting a new expansion for both PC and console versions called Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary Edition World Tour, due out October 11
  • Chroma Squad will release sometime in 2017 for PC, PS4, PS Vita, and Xbox One courtesy of Bandai Namco
  • Telltale’s next season of The Walking Dead will premiere in November
  • The Wii U version for Hyper Light Drifter was cancelled
  • Super Mario Run was announced for iOS due out in December for an unknown price
  • South Park: The Fractured But Whole has been delayed into early 2017
  • Digimon World: Next Order is getting localized for the West on both PS4 and PS Vita in early 2017
  • NIS America announced they’ll be localizing Birthdays the Beginning and GOD WARS: Future Past for early 2017
  • Bandai Namco will be releasing Dragon Ball Fusions on 3DS sometime this December
  • Blizzard is shutting down Battle.net, which has been around since 1996
  • Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night was delayed into 2018
  • Sony isn’t allowing mods to be supported for Fallout 4, or the upcoming Remaster of Skyrim on PS4
  • Titanfall: Frontline was announced as a card RPG for mobile devices
  • Wasteland 3 was announced with CO-OP
  • Nidhogg II was also announced and may support VR

 

Release Date Announcements

  • Shadow Warrior 2 10/13 (PC)
  • Batman: Return to Arkham 10/18 (PS4/XONE)
  • Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors 10/11 (Vita)
  • Lego Harry Potter Collection 10/8 (PS4)
  • Aragami 10/4 (PC/PS4)
  • Ride 2 2/14/17 (PC/PS4/XONE)
  • Assassin’s Creed; The Ezio Collection 11/15 (PS4/XONE)
  • Unforgiving Difficult: A Bastard’s Tale 10/4 (PS4)

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Monthly Gaming Recap: August 2016

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August was a huge month for me. In the month since Examiner’s demise I have taken on three freelance jobs and it’s been busy ever since. I write reviews, news and features for GameSpew, iOS reviews for Pookybox, and I’m a video producer for PlusMana’s YouTube. Plus I have GameJurk here and of course the ReActionExaminer channel as well. Personal stuff aside a bunch of news happened so let’s recap everything that happened in August.

 

News

  • Gwent’s closed Beta will begin on October 25
  • Nordic games have changed their name to THQ Nordic
  • Nier: Automata will also be releasing on PC when it launches on consoles next year
  • Divinity: Original Sin II will launch on Steam Early Access on September 15
  • Allison Road, the spiritual indie game created from the ashes of PT, which was canceled earlier this year is now confirmed to be back in production
  • Ashes of Ariandel, Dark Souls III’s first expansion, will launch on October 25
  • Sony will be holding a special press conference on September 7 presumably to officially announce the PS4 Neo and PS4 Slim
  • They also revealed their Tokyo Game Show event will be held on September 13
  • Gran Turismo Sport has been delayed into 2017

 

Release Date Announcements

  • Darkest Dungeon 9/27 (PS4/Vita)
  • Dead Rising Collection 9/13 (PS4/XONE)
  • Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas 9/7 (PS4/XONE)
  • Cartoon Network Battle Crashers 11/8 (PS4)
  • The Tomorrow Children 9/6 (PS4)
  • Jotun 9/9 (PS4/XONE/WiiU)
  • Neptune Flux 11/15 (PC/PS4)
  • Disgaea 2 1/20/17 (PC)
  • The Witness 9/13 (XONE)
  • Mystery Chronicles: One Way Heroics 9/13 (PS4/Vita)
  • Rocksmith 2014 Edition Remastered 10/4 (PC/PS4/XONE)
  • Qurare: Magic Library 9/6 (PS4)
  • Jazzpunk 9/20 (PS4)
  • Virginia 9/22 (PC/PS4/XONE)
  • Dear Esther: Landmark Edition 9/20 (PS4/XONE)
  • Axiom Verge 9/1 (WiiU)
  • Noitu Love: Devolution 9/15 (3DS/WiiU)
  • Severed 9/22 (3DS/WiiU)
  • Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 9/30 (3DS)
  • Battlezone 10/13 (PSVR)
  • 100ft Robot Golf 10/10 (PS4)
  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II 9/6 (PS3/Vita)
  • Metal Gear Solid V Definite Edition 10/11 (PC/PS4/XONE)

 

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Monthly Gaming Recap: July 2016

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The beginning of July was a rough start. Practically the entirety of it was nerve wracking. Still, I picked myself off the ground and marched forward. Fun fact. The last article I wrote for Examiner was the June analysis of the news. Ahem, enough about me, video game news happened too so let’s see the roundup of all the big reveals!

 

July 2016 News

  • Examiner shut down officially on July 17 after initially giving word to their staff on the 1st
  • A Final Fantasy VII version of monopoly will launch in April 2017
  • Skullgirls is being made into a RPG for mobile devices, which is due out later this year
  • Evolve went to free-to-play on PC
  • EA, Microsoft, and Sony will not hold Gamescom press conferences this year
  • Nintendo is making a mini NES set to launch on November 11, priced at $60, includes one controller, a HDMI port, and 30 internal games including classic Nintendo titles like Mario and Zelda along with third party hits like Castlevania and Final Fantasy
  • Koei Tecmo’s game based on the Berserk anime, Berserk Warriors, will release sometime this year for the PS4, PS3, and PS Vita in North America
  • The next Nioh demo, technically a Beta, will launch on PS4 August 23 and last until September 6
  • Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 was announced for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One, due out this September
  • Legendary Pictures signed a deal to make a Live-Action Pokémon movie, which is slated for 2017
  • Two new Sonic games were announced, Sega Mania and an unnamed project, both are due in 2017
  • Pokémon Go Plus, the bracelet accessory to Pokémon Go, has been delayed into September
  • Level-5 announced the next Layton project, Lady Layton, due out in 2017 for mobile devices as well as 3DS
  • NIS America announced a new game, The Last Five Minutes, due out in 2017 for PC and PS Vita in 2017
  • Life is Strange is being turned into a digital TV series
  • Disney Infinity’s online services will end on September 30

 

Release Date Announcements

  • Don’t Starve: Shipwrecked 8/2 (PS4
  • Gal Gun: Double Peace 8/2 (PS4/Vita)
  • Telltale’s Batman 8/2 (PC/Mac/PS4/PS3/360/XONE/Android/iOS)
  • Cannon Brawl 8/2-5 (PS4/XONE)
  • Tricky Towers 8/2 (PS4)
  • Mobius Final Fantasy 8/3 (Android/iOS)
  • Overcooked 8/3 (PC/PS4)
  • UNO 8/9 (PC/PS4/XONE)
  • Grow Up 8/16 (PC/PS4/XONE)
  • Inversus 8/16 (PC/PS4)
  • Worms W.M.D. 8/23 (PC/PS4/XONE)
  • Resident Evil 4 8/30 (PS4/XONE)
  • The Final Station 8/30 (PS4)
  • Nebulous Out 8/30 (PC/PS4)
  • Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni 9/16 (Vita)
  • Rise of the Tomb Raider 10/11 (PS4)
  • Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 10/25 (PC/PS4/XONE)
  • Gravity Rush 2 12/2 (PS4)
  • Yakuza 0 1/24/17 (PS4)