It appears that the Xbox E3 2018 line up may have been leaked. If true, there are some obvious announcements regarding Forza Horizon 4 and Crackdown 3 as well as some big surprises in the way of Battlefield V, a new Splinter Cell game, Borderlands 3, Cyberpunk 2077, a Halo reboot, and what could be a new instalment in the long forgotten Perfect Dark series. Some of these appear likely of being true, such as new Forza and Crackdown games as their presence isn’t unexpected. Others like a Halo reboot should be taken with a massive grain of salt. The information regarding this comes via Hungarian website Gamepod…
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With the Xbox One X out barely six months ago, it seems that Microsoft is staffing up for its true Xbox One successor. What’s more is, a job listing on the company’s website spotted by members of popular gaming forum ResetEra suggests that the next Xbox may use GDDR6 memory versus GDDR5 on the Xbox One X. Microsoft is looking for a senior engineer to head up its DRAM solutions for Xbox hardware specifically citing “GDDR6 and future DRAM technologies”. It’s an interesting turn of events considering that at one point of time, Microsoft wanted your Xbox One to be a gaming PC, implying the…
Bengaluru-based games company Mech Mocha revealed its third game, Jetpack Joyride India. It’s out right now on Android and iOS. Rather than being a fresh concept like Puppet Punch or based on an Indian IP like Chhota Bheem – Himalayan Adventure, it’s an Indian take on Jetpack Joyride in collaboration with its creator, Australian developer Halfbrick. The studio claims it’s exclusive to India and has given the game a complete makeover with 100 levels, cameos from popular Indian comedians, and a new art style depicting places like Rajasthan, Kerala, and Mumbai. As per the game’s store page on Google Play it has ads…
HIGHLIGHTS Cross-platform play allows gamers across PC and consoles to play together Most gamers are indifferent to it according to a recent survey This is despite an industry push towards cross-platform play Cross-platform play is a feature of a video game that allows gamers using different consoles or PC to play with each other simultaneously. What it means is, if you play Rocket League on the Xbox One, you can play against those on the Nintendo Switch and PC. For most part, Sony has excluded itself from cross-platform play with Xbox One, refusing Microsoft’s attempts to bridge the gap for titles like Minecraft, Fortnite,…
HIGHLIGHTS Shenmue 1 and 2 will be available on current generation platforms in 2018 They won’t be remasters or remakes However they will support modern control schemes Shenmue 1 and 2 will have a 2018 release date for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Sega announced that the two open-world classics will be seeing a re-release on current generation platforms at Sega FES 2018. Shenmue 1 was released for the Dreamcast in 1999 with a sequel in 2001 for Japan and Europe only. This was followed by a port of Shenmue on the original Xbox. The games had a level of detail on…
HIGHLIGHTS Below was revealed at E3 2013 It was to be an Xbox One console exclusive This doesn’t seem to be the case now Announced during Microsoft’s E3 2013 event, Below is an action roguelike developed by Capybara Games, known for games like Critter Crunch and Super Time Force. It was indefinitely delayed after the studio decided to spend more time polishing the game. While the release window for Below is slated for 2018, for Steam and Xbox One, it appears that Below may be making it to the PS4 and Nintendo Switch after all. According to an interview with GodIsaGeek.com, Below’s director, Kris…
The Latest on the Kentucky legislature’s final day of session (all times local): 8:20 p.m. Kentucky lawmakers have wrapped up this year’s legislative session. The final day of work Saturday included two bills with last-minute changes to spending and tax policies. The bills sped through the Senate and House and are headed to Gov. Matt Bevin. He has authority to veto any of the changes and lawmakers wouldn’t be able to attempt an override. The day included an extraordinary rebuke of Bevin’s incendiary remarks toward teachers. The GOP-led Kentucky House approved a pair of resolutions condemning Bevin’s comments Friday that…
Well, here’s something you don’t see announced often (or ever, for that matter): A smartphone that can’t connect to the Internet. That’s right, Samsung’s new Galaxy J2 Pro (it ain’t a “pro” anything if it can’t go online) is intentionally designed to have no way to go online. And nope, we haven’t slipped into a Tardis and time traveled into April Fool’s Day 2019. Apparently made for students and senior citizens, the J2 Pro lacks any kind of cellular data connectivity. Samsung’s press release (Google translated) says the phone “blocks mobile data such as 3G, LTE, and Wi-Fi” with the intent of…
PORTLAND, Ore. — Anthony Davis stole the show and the New Orleans Pelicans stole home-court advantage from the Portland Trail Blazers. Davis had 35 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks, Jrue Holiday and Rajon Rondo won the backcourt battle, and the Pelicans held on for a 97-95 victory on Saturday night in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series. Holiday added 21 points, outplaying both Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum, and had a big blocked shot in the closing seconds as New Orleans escaped after Portland erased almost all of a 19-point deficit. “It’s the playoffs,” Holiday said of…
Brett Brown found it early on: a way of coping with what he’d been tasked to endure as coach of the Philadelphia 76ers and the notorious process. A peace that perhaps only he could’ve found. It feels like a long time ago. The 26-game losing streak. The nightly bashing fans had a choice of attending. The worst four-year period of any team in NBA history. That stage of the process was genuinely miserable to endure. So Brown ran. He had to. “Losing fatigues you,” Brown once told me. “You had to fight it.” Six days a week, 45 minutes a day. Sometimes…