Since Blood Omen came out way back in 1996, the Legacy of Kain series has brought hardcore vampire action to bloodthirsty gamers. Sadly, the franchise that spawned Soul Reaver has been dormant since 2003’s Legacy of Kain: Defiance. Now Square Enix is bringing the undead back from the dead with its new free to play…
Tommo and Sega Launch New Retro Accessory Line for iPhone
We’ve seen all manner of retro accessories for the iPhone. There have been Nintendo NES and Gameboy inspired cases and even old school telephone receivers. Now you can celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Sega Genesis and the many Sega consoles and handhelds that came out afterward with a line of cases and battery packs…
Plants vs. Zombies 2 Coming to Android in October
Plants vs. Zombies 2, the long-awaited sequel to PopCap‘s 2009 hit, is finally coming to Android devices. The game was released for the iPhone and iPad on August 15th but there was no mention of when it would be coming to other platforms. Today gaming site Polygon caught wind that Plants Vs Zombies 2 would…
Ingress Update 1.36.0 Bring Agent Avatar Creator And UI Tweaks
An update to Ingress has just been pushed out to the Google Play Store, bringing with it a handful of tweaks and a few new features. The most notable addition is an avatar creator for agents. The avatar creator was hinted at in last week’s Ingress Report and allows agents to create a customized avatar,…
Game of the Week – Quiz RPG: World of Mystic Wiz
This week we took a look at Quiz RPG: World of Mystic Wiz, a Japanese smartphone game that was only recently translated to English. The game mashes up casual RPG gameplay with trivia and card battling. It’s a unique deviation from a tried and true model of mobile gaming, and it’s a lot of fun…
Microsoft in Partnership for New Chinese Console Venture
The Xbox One this is not, but reports today point to Microsoft working on a new Chinese console. The American tech giant is partnering with massive Shanghai media company BesTV to launch a new device. The new console will offer streaming entertainment. Its hardware is based on Xbox technology. The console is rumored to be…
Valve Unveils Steam OS, A Steam Flavored Linux for the Living Room!
Valve‘s been hinting that it had big news about its Steam gaming service and today the company made a major announcement. While the news wasn’t about the much-anticipated Steam Box per se, Valve announced a new Linux based OS that’s focused on the living room. Steam OS is optimized for gaming on the big screen…
Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing Speeds onto Android!
Sega‘s had some great characters over the years. We all know Sonic and his cohort, who’ve graced a gazillion games, shows, comics and tons of merchandising. But there’s a rich history of Sega characters going back to the 80s. Sonic & Sega All Star Racing brings together an impressive roster of Sega’s greatest characters from…
GTA V Smashes Records, Rakes In $1 Billion in First 3 Days!
Grand Theft Auto V is blowing up, and hitting new sales milestones right and left. Today Rockstar’s latest entry in its mega successful franchise hit $1 Billion big ones in world wide sales. This makes it the fastest entertainment property to hit that mark of all time. GTA V has made money faster than any…
Sony Aims to Sell 5 Million PS4s by April 2014
We’re still in the early stages of the console wars, and both Microsoft and Sony are making big claims about the Xbox One and Playstation 4. Today Sony released its projections for PS4 sales and they’re quite ambitious. Sony plans on selling 5 Million PS4s by April 2014! Sony execs haven’t been shy about boasting…