The Dynasty Warriors Empires series has always tried to marry the action from the main series while incorporating the strategy elements from games like Koei’s Romance of the Three Kingdoms series. While some of them have been hit and miss, this one can be counted among those which are a miss. And perhaps this series needs to re-examine what its strengths are before making another, as this marriage of strategy and action doesn’t seem to work all that well in Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires.
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The Dusk series of Atelier games has been pretty interesting. It’s tried to make a slightly darker story line where the world’s outlook is a bit bleak, while still being cute and adorably light-hearted. And it’s succeeded in that endeavor, and even addressed some long-running issues regarding gameplay mechanics and balance. Each entry saw improvements that made the series more approachable to newcomers. But this entry demonstrates that some benefits can be offset by hiccups or exchanges that were made in the process. The result is still good, but these changes keep the game from truly elevating above its predecessors.
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Ceekars (pronounced seekers) are the world’s first 4D headphones for virtual reality gaming, movies and more. Ceekars wirelessly connect with any smartphone or PC and seamlessly integrate with any Mobile VR device – it’s like putting an IMAX theatre in your back pocket! Unlike traditional 2D headphones that do not indicate direction and distance of sound, Ceekars deploys (patented) 4D physics-based audio technology with personalized soundscapes. With its unique haptic feedback, real-time processors and powerful mini-VR controller, movies, games, music and much more get experienced on a new level of Reality.

You can support their new IndieGoGo project right here and be one of the first people to own a Ceekar headphone http://ceek.com/ceekars

Twin-stick shooters are always a fun time, but what if one was made with the following concept: Be the bad guys, and spread ‘democracy’ to the indigenous lifeforms of various planets, all for the glory of the Earth and imperialism. Sound Good? That’s Helldivers in a nutshell, but there are some nice twists to the concept that push it forward more. But there are a few things holding it back from perfection.
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ZergID, a fast-growing social network for MMORPG gamers, recently alpha tested a public event system, enabling users to organize group play sessions joinable by everyone enrolled in the social network. In alpha testing a popular Twitch streamer used the system to create a fan-based League of Legends team and over 9,000 people signed in to join the event.

Using a randomize feature the streamer was able to have the team and their positions selected in advance of the event start time, giving everyone time to prepare and be ready to go. The feature has now been enabled for beta testing and is available to all users of ZergID.

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A lot of people complain that Nintendo doesn’t make enough new IPs. While Intelligent Systems is a second party developer, and equally doesn’t innovate as much, they’ve finally made a new IP. And Nintendo should at least get some credit for fostering their efforts. While Codename: S.T.E.A.M. is a fun approach to the strategy RPG genre, it is somewhat flawed in a couple places. But for a first effort, it’s pretty solid.
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Trivial Pursuit is a game that has been around for a long time in one form or another, so it was only a matter of time before it made its way onto a modern video gaming platform one way or another and Trivial Pursuit LIVE is just that, Trivial Pursuit on the XBOX One. Sometimes when they take real life board/party games and try to turn them into a video game it ends badly but there have been examples where the formula works, so which one is trivial pursuit? Read on to find out.
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Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z released last year, and despite an initial string of setback preventing online play from being enjoyable, the game was actually pretty solid. While the game did have some gameplay issues, its follow up, Xenoverse fixes some of these things. The result is a game that is all the better for it.
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There comes a time in your gaming life when you should probably ask yourself “Is this kind of stuff fun anymore?” or “Does it even do it well?”. This game is one such an experience that you should ask yourself these questions, as it’s the kind of game that doesn’t seem worth the time and monetary investment needed for it. It’s also proof of just how tolerant gamers are to derivative titles have become as long as they get their instant gratification of ‘shooty shooty bang bang’ and pretty graphics. Or maybe I’ve become too cynical and hard to please. Read on to decide that for yourselves.
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Harmonix is pleased to announce that it’ll give fans headed to PAX East on March 6-8 hands-on with multiplayer for its upcoming rhythm-action music game, Amplitude.

Fans can head over to the Harmonix Booth located at #4224, where they’ll be able to play an early PlayStation 4 version of the re-imagined Amplitude. Built exclusively with PAX East in mind, this updated demo will feature all-new content, including a new song “ICU,” and an all-new track titled “Phantoms” by Amplitude fan-favorite, Freezepop.

Additionally, PAX East goers will be the first folks anywhere in the world to test out the newly-announced team gameplay. This new multiplayer mode allows players to team up, either two-versus-two or three-versus-one, in an intense competition for musical control.

Harmonix is also excited to share that Amplitude will be a featured game in the popular Penny Arcade Tournament, the Omegathon. On Saturday, March 7, eight remaining teams will battle it out to see who moves on to the final round. More details can be found at http://east.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/omegathon-round-2-amplitude.

New Amplitude Trailer:

Made a reality by Kickstarter supporters, Amplitude will be available for download on the PlayStation 4 computer entertainment system and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system in 2015.