Nintendo's Stocks Drop after Nintendo Drops This Bombshell

Nintendo’s investors had a bombshell dropped on them Friday, as the company issued a notice that its revenues would not be majorly impacted by Pokémon Go.

Android Users Can Finally Make Cortana Their Default Assistant

There's an update to Cortana for Android that finally lets users do one simple thing: make it the default assistant instead of Google Now.

Dead Island 2 Delayed + Opinion

Deep Silver on Thursday announced that its open-world zombie game Dead Island 2 has been delayed out of 2015 and into next year. The reason?

Star Wars Battle Pod Is A 1,200 Pound Arcade Cabinet of Awesome

For those of us that still delight in venturing out to arcades, Star Wars Battle Pod is the current holy grail. This 1,200 pound machine features a huge domed screen, rumble, immersive sound, and even jets of air for added sensory input.

Resident Evil Star Says New Movie Starts Filming In August

According to series star Milla Jovovich, the sixth Resident Evil film, The Final Chapter, will begin shooting in August of this year. The filming was originally delayed in August 2014, when Jovovich announced she was expecting another child and wanted to exercise caution during her pregnancy.

Uncharted 4 Aiming To Be "Ultimate Uncharted," Naughty Dog Says

Naughty Dog's 2015 PlayStation 4 game Uncharted 4: A Thief's End is aiming to be the "ultimate Uncharted" experience, according to co-director Bruce Straley. In a new interview with Game Informer, Straley explained that making games is no walk in the park, and said pushing things forward and evolving the Uncharted formula is Naughty Dog's overall goal for the project.

Pac-Man Themed Restaurant In Chicago Opens in 2015

Chicago's 40,000 square foot Pac-Man themed restaurant, Level 257, will open in early 2015, Namco Entertainment has announced. The establishment is located at the Woodfield Mall, occupying a space that previously functioned as a warehouse for department store Sears.

Level 257 is a reference to Pac-Man's infamous killscreen, which pops up during the 256th board. The 180-seat restaurant is referred to as a "high-end" venue featuring bars and lounges with fire pits. There's even a separate sports bar that will stock a selection of craft beers, specialty wines, and cocktails.

It's much more than a restaurant, however. Level 257 will have 16 "boutique retro-styled" bowling lanes, and also offer pinball machines, table tennis, and a variety of arcade and board games. There will even be a Pac-Man retail shop that will presumably sell all manner of items related to the classic gaming series.

Level 257's overall aim is to offer patrons a "fun dining" experience.


"Level 257 seeks to explore Pac-Man's impact upon our society and pop culture, reminding us all of the importance of play in our lives, while facilitating our desire to relive those times when beating the next level was the most important thing in our world," reads a line from the restaurant's description. "All while indulging that which we love now--great food and drink with our friends and family."



To see some images of Level 257's construction effort, and to apply for a job there, head to the restaurant's Facebook page.

2015 Video Game Release Dates

Here is a list of confirmed release dates for 2015

Dark Souls GFWL to Stream Data Migration Now Available

Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition players can now transfer their Dark Souls save data and achievements from Games For Windows Live to Steamworks.

Limbo Coming to Xbox One

Microsoft announced that Limbo will be coming to Xbox One by giving the game away to early Xbox One adopters for free.

A spokesperson for Microsoft confirmed the game will be available for Xbox One owners who used their console on the first weekend after its launch as a "thank you" for early adopters. Microsoft also confirmed that the game will be available for all other Xbox One owners via the Xbox Game Store, but didn't pin down an exact time, instead promising the game will be available for purchase "soon."

Predator Joins Call Of Duty: Ghosts In New DLC

It was teased a few days ago, but a new trailer for Call of Duty: Ghosts' Devastation DLC confirms it – Predator will indeed be in the game.

GameStop offering extra in-store credit to fight off Wal-Mart

GameStop CEO Paul Raines said today that he's not worried about Wal-Mart's entrance into the used-game market, but that might not be the whole story. A source told GamePolitics today that GameStop stores that are geographically close to Wal-Marts are offering an extra 20 percent trade-in credit as a means to fight off the competition and steer consumers toward GameStop.

Double Fine Lending A Publishing Helping Hand So Other Indies Can ‘Stay Indie’

Today’s release of Escape Goat 2 on PC is important to developer MagicalTimeBean, but what you may not know is that Double Fine is part of the celebration. The studio known for Psychonauts and Broken Age is lending a helping hand by helping other indie developers publish their titles.

This guy just raised $38,000 to make a video game about being a bear

If you've ever wondered of what it would be like to be a bear, you're not far from finding out. Developer John Farjay's Kickstarter campaign for Bear Simulator crossed its $29,500 goal last night, meaning the FPB (First-Person Bear) game is going to become an (absurd) reality. Funding currently stands at $38,183 from 1,376 backers.

McDonald's Adding Skylanders Toys To Happy Meals

Skylanders fans should be really happy next time they order a Happy Meal at McDonald's. For thesecond year in a row, the fast food giant will be stocking figures based on Activision's epic game that brings toys to life.

Efforts To Unearth Rumored Atari E.T. Landfill Move Forward

Two companies, a video game developer and a marketing firm, are working together in an attempt to unearth the fabled cache of E.T. Atari cartridges that are supposedly buried in a New Mexico landfill.

Obsidian Announces New Tank MMO Armored Warfare

Obsidian Entertainment, developer of South Park: The Stick of Truth and Fallout: New Vegas, has announced a partnership with My.com, the largest Internet company in Russian-speaking countries, on Armored Warfare.

New GoldenEye and Banjo on Xbox One? Rare says they aren't necessarily what you want

"We're not going to go and remake the same game, which I think when people comment is what they say they want."

The story of Rare has almost become a cautionary tale: the studio created some of the most beloved Nintendo titles of the SNES and N64 era, such as Donkey Kong Country, Killer Instinct, GoldenEye 007, and Banjo Kazooie. Dozens of people even maintain, to this very day, that Diddy Kong Racing is superior to Mario Kart 64. This incredible assortment of titles has in many ways plagued the developer for years, with some high profile staff exits and less-than-stellar titles making the studio seem unable to recover its critical and commercial momentum since being acquired by an eager Microsoft back in 2001.

I'll wager you've probably thought about how you'd love Rare to make another GoldenEye, another Donkey Kong Country, another Jet Force Gemini, or another Banjo Kazooie a few times in your life. People certainly ask for these games a lot. "But I'm not sure it's really what they want," continues Craig Duncan.

Duncan has been the head of Rare for a "fun-packed" three years now, with roughly 120-odd full-time staff (and anywhere between 30 and 80 freelancers) currently putting the finishing touches on

Guitar Hero DLC Catalog To Be Shut Down Soon

The final nail in Guitar Hero's coffins: Activision will be taking down all its downloadable song offerings for the series soon.

According to Activision, after March 31 you will not be able to purchase downloadable tracks for any Guitar Hero titles, or tracks for sister games Band Hero or DJ Hero.

Activision has put the Guitar Hero franchise on hiatus, and stopped releasing new DLC for the games in 2011. However, it has not ruled out a possible return for the franchise.

It's important to note that the Guitar Hero servers will remain online, and you will be able to still play the songs you already purchased after the March 31 deadline. Activision will also be putting its DLC catalog on heavy discount from now until the songs are taken down.

Source IGN.com

Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes Completed in 10 Minutes

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes has received plenty of criticism for its length, and one player has likely just set the record for shortest completion time of the game.

According to their report, Eurogamer YouTube Editor Ian Higton skipped all the side missions and cutscenes to complete Ground Zeroes in just 10 minutes. With that said, Higton had played the game several times and knew exactly what to do, so don't expect to be able to do this on your first go.

Still, as noted in our review, Ground Zeroes can be completed in about two hours


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