Sunday, October 16, 2016

Gears of War 4 Review

(c) Microsoft Studios The Coalition has unveiled their first explosive offering to the world: Gears of War 4. Gears of War 4 takes place 25 years after the events of Gears of War 3, kick-starting an all-new saga. However, the game represents much, much more than that. Microsoft purchased the Gears of War IP from Epic Games back in 2014, as the Unreal Engine developer began winding down its AAA game development ambitions. Microsoft...

WWE 2K17 Review

(c) WWE WWE 2K17 is here, looking to build on the momentum from last year’s “Stone Cold” Steve Austin-headlined affair. With all the bells and whistles being promoted, including a possible actual tie-in match with Brock Lesnar and Bill Goldberg, how does this year’s big-budget wrestling game compare to what we’ve already seen? It certainly doesn’t feel like what WWE is like in 2017, or 2016 for that matter. It should be noted, before I get...

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Mortal Kombat X Patch Notes for March 2016

These notes are from the developers for the new update that went live today for Mortal Kombat X(L): General Gameplay fixes •New rollback based enhanced online multiplayer is now active •Reduced chipdamage from most normals •Reduced metergain from having most normals blocked •Round timer now operates in real time seconds •Neutral jumping attacks are more negative on block on the way up •After a breaker or block breaker stamina is removed from...

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Mortal Kombat Arcade Secret Hidden Menus

The so-called "EJB Menus" — presumably named after Mortal Kombat co-designer Edward J. Boon — were first discovered last year by The Cutting Room Floor. Now, the secrets found in Mortal Kombat 1, 2, and 3 have been documented on video by YouTube user YourMKArcadeSource. (Video below) The Easter eggs largely act like debug menus, particularly in the first two games. Users can run diagnostics, skip to character endings, and program initials...