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Telltale’s Game of Thrones Episode 5 ‘A Nest of Vipers’ Coming this Month, New Screenshots Revealed

Telltale promised more details about the upcoming continuation to Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series, and they delivered today with new screenshots from Episode 5 ‘A Nest of Vipers. Showing bits and pieces from many of the storylines, the screenshots give a small glimpse into the events that players can look forward to. This episode picks up right after the events of Episode 4, where House Forrester made the usual two steps forward, two steps back in their quest to secure a future in Westeros.

The Legend of Zelda Wii U Will Have Plenty Of Opportunities To Be Showcased

The Legend of Zelda Wii U was a no show at E3 last week, though that was all but expected based on what Nintendo had said prior. Since then, many have slammed Nintendo for not showing off the game at all, especially considering we have seen footage in the past. However, Nintendo sees The Legend of Zelda Wii U as a long term plan with plenty of time to show it off in the future.

The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses Interview

If you’re a Zelda fan then you likely already know about The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses. The concert series takes the iconic music from the series and presents it live with a full orchestra and video presentation. The show began a few years ago and has grown quite a bit since then. They just announced their full worldwide 2017 tour dates, and we took this opportunity to have an interview with the producer behind the show, Jason Michael Paul.

Crysis 2 DX11 Video Highlights Improvements

Today, Crytek released the much anticipated “DX11 Ultra Upgrade” for Crysis 2 PC players and judging from the video below, damn. Had Crysis 2 looked this good on my play-through with the console version I might have been able to overlook the game’s mediocre story, uninspired characters and horrid AI. The video below highlights the improvements that were released with the update today. Assuming your PC doesn’t blow up while attempting to run them, some of the additions include tessellation and displacement mapping, real-time reflections, more realistic texture and shadow rendering, as well as high quality HDR and motion blur.

Do you Need to Play The Last of Us and Left Behind to Understand Part 2?

The Last of Us Part 2 is just one week away from its highly anticipated launch. For die hard fans, you’ve surely already played through the first game and its DLC, but newcomers might have missed out so far. With such little time to prepare, you might want to know if you have to play The Last of Us and Left Behind to understand Part 2. Without spoiling anything, let’s break down what is brought up and how.

Nex Machina Review

While arcades are a thing of the past, some of the most popular cabinets that gobbled up quarters in the 80’s and 90’s were twin-stick shooters that offered punishing, bullet-hell gameplay designed to test the dexterity of those who were up for the challenge.  In recent years, Finnish developer Housemarque has carried this torch on to consoles with games like Resogun, Alienation, Super Stardust and others.  Nex Machina is their latest entry in the genre, and it’s quite possibly their best work yet.

Rock Band 4 Gets its First Set of New DLC

Rock Band 4 might be having issues with downloading DLC you purchased on previous games, but it’s already pushing ahead with new songs of its own. Harmonix has revealed the first set of new DLC for Rock Band 4, which is also the first new DLC for the RB series in quite some time. Four new songs will be added to PSN and Xbox Live tomorrow, which fans can grab for the usual $1.

Rumor: Update On Batman vs Superman R Rated Theatrical Release

Batman vs Superman has been out for a few weeks now and it has grossed over $800 million worldwide. A new report suggests how much money the movie needs to make before Warner Bros. considers releasing the R rated cut into cinemas. Heroic Hollywood’s Umberto Gonzalez heard back from his sources this week that Warner Bros. might only consider releasing the R rated version of Batman vs Superman in cinemas if the original Box Office total is $20 to $30 million shy of $1 billion.

Skylanders Amiibo For Donkey Kong And Bowser Are Finally Getting Standalone Releases

The toys-to-life segment of the gaming industry has been growing bigger and bigger with seemingly a new competitor coming each year. That made it all the more interesting when we learned during E3 2015 that hybrid Skylanders amiibo were coming, which are now finally getting a much awaited standalone release. As announced during Nintendo’s Digital Event, Nintendo and Activision teamed up to bring us special figures that some donned Skymiibo, with Donkey Kong and Bowser as the lucky representatives.

Surviving Mars Update 1.29 Patch Notes

Update 1.29 has arrived for Surviving Mars, and here’s the full list of changes and fixes added with this patch. Developer Haemimont Games has now released a new update for Surviving Mars today. If you are playing the PS4 version of the game, the patch number is 1.29. However, this is officially known as game version number 1008107. One of the more interesting features of this new patch are Turkish translations.