Kicking It with Kickstarter – Week Ending 8/19
Can I Kick It??? Yes, you can!!! Welcome, everyone, to another addition of Kicking It with Kickstarter!! I am excited to bring you some more interesting projects that you can support on Kickstarter. Game development can be a long and expensive process. Every little bit can help someone realize their dream and create a project […]
Battlefield 1 Open Beta Coming August 31st
Today, DICE announced the Battlefield 1 Open Beta will begin August 31st on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC! The Open Beta will feature two modes – Conquest and Rush – on the new Sinai Desert map. Up to 64 players can play on this map, with the new map featuring the Armored Train behemoth, […]
Opinion: Lowered Expectations
This week marked the release of No Man’s Sky, the highly anticipated game from Hello Games. Reviews are slowly being released (with GameOctane’s review coming soon) and so far, reviews have been mixed. There is no denying the excitement of space exploration and the promise of endless worlds to find. However, there seems to be […]
Microsoft acquires Live Streaming Service Beam
Microsoft announced today that they have acquired the live streaming service called Beam. Beam is a Seattle based service that provides a different streaming experience. Not only can you watch, but you can also interact with the stream by giving challenges to the streamer and influencing specific areas of the game. In the blogpost, Microsoft […]
Kicking It with Kickstarter – Week Ending 8/12
Can I Kick It???? Yes you can!!!! Welcome, everyone, to another week of Kicking It with Kickstarter!!!! As you already know, I write this weekly feature to spotlight interesting and game related projects on Kickstarter. As many of you know, there have been many projects that have gone on to achieve great success after they […]
New Releases – August 9th, 2016
Happy Tuesday! Today marks the release of a number of games. Here are a few that we are excited about – No Man’s Sky – PS4 (available on PC 8/12) The highly anticipated game from Hello Games is finally here! Explore 18 QUINTILIAN PLANETS, create bases and spaceships, mine for materials, and combat enemies as […]
