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Filmmaker James Cameron this week revealed that the original plan of releasing the next 3 Avatar sequels in 2016, 2017, and 2018 has been changed. The director explained that, in order to make sure the movie experience is substantial for each new film, a delay of one year on each project has to take place. So Avatar 2, 3, and 4 will now be released in 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectfully. Find out more about this release date update below! Read More »
Nintendo this week announced that its North American and European Nintendo Direct event will take place this week, Wednesday Jan. 14, 2015, at 6AM PST. This news came from a Twitter post on Nintendo of America's official account, but it has since been deleted. Luckily for us, plenty of gaming websites learned of the announcement and spread the word. We expect this Nintendo Direct to hold updates and news about upcoming Nintendo Wii U and 3DS titles that are set to hit shelves in the spring. You can watch a live stream of this even below! Read More »
Evolve is easily one of the most anticipated games of the year, but are you ready to play one of the biggest titles of 2015? Turtle Rock Studios and 2K games are ready to change gaming with this ambitious 5 v 1 first-person multiplayer shooter, so we want to make sure that your computer is ready. This week, the PC system requirements and specifications were released for Evolve, so make sure your set up is up to date before the upcoming open Beta and the actual release date on Feb. 10, also on Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Read More »
The Atlanta Hawks know that having mutual interests with a mate is something we all want out of the dating game. So this week, the NBA team hosted "Swipe Right Night" for the Jan 7, 2015, game against the Memphis Grizzlies, partnering with the popular dating (hook-up) app Tinder. Fans of the team came to the game and got the chance to hone in on Hawks fans that are looking to date! In other words, the Hawks played matchmaker to all of their fans this week, and thanks to Twitter, we can show you how it turned out! Read More »
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt hits shelves on its May 19, 2015, release date, but is you PC updated enough to handle the highly anticipated title? Easily one of the biggest games to come out this winter, you wouldn't want to miss out on the chance to play it just because your PC can't handle it, right? Well, this week we learned the PC system requirements for running the epic RPG title from developers CD Projekt RED. You can check them out by continuing reading below! This title is also available for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles. Read More »
According to another new Google Trends list released by the search engine company, video games have become quite the search query on YouTube. Google released its top search terms for YouTube videos of 2014, and two of the top 9 subjects were video games, with Minecraft coming in second overall. "Music" was the winner this year, but what about 2015? We expect gaming to be quite the popular genre in the New Year. Read More »
One of the biggest celebrity news stories of early 2015 is that Joseph Gordon-Levitt got married in December 2014 to his longtime girlfriend, Tasha McCauley. Though he kept the relationship very quiet and out of the headlines for a long time, we're all very much aware of his new wife now. McCauley is the CEO of a robotics company called Fellow Robots, which is based at the NASA Research Park. So the movie star married a technology star! We'd like to wish the new couple hearty congratulations, but what are Twitter users saying about the union? Let's see some reactions from the social media website right here! Read More »
Each year, the Global Language Monitor comes out with a list of the most popular words of the months gone by. The annual list this year has a bit of a surprise right at the top, though. You might not be too taken aback to learn that the most popular word of 2014 isn't actually a word at all - it's an emoji! The heart emoji has topped the list of the most popular words of the last year, with some pretty great runner-ups making the top 10. Check it out below! Read More »
The 2014 Flash Sale and Holiday Sale have been extended by quite some time on the PlayStation Store this week. According to reports, deals that add up to about 75% off of great Sony titles and video game equipment and accessories have been extended through 2015. This means you can continue to save on some of your favorite video games and more for another week! Check out the deals below! Read More »
Boyd Multerer, founder of Xbox Live and XNA and Xbox Director of Development, has quit Microsoft. The video game software developer announced on Twitter his week his departure from the company that he helped lead into the world of online and Next-Gen gaming. He also shared some gratitude towards his followers and answered some questions about his departure. Read More »
After Sony had a strange hacking occurrence earlier this month, it looks like another form of entertainment has fallen victim to the mysterious strain of hackers out there. The online video gaming networks Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, which correspond with their respective consoles, were down earlier this morning, with a group of hackers taking credit for the crash. While Xbox Live is back up and running as of this afternoon, PlayStation Network is still down, which is pretty unfortunate for post-Christmas gaming. Read More »
