Mortal Kombat X Officially Announced

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After being outed by Amazon UK (nice job guys) NetherRealm Studios has released an announcement trailer for Mortal Kombat X. Could this have gone smoother? Sure, it could have waited one freaking week to happen at E3, probably like they planed. But seeing how the cat is out of the bag, here it is. By the way, if you are squeamish or don't want to have young children see violence usually saved for HBO and Game of Thrones, you may want to hold off on watching this.

The Halo Journey Continues

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Halo has always been a staple of the Xbox diet. It was what launched with the original Xbox, and arguably made it the success it was. Xbox has always meant, and needed, Halo. This is why the recent announcement for Halo is so important. It continues a long standing tradition that a lot of gamers love and hold very dear. Yes, I have given Halo a hard time in the past, but I still love it. So that is why, with the announcement of "Halo 5: Guardians" and the fact that it will come on in fall of 2015 is so awesome. Sure, they did give us much concrete information. They said that "Halo 5" is a bigger effort then "Halo 4" was. They also announced that the "Halo" TV series will (you know, the one Steven Spielberg is working on) will also launch in the fall of 2015. Beyond that there is a lot of "developer speak". I very much doubt we will get to hear / see much in the way of concrete information until the E3 press conference in a few weeks. But this is still a big thing! To quote the Bonnie Ross (General Manager, 343 Industries); the "journey definitely begins in 2014 with a giant leap, rather then a small step." 

Expect more information on the June 9th media briefing. I know I can't wait.

Watch Dogs 101

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It has been a long (very long) wait, but Watch Dogs is almost upon us (May 27th on PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC). As such Ubisoft has been releasing new trailer upon new trailer. To make up for my lack of posting them, here is a play list of all the Watch Dogs trailers, starting with the most recent, Watch Dogs - 101 Trailer_.

Gold no Longer Needed for Netflix and Hulu on Xbox

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Netflix and Hulu have become staples in the living room. You are almost expected to have a device of some sort that can access the vast libraries of entertainment they have, and for some time the easiest way to access them were the game consoles that most of us gamers own. But there was always a downside. If you had an Xbox you had to have the gold level of Xbox Live to access the services you already paid for. Kind of lame when you consider the fact that you have never need to pay extra if you have a PlayStation 3 or 4, AppleTV, ChromeCast, or any other number of devices capable of streaming. But that is changing, all for the better.

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Review: South Park: The Stick of Truth

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Review: South Park: The Stick of Truth

There is nothing like a small mountain town. They are peaceful, out of the way locals that are great for raising a family where nothing much really happens. Unless you happen to be in South Park, CO. Here anything goes and may be considered normal. So it may be a little odd to move to this supposedly peaceful town. And if you are a kid, well good luck.

Welcome to South Park

Greetings new kid, your family has just moved you to the town of South Park, CO to start over. Why do they need to start over?

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Gotta Catch Them All - On Google Maps?

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Gotta Catch Them All - On Google Maps?

It is not even April 1st, but Google is not one to rest when it comes to an epic April Fools event. And this year they are looking to hire a Pokémon Master to their employees. And they way they are going to find it? By having people search the world over in the Google Maps app for Android and iPhone for Pokémon, and then capture them! Don't believe me? Check out the video that says so.

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Oculus Sold to Facebook

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Oculus Sold to Facebook

It was announced today that Facebook will by Oculus, the company working on the really cool video game VR accessory, for $2 Billion. This is actually broken up into $400 million cash and 23.1 million shares of Facebook stock at about $64.10 per share (at today's closing). Oculus gets an additional $300 million if the system performs well. That is all well and good for them, but what does that mean for us? I have some speculation on this (and it is just that), and believe it or not, they are not all negative!

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