According to the South African retailer Takealot, Mario Kart 8 will be released on March 31st, 2014. This is based on the listing for the game on their site which states that the title will be shipped  "to ensure delivery on Monday, 31st of March 2014". This date is around…

The talented folks at Man at Arms have turned their hand to yet another amazing video game weapon. As you can see, this time, it's a doozy. According to the video, the previously made Buster Sword was looking lonely, so they made it an equally ludicrous friend and the result…

Nothing seems to be stopping DayZ's success as creator Dean Hall announced through Twitter that the now standalone version of the game has already sold a hefty one million copies. In a single month the title has surpassed the predicted sales of many AAA studios within the same time frame. Let us…

Sony and Naughty Dog have announced the first few elements of their new story DLC for The Last of Us. Known as Left Behind, the extra content will look to re-introduce a similar experience to that of the main game, but it will also bring in not only new characters…

4J Studios are going through the slow but stead updates for Minecraft  with Title Update 14 (TU14) for the Xbox 360 and PS3 editions on its way. "TU14 is in development. It'll be based on the Java 1.3.1 version, with a few things brought forward from later versions," 4J Studios announced…

Pokemon Bank is still missing in action both in Japan and in the West following unexpected downtime for Nintendo online, which has been on-going since last week. Via twitter, Nintendo confirmed that they are still working on resolving several issues found within the Pokemon Bank. Both what these issues are and when the…

Over Christmas which went extremely quickly we gave our readers a chance to win loads of different cool prizes and better late than never here are the winners! Day 1 Dragon's Crown PS3 and Vita Fifth Dream (Facebook) Day 2 Planetside 2 Daniel Jefferies (Facebook) Day 3 Persona 4 Golden…

China’s Ministry of Culture is reworking the guidelines surrounding the standards of console games sold throughout the country after a 14-year ban on foreign system sales, according to Bloomberg. A statement from Cai Wu, the head of China’s Ministry of Culture, the guidelines for console manufacturers and developers are to…

Tekken: A Man Called X, a live-action film to be based on Namco’s Tekken fighting franchise is in development, reports Cinema Today. The film will star martial artist Kane Kosugi who announced his participation in A Man Called X on his website last month. According to Kosugi the movie will…

An upcoming free update to SimCity will implement the requested offline single-player mode. In a new blog entry on the official SimCity website, Maxis general manager Patrick Buechner confirmed the offline mode shall be released “soon.” “Yes, Offline is coming as a free download with Update 10 to all SimCity…

It's been over two years since El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron came to western shores, and to be honest, it didn't make a big impression. While the game received generally positive feedback for its stunning visuals and curious story, the game play was slightly underwhelming, and it was overall…

The Final Fantasy series has always boasted a set of fantastic musical scores and the Theatrhythm Final Fantasy games are one of the best ways to show off that brilliance. The song in question is  "Serene Forest" from Final Fantasy XIV and is extremely peaceful to listen to and should be…

The terrifying survival horror game, Outlast, is coming to all PlayStation Plus subscribers this February. Developed by Red Barrels Games and better known as a PC title, Outlast grabbed the gaming and streaming community a few months ago as let's plays surfaced all over YouTube. Outlast is now confirmed to…

Nintendo has just released the Official Kirby Triple Deluxe soundtrack which is now available on Club Nintendo Japan. This soundtrack is available for 250 points, as long as you bought the game and have registered it with Club Nintendo, otherwise then it will cost 400 points. This is a pretty nifty…

Last time we looked at the Gloopy Dragon, Goodra, and now we now turn our eyes to…food? More specifically, one of the new Fairy-type Pokémon introduced in this new generation, the Meringue Pokémon, Slurpuff. But what, I hear you say, will this strange looking fairy be able to do in…

Microtransactions: the lurking force in video games that are becoming ever more popular and working their way into industry titles, something that some gamers increasing feel can ruin the future of gaming. Microtransactions first became popular on mobile gaming apps, with those such as Candy Crush and even Angry Birds…

Competitive gaming has seen continuous growth in recent years thanks to services such as Twitch which allow for more easy access to streams, and DOTA, Starcraft 2 and League of Legends which has gone on to cement their place as favorites in the gaming community. However the professional community hasn't quite…

Game of Thrones Ascent, Disruptor Beam’s strategy game based on the novels and HBO series, will be launching for iOS and Android “in the near future” as reported by Gamezebo. Few details have been revealed except for the storyline. Game of Thrones Ascent is set prior to the assassination of…

Earlier this week Vince Zampella of Respawn announced that the maximum player count for Titanfall would be 6v6, and it instantly stoked a blazing fire across the internet. In almost no time at all negative comments were posted in droves, with players angry about the reveal, crying out for change,…

Those who fell in love with the recent reboot of Tomb Raider can now relive the thrilling audio moments in the retail copy of the titles soundtrack. Composed by Jason Graves, the official soundtrack to Tomb Raider received endless praise when first aired in 2013. The soundtracks release comes at a perfect moment…

The Last of Us has devastated the Game of the Year Awards in 2013 across multiple review groups and organizations. Whilst it comes as no true surprise, it is still a testimony to the title as it combated against hard hitters such as BioShock Infinite and Grand Theft Auto V. Below through…