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Sony America CEO Jack Tretton Is Stepping Down in Midst of PS4 Success

Sony America CEO Jack Tretton Is Stepping Down

On March 31st Jack Tretton will be stepping down as CEO of Sony America after holding down the position for 9 years. He has been with the company for a grand total of 19 years, almost half of his lifetime.

Tretton discussing the PS4.

“This is a result of a mutual agreement between Mr. Tretton and SCEA not to renew their contractual relationship,” Sony said in a press release.

Tretton said the…

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Screen Gem to make a Last of Us movie

Screen Gem to make a Last of Us movie

It was announced earlier today that Naughty Dog’s 2013 hit The Last of Us will be making its way to the big screen. Although video game to film adaptations don’t always turn out the best, the talent behind this project suggests that it should be given a chance. Sony partner Screen Gems and the creative minds at Naughty Dog will be teaming up to bring the apocalyptic tale to the cinema.

The…

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New Watch Dogs Trailer Watch Dogs was announced almost 2 years ago and after a lengthy delay, we've finally been given a release date of May 27th.

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Riddickulous Interview - Black Cloud Studios

Riddickulous Interview – Black Cloud Studios

Last week I was able to sit down with Jeremy Wilfinger from Black Cloud Studios, to talk about their upcoming game, After Reset.

After Reset is a post-apocalyptic game like you have never seen before. Combining the stylings of Dead Space and Fallout, Black Cloud Studios aims to create a game that does, not only contain the vast open…

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Microsoft Rolls Out Titan-Sized Update for Xbox One

Microsoft Rolls Out Titan-Sized Update for Xbox One

With Titanfall just around the corner, Microsoft has rolled out a massive update for the Xbox One. Back in early February, the company promised to fix the party chat feature before the game’s release.

In addition to the party chat fix, the changes they’ve made in the update will cater to the social aspect of Titanfall and of course any other multiplayer game on the platform. Microsoft has been…

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Shedding Pounds One Deathmatch at a Time

Exercise and gaming. These are two things that go together like clam chowder and peanut butter. Although the latter is much more important, both are necessary to maintain a healthy and happy lifestyle.

Pictured: A peanut butter and clam chowder sandwich sans clam chowder. 

The problem arises when there just isn’t enough time to do both. Work and sleep take a majority of my day and leave me with…

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Uncharted Creative Director Amy Hennig Leaves Naughty Dog

Uncharted Creative Director Amy Hennig Leaves Naughty Dog

After 10 years with the company, Amy Hennig, creative director of the Uncharted series, has left developer Naughty Dog. Sony verified the information in a statement to IGN.

We can confirm that Amy Hennig has left Naughty Dog. Amy has made significant contributions to the game industry and we appreciate all she has done for Naughty Dog. The development timeline of Uncharted will not be impacted.

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Riddickulous Report – Batman: Arkham Knight Ben Riddick and Nikki Powell sit down to discuss the news of the new Arkham Knight game coming to PS4, Xbox One, and PC sometime in 2014.

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Heroes: Reborn, NBC’s Out of Nowhere Reboot

Heroes: Reborn, NBC’s Out of Nowhere Reboot

Back in 2006, “Heroes” premiered and in a lot of ways could be considered to be a ground breaking show. “Heroes” aired before there was a widespread interest in superheroes. 2006 was a time before the Avengers, Nolan’s Batman series, or several other films which brought in casual fans to the genre. There was interest in super humans but never to the level that they are now. But even at the time…

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Is Assassin's Creed V On the Rise?

Assassin’s Creed V is expected to be announced any day now. There are some small details as well as some big ones pointing to this future installment.

First off, Examiner revealedthat there are supposedly two games releasing this year. One is in development exclusively for last-generation systems (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii U), while the other one is said to be in development only for new…

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GameInformer Announces Arkham Knight Cover

GameInformer Announces Arkham Knight Cover

Batman Arkham Knight was announced for PC, Playstation 4 and Xbox One today through WBGamesUK’s announcement trailer and GameInformer’s April cover and is scheduled for a 2014 release.

The best part of this news is that developer Rocksteady Studios has been the one developing power behind this new installment in one of the most fan…

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PlayStation 4 Hits 6 Million Units Sold

Playstation 4 hits 6 Million Units

After it’s recent launch in Japan, just over a week ago, the PlayStation 4 has now sold an astonishing 6 million units worldwide. Here’s another impressive number, 90% of Playstation 4′s have been enabled to play online. These sort of numbers where not seen on the Playstation 3 so it seems like the community is now embracing the future and accepting the internet as part of gaming life.

These…

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Playstation's Spring Sales Revealed

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Tomorrow kicks off the Playstation Spring Fever sale which will be giving discounts to all members, and more significant ones to Playstation Plus subscribers. So, now’s your chance to snag a few extra games for the summer drought on the cheap.

March 4th – March 10th

Need for Speed takes the cake this week.

Need For Speed: Carbon (PSP, $9.99, $5.00 PS+)

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit (PS3, $9.99,…

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Nintendo Welcomes a New Limited Edition 3DS XL to the Family

Nintendo Welcomes a New Limited Edition 3DS XL to the Family

In true Nintendo fashion, the mega company is releasing another special edition console. Although rumors have been swirling for weeks, it was officially announced today that a Yoshi-themed 3DS XL will be released March 14th, the same day as Yoshi’s New Island at a suggested retail price of $199.99.

The system sports an adorable image of the beloved green dino on the front, and a series of Yoshi…

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Playstation Releases (March 4th)

Playstation Releases (March 4th)

Tomorrow you may wake up and find that the world has gone crazy. Stores are being looted, buildings are burning down, people are barricading their homes. Why? The zombies have finally come and they are here to not only bring you Dead Nation Apocalypse Edition for the PS4, but also the rest of Playstation’s new releases for Tuesday!

Playstation 4:

Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition(Digital) - Rip…

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Riddickulous Rants Episode 16 – Video Game Movies Listen to this week's episode here iTunes | Podbean On this week's Riddickulous Rants the round table sits down to discuss video game movies.

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New Batman Arkham Poster Leaked

A new Batman Akham poster has been leaked after being found in a GameStop. It features the Batman symbol and what seems to be fire going around the edges.

  This poster could have relation to a press event being held at Rocksteady that’s supposedly embargoed until April.

We do know that Kevin conroy is supposed to be in the next Arkham game which he tweeted about last year saying: “Confusion in…

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