Gavin Sheehan Archives

For a specific group of people, Bill Nye is the end-all-be-all of fun science, much the same way Mr. Wizard was for the generation prior. So when you see the man jump into modern gaming tech like the Nintendo Switch and play with its systems, you know you're getting a fun education.

This morning, Team 17 officially announced that Yoku’s Island Express will finally be released! The awesome pinball-esq adventure game will be coming to PC, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One on May 29th.

A report is coming out of The Netherlands today, following an investigation over ten unnamed video games by the Netherlands Gaming Authority, that had determined that certain loot boxes are unlawful and illegal under the government's current gambling laws.

One of the biggest markets that Fortnite has yet to make their way into is China, and whether or not you care about China gamers is insignificant because game developers do as the country is one of the biggest places you can go to gain an online audience. 

A little bit of dismaying news for anyone who was looking forward to Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr on May 11th, the game has received a delay that will push the release back into June. The developers explained the situation a bit on their Steam store page.

Several websites have picked up on a new job listing put out by Microsoft this week, suggesting that the company is currently in the works of making the next Xbox console.

It looks like SNK is going to be getting in on the entire Mini Console War, if that's what we're dubbing this now that there's so many hitting the market these days, by teasing their own version being on the way.

We've been super patient in waiting for tinyBuild Games to finally release Graveyard Keeper. The game looks and plays super awesome, as we got to try out the morbid simulator, as we got to try it our briefly at PAX West last year.

The H1Z1 Pro League is making every effort to stand out with their inaugural season kickoff, including bringing in some star power as Michelle Rodriguez (Fast and Furious, Avatar, Girlfight) and Kristine Leahy (American Ninja Warrior, The Herd) will be joining in the festivities.

Coming off the heels of releasing the Runaways DLC last week, WBIE and TT Games have announced that the next DLC pack on the way for LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 will be The Avengers: Infinity War set.

Prepare yourself for the absolute insanity of a massive team fighting against another massive team, as Epic Games have brought back the popular 50 vs. 50 mode back to Fortnite for a limited time.

Good news for Disgaea fans: we now have confirmation from NIS America about a western release of Disgaea 1 Complete, which will be released on the Nintendo Switch and PS4 sometime this year.

EA DICE announced today that Battlefield 1 will be getting some updates soon that include new maps, a new mode called "Shock Operations", and monthly updates to the game for those who want to fight and not wait for whatever sequel they're working on.

According to a report from Dual Shockers, Sony looks to be getting back into the business of supporting indie developers as they sent out a press release to selective media outlets letting people know they'd be sponsoring people for Tokyo Game Show.

There have been a few complaints about Sea Of Thieves since it launched, and one of the big ones seemed to be customization of the ships as there were only a couple of options. To be blunt, it seems like fans expected more and were mad when there wasn't. 

Just in case you've been having some issues with Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, fear not, Bandai Namco took the liberty of sending out a patch this week to fix some of the lingering problems and put in some improvements while there were there.

Bethesda and id Software made the official announcement today that the 2016 version of DOOM will have its soundtrack released in physical form, both on CD and vinyl copies for enthusiasts of both formats.

After the recent comet hit Tilted Towers in Fortnite, a lot of people assumed that was a one and done kind of event and we could simply move onto the event that they're setting up. Not so fast, kids. There's more of this on the way.

Insomniac Games has released a new set of screenshots and art from their upcoming release of Marvel’s Spider-Man for PlayStation 4, and while these images look absolutely amazing, they also reveal a few things we haven't had a good look at yet. 

In Russia, government blocks you. Yep, we went for a Yakov Smirnoff intro. According to several sites today, Russian authorities have blocked off it's citizens from having access to Twitch, along with several other sites owned or operated by Google and Amazon.

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds decided to show off a brand new car that will be coming to the game for their next event, and what's more, you can play with the model in 3D if you'd like.

A fun little thing happened from Nintendo that they tried to slip under the radar last week, but thankfully Digital Trends caught wind of, as the company filed for a new patent that could change what they do with the Nintendo Switch, or perhaps the next console they produce.

This morning it was announced that Twitch and the NBA 2K League have come to an agreement for a multiyear deal to stream the league's competitions on the social streaming service. 

Last week, IDW and Oni Press came together at C2E2 to announce a special Rick and Morty comic book crossover event with Dungeons & Dragons, and that the lucky soul who would get to pen this creation would be Patrick Rothfuss.

Ever since the announcement for Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 was dropped, the rumor mill has been spitting out some of the most ludicrous stuff imaginable. But the latest leak to come out about the game may be legit and a change for the series.

Indie game company Fig announced today that the company has come to an agreement with The Gygax Trust to produce a series of video games based on the unpublished works of Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax.

Before you go off to download Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, Sega has put together their own launch trailer for the game, complete with highlights and quotes from reviews that it received prior to launch.

Well, give the boy points for being brazen. A man is wanted in Georgia after robbing a GameStop on the evening of April 12th in St. Marys, but what makes the story extra special is that the man was wearing a clear plastic bag over his head.

It was only a matter of time before someone with the video editing skills and the talent to capture every nuance between Fortnite and PUBG would finally make an epic film about it all.

You're probably going to need all hands on deck when we show you the latest dragon that Capcom has added to Monster Hunter: World this week in the form of Elder Dragon Kulve Taroth.