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News, and subsequently news stories, can be very fluid. With all the hustle and bustle of everyday life, sometimes stories will slip through the cracks. Well, the Proven News Wrap-Up is here to fix all that! Below are what we have determined to be the top stories for the week of 9/21. Although they are numbered, they are not ranked in any particular order. 1) Sony Announces PSN Name Changes Coming in 2019 Back at PlayStation Experience 2017, Shawn Layden...

Telltale Games, the maker of narrative, decision-based games such as The Walking Dead, Wolf Among Us, Minecraft Story Mode, Batman, and others have announced major layoffs and a “major studio closure”, cutting their studio from 250 employees down to 25. In a post to Twitter, studio CEO Pete Hawley announced that lack of sales was one of the driving forces behind the staffing cuts. pic.twitter.com/evqg5X98WZ — Telltale Games (@telltalegames) September 21, 2018 This announcement comes with season 2 of Wolf Among Us,...

News, and subsequently news stories, can be very fluid. With all the hustle and bustle of everyday life, sometimes stories will slip through the cracks. Well, the Proven News Wrap-Up is here to fix all that! Below are what we have determined to be the top stories for the week of 9/21. Although they are numbered, they are not ranked in any particular order. 1) Sony Reveals PlayStation Classic After the success of Nintendo’s NES and SNES classic, there was...

News, and subsequently news stories, can be very fluid. With all the hustle and bustle of everyday life, sometimes stories will slip through the cracks. Well, the Proven News Wrap-Up is here to fix all that! Below are what we have determined to be the top stories for the week of 9/14. Although they are numbered, they are not ranked in any particular order. 1) Nintendo Direct: 9/13 After a delay, Nintendo released their latest Direct on September 13. Check...

News, and subsequently news stories, can be very fluid. With all the hustle and bustle of everyday life, sometimes stories will slip through the cracks. Well, the Proven News Wrap-Up is here to fix all that! Below are what we have determined to be the top stories for the week of 9/1. Although they are numbered, they are not ranked in any particular order. 1) Battlefield V Delayed to November 20 In a blog post, it was announced that Battlefield...

Microsoft has announced a new, subscription-based service for both the Xbox One and Xbox One X. Xbox All Access will give players access to an Xbox console and 2 years of Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Games Pass for a monthly fee. For $34.99 a month, players can grab an Xbox One X with the bundle, while $21.99 a month will get them an Xbox One S. Xbox All Access will be available in-store only at Microsoft stores. Click here for...

It’s been a long time coming since we had any vehicular combat games. When it comes to the genre on a PlayStation platform, the hottest memory players have is the legendary Twisted Metal franchise, which put players in a life-or-death competition involving tricked-out vehicles with cutting edge weapons. There hasn’t been a game of this type in quite some time, but Canada-based Ratloop Games looks to change that in a game that appears to be quite different from the traditional...

News, and subsequently news stories, can be very fluid. With all the hustle and bustle of everyday life, sometimes stories will slip through the cracks. Well, the Proven News Wrap-Up is here to fix all that! Below are what we have determined to be the top stories for the week of 8/17. Although they are numbered, they are not ranked in any particular order. 1) Diablo III Coming to Switch Quickly after leaks and rumors of Blizzard’s dungeon crawler Diablo...

According to a now deleted Forbes post, Diablo 3 will be coming to the Nintendo Switch in the fall. See the details in a screen grabbed image of the aforementioned Forbes article. PG Take: This is super exciting news for Nintendo Switch players. Being able to play 4 player couch co-op is an amazing option. How the online play will function in a post Nintendo Switch Online launch remains to be seen. Hopefully there will be some news from Nintendo...

News, and subsequently news stories, can be very fluid. With all the hustle and bustle of everyday life, sometimes stories will slip through the cracks. Well, the Proven News Wrap-Up is here to fix all that! Below are what we have determined to be the top stories for the week of 8/10. Although they are numbered, they are not ranked in any particular order. 1) Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct Here is a list of just a few things that were...

Salt and Sanctuary, the 2D Souls inspired action game is out today on Nintendo Switch. Previously released back in 2016, Salt and Sanctuary has had over 800,000 downloads. After creating a custom character, players will be able to choose between a variety of classes, weapon types, and armor sets. Local co-op will also be available. Salt and Sanctuary is available now for digital download in the Switch Nintendo Eshop. Check out the trailer for the game...

The NPD numbers are out for the top-selling games and hardware units for the month of June. Mario Tennis Aces slotted itself into the top spot for June. One of the impressive things about this is that Nintendo digital sales are not included in NPD’s. This means that the game hit the top spot on physical copies alone. Following Aces, God of War comes in at number two. Released back at the end of April, Kratos and Atreus are still...

At E3 2018 Phil Spencer confirmed that Microsoft is already working on the next-gen Xbox. What we know now is that they are, in fact, working on TWO new Xbox devices for the next generation. One will be obviously be the regular traditional console. The other: an affordable game streaming device that promises to succeed where all the other Cloud Gaming services have failed. This is a bold claim, yes, but if anyone can pull it off, it’s Microsoft. They...

With San Diego Comic-Con right around the corner, Warner Bros. is starting the party early with a new trailer for LEGO DC Super-Villains. The trailer focuses on the customization options that players will have when creating their own character to fight alongside some of DC’s most iconic villains. LEGO DC Super-Villains releases for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch on October 16. Check out the latest trailer for the game...

Guerrilla Games, the maker of Horizon: Zero Dawn has announced plans to expand its office space and employee count starting next year. The company plans on growing from 250 employees to 400 as well as moving into a new five-floor office. The plans for expansion, along with comments from managing director Hermen Hulst would seem to indicate that the studio has several titles in the works. In an interview with Dutch website Het Parool, Hulst talked about the future plans for the...

Hello Games, the maker of No Man’s Sky has outlined new features and content that will be coming in the No Man’s Sky Next update on July 24. Along with the new features, the game will also launch on Xbox One on the same day. Some of the major features coming to the game include true multiplayer, the option to play in third-person, and improved base building mechanics. Additionally, the game will be receiving an overhaul to both space and...

Whether you’re an Xbox player or not, there is no doubt that Microsoft really outdid itself at E3 this year. Not only was it the largest show in their history, but they unveiled some really juicy details that should have any Xbox owner excited. I’m not referring to the 18 console launch exclusives, 15 world premiers, or any of that. I’m talking about their clear focus on creating original content in the future. The creation of The Initiative, Microsoft’s brand...

In a post to the PlayStation Blog, Sony has announced the free games that will be coming to PlayStation consoles in July. Highlighting the list is Quantic Dream’s Heavy Rain and the online martial arts fighting game Absolver. Check out the rest of the list of games coming in July below: Rayman 3 HD, PS3 Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess, PS3 Space Overlords, PS Vita Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma, PS Vita Additionally, Sony announced a discounted price for three...

Since E3, Sony has been on the defensive in regards to cross-play with other platforms. For the first time since the conversation heated up, president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment Shawn Layden provided a glimmer of hope that there may be light at the end of the cross-play tunnel. In an interview with Eurogamer, Layden made it clear that Sony has been listening to the growing discontent among its fanbase. “We’re hearing it. We’re looking at a lot of the...

News, and subsequently news stories, can be very fluid. With all the hustle and bustle of everyday life, sometimes stories will slip through the cracks. Well, the Proven News Wrap-Up is here to fix all that! Below are what we have determined to be the top stories for the week of 6/22. Although they are numbered, they are not ranked in any particular order. 1) State of Decay 2 Tops May NPD For all of the criticism it received in...