by Nicholas Armstrong | Oct 5, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
Public relations is a thing that Capcom still hasn’t figured out. As Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite continues to rack up negative reviews and lackluster interest in the competitive scene, Capcom may want to start actually listening to their audience instead of marketing...
by Jordan Love | Oct 4, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
Microsoft announced that it’ll be dropping its own subscription music service, Groove, in favor of Spotify. Groove, which was originally Xbox Music, has had a middling life. It was never anywhere near the best or worst music app and that mediocrity seems to have been...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Oct 4, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
We recently covered the removal of nearly 200 titles from the Steam store for publishing fake games. For many, this may seem like a first strike from Valve, but toxic developers are nothing new to Steam or gaming, and while most gamers are worried about toxic...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Oct 4, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
Although there are now over 1 million users on the site, there are still those unfamiliar with Patreon. The premise is simple enough; it’s a Kickstarter format on a monthly basis. Creators have a few ways to handle payment, but the most popular is in small donations...
by Jordan Love | Oct 3, 2017 | News, News Section, Ps4
After nearly two months of beta testing, firmware version 5.0 is finally making its debut on the PS4. The update isn’t revolutionary by any means, but it institutes a number of changes that users have been clamoring for since at least the last major update. First up...
by Jordan Love | Oct 2, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames, VR
A new model of Sony’s PSVR was announced today and it’s got a few welcome changes in store for users. There are a lot of small things that make using the PSVR on a regular basis a bit of a hassle. The biggest of which was the whole HDR debacle. Luckily, the new model...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Oct 2, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
The Call of Duty WWII Open Beta has been active for less than a week and already amassed over 28,000 Steam reviews. The bad news is they are overwhelmingly, crushingly negative. With the exception of the graphics, which most fans enjoy or find standard, nearly...
by Jordan Love | Sep 29, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
Valve has a pretty big problem on its hands. Earlier this week they removed 173 titles from the Steam library because of what they say were "extreme actions" that were "impacting the functionality of the store and our tools." Polygon first broke the story earlier this...
by Jordan Love | Sep 29, 2017 | News, News Section, weekly
Each week, Fast Travel helps you get caught up on everything going on in the gaming industry. We start by highlighting a few of the week's biggest news pieces. Then it's on to a dollop of indie news. Followed by a helping of "The Best Thing on the Internet, This Week"...
by Jordan Love | Sep 28, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
If you’ve spent enough time playing games online, you’ve probably seen or experienced some form of hate speech. Some communities are more toxic than others, but almost all are plagued by at least a degree of hate speech. Often times hate speech is spewed in a joking,...
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