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,...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Sep 28, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
Skyrim’s special edition is being released across every major system, and with it, Bethesda is hoping to add enticing new content. The most recent entry is Survival Mode – an option that primarily adds weather and hunger hazards to the game. The only problem is that...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Sep 28, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
Two days ago, Epic games released a new gameplay mode to Fortnite called Battle Royal. This would be fairly mundane news except that over a million people have already played it, and that is in large part because it is very similar to PUBG. Unfortunately, PUBG has...
by Jordan Love | Sep 27, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
After a pretty hot summer, October's free games for Xbox and PlayStation owners might feel like a bit of a let down, with one major exception. Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain is the big marquee game for PlayStation Plus this month. If you haven't played it, it's one...
by Jordan Love | Sep 26, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
Don't hold your breath in hopes for a new PlayStation Vita anytime soon. Though rumors of a possible Vita 2 have been swirling around for years, Sony’s gaming chief Andrew House recently crushed all hope for a new handheld from Sony. In an interview with Bloomberg,...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Sep 26, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
In case anyone has forgotten, the company that was once merged with Activision – Vivendi – has been trying to force a hostile takeover of Ubisoft since 2016. The technicalities and financials of this move don’t really affect gamers, but if Vivendi succeeds, gamers...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Sep 26, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
On Thursday of last week, thesixthaxis.com posted a negative review for NBA 2K18. Shortly after, 2K asked them to remove it, and they did. Apparently, the negative score was in regards to Virtual Currency being too large a factor in the game and leading too heavily to...
by Steven Lunn | Sep 25, 2017 | News, News Section, Videogames
Sports games often get a bad rap. The fact that they're released nearly every year, usually with only incremental updates, tends to rub people the wrong way. Most people see the annual release schedule as what it is, a maximizing of profits with a minimizing of...
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