Staff Writer

October, 2009
Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC
  • 737
    articles
  • 1123
    News
  • 1
    Features
  • 3
    Guides
  • 68
    Reviews

Page 11

About John Jacques

John is a Toronto-based author who does photography in his spare time. When not being insulted over Xbox Live, he spends his time playing soccer and perpetually napping. His favorite games include Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto and X-COM.

Latest

The Day After Game
The Day After: New Open World Survival Game Gets Trailer

Montreal independent game studio Coconut Games reveals the trailer for The Day After, a survival horror game featuring infested humans and a karma system.

prey-35-minute-gameplay
Prey Speedrunner Finishes Game in Under 45 Minutes

Veteran speedrunner DraQu completes a Prey speedrun in just under 45 minutes, establishing a new record and challenging others to beat the impressive time.

mario kart 8 deluxe no new maps
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Tops UK Game Sales Charts

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe tops the UK Sales Charts, beating out stiff competition from the likes of Prey, Grand Theft Auto 5, and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare.

An image of a player attempting a dunk in NBA Playgrounds
NBA Playgrounds May Release Date Revealed

Saber Interactive announces the release date for NBA Playgrounds, an arcade style NBA title poised to challenge NBA Jam as the people's favorite wacky basketball game.

rainbow six siege wallpaper
Ubisoft May Make Strategic Changes to Rainbow Six Siege

Two Rainbow Six Siege directors both confirm that the studio is evaluating whether to change a divisive game mechanic in Rainbow Six Siege with deep strategic impact.

Twitch Donate Life Savings
Husband Spends Entire Savings on Twitch Streamers, Now Flat Broke

A Reddit post seeking advice tells the story of a husband who spent his family's $38,000 in savings on Twitch and kept it a secret until his wife couldn't buy groceries.

Little Nightmares Review
Little Nightmares Review

Tarsier Studios creates a delightfully grotesque puzzle horror experience with Little Nightmares, where a little girl seeks safety from an oddity-filled world.

Call of Duty World War 2 Cover Art
Did Call of Duty: WW2 Steal Its Box Art Image from Brothers in Arms?

Gearbox's own Randy Pitchford makes a tweet showing that Activision may have stolen the box art from its upcoming Call of Duty title from Brothers In Arms.

ps4-sales-february-2017
Sony Launching 1TB PS4 for $299

Sony announces that the company is launching a 1 terabyte PlayStation 4 at $299, replacing the previous 500GB system that had existed at this price point beforehand.

Grand Theft Auto Online Exploit
Grand Theft Auto Online Players Stealing Millions Using Exploit

Some players logging in to Grand Theft Auto Online report that a new exploit allows others to steal in-game money and rank up selected players at will.

Peter Moore Sega and Sonic
Peter Moore Told Sonic Creator to 'F--- Off'
EA

Peter Moore recounts the time when he told Sonic creator Yuji Naka to 'F--- off' during a meeting where Moore intended to prove that the company needed to change.

Overwatch on the Nintendo Switch
Blizzard Explains How Overwatch Could Come to Nintendo Switch

Overwatch Director Jeff Kaplan expands on his comments about bringing Overwatch to the Nintendo Switch, detailing the difficulties involved with the process.

GameStop Customer Data Stolen
GameStop: Credit Card and Customer Info May Have Been Stolen

A security firm reports that GameStop may have been the victim of a large-scale security breach which involved the reselling of customer's credit card information to authorized third parties.

dark-souls-3-no-hit-boss-speedrun
Get Dark Souls 3 For 50% Off

Valve's digital distribution platform, Steam, provides a discount on From Software's latest action-RPG, Dark Souls 3, by dropping the game's price by 50 percent.

mass-effect-andromeda-release-date-ryder
Mass Effect: Andromeda Beat on Hardest Difficulty Using No Guns

A skillful player of BioWare's science fiction shooter, Mass Effect: Andromeda, beats the game all the way through on the hardest difficulty using no guns.

Palmer Luckey Leaving Oculus
Oculus Co-Founder Palmer Luckey Leaving Company

Social media giant Facebook announces it is parting ways with Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey, just three years after purchasing the company from him.

Sony Golden Ticket PSN Voucher
Sony Sending Out Golden Ticket to Select PSN Users
PSN

A select number of Sony gamers receive golden tickets hidden among the weekly PlayStation newsletters, with some getting up to $100 off on the PlayStation Store.

Mass Effect: Andromeda Garrus Vakarian
Mass Effect: Andromeda Easter Egg Remembers Garrus

Mass Effect: Andromeda may be taking place in an entirely new galaxy, but BioWare manages to place a few subtle throwbacks to popular character Garrus Vakarian.

nintendo switch joy-con
Nintendo Is Fixing the Joy-Con Problem with Foam

A new report shows that Nintendo finds a solution to the wireless Joy-Con synchronization issues, and the answer lies within the use of a single piece of foam.

Red Dead Redemption Grand Theft Auto Modification
Red Dead Redemption Meets Grand Theft Auto 5 in Upcoming Mod

A team of ambitious modders bring the world of Red Dead Redemption into Grand Theft Auto 5, which is a difficult task due to encrypted files and algorithms.