Top 10 Upcoming Games 2016

The last month of 2015, December is already up and running. So, after a month, it will be 2016 and another year of exciting games. Here are my personal Top 10 Games of the year 2016. I might also be making another list with more games. Something like more games to watch for in 2016.

10. Quantum Break

Quantum Break is a 3rd person shooter game developed by Remedy Entertainment exclusively for the Xbox One. After a time travelling experiment gone wrong, three people discover they have the ability to manipulate time. There's also an in-game show which is influenced by the decisions you make in the game. You can also watch the show for useful strategies. 

Release: 5th April, 2016.

9. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided 

The game follows the story after Human Revolution. In the prequel, many people are killed as they get mechanically augmented and become outcasts. In the game, we see that though the augmentation's finished, criminal activities are still prevalent. The game is available for pre-order for $59.99. It will be released on major platforms on 23rd February, 2016.

Release: 23rd February, 2016.

8. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End is last game in the series, sequel to the widely-popular Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. The game continues the story where it's prequel left but is set after 3 years. The games are known for their gameplay and great storyline. The game is PS4 exclusive.

Release: 18th March, 2016.

7. Dark Souls 3

The third game in the critically-acclaimed video game franchise. Dark Souls 3 follows the same game design as it's predecessor Dark Souls 2. The series is famous for it's difficulty and many people play the game just because of that. Me? I'm gonna watch others play :p The game will be released on major platforms.
Release: 24th March, 2016.

6. Mirror's Edge: Catalyst

The new Mirror's Edge game is generating a lot of buzz among the gaming circles. The original game enchanted folks with it's unique gameplay and more of that free-running(pardon if I get it wrong) is expected) from the sequel.
Release: 24th May, 2016.

5. Fable Legends

Fable legend is an upcoming cooperative RPG being developed by Lionhead Studios for the Microsoft Xbox and Windows platforms. The game is much-awaited and is the latest installment in the Fable series. The game is based around four heroes and one villain. Each role can be taken up by either players or the AI itself.
Release: TBC 2016

4. Doom

Doom is the classic multiplayer shooter almost every gamer has heard of. If you are an avid gamer and haven't, you've been hiding under the rock for long enough. The game is getting a reboot and frankly, it looks badass! The game will be on the next-gen consoles and the PC.
Release: Spring 2016

3. Far Cry: Primal

The top 5 has been confusing and the games could be interreplaced in their positions. Far Cry: Primal takes place in the Stone Age which means you aren't going to get the same feel as Far Cry 3 or 4.  It's going to be even more exciting. Prepare to face sabretooths, mammoths and the like, from close. It surely is going to be a fine experience.
Release: 23rd February, 2016 on Xbox One and PS4 and March 2016 for the PC

2. Tom Clancy's The Division

Tom Clancy's The Division is an open-world, third-person shooter game being developed by Ubisoft Annecy, Ubisoft Massive, Ubisoft Reflections and Red Storm Entertainment. The game is set in New York after a virus wrecked havoc there and we, the player, have to discover the source of the virus and finish it so that the city can be restored. Players can team with other players too. This game is going to be the first of it's kind from Ubisoft. Cool.
Release: 8th March, 2016.

1. Horizon: Zero Dawn

Well, for me the best of the pack is Horizon: Zero Dawn, a Playstation exclusive being developed by Guerrila Games. The game is set 1000 years in the future with robotic creature who have conquered the planet. We will play as Aloy, the heroine of the game who wields a bow and has many cool arrows. Ooh, pointy! She can also make use of the parts of the big robots.

So that concludes the list. Tell me what you think of it and what games are you looking forward to playing in 2016. Thanks!

PSP digital operations are being shut down

Hmm, the time has come. The ultra-popular PSP's gotta go. It has been announced that the PSP will end software sales and the UMD passport program will end too, on 31st March, 2016. You'll still be able to re-download and download and transfer from other platforms though.

I'm sure of one thing-it will be sorely missed. Let's just hope there are better portable consoles from Sony in store for us. It would be a good time for Vita's replacement.

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Rise of Tomb Raider 5 Beginners Tips

Rise of Tomb Raider came out some time ago and has become a popular hit among gamers already. Today I'll be sharing with you  game tips, tricks and hints for people new to the game.

1. Skill Points
Each time you level up, you gain a skill point to spend and learn a new skill. Skills are essential for progressing through the game and the game offers three categories for your playing style- Brawler, Hunter and Survivor.
Brawler might sound cool but it isn't as cool as it looks. Try and go for the other two styles, they are quite better.
You can look up online guides for better understanding of the skill tree and various skills.

2. Survival Instinct
Survival Instinct is the Eagle Eye Vision version of the game. Activating this feature highlights stuff like relics, documents, etc. while also providing helpful hints. Pay close attention, this feature also shows the enemies in red and yellow. If you kill an enemy highlighted in red, you draw the attention of other enemies too. Also, S.I. shows you traveling options such as ledges and passageways. Great thing-survival instinct.

3. Talk to folks
You should always talk to the people who are pointed by the game as they offer side quests which, in turn, yield unique items. Unique items mean you get stronger and it helps you later on. You get the point. They also offer experience and skills.

4. Go back to base camps often
Go back to the base camps to change gears and outfits before you head out to the red areas. That's the only place where you can do that stuff. You wouldn't want to be caught having the wrong equipment for the wrong situation, would you?

5. Pick up all the materials
Do not leave the pelts, wood and feathers thinking you got enough. Always collect them as they really help you. You can craft while stuck in combat which can be quite crucial to the output of the fight.

Hope these five tips helped you. Do tell me what you think of 'em and if you got any suggestions. :)

Samsung announces next generation SoC-Exynos 8890

Samsung, the South Korean multinational conglomerate giants, have unveiled their latest flagship SoC, the octa core Exynos 8890.

The announcement was surprising for some, while for some it was not, as some people definitely as they felt that the current Exynos 7720 was starting to age. The SoC is octa core running on the latest Mali, the Mali-T880. Expect crispier graphics and better performance on those hardcore games.

Samsung has introduced it's own core segment into the SoC. Earlier, it was using the widely popular ARM custom segment.

The Exynos 8890 is arranged in 4+4 CPU clusters. Samsung has used the A53 in the smaller cluster and four of it's custom cores in the bigger one. It is being said by the company to be 30% powerful and 10% efficient than the previous generation.

Personally, I'm quite excited for this thing, but it's sure to be quite expensive. I'm okay to seeing this chip in action on YouTube. Anyways, thanks for hanging out, do press the share button on your way out or check out other posts. Thanks folks.

Gionee launches new smartphone S Plus at Rs.16,999

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Gionee has launched an India-exclusive smartphone, the S Plus at Rs. 16,999. The smartphone flaunts face-unlock and USB Type-C port, which is all the rage right now.

The device runs on Android 5.1 under their Amigo 3.1 OS. The phone has the  now-basic 720p 5.5inch screen with Gorilla Glass 3. The phone runs on Mediatek MT6753 clocked at 1.3GHz. It has 16GB storage space expendable upto 64GB and has two micro-SIM slots.

Now, onto, connectivity. The phone has your usual array of 4G LTE, 3G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and EDGE. Also, the smartphone has 13MP rear and 5MP front camera.

Overall, according to myself, this is a decent phone but wait for the in-depth reviews from trusted reviewers. :) Anyways, thanks for reading guys.

Destiny Hunter Nightstalker Exploit

Someone managed to exploit a bug in the game Destiny in which someone who is playing as a Hunter Nightstalker can increase their super called Shadowshot by just entering the option menu when the timer is on which further extends the time limit. The cheat happens with only this class when you have the Graviton Forfeit helmet, which is exotic, on.

The exploit will be addressed soon. Read more about the fix here.

Destiny's Trial of Osiris has been delayed?

Destiny's Trial of Osiris, which was supposed to come out recently, has been delayed due to a bug which allowed the Hunter Nightstalker subclass to give themselves unlimited energy.

The announcement was a part of the Destiny Weekly Update, which also included the hard mode for King's Fall raid. The specific release date for the fix is unknown with the hard mode releasing on October 23rd at 10AM Pacific Time.

The bug allowed the Hunter Nightstalker class wearing a particular helmet to gain unlimited energy for their special ability called Supershot.

The upcoming update will also improve the Nightfall rewards.

Clash of Clans Great Attacks?! Not Quite!

Minecraft Story Mode will come with new features!

Telltale Games, the famous developers of the series The Wolf Among Us and Tales from The Borderlands, hinted in December towards the development of a similar game, the only difference that this time it will be the beloved Minecraft franchise!

The first episode titled "The Order of the Stone" will see us play as Jesse, who can be either male or female. Intelligent choice by the devs, choosing a neutral name.

Also, the game will release on 13 October this year for digital download and will hit the retail stores on 27th of October. Are you excited? I am. Oh, snap, I first have to play Tales from the Borderlands too! 

Star Wars: Battlefront-Install Size and Is Star Wars: Battlefront Broken? Everything you need to know about Star Wars: Battlefront.

The newest EA game, the much awaited Star Wars: Battlefront will be sized at 7GB for the consoles and 11GB for the PC version, as was revealed. As too the fact that PC users would be able to pre-load the beta version of the game. If you like the post, share it and bookmark the site(as it doesn't currently show up in front of Google :)

The game size seems to be quite small among modern games. I compared the size of the game to my small game library. It is smaller than Batman Arkham City, Assassin's Creed Black Flag even. Both games are a couple of years old.

But still, it's the gameplay that matters and the game video shown at E3 was quite interesting. But in contrast, an alpha tester of the game has claimed that the game has several bugs and issues that would not be fixed before the launch of the game.

Also, EA and developers DICE are under immense pressure to complete the game before the launch of the latest Star Wars movie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which is coming to the theaters in December.

The game will release on November 17, 2015.

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LET'S PLAY Final Fantasy V HD Remastered Version with DatBigSmirk!

How to fix Final Fantasy V HD Remastered Crash

The game Final Fantasy V HD Remastered was released just four days ago and has been crashing a lot. Here's a small fix I found(might or might not work for you):

Right click on the game name in the overlay and go to the Properties section.
Uncheck the box saying Enable Steam Community In-Game. The option will be available under the General tab.

Hope this fixes things for you. It did for me. Also, check out my channel: http://bit.ly/1YLAhd7
I will be posting walkthrough of the game. Thanks :D

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Microsoft is going to provide broadband internet technology to five lakh villages!

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that Microsoft will be providing broadband internet technology to five lakh villages. A huge sum indeed. The move comes in light of Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi's visit to United States where he met with the giants of the tech world including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, Apple's Tim Cook, Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

Microsoft will be participating in the Digital India and Make in India campaigns. Nadella's Microsoft would be teaming up with the Indian government to provide low cost efficient internet connections to people living in rural areas. Also, Microsoft would be rolling out cloud computing services which would be operating from India.

So, what do you guys think? I think that India is really going to progress now that all the things are happening. I will be covering the tour of Mr. Modi in the United States further. So stay tuned. Also, tell me what do you guys think of the "revolution" being buzzed in the social media and how can it change India's future.

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What Should I Write About?

Hey guys. I've been getting respectable amount of views right after posting and then the views dry up. I feel I've been writing about what I want to write and not what you might be wanting me to write. That is why I'm making this post. Tell me what do you want me to write about. My post on Nvidia GTX 950 was quite popular.

So, here's my mail address: thethriftgamer@gmail.com

Just tell me and I'll try my best to write about the topic you want me to. I just need you people's support so I can grow and make you happy.

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Black Ops 3 themed Playstation 4 announced!

 A Call of Juarez styled PS4 has been announced! Yes! Oh, the game launched centuries ago, lemme check.

Yes, it's Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 that's getting it's own version of the Playstation 4. Looks nice. Pic downside.

The harddrive of the console will still be 1TB, no bigger harddrive for you(until the 9th gen consoles release, lol.) The controllers okay enough, but the console looks weird with those stickers, whatever they are.

Oh, by the way, follow the blog for more news. I also released some Xbox One articles and stuff today, check 'em out.

Make games using Roblox

Roblox is a games portal that is allowing users to craft their own games and then publish them onto the major gaming platforms. Roblox allows users to create simplistic games which are enjoyable and cute. Yay!

The platform has got like 15 million viewers per month. Gimme just 1 million per month dude! Anyways, the user created games will be free, with in-game purchases of which Roblox will get a small amount.

The Roblox app for Xbox One is launching soon and 20-odd games will be available to the user.

Xbox One Forza Motorsport 6 1TB Bundle details

The Xbox One Forza Motorsport 6 1TB bundle is available for preorder now in India on Amazon India for Rs 39990($ 607). The bundle will launch on 2nd October.

The bundle includes the console itself, along with the game installed(probably) and the new Xbox One wireless controller everyone was talking about, though I couldn't cover it when it was promoted due to the blog not existing. Anyways, moving on, below you can see the picture of the bundle.

Almost forgot, the bundle also includes the code for the "Ten Year Anniversary Car Pack". Bloody names!

If you want to get the cool color and the cool controller, go buy this bundle. Right time for buying a console with a good game and a new controller.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 Review!

Yes, it is finally here! The PES 2016 review is finally here. I got my copy yesterday evening and now, at the other evening, am going to write the review. Oh, BTW, I did the review on PC.

Each passing year, the series seems to be getting better. This was the 20th Anniversary Edition and was expected to blow past the competiton. It did that, though not exactly.

First, of all look and feel and also the working. The game is brilliant in this area. The menus are refreshing, vibrant and have got a great dark blue theme. The UI too, is polished and neat though my only complain was that the exit button in the game was not available everywhere and I had to go to another section and then move to the bottom right to quit the game. Minus! Also, being a PC version, Konami should have made the console-like feel of the game a choice. The menus are okay, but while playing with the keyboard when we are in the Master League, there is a small tutorial in the formation submenu where we need to use the right stick to do a thing and that button is not configured by default in the game settings. So, if you intend to play the game with keyboard and mouse, outta luck bro. Minus! Also, the game shows the buttons as in the controllers so either remember the bloody configuration or get a controller, if you haven't already.

Now, gameplay and other things. Personally, the feel of the game, the atmosphere, the crowd is amazing, makes you feel like you are playing a real match. Also, in the commentatory, with the "ever-faithful" Jim Beglin is Peter Drury. Yay! Jon's gone! No problem, dude, Drury's here too. You get what I mean, don't you? Just switch off the fricking commentatory and start commentating on your own and you will do it better. Continuing, the players move realistically, act like they do in real life, the shots, feints and movements are all real. There's also the "selfie" celebration. One thing, you can tackle and get away it so easily, or not, it is a bummer. I got three red cards in a ML league game for simple slide tackles which could've been let away, or not, as I just said.

The AI is mind-blowing. The Fox Engine has really taken off in the 2016 iteration of the game and the way the opposition players surround you and are ever so quick and intelligent, it hurts, it's frustrating and wanted me to smash my Direct Input controller on the ground, while playing on regular. Regular, yes. I played my first match on pro, got a 1-1 draw, next game 0-5. The AI is so intelligent that you just can't keep pressing on the opponent, he finds a way, you're done for. The beauty of the game is beyond comparison.

Now, almost everyone on the Steam Page of the game were giving the game a thumbs down as the graphics were of the last gen PS3 as opposed to the PS4 which was promised by Konami. Yes, Minus! Hybrid graphics, on PC and you can never put it behind however good your game is. People have got really high-end graphics cards and they want to see what they pay for. They want to play the game at 4K, you cannot promise and then fail. If the game didn't have the graphics in the first place, they should've never promised 'em.

Another thing was that the frame rates downed in the cutscenes. Cutscenes are some of the most beautiful moments. Players leaving dugout, shaking hands, the UEFA Champions League trophy being highlighted and then, comes the drop in your rates and things slow down so much that it's a pain to watch them, especially if you are gaming on a PC that can barely run the game at 30 fps. Minus!

VERDICT: The game is beautifully crafted but as with the previous games in the series, this too has the same problems, which if fixed, will already make this badass game even more badass. Just that extra bit of effort guys. Lags, poor commentators, Konami itself lying, really, these things do leave a bitter taste in mouth when we know that we have having these problems for years now. Just do it once guys and see the magic.

RATING: 8/10