A number of players from Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin have reportedly been softbanned from the game. By being softbanned, players have run into difficulties summoning other players for battles or co-op play. Technically softbanned players can still play online, just with very limited functionality. While it’s not a new practice by any means, it’s typically reserved for players caught cheating online. But the amount of players being softbanned from Dark Souls II as of late has been raising a few eyebrows. Read More...
The Dr. Mario Amiibo has been confirmed by Nintendo and other sources to be a Target exclusive. This isn’t hugely surprising news as many signs pointed to the figure being exclusive to the retailer, including the fact that they listed the Dr. Mario Amiibo early in a similar fashion to the way they handled Jigglypuff.
Fans have been rather mixed on how they view retailer exclusive Amiibos at this point. Originally they were almost universally hated, with all of them becoming harder to find than other figures that weren’t exclusive. Read More...
It’s been rumored, confirmed, and now on the way. The Elder Scrolls is getting an MMO, and it will be arriving in 2013 from Zenimax, Bethesda’s parent company. If there’s ever been a game that was an excellent candidate to be made into an MMO, it’s definitely the Elder Scrolls franchise. A rich back story that spans multiple generations, has bred many stories to tell, and it looks like there’s a whole lot more of that story coming our way. Read More...