It's a New Year and Gamers In Beta crew are back with Episode 85. CapnMikeM along with MAINEac17 and Kailon791 usher in the New Year by talking about their favorite accessories. Now MAINEac17 really loves his accessories and Destiny. He goes in depth about what items are essential for his gaming experience and how Destiny has become an addiction he just can't quit. As usual, the fellas talk about what other games they've been playing, news from the past week and upcoming releases for this week.
New Releases for week of 1/13:
H1Z1 - Early acces PC, Action, Sony Online
Family Tennis SP - Wii U , Sports, Shin’En / Arc system works
Brandish: The Dark Revenant - PlayStation Portable, RPG, Xseed Games/Nihon Falcom Corp
Disorder - PC Platformer, Swagabyte/Screw Attack Entertainment
Joe Danger 2: The Movie - PlayStation Vita, Action, Hello Games/Four Door Lemon
AC: Unity - Dead Kings DLC (free)
Discussion:
Favorite gaming accessories
Jay: Play and charge kit for One, 9 foot USB extension cable, Grip-it/Gel Tabz, 2TB WD Passport External hard drive, Logitech G430 wired gaming headset, Sony Wireless gold headset, 360 chatpad, Kinect (for voice controls)
Jamie: Afterglow headset, Chat pad for xbox 360, (Microsoft please make one for Xbone soon!)
Xbox One Kinect (voice controls are awesome. the rest is ok)
Mike: Astro Headsets
Aaron: Gunners, Razer Blackwidow Ultimate
Need more rumble? how about the woojer: http://www.gamespot.com/articles/review-100-woojer-adds-rumble-to-your-shooters/1100-6424283/
New(s) item of the week:
Game of Thrones Season 5 will premiere Sunday April 12th @ 9:00pm ET/PT
Nintendo/PC/Multi:
Gearbox promises reveals, surprises and more at PAX South
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/gearbox-promises-reveals-exclusives-and-surprises-/1100-6424472/
Xbox:
What are we getting with Games with Gold this week?
One-D4:Dark Dreams Don’t Die, 360 MX vs ATV Alive / Witcher 2 Assassins of Kings
http://news.xbox.com/2014/12/games-start-the-new-year-off-with-some-sweet-games-with-gold
SMITE beta sign ups for the XBox One are live
http://www.hirezstudios.com/smite/latest-news/view/smite-blog/2015/01/06/smite-xbox-beta-sign-up-is-live
'Evolve' Lets Xbox One Players Skip Grinding With $60 Pre-Purchase
http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2015/01/10/evolve-lets-xbox-one-players-skip-grinding-with-60-pre-purchase/
“Sling TV” Streaming TV for Xbox One announced
http://news.xbox.com/2015/01/ent-sling-tv-coming-to-xbox-one
‘Far Cry 4’ Xbox One Owners Finally Get Explanation On Why Game Stopped Working
http://www.inquisitr.com/1743205/far-cry-4-xbox-one-owners-finally-get-explanation-on-why-game-stopped-working/
Playstation:
What Are PSN+ games this week?
PS4- Infamous First Light, Swapper PS3- Prototype2, Ducktales Vita- Duke Nukem 3D:Megaton Edition,Woah Dave
http://www.playstation.com/en-us/explore/playstation-plus/
PS Now Subscription Srvc kick off this week
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/01/05/playstation-now-subscription-program-all-the-details/#sf6733256
Sony to delay sale of PlayStation 4 in China
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/08/us-sony-china-idUSKBN0KH0VE20150108
Sony Vue coming to the PS4 soon
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-s-major-cloud-tv-service-debuts-soon-on-ps4/1100-6424482/
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/300-transforming-game-controller-revealed/1100-6424490/
Nyko “Databank” allows you to upgrade Storage using a 3.5” hardrive in your PS4
http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/01/07/hands-on-nyko-data-bank
Nyko reveals a DualShock 4 controller keyboard
http://ps4daily.com/2015/01/nyko-reveals-a-dualshock-4-controller-keyboard/
Sign up for Planetside2 Closed Beta For PS4 Now open.
https://www.planetside2.com/ps2onps4
PLAYSTATION TV AND CONTROLLER BUNDLE Retailer PRICES REDUCED
http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/01/09/playstation-tv-and-controller-bundle-prices-reduced