Daily Arcade Gaming Podcast

On May 3rd, 2016, Fetty Wap will join the ranks of an overwhelmingly large crowd of celebrities that have ventured into the video game world. Called Fetty Wap: Nitro Nation Stories, the mobile app title is a racing game developed by Estonia’s Creative Mobile and New Jersey’s Moor Games. In it, players are able to race friends, compete for real cash prizes, or play single player mode and solve mysteries all while listening to hits from Fetty himself. Crazily enough, it actually doesn’t sound too terrible — at least, from a story and graphic design perspective. First impressions tell me that Fetty Wap’s game, although perhaps not very innovative, appears to be well-made; adding his face seems to be less of a last minute addition and more of the driving force, as it appears to be centered around him. That being said, it’s still a mobile app, meaning that it’s most likely designed to routinely capitalize off players in some way. I can only surmise that the player’s experience is secondary to the company’s monetar

The race to 4K is heating up with, at the very least, rumors about each manufacturer’s direction regarding 4K compatibility. Nintendo has been uncharacteristically silent about its upcoming NX, but a wealth of recent rumors suggests that it’s going to be powerful, specifically in comparison to the PS4. On the other hand, Sony appears to be responding with its own plan to introduce new hardware, code-named PS4.5, PS4K, and PlayStation Neo as a sort of halfway point to their next system. Microsoft has all but remained hush about an Xbox 1.5, even going as far as to dismiss the idea altogether. But with Nintendo and Sony racing to push the envelope in console lifecycles, Microsoft will have to think quickly if it wants the One to stay relevant.