Official Logan Trailer #2 Released
20th Century Fox has released a new trailer for the upcoming movie, Logan. I included the red band trailer because I’m such a nice guy. The trailer focuses more on young Laura Kinney (Dafne Keen), aka X-23, and…well, let’s just say she has anger issues. She actually makes Logan’s (Hugh Jackman) old berzerker rages look like a mild disagreement between overly polite friends....[Read More]
Civilization VI Review
Civilization VI Review Developer: Firaxis Games Publisher: 2K Games Platform Reviewed: PC Release Date: October 21, 2016 Acquired via: Purchase by Reviewer This review is a bit late. I blame real life for being the unbending, cruel mistress she is. And I blame this game for making me want to ignore real life. It all started at 10 PM one day. I had launched Civilization VI with the aim of quickly t...[Read More]
Injustice 2 Story Trailer Released
A new story trailer has been released for the upcoming Injustice 2 game. While it doesn’t show any gameplay, the cinematics show a lot of the story behind the game. It’s quite dramatic. Also, I have to call shenanigans on the end bit. You will see why. Injustice 2 is set to release on May 19, 2017 for Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
Retro Review: Baldur’s Gate (PC)
Release Date: 1998 Developer: BioWare Corporation Publisher: Interplay Productions, Inc. My love for role-playing games began with tabletop Dungeons & Dragons campaigns with some like-minded friends in the early 80s. It was a fleeting experience, since the DM ended up moving a couple of weeks after he introduced me to it. But I seriously enjoyed the experience. Fast forward nearly 20 years, an...[Read More]
Have You Seen….Cannibal Holocaust?
Release Date: June 19, 1985 Director: Ruggero Deodato Starring: Robert Kerman, Francesca Ciardi, Luca Barbareschi, Carl Gabriel Yorke, Perry Pirkanen Favorite quote: “I wonder who the real cannibals are.”– Professor Harold Monroe In looking for a movie this week to highlight for this ongoing series, I knew I wanted to do something obscure that I remember enjoying in my teenage years. I was also lo...[Read More]
Retro Review: Pokemon Snap (N64)
Release Date: March 21, 1999 Developer: HAL Laboratory, Inc.; Nintendo Co., Ltd. Publisher: Nintendo Co., Ltd. When Pokemon Snap was announced for the Wii U Virtual Console, there were some smiles among fans of the series. The game, originally released on the Nintendo 64 in 1999, was already available on the Wii’s Virtual Console, and that version is compatible with the Wii U. The new version mere...[Read More]
Have You Seen…Future Cops?
Release Date: July 15, 1993 Director: Wong Jing Starring: Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Aaron Kwok, Chingmy Yau, Dicky Cheung, Simon Yam, Ekin Cheng, William Duen, Billy Chow, Kingdom Yuen, Richard Ng Favorite quote: None I would normally choose to avoid foreign movies for this series. I don’t hate foreign films; I simply hate subtitles and don’t want to slog through them when I rewatch them for this se...[Read More]
Retro Review: SimCity (SNES)
Release Date: August 23, 1991 Developer: Maxis Software, Inc. Publisher: Nintendo of America, Inc. The Super Nintendo officially launched on August 23, 1991 in North America. It launched with a measly five games, but the games were noteworthy. Super Mario World was, of course, the heavy hitter and a pack-in title. F-Zero and Pilotwings were the system’s tech mules, showing off the SNES’s “Mode 7”...[Read More]
GaCuCon Gaming Cruise Gives Me Reason to Get my Passport
I’ve never been on a cruise before. I have been on boats before; living in Miami, you end up on one sooner or later. But those trips have been relegated to tours around Biscayne Bay and (mostly) failed fishing trips. Thanks to GaCuCon, I might finally get on a real cruise ship. Let’s get this part out of the way first: this is not an ordinary day cruise to the Bahamas. GaCuCon combines three thing...[Read More]
2016 and Video Games: The Bullshit Year in Review
Every year, by the time Christmas passes, we all take stock in the year we had. Many of us look back, promise to do better next year, and look forward to a better New Year. I don’t make that promise, because I know I’m going to fuck up just as bad in the upcoming year as I did in the year I’m ending, if not worse. I’m old; I ain’t changing anything except my underwear, and even THAT can be prolong...[Read More]
Have You Seen…Last Action Hero?
Release Date: June 18, 1993 Director: John McTiernan Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, F. Murray Abraham, , Charles Dance, Art Carney, Pobert Prosky, Frank McRae, Austin O’Brien, Mercedes Ruehl, Ian McKellen, Tom Noonan, Anthony Quinn Favorite quote: “To be…or not to be. Not to be!”– Jack Slater I have a confession to make. It may not be entirely true, but I feel it is, so I want to spill my guts. ...[Read More]
Retro Review: Final Fantasy Tactics (PS1)
Release Date: June 20, 1997 Developer: Square Co., Ltd. Publisher: Square Co., Ltd. (EDIT: the artwork was changed after several astute gamers noticed – and I didn’t! – that the artwork I originally used was for Final Fantasy Tactics Advance for the GBA, not the original. I blame laziness – and plus, the artwork was pretty. Thanks to Daniel Monserrat form The Gaming Experie...[Read More]