Retro Review: Chō Aniki: Kyūkyoku Muteki Ginga Saikyō Otoko (PS1)
Release Date: December 29, 1995 Developer: Masaya Publisher: Nippon Computer Systems Many people have been complaining for years that games that are released stateside often lack variety. It’s hard to argue with them. True, there is some real innovation going on in the indie space, but the AAA market tends to rely on also-ran cookie-cutter games to fill out their release schedules. Whether it’s a ...[Read More]
Have You Seen….Enemy Mine?
Release Date: December 20, 1985 Director: Wolfgang Petersen Starring: Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett, Jr., Brion James, Richard Marcus, Carolyn McCormick Favorite quote: “Earthman, your Mickey Mouse is one big stupid dope!”– Jeriba ‘Jerry’ Shigan Prior to the 1980s, a movie’s only gauge of success was its box office results. Executives who greenlighted movies back then hoped that the movi...[Read More]
Never Played: Doom
This entry is not technically worthy of being here. I did play the Doom multiplayer beta back in April, an experience I was not too fond of. Although I have heard many positive things about the campaign, I had mostly avoided the game. The reason why is as silly as it is real: I don’t enjoy first-person shooters like I used to. I was a huge fan of the FPS back during the original Doom on PC. In the...[Read More]
My End of the Line for Consoles
At 10PM Eastern on October 20th, I was dutifully parked on Nintendo’s home page, waiting for the reveal of their new console, codenamed NX. I wanted to see what Nintendo planned to release for general consumption. Six minutes later, I had my information. The console, now named Switch, was better than I expected it to be. It looked nice, the functionality seemed well thought out, and it looks like ...[Read More]
New Nintendo Switch Details Trickle In
Yesterday’s reveal of the Nintendo Switch brought out a lot of commentary, and even more questions. Many wondered about the upcoming console’s price, battery life, region locking, backwards compatibility, and other possible features. A few media outlets reached out to Nintendo and got very few answers. According to Famitsu, Nintendo reiterated their stance that the Switch is not a replacement for ...[Read More]
Red Dead Redemption 2 Trailer Released
Tow days ago, Rockstar teased, then confirmed, everyone’s collective wish: Red Dead Redemption 2 is real and will release Fall 2017. Today. Rockstar released a trailer for the newly-announced game. Though the details are very scarce, the game’s Old West setting is beautifully shown. The only thing of substance shown was in the ending, which shows seven men – which I assume are th...[Read More]
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Open Beta Impressions
By the time I realized that the open beta for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 was running, I was halfway into this past weekend. My time with the game might not have been as extensive, but I put enough time in to give my impressions. The first thing I can happily say about Bandai Namco’s latest entry is that it feels like the original, only more polished. I’m a complete DBZ dork, and any chance to smoothl...[Read More]
FX’s Legion Season 1 Promo Debuts
David Haller, aka Legion, is one of the most powerful – and most unpredictable – mutants in the X-Men universe. He is the son of Charles Xavier – Professor X – and Gabrielle Haller, and is a schizophrenic. he has hundreds of different abilities, each controlled by a different personality. Needless to say, his story must be amazing. Fox is set to tell his story on FX with th...[Read More]
New Video Game Releases for Week of October 18, 2016
This week, Batman: Return to Arkham pops on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The bundled remaster of Batman: Arkham Aslylum and Batman: Arkham City would normally take top billing on a new release calendar. LEGO Harry Potter Collection would interest fans and demand attention on the calendar as well. RPG fans would be happy with Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky making an appearance. But let...[Read More]
Retro Review: Yars’ Revenge (Atari 2600)
Release Date: May 1982 Developer: Howard Scott Warshaw Publisher: Atari The Atari 2600 was the sales leader for the second generation of home video games. It was also quite tricky to develop games for. The system’s notoriously low capabilities and the game cartridges’ equally low capacity made things difficult for programmers. The stories about having to read manuals to learn to exploit buffers an...[Read More]
Never Played: Assassin’s Creed: Unity
To me, the Assassin’s Creed series died with Unity. It was, without a doubt, the worst game in the series. I’m including Assassin’s Creed III in that argument. And I said that without ever having played Unity. That is an egregious fault on my part. I based that declaration on the negative press Unity received upon launch. I based it on the raft of glitches and crashes people experienced on launch ...[Read More]
Xbox One Tops Console Sales Charts for Third Month in a Row
For the third month in a row, data tracking site NPD Group has announced that the Microsoft Xbox One is the best-selling console in the US. GfK Entertainment, UK confirms that the console was also the top-seller in the UK for September. Microsoft’s console first topped the US console sales charts in July. It continued into August following the release of the Xbox One S that month. Since then, howe...[Read More]