Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Trailer #3
A new trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story dropped today. All the main characters make an appearance – yes, even Lord Vader – and it looks pretty awesome.
Uncle Willy’s Retro Review: The Adventures of Lolo
This is the beginning of a new series where I discuss the old-school games that I recall from my olden times. Today I take a look at The Adventures of Lolo, my favorite puzzle game on the NES. Click here for a written review of this game.
PlayStation VR Works Just Fine with Xbox One
The PlayStation VR officially hit the market today. The headset, meant to be paired with Sony’s own PlayStation 4, turns out to work fine without one. Several reports on a PlayStation VR subreddit have claimed success with connecting the PS VR to Microsoft’s rival console, the Xbox One. Polygon took on the challenge and confirms it does indeed with well. It’s a simple as connecting the PS VR’s HDM...[Read More]
PlayStation 4 DualShock 4 Controller will be Natively Supported by Steam
Valve has announced that the PlayStation 4’s DualShock 4 controller will be natively supported on Steam. The support will be added in an upcoming update. The announcement was made by Valve’s Jeff Bellinghausen during the company’s Steam Dev Days conference, which Gamasutra transcribed. The update will be able to customize all game inputs for the DualShock4 and will be able to take advantage of the...[Read More]
Have You Seen….Willow?
Release Date: May 20, 1988 Director: Ron Howard Starring: Warwick Davis, Jean Marsh, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Billy Barty, Pat Roach, Patricia Hayes Favorite quote: “’I love you Sorsha? I don’t love her, she kicked me in the face! I hate her… Don’t I?”– Madmartigan The 1980s were a strange time for fantasy movies. It wasn’t for a lack of movies; there were tons of movies in th...[Read More]
Cuphead Delayed until Mid-2017
Ah, phooey! Cuphead, the run-n-gun homage to 1930s cartoons and recreational LSD use, is being delayed. Originally, it was set to release later this year. But developer Studio MDHR decided the game needed a little more time to marinate. It explained its reasoning in a blog post. “Throughout this year we discussed reducing the scope to make a 2016 release, but we made the difficult decision to dela...[Read More]
The Legend of Zelda Chest that is Also an NES
These are the kinds of things that make me all giddy inside. Mako Mod, a Spanish group that has made some wicked mods for consoles before, recently showed off their latest creation. And it sings to the retro gamer in me. This is a fully working NES in a treasure chest that’s made to look like it came straight outta The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker. What’s more, the chest once open reveals a shiny g...[Read More]
The Video Game Crash of 1983
I’ve been meaning to do this article for a while now. I have two drafts of this article in my hard drive. Both are long, melodramatic pieces that work hard to weave a story about how the Video Game Crash of 1983 was a tragic tale. Maybe I’ll use one of them as the script for a documentary about the topic. It’s good stuff. The story about the Video Game Crash of 1983 – the era where video gam...[Read More]
New Video Game Releases for Week of October 11, 2016
The list of games below may make it look like it’s a slow week. Think again! With the PlayStation VR out, the VR titles are beginning to come out. This week’s headlines include Batman: Arkham VR and Until Dawn: Rush of Blood. Also, the PS4 and PC finally get Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration. The Xbox One, of course, has its own ammo, with Gears of War 4 finally making its debut. Click ...[Read More]
Retro Review: Adventures of Lolo (NES)
Release Date: April 20, 1989 Developer: HAL Laboratory Publisher: HAL Laboratory Puzzle games have always held a special place in my heart. Whenever the adrenaline rush of shoot-em-ups and the story of a good RPG paled, I would always relax by taxing my mind with a puzzle game. The mental stress was taxing yet soothing. It was my way of chilling out. While my ex-wife was in labor with my son, wait...[Read More]
Never Played: Prison Architect
As I write this, I am working on my third prison in Prison Architect. When I mean I’m working on it, I mean it’s on one of my 4 monitors. It’s running in the background as I write this. I am $157 in the red with this prison. But as soon as stupid prisoners buy into the Foundation Education Program, I’ll be in the black financially. Then again, if I expand the prison wing by another 85 inmates, I’l...[Read More]
Overwatch Leak Shows Halloween Terror Event…and Another Secret
As usually happens, screenshots talking about Halloween loot boxes has leaked. The particular leak happened on the Xbox Store. This shows that Blizzard is planning for special event, named Halloween Terror. Players who play during the event that grab loot boxes will receive Halloween-themed loot, similar to the loot for the Olympics. That in itself is not too much of a surprise. Players will now h...[Read More]