Retro Review: Street Fighter (Arcade)
Release Date: 1987 Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom It is rare to see a game that is revolutionary in its gameplay and mechanics yet gets completely overshadowed by its direct sequel. That is exactly the case with Street Fighter. Recently, Street Fighter II: The World Warrior celebrated its 25th anniversary. Capcom’s iconic competitive fighting game was responsible for the fighting-game boom ar...[Read More]
New Video Game Releases for Week of September 6, 2016
The biggest releases this week include Elder Scrolls Online Gold Edition, the Halo 5: Forge level creator for PC, and the latest in the Phoenix Wright series. Also making its debut this week is DOGOS, an indie twin-stick shoot-em-up that looks positively insane! Click on the games for more info. Game Platform Date 140 PS4 9/6/2016 Chaos of Hearts PC 9/6/2016 DOGOS PS4,Xbox One,PC 9/6/2016 J...[Read More]
World of Warcraft Legion Review
World of Warcraft was a game that had seemingly lost its place. In the eyes of players, like me, who had put years into the MMORPG – and especially those who had cut their teeth during the “vanilla” years – WoW was washed up. The Warlords of Draenor expansion was generally accepted as a vastly inferior product. Interest in the MMO dwindled, and players fled like birds from gunfire. World of Warcr...[Read More]
World of Warcraft Legion Review
Developer: Blizzard Publisher: Blizzard Platform Reviewed: PC Release Date: August 30, 2016 Acquired via: Purchase via Battle.net World of Warcraft was a game that had seemingly lost its place. In the eyes of players, like me, who had put years into the MMORPG – and especially those who had cut their teeth during the “vanilla” years – WoW was washed up. The Warlords of Draenor expansion was gener...[Read More]
Nintendo Unleashes Takedown Orders on Over 500 Fan Games
I have mentioned AM2R, a fan-made reboot of Metroid II: Return of Samus, a couple of times in this space. The game, after six years of development, was released earlier this month and was soon taken down by Nintendo. Well, it turns out that AM2R was not the only game in Nintendo’s cross-hairs. DoctorM64, the creator of AM2R, wrote on his blog today addressing a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DM...[Read More]
Call of Duty Infinite Warfare Multiplayer Beta Set for October
During the Call of Duty XP fan event, Activision announced that Infinite Warfare will get a multiplayer beta test in October. There is a caveat, however. Access to the beta seems to be limited to people who pre-order the game on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The beta will not extend to PC. PlayStation 4 owners will be the first to play the beta on October 14th. Xbox One owners do not currently have ...[Read More]
Lindsay Lohan Loses Fight against Take-Two Interactive
After two years of silliness, a New York Supreme Court has thrown out Lindsay Lohan’s lawsuit against Take-Two Interactive. Lohan and another person, reality TV star Karen Gravano, filed a lawsuit against the publisher of Grand Theft Auto V in the summer of 2014. The suit accused Take-Two of using both of their likenesses to create the fictional character Lacey Jonas in the game. Lohan argues that...[Read More]
Overwatch Will Be Free to Play on Console Next Weekend
For those seven people who aren’t already playing Overwatch, there is good news. Blizzard has announced that the game will be free to play for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One from September 9th-12th. This free weekend will allow players to try out all 22 heroes and 13 maps. Players will also be able to try out all modes: Custom Game, Play vs. AI, Quick Play, and the latest Weekly Brawl. Another per...[Read More]
140 Review
Developer: Jeppe Carlsen Publisher: Double Fine Platform Reviewed: Xbox One Release Date: August 30, 2016 Acquired via: Publisher-Supplied Code In my teenage years, when video games stopped being a draw for me, I looked for other vectors to pass the time. Being a teenager, I wanted to find interests that would attract girls. I found such a vector through a friend: DJing. This was 1985. Being a DJ ...[Read More]
140 Review
Developer: Jeppe Carlsen Publisher: Double Fine Platform Reviewed: Xbox One Release Date: August 30, 2016 Acquired via: Publisher-Supplied Code In my teenage years, when video games stopped being a draw for me, I looked for other vectors to pass the time. Being a teenager, I wanted to find interests that would attract girls. I found such a vector through a friend: DJing. This was 1985. Being a DJ ...[Read More]
Battlefield 1 Beta Hampered by DDoS Attack on EA Servers
EA’s beta test of Battlefield 1 started off with a ton of frustration. Instead of testing the servers against the demands of thousands of players, they were instead crippled by a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. PoodleCorp, a group that likes to take down online games when they’re not hacking YouTube accounts, tweeted that it wanted to take EA down. Sure enough, prospective testers hav...[Read More]
Pokemon Go Data Hints at Buddy System
Pokemon GO players have been merrily catching Pokemon for over a month now. However, many have not felt a real connection to their digital pocket monsters past CP level and rarity. Based on newly-unearthed info from the latest version of the game, that may change. Pokemon Go Hub has broken down the data mined by intrepid programming enthusiasts efinazz and AeonLucid. The data suggests that Niantic...[Read More]