Pokemon GO Loses More than 12 Million Users
To the surprise of almost no one, Pokemon GO is beginning to lose its luster. In July, the number of daily users had reached a peak of near 45 million. From the start of August, however, the mobile game has been shedding users significantly. The current tally rests just north of 30 million. The data is provided by Apptopia, Sensor Tower, and SurveyMonkey. This tapering is expected to continue, as ...[Read More]
New Video Game Releases for Week of August 23, 2016
This week’s new releases includes the return of a venerated fighting series, this year’s installment of Madden, and the long-awaited next entry in the world of augmented humans. (Hint: Rob Gronkowski isn’t the augmented human in the picture.) Also out today is the latest in the much-loved Worms series, as well as the first Wii U title to be released in approximately 35 years. Cli...[Read More]
SNES Turns 25 Years Old Today
On August 23, 1991, the Super Nintendo (SNES) changed video gaming for me significantly. Prior to that date, video games were a rediscovered love. My teenage years were spent away from gaming, preferring chasing girls to saving princesses. I snapped out of it long enough to catch the tail end of the NES’s North American lifespan. That 8-bit wonder was a marvel. The 16-bit SNES was a revelation. In...[Read More]
Playstation Plus Prices Rise Next Month
On September 22nd, PlayStation Plus prices will go up. This is according to a PlayStation Blog post. The new prices will be as follows: $59.99 for one year (up from $49.99) $24.99 for three months (up from $17.99) $9.99 for one month (no change in price) All current subscribers will not be hit with the new prices until they have to renew their subscriptions. This news will no doubt make some unhap...[Read More]
EA Bringing Games to Nintendo NX
Electronic Arts is planning to bring games to the Nintendo NX. According to EA executive vice president Patrick Soderlund in an interview with Game Informer, Nintendo deserves to have success. “Nintendo is such an instrumental part of our whole industry,” Soderlund said. “They deserve to be successful, and they deserve to be a major player in the business, given their pedigree. I...[Read More]
Retro Review: Willow (NES)
Release Date: July 18, 1989 Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Back in the early days of video games, movie tie-in games were seen as cheap cash-ins. In a way, they still are now, but they’re mainly released on mobile phones for dirt cheap. But the movie tie-ins of the 80s were made to be played on home consoles and sold at $40-50. Yes, there were some good movie-licensed games back then, like Ba...[Read More]
PS4 Slim Apparently Leaked
A PlayStation 4 Slim has mysteriously appeared in the wild. The PS4 Slim was put up for sale on UK auction site Gumtree and sold. A NeoGAF post has chronicled the auction, showing multiple pictures of the console and its box. The story begins with a listing for a PS4 Slim on Gumtree. The seller was asking £300 ($391.28 USD) for the console. Message boards everywhere began to melt down with yells o...[Read More]
Never Played: Stardew Valley
Usually, I miss playing a game because of the perpetual backlog of games I have. Other times, though, I actively attempt to avoid playing a game. In the case of a game like Homefront: The Revolution, the reason is obvious: it sucks! With a game like Stardew Valley, it’s equally obvious to me. I know that the moment I start the game, I will become consumed by it. So I started up the game. I will re...[Read More]
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Open Beta Confirmed
Namco Bandai has announced that there will be an open beta for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2. No date is announced for the open beta. The beta takes place in Conton City, a new hub world that is allegedly seven times the size of the original. Players will also have “Expert Mode” to take for a spin. In this new mode, up to six players will be able to battle “giant NPC bosses.” The Gamescom trailer showed...[Read More]
Dark Souls III Announcement Coming August 24
The Dark Souls team announced on Twitter that there will be a “major announcement” on August 24th for Dark Souls III. The tweet’s image mentions “Ashen Ones”, a hint that the announcement will be for DLC. This is potentially the first major addition released for From Software’s Dark Souls III. The game released in March 2016 and was generally well-received, despite a few bugs in the PC port. If co...[Read More]
Xbox Live Tips Off Earthlock as Free Game for Next Month
Microsoft has let slip that Earthlock: Festival of Magic will be one of the free games for Xbox Live’s Games for Gold in September. The game is a western-themed adventure game that plays like a JRPG. The game’s developer is Snowcastle Games, a Norwegian studio, and Nordic themes are present in the game. [youtube id=”j1rB5pKSxfk” autoplay=”no”] Earthlock: Festival of M...[Read More]
Mass Effect Remasters Possible According to EA
Electronic Arts has the last major publisher to embrace the concept of the game remaster. The went so far as to criticize the practice. Lately, however, EA has shown a different stance towards the practice. If so, EA might start off by remastering the Mass Effect trilogy. Speaking to Game Informer at Gamescom, EA Studios head Patrick Soderling discussed the possibility. Soderling’s response was a ...[Read More]