Call of Duty: WWII Reveal Trailer Released
After a solid month of speculation and leaks, Activision has officially released the trailer for Call of Duty: WWII. This title, which will release on November 3rd, will return the series to its roots. The trailer features much of the same gritty, on-the-ground violence that we saw in movies like Saving Private Ryan and the excellent Band of Brothers series. The trailer was fully cinematic and hea...[Read More]
Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite Story Trailer 1 Released
A new universe shall be forged… I’m still trying to catch up after my right knee decided to do its best impression of a balloon. This one is late as a result. Yesterday, Capcom released the first story trailer for Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite. Along with fleshing out more of the impetus for the crossover, new characters are revealed. The biggest reveal, of course, is the reveal of the ul...[Read More]
Have You Seen…Night of the Creeps?
Release Date: August 22, 1986 Director: Fred Dekker Starring: Jason Lively, Tom Atkins, Steve Marshall, Jill Whitlow, Allan Kayser, Robert Kino Favorite quote: “Screaming like banshees!” – Mr. Miner The 80’s were an incredible time for schlocky, ultra-cheesy “horror” movies. I was in my teens during this decade, and many of my most loved memories involve campy-as-shit movies trying to horrify my j...[Read More]
Retro Review: Demon Attack (Atari 2600)
Release Date: 1982 Developer: Imagic Publisher: Imagic Imitation is considered the sincerest form of flattery. In video games nowadays, it’s seen by many as derivative and lazy. Back in the second generation of home video game consoles, it was almost inevitable. Imagic’s Demon Attack at least imitated with some style. Back in the early years of home video gaming, ideas for new games came in fast a...[Read More]
How Nintendo Can Rule the World: Nintendo Now
Or…Why Nintendo is not from this planet! Sometimes, a story hits you and short-circuits everything in your brain. I have spent the last week struggling to write an article that summed up my feelings about Xbox’s Project Scorpio. I watched Digital Foundry’s summation of the upcoming console’s specs, then toiled about how I would express my feelings about the console, its specs, and its place in the...[Read More]
Microsoft to Unveil Project Scorpio Specs Tomorrow
Excited? In one more day, we will find out how Microsoft’s Project Scorpio plans to outdo Sony’s PlayStation 4 Pro. EuroGamer’s Digital Foundry will have an exclusive first look at Microsoft’s newest of the iteration tomorrow. The sneak peek will begin tomorrow, April 6th, at 9AM EDT. Interested parties will be able to see exactly what’s under the hood of Scorpio ahead of E3 2017. It’s doubtful Di...[Read More]
Being a Dick about Movies
CinemaSins can’t have the monopoly Sundays are a religious holiday for me. I’m not actually religious, but my Sundays are sacrosanct to me. I refuse to do any real work on those days. I work in IT, so trying to maintain that habit can be difficult. But I rationalize my situation as easily as possible. Unless a server actually catches fire, I’m not worried about doing my job. It’s during this self-...[Read More]
Reviewing It Wrong: Final Fantasy VII as a Beat-‘em-Up
Couldn’t punch its way out of a bag (Note: this is a parody series where we review a beloved game incorrectly. This is not serious. Please don’t kill us!) I really don’t get why people are so into Final Fantasy VII. Honestly, the whole Final Fantasy series prior to 2016 baffles me. How can people idolize a series that gets beat-‘em-ups so wrong? I love games where you can beat people up. The...[Read More]
Never Played: Cities Skylines
The Very Definition of Digital Crack I purposely avoid games like Cities Skylines. It’s not because I dislike them; I LOVE city planner games. It’s just that family gets really worried when they can’t get a hold of me. Sim games make me lose long tracts of time. As proof, I am writing this sentence at 4:19 AM on a Monday. I spent my Sunday building my city. ALL of Sunday. Yes, I had to use the bat...[Read More]
For Honor Players Threaten Boycott; Ubisoft Reacts
Consumers exercise their power for good After a contentious back-and-forth between French publisher Ubisoft and players of their fighting game For Honor, gamers have resorted to the only thing publishers seem to listen to nowadays: RAGE! And it worked! On a post in the For Honor subreddit, redditor Jbaayoun proposed a boycott of the game. The boycott consisted of a 24-hour blackout beginning on Ap...[Read More]
Have You Seen…The Last Dragon?
WHO IS THE MASTER? Release Date: March 22, 1985 Director: Michael Schultz Starring: Taimak, Vanity, Christopher Murney, Julius Carry, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Jim Moody, Esther Marrow, Faith Prince, Glen Eaton Favorite quote: “You sure look like a master to me…” – Laura Charles Oftentimes, I think about movies I love and mistakenly figure that everyone has seen them. When I realize many haven’t, I’m...[Read More]
Ghost in the Shell Review
Similar Beats, Different Drum Cast: Scarlett Johanssen, Pilou Asbæk, Juliette Binoche, Michael Pitt, Chin Han, Lasarus Rateure, Sanusia Samai, Tawanda Manyimo, Peter Ferdinando, Takeshi Kitano Director: Rupert Sanders Synopsis: In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world’s...[Read More]