Gaming
Retro Review: Castlevania Bloodlines (GEN)
Release Date: March 17, 1994 Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Sorry for not posting anything recently. You know, life and such. I touched on this subject once before with my review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist for the Genesis, but it’s worth repeating again. Nintendo revived the video game market in the mid-to-late 80s. But while the NES was getting all the love from co...[Read More]
Being a Tech-Savvy Curmudgeon: How I Defend Emulation via RetroPie
This is going to be a fun exercise. I can already imagine the thoughtful, well-reasoned exchange of information this piece about RetroPie will inspire. Yeah, it’s going to be a shit show. I don’t care. Many people think it already; I’m just giving voice to those thoughts. It should go without saying that I love video games, especially older video games. It’s in my title: Old-School Gaming Speciali...[Read More]
Ghost Recon Wildlands Beta Impressions
The Digital Crack crew put the closed beta for Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon Wildlands through its paces. Two members decided to give their impressions from two different perspectives: single player and multiplayer. Here are their impressions. Single-Player Impressions by Uncle Willy I was unfortunately segregated from my Digital Crack mates when the closed beta for Ghost Recon Wildlands opened up. Each o...[Read More]
Retro Review: Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six (PC)
Release Date: August 21, 1998 Developer: Red Storm Entertainment, Inc. Publisher: Red Storm Entertainment, Inc. This past weekend, I was bombarded by Tom Clancy in effigy. My son gifted me a key to the closed beta for Ghost Recon Wildlands. Around the same time, I found out that Ubisoft set Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege, a game I do not yet own but enjoy, to be free to play for the weekend. For ...[Read More]
Nintendo Fans are Fueling the Hype Train with Joy Cons of Desire
After January’s ‘underwhelming’ and – at times – vague presentation, Nintendo Switch followers are picking up the slack for the new home console. They are making mockups of controller colour schemes worthy of store shelf space and players’ cash. Just highlighting the aesthetic potential is enough to send a shudder down parents’ spines. For veterans, whether it be the...[Read More]
GaCuCon Impressions
This was just a super fun event! There was food, indie games, VR, special guests, and more. The gaming Culture Convention Cruise & Expo, also known as GaCuCon, was just great! Hosing this event was Andru Fratarcangeli, who’s a great person to talk to, as well as his crew. The guests included Mr. Johnathan Wedel, aka Fatal1ty; Mr. Destructoid himself, Yanier Gonzalez; Mr. Greg Street, Director ...[Read More]
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Coming to PC and Xbox One
I’ve been a huge fan of the Ace Combat series ever since the first title, Air Combat, released on the original PlayStation. I have played all the mainline series, which were exclusive to Sony consoles until Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation, which was curiously only for the Xbox 360. Until now, however, the only multiplatform title in the series has been Ace Combat: Assault Horizon. That ent...[Read More]
Retro Review: Dragon Warrior (NES)
Release Date: May 27, 1986 Developer: Chunsoft Co., Ltd. Publisher: Enix Corporation Sometimes, nostalgia clouds reality for me. The dawn of the JRPG hit me relatively early. It hit me in the form of Dragon Warrior, a game for the NES that was as surprising as it was confusing. I only discovered it when I asked the guy at the video rental store where I rented NES games from if they had any role-pl...[Read More]
Injustice 2 Story Trailer Released
A new story trailer has been released for the upcoming Injustice 2 game. While it doesn’t show any gameplay, the cinematics show a lot of the story behind the game. It’s quite dramatic. Also, I have to call shenanigans on the end bit. You will see why. Injustice 2 is set to release on May 19, 2017 for Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
Retro Review: Baldur’s Gate (PC)
Release Date: 1998 Developer: BioWare Corporation Publisher: Interplay Productions, Inc. My love for role-playing games began with tabletop Dungeons & Dragons campaigns with some like-minded friends in the early 80s. It was a fleeting experience, since the DM ended up moving a couple of weeks after he introduced me to it. But I seriously enjoyed the experience. Fast forward nearly 20 years, an...[Read More]
Nintendo’s Odyssey Part 1 – The Tokyo Presentation
Since the October reveal of the Switch, consumers and journalists alike have been more than eager to get their hands on Nintendo’s new hardware. With the triple headed announcement of a live presentation, in-house demonstrations, and even a huge world tour of public hands on events, the message to the masses certainly appears to be on the right track to lay the foundations for a successful 2017. W...[Read More]
Stepping Up to the Plate – the Home Runs, Strikeouts and Everything In Between to Expect from the Nintendo Switch Event
Shigeru Miyamoto infamously once said, “A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad.” After his most recent console offering – the journey of the serviceable but awkward and uninspired Star Fox Zero – the mantra, while noble in today’s gaming landscape, now has to be taken into consideration with Nintendo’s previous console, and the subsequent lead u...[Read More]