Gaming
New Video Game Releases for Week of October 25, 2016
This week, the gaming gods bless us with a smorgasbord of games. By far the two biggest names on the docket are Friday’s big releases, Titanfall 2 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition. Before then, though, there are plenty of big names, like Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, Just Dance 2017, and World of Final Fantasy. PlayStation VR users will have some new titles, including Carnival Games VR a...[Read More]
Retro Review: Chō Aniki: Kyūkyoku Muteki Ginga Saikyō Otoko (PS1)
Release Date: December 29, 1995 Developer: Masaya Publisher: Nippon Computer Systems Many people have been complaining for years that games that are released stateside often lack variety. It’s hard to argue with them. True, there is some real innovation going on in the indie space, but the AAA market tends to rely on also-ran cookie-cutter games to fill out their release schedules. Whether it’s a ...[Read More]
Never Played: Doom
This entry is not technically worthy of being here. I did play the Doom multiplayer beta back in April, an experience I was not too fond of. Although I have heard many positive things about the campaign, I had mostly avoided the game. The reason why is as silly as it is real: I don’t enjoy first-person shooters like I used to. I was a huge fan of the FPS back during the original Doom on PC. In the...[Read More]
My End of the Line for Consoles
At 10PM Eastern on October 20th, I was dutifully parked on Nintendo’s home page, waiting for the reveal of their new console, codenamed NX. I wanted to see what Nintendo planned to release for general consumption. Six minutes later, I had my information. The console, now named Switch, was better than I expected it to be. It looked nice, the functionality seemed well thought out, and it looks like ...[Read More]
New Nintendo Switch Details Trickle In
Yesterday’s reveal of the Nintendo Switch brought out a lot of commentary, and even more questions. Many wondered about the upcoming console’s price, battery life, region locking, backwards compatibility, and other possible features. A few media outlets reached out to Nintendo and got very few answers. According to Famitsu, Nintendo reiterated their stance that the Switch is not a replacement for ...[Read More]
Red Dead Redemption 2 Trailer Released
Tow days ago, Rockstar teased, then confirmed, everyone’s collective wish: Red Dead Redemption 2 is real and will release Fall 2017. Today. Rockstar released a trailer for the newly-announced game. Though the details are very scarce, the game’s Old West setting is beautifully shown. The only thing of substance shown was in the ending, which shows seven men – which I assume are th...[Read More]
Nintendo Switch Impressions
On the 17th of March 2015, during a joint press conference with Japanese mobile developer DeNA, Nintendo announced to the world that they were not only working on a new system, code and ‘NX’ but also a relationship with the previously ignored mobile platform. Five months out from the two year anniversary of that announcement, and after a seismic shift in philosophy following the announ...[Read More]
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Open Beta Impressions
By the time I realized that the open beta for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 was running, I was halfway into this past weekend. My time with the game might not have been as extensive, but I put enough time in to give my impressions. The first thing I can happily say about Bandai Namco’s latest entry is that it feels like the original, only more polished. I’m a complete DBZ dork, and any chance to smoothl...[Read More]
PlayStation VR Review
There are a few significant factors to take into account when considering virtual reality as a viable option for gaming and consuming entertainment. The exposure and influx of VR hardware over the last couple of years asks two questions. Which is the one to get (if any), and is it really worth the cash? If it comes down to the lowest common denominator – price, then I’m not sure the qu...[Read More]
New Video Game Releases for Week of October 18, 2016
This week, Batman: Return to Arkham pops on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The bundled remaster of Batman: Arkham Aslylum and Batman: Arkham City would normally take top billing on a new release calendar. LEGO Harry Potter Collection would interest fans and demand attention on the calendar as well. RPG fans would be happy with Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky making an appearance. But let...[Read More]
Rockstar Hints at Possible Red Dead Redemption 2
After a fruitless E3, fans and the industry were waiting nervously for any kind of information regarding Rockstar’s sequel to the game-of generation contender, Red Dead Redemption. While few studios can be this secretive and well as this prestigious, the time may have finally come with a typically subtle post on Twitter that was as obvious as it was innocuous. (UPDATE: After this writing, Ro...[Read More]
Retro Review: Yars’ Revenge (Atari 2600)
Release Date: May 1982 Developer: Howard Scott Warshaw Publisher: Atari The Atari 2600 was the sales leader for the second generation of home video games. It was also quite tricky to develop games for. The system’s notoriously low capabilities and the game cartridges’ equally low capacity made things difficult for programmers. The stories about having to read manuals to learn to exploit buffers an...[Read More]