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New Video Game Releases for Week of August 30, 2016
This week sees the release of the latest expansion for the long-running MMORPG World of Warcraft. The PS4 and Xbox One get Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition. And the long-awaited Attack on Titan finally hits the consoles. Click on the platforms for the respective games for more info. Game Platform Date 140 Xbox One 8/30/2016 Armello Xbox One 8/30/2016 Assetto Corsa PS4 8/30/2016 Attack ...[Read More]
Niantic Unbanning Some Pokemon Go Accounts
Pokemon GO developer Niantic is still standing strong against unauthorized third-party apps and the players who use them. However, it has recently decided to show some leniency to some banned players who may have been unwittingly wreaking havoc on Niantic’s servers. The accounts in question were most likely using apps that allowed players to find Pokemon. These so-called “add-on map apps” are user...[Read More]
Driver in Japan who Killed Woman Blames Pokemon Go
At around 7:25PM in Tokushima, Japan, two women were hit while crossing the street. The driver admitted he was not watching the road because he was playing Pokemon GO. One of the women, 72-year old Sachiko Nakanishi, was transported to the hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. The second woman, 60-year old Kayoko Igawa, remains hospitalized with serious injuries. The driver, 39-year old K...[Read More]
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]
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]
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]
July 2016’s Best-Selling System Belongs to…Nintendo!
Remember when we mentioned that the Xbox One outsold the PlayStation 4 in July 2016 in the US? Well, that’s still true. But according to stat tracker NPD and reported by Nintendo, the best-selling system for that period is the Nintendo 3DS. AS of this writing, NPD’s full report for July 2016 was not available. But Nintendo has the figures and, while it won’t release the raw numbers, claims victory...[Read More]
Project AM2R Gets Update despite Nintendo’s Wishes
You remember Project AM2R, the Metroid II fan project that released in early August? You know, the one that was slapped down by Nintendo only 24 hours after release because Nintendo has no feelings? Well, it’s still around, and even got a 1.1 update recently. The patch fixes a few bugs like the gravity suit not being rendered. It also handles a few translation issues. A transportation pipe to the ...[Read More]
Mega Man 9 and 10 May See Re-Releases
Longtime Mega Man fans haven’t had a new game of substance in a while. While Capcom seems to be in no hurry to resurrect him for new games, Inti Creates is itching to bring back the last two games in the mainline series. Mega Man 9 and Mega Man 10 are notable for being the only mainline games to not have a physical release. They were released via WiiWare, PlayStation Network (PSN), and Xbox Live A...[Read More]