Reviews
World of Warcraft Legion Review
World of Warcraft was a game that had seemingly lost its place. In the eyes of players, like me, who had put years into the MMORPG – and especially those who had cut their teeth during the “vanilla” years – WoW was washed up. The Warlords of Draenor expansion was generally accepted as a vastly inferior product. Interest in the MMO dwindled, and players fled like birds from gunfire. World of Warcr...[Read More]
Founder of Destructoid Stops By and Talks Video Games and the Gaming Industry
Niero Gonzalez Founder and CEO of Destructoid.com talks about all things gaming. Wonderful insight on how Destructoid began and where the gaming industry is going. Ever wondered what its like to start a gaming news site, you have to listen to this. http://traffic.libsyn.com/digitalcrack/destructoid1_mixdown.mp3
Call of Duty Infinite Warfare Multiplayer Beta Set for October
During the Call of Duty XP fan event, Activision announced that Infinite Warfare will get a multiplayer beta test in October. There is a caveat, however. Access to the beta seems to be limited to people who pre-order the game on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The beta will not extend to PC. PlayStation 4 owners will be the first to play the beta on October 14th. Xbox One owners do not currently have ...[Read More]
140 Review
Developer: Jeppe Carlsen Publisher: Double Fine Platform Reviewed: Xbox One Release Date: August 30, 2016 Acquired via: Publisher-Supplied Code In my teenage years, when video games stopped being a draw for me, I looked for other vectors to pass the time. Being a teenager, I wanted to find interests that would attract girls. I found such a vector through a friend: DJing. This was 1985. Being a DJ ...[Read More]
Retro Review: Custer’s Revenge (Atari 2600)
Release Date: September 23, 1982 Developer: Mystique Publisher: Mystique The second generation of video games was literally the Wild West. Nowhere was this more evident that when it came to video game releases. With no licensing programs for third-parties, there was no “quality control” for games, which meant that console manufacturers couldn’t weed out bad games or bad game ideas. Nowhere was thi...[Read More]
Digital Crack video game podcast episode 38
Prepare yourself for some gaming news and fart jokes. This week we talk about No mans sky,Deus Ex, Overwatch,Titanfall 2 and so much more. http://traffic.libsyn.com/digitalcrack/episode_38_mixdown.mp3
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]
Retro Review: River Raid (Atari 2600)
Release Date: 1982 Developer: Activision Publisher: Activision Some firsts don’t get much notice. When discussing the first commercially successful video game console, most readily mention the Atari Video Computer System, aka the Atari VCS or 2600. When asked who the first third-party publisher of video games was, the video game cognoscenti rapidly point to Activision. But who is credited as the f...[Read More]
Never Tried: Street Fighter V
I’ve been a big Street Fighter fan since Street Fighter II: The World Warrior way back in 1991. As such, I wanted to play Street Fighter V on the PlayStation 4 prior to launch. I didn’t buy in, though, because I’m against pre-orders on principle – something that rankles Grumpy Joe to no end. Also, there’s no Akuma. Thanks, Capcom! Unfortunately, Capcom justified all the reasons I have for not pre-...[Read More]
Xbox One S Controller Review
Controllers are one of the most.. if not the most essential product for every gamer so when Microsoft was going to make some small changes to the controller it peaked my interest. Microsoft is now shipping all new Xbox S with the new and improved controller. It just so happens that i needed a new controller. One of the reason is that i have an original Xbox One that came with a standard controller...[Read More]
Retro Review: Super Metroid (SNES)
Release Date: March 19, 1994 Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo In another example of my advancing age, Samus Aran and the Metroid series recently turned 30 years old. I was 15 years old when Metroid debuted on the NES. I wasn’t playing video games at the time, however. I was in high school, the girls were pretty, and I had a sudden urge to “play” with them way more than I wanted to play the ...[Read More]
Suicide Squad Review
Cast: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Jared Leto, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Cara Delevigne, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Karen Fukahara, Joel Kinnaman Director: David Ayer Synopsis: Figuring they’re all expendable, U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) decides to assemble a team of dangerous, incarcerated meta-human villains for a top-secret mission. Now armed with go...[Read More]