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Pokemon Uranium Pulled from Site after 1.5 Million Downloads
Pokemon Uranium is a fan-made project that released two days ago after nine years in development. Now, after two days of life and 1.5 million downloads, the creators have pulled all the download links for the game from their site. The creators of Pokemon Uranium say the removal of the game was not the result of a cease & desist letter from Nintendo. They have, however been “notified of multipl...[Read More]
Bethesda Still Not Sold on Nintendo NX
Bethesda Softworks is not known for its work on Nintendo consoles. In the States, the last Bethesda game to grace a Nintendo system was 2008’s Ducati Moto for the Nintendo DS. Our European brethren managed to try out Wheelspin for the Wii. We’ll just go ahead and say that the pickings have been slim. For the most part, the House of The Elder Scrolls has stuck to PC, Xbox, and PlayStation. Does tha...[Read More]
Pokemon GO Crushes Candy Crush Saga in First Month Earnings
It’s no secret that Pokemon GO has become a worldwide sensation. Despite some hiccups, the game has been immensely popular. The only question was how much revenue it would bring in. Estimates within Digital Crack placed the amount somewhere “not a goddamned penny” to “a gajillion bajillion dollars!” Well, analytics firm Sensor Tower has reported that Pokemon GO made more than “not a goddamned penn...[Read More]
Project AM2R, the Metroid Fan Project that Briefly Was
Fan projects like Project AM2R are loving tributes to classic games. But, as we all know, Nintendo doesn’t like tributes. Or probably love. What is Project AM2R? It is the culmination of six-year year odyssey. Created by a fan of the series, it is a remastering of Metroid II: The Return of Samus. The original was released on the original Game Boy in 1991. Project AM2R was released for PC just in t...[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]
Nintendo NX will Have Mario, Pokemon, Zelda Games Within Six Months of Launch
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is already confirmed to be available for the Nintendo NX soon after launch. According to a report, Nintendo will have a Mario and Pokemon available for the system within six months after launch. MCV, citing “sources close to Nintendo”, reports that Nintendo wants to start the NX off with a bang. In addition to Breath of the Wild, Nintendo plans to get other ...[Read More]
The Pokemon GO Backlash Continues
Fans of Pokemon GO seem to be dropping their allegiance to the mobile game by the truckload lately. Developer Niantic hasn’t done much to stem the tide. With all the missteps Niantic has already committed, one would think that they would go out of their way to play nice. Nope. The latest set of gaffes begins on August 1st, when a new patch rolled in for both iOS and Android. Did this patch finall...[Read More]
Indie Game Lookout for August 4, 2016
I’m beginning to feel a bit self-conscious when I craft my Indie Game Lookout.. This column is supposed to highlight great indie games of all stripes. However, I keep getting pulled in by all the awesome shooters I see. I can’t help it; I’m a sucker for the pew-pew. Yes, they have been great indie finds, but I want to shine a light on other genres. So for this edition of Indie Game Lookout, I am f...[Read More]
Introducing the Doctor V64, a Bootleg N64 Development Unit
Every once in a while, I come across a gaming device that utterly fascinates me. Recently, Youtuber MetalJesusRocks wowed me when he showed off a US retail prototype of the Nintendo 64DD disk drive add-on. This latest find, however, has me at an absolute loss. What the hell is this thing? How have I never heard about it? And where can I get one? This ”thing” is the Doctor V64 development console, ...[Read More]
Pokemon GO Player Claims to Have First Legendary
With all the negative talk surrounding Pokemon GO lately, any other news about it might sound like a good idea. This, however, might not be it. Articuno is a legendary Pokemon that is currently unavailable to catch. It is listed in Pokemon GO’s files; folks who have sniffed around the files confirm its presence. But it is still unobtainable. However, multiple Reddit users have provided screenshots...[Read More]
Retro Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist (GEN)
Release Date: December 11, 1992 Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami The Nintendo vs Sega console war of the early 90s produced some very intriguing subplots. There was the way the console manufacturers attacked each other in commercials. There was also the Mortal Kombat blood controversy. However, one hidden subplot helped fuel the console war even more, and the subject of today’s retro review is ...[Read More]
Pokemon GO Facing Difficulties after Latest Update
After the runaway success Pokemon GO enjoyed at launch, a slowdown was inevitable. The issues now facing developer Niantic, however, go way beyond a mere slowdown. The chain of events began with a bug involving the game’s Pokemon tracking. When it was working, nearby Pokemon would be listed on screen with a series of one to three steps which would approximate how far away they were from the player...[Read More]