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New Video Game Releases for Week of October 4, 2016
It may be the week of the 4th, but the biggest releases pop on the 7th. On that day, we get Mafia III for the major consoles and PC. The Wii U gets Paper Mario: Color Splash. Old-school mavens like me can try out Atari Flashback Classics on the PS4, assuming you don’t have another way to play the games packed in. Click on the games for more info. Game Platform Date A Bastard’s Tale PS4 10/4/...[Read More]
New Video Game Releases for Week of September 27, 2016
This week’s a bit slow for new releases, but two heavy hitters do make their debut: FIFA 17 and XCOM 2. Nintendo has quite a few releases for the Wii U and 3DS. Chief among them are the latest entries in the Yo-Kai Watch series. Click on the games for more info. Game Platform Date Arcade Archives Contra PS4 9/27/2016 Darkest Dungeon PS4,Vita 9/27/2016 Dyno Adventure PC 9/27/2016 FIFA 17 PS3,PS4,Xb...[Read More]
New Video Game Releases for Week of September 20, 2016
This week’s new releases feature a couple of heavy hitters in Destiny: Rise of Iron and Forza Horizon 3. The second episode of Batman: The Telltale Series also drops this week. PC users get NBA 2K17 after a week’s wait. Indie lovers can round out their collections on their favorite consoles. Vbox One owners get to try out Firewatch, and both they and PS4 owners will have Dear Esther: Landmark Edit...[Read More]
Nintendo US Handheld Sales Skyrocket for August 2016
Nintendo released a statement highlighting its performance in handheld sales during August 2016 in the United States. From the numbers, Nintendo had a great month. Sales of the Nintendo 2DS rose over 500% compared to August 2015. Nintendo says the huge increase is partly due to the price drop of the handheld system to $80, something that went into effect in May. They also cited “excitement for the...[Read More]
New Video Game Releases for Week of September 13, 2016
This week’s new release list sees quite a few heavy hitters dropping. Biggest among them to many are BioShock: The Collection and Dead Rising Triple Pack. Soccer fans get to revel in the releases of Konami’s latest entry in their venerable series, Pro Evolution Soccer 2017. Basketball fans, meanwhile, can finally get their hands on NBA 2K17. Hockey fans aren’t left behind; NHL 17 drops as w...[Read More]
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Delayed until 2018
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Koji Igarashi’s anticipated Metroidvania-style platformer, has been delayed to the first half of 2018. The original release date was set for March 2017. In a video titled “Development Update 6” on the game’s YouTube channel, Igarashi addressed the delay. “Things have been progressing with development for Bloodstained, but between our current production setu...[Read More]
New Video Game Releases for Week of September 6, 2016
The biggest releases this week include Elder Scrolls Online Gold Edition, the Halo 5: Forge level creator for PC, and the latest in the Phoenix Wright series. Also making its debut this week is DOGOS, an indie twin-stick shoot-em-up that looks positively insane! Click on the games for more info. Game Platform Date 140 PS4 9/6/2016 Chaos of Hearts PC 9/6/2016 DOGOS PS4,Xbox One,PC 9/6/2016 J...[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]
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]
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]
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]
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD – Impressions
It seems that we always save our best memories in HD. What they call the “nostalgia goggles” can (and usually does) confuse us when recalling some special experience, and that is especially the case with audio-visual media, and even more so with video games. A couple of years ago we were on the receiving end of a lesson on this very subject. It is customary for us to replay one or two ...[Read More]