Month: August 2013
No Subscriptions Needed To Record Game Videos On PS4
Every PlayStation 4 owner will be able to share up to 15 minutes of video using the systems share function. Online multiplayer will now be require PlayStation Plus on PlayStation 4 but some of the great community building functions like uploading videos to Twitch and YouTube will be free. Microsoft’s Xbox One also has a […]
Saint’s Row IV Million Dollar Wad Wad Edition Announced
Multiple special editions of new games are nothing new but can we interest you in a one-off collector’s edition that will cost one million dollars? What first seemed like a joke, Saint’s Row IV: The Super Dangerous Wad Wad Edition appears on UK retailer GAME’s official website. For a cold million dollars The Super Dangerous […]
Xbox Live Family Plan No More As of Aug 27th
We’ve known for a while now that the Xbox Live Family Plan was going to be no more sometime starting this summer and now subscribers have received notice that the axe will fall on their plan on August 27th. Xbox Live Family Plan allowed up to four accounts (one parent, three child) to share an […]
CHARTED: Nintendo (Week Ending July 28th)
Animal Crossing continues to do well for Nintendo with the game still in the top five in North America and is just outside the top ten in Japan after nearly 40 weeks. The game has sold more than 4.5 million copies worldwide so far. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies was released in Japan […]
Pokemon X & Y Features New Mega Evolutions For Some Pokemon
A few weeks ago pokemon fans the world over were wondering just what the newly announced alternate form of Mewtwo was all about. If a recently posted translation of a Japanese gaming magazine is correct than Pokemon X & Y will feature a brand new type of evolutions. The newest form of evolution is known […]
August 8th Nintendo Download
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team will hit retail stores and the 3DS eShop on Sunday August 11th but that’s not the only highlight for the 3DS. Three eShop titles hitting the digital marketplace today include Smash Bowling 3D, SteamWorld Dig and Tangram Style. Plus escapeVektor is now on sale for 50% off through August 22nd. […]
Dragon’s Crown | Review
Final Fight, Knights of the Round, The Punisher, The Simpsons, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, X-Men, Golden Axe, Double Dragon, and of course, Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara . . . any of these titles bring back memories–preferably fond ones? The beat’em up, as it’s so aptly referred to, is a genre that had its heyday in […]
New Nintendo Direct Set for August 7th
Nintendo sent out a press release stating that a new Nintendo Direct is set to livestream on Wednesday August 7th at 10am ET. No other information was released about the broadcast other than it will contain details about previously announced games for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. The video stream can be viewed on Nintendo’s […]
Sim City To Be Released On Mac Later This Month
Electronic Arts is preparing to release the promised Mac OSX port of Sim City later this month, according to a press release issued earlier in the day. Multiplayer is front & center in the new Sim City and it is no surprise that the game will be cross platform, enabling established PC players interact with […]
Club Nintendo Rewards – August 2013
The month of August has brought four new downloadable game rewards for Club Nintendo members, including Mario Golf. The game is one of two that are available for the Nintendo 3DS, the other is Brain Age Express: Sudoku!! The two games for the Nintendo Wii this month are a couple of NES Virtual console titles […]
Kickstarter Launches Canadian Events
Are you Canadian and have a project that needs funding? What is arguably the most recognizable crowd funding platform, KickStarter, will be launching north of the border on September 9th. To celebrate the company will be holding four events on the eastern side of the country. Things kick off with two events in Toronto, Kickstarter […]
Rogue Legacy | Video Review
Welcome to my first video review! Bear with me here as I delve into the depths of Rogue Legacy. Please note, this video does contain spoilers for classes unlocked later in the game. Read on for the video review and a mix of details about what I thought of the game.
Mii Plaza Games Earn $4 Million
A few weeks ago Nintendo updated the Mii Plaza in North America and introduced four new mini-games. The games have turned out to be a very popular for Nintendo. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told Japanese website Tokyo Keizai Online that in the month since the games’ release the four StreetPass Mii Plaza games had been […]
Spin the Bottle for Wii U Dated for August 8th
The newest party game to hit the Wii U is right around the corner and it’s sure to get you moving. Spin the Bottle: Bumpie’s Party from KnapNok Games will be released in the Nintendo Wii U eShop next Thursday August 8th and looks like it will be at the centre of fun and attention […]
Donkey Kong Coming to Virtual Console Again
Donkey Kong, the classic Nintendo arcade hit from way back in the NES days is making its way back to Nintendo … again. The original NES version of Donkey Kong will be making its way onto the 3DS Virtual Console on August 15th. An iteration of the game was released previously on the 3DS as […]