Month: September 2013
Toon Link Revealed For Super Smash Bros Wii U
The roster of Nintendo characters ready to battle it out in Super Smash Bros for Wiiu / 3DS expands with an entrant from the high seas – Toon Link! Fresh from his HD over makeover courtesy of the recently released Wind Waker HD, the younger version of link is ready to try his hand at […]
September 26th Nintendo Download
The Nintendo 3DS eShop is the focus again this week with a ton of new games available from full retail releases to new eShop titles. Retail releases Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl and Rune Factory 4 both hit store shelves and the eShop this week on Monday October 1st. The titles join a bunch […]
MGS V “Tagging Demo” Is Absolutely Fantastic
Hideo Kojima’s next Metal Gear Solid title has had an enigmatic development cycle, originally revealed at PAX 2012 and then followed up by a seemingly related mystery trailer at the Spike VGAs last year, fans have waited with baited breath for more information about the game. With the Tokyo Games Show coming to a close we’ve finally […]
Second Dimension: The Warrior’s Code Interview
The fighting game community (FGC) has grown from holding local events to smaller venues to occupying ballrooms at four-star establishments with talent from all across the globe attending. Major sponsors such as Capcom, Namco Bandai, and others are responsible for the development of some of the world’s most famous franchises in gaming, and are showcased […]
Rumor: GTA V Online To Feature Microtransactions
By exploiting a glitch that allows players to access the store section of Grand Theft Auto V players have gained access to some files stored on RockStar’s servers. These files include a text dump for an item called the “Red Shark Cash Card”. Valued at $100,000 in-game currency, this virtual stack of cash is good […]
Sega Purchases Index Corp, Owners of Atlus, For $141M
Index Corp, the troubled owner of third party publisher Atlus, has agreed to sell off their stake in the popular company to SEGA for the equivalent of $141 million dollars. Should everything go well the newly formed Sega Dream Corporation will take ownership of Index’s intellectual property and business operations no later than November 1st. […]
Deep Down Will Be Free To Play, Available Next Feb
Just in time for the PlayStation 4’s Japanese launch this coming February, Capcom has revealed that their futuristic time traveling Dungeon Crawler will be a free-to-play title. This announcement was originally made at the Tokyo Game Show before exploding on to twitter, unfortunately we know next to nothing else about how the pricing model for […]
PS Vita TV: Sony Considering Positive Western Response
During their TGS Pre-show Sony Japan announced a new set-top version of the PlayStation Vita aimed at the living room and now SCEA CEO Andrew House has stated that the console manufacturer is ‘very encouraged’ by the excitement of western gamers. This doesn’t confirm a western release but it is at least a small sign […]
Microsoft Says You Shouldn’t Place Xbox One Upright
Whenever we’ve seen the Xbox One on display, either in promotional shots or during major events, the console has always been positioned flat. So if you’re looking to save some space in your entertainment center by standing your brand new Xbox upright you may be doing so at your own risk. In a brief quote […]
September 19th Nintendo Download
The Nintendo 3DS eShop is the focus this week with a ton of new games available from full retail releases to new eShop titles. EA Sports latest game in the FIFA series arrives on the 3DS with FIFA 14 hitting the eShop arriving on September 24th. Other full retail releases arriving include Scribblenauts Unmasked: A […]
Second Dimension: The Warrior’s Code Interview
The fighting game community (FGC) has grown from holding local events to smaller venues to occupying ballrooms at four-star establishments with talent from all across the globe attending. Major sponsors such as Capcom, Namco Bandai, and others are responsible for the development of some of the world’s most famous franchises in gaming, and are showcased […]
Grand Theft Auto V – Just Wow!
Naturally, if you’re eager to just dive in and play the game, skip this and pick up a copy. Not many spoilers follow but there is some early game info here. I figured GTA V would impress me. That I’d be pleased how it was a bit more advanced than GTA IV. All I can […]
CHARTED: Nintendo (Week ending Aug 31st)
Madden NFL 25 and Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn were the big debuts in the North American charts this week, which dropped several Nintendo holdouts. The lone release in the top ten on a Nintendo console this week was Disney Infinity for Wii, which was the best selling platform for the game in its […]
September 12th Nintendo Download
The DSiWare service sees a boost today with three new titles, including two edutainment titles. The games, all from Enjoy Gaming Ltd, are Letter Challenge, Tales to Enjoy! Little Red Riding Hood and Tales to Enjoy! Puss in Boots. Nintendo’s hotly anticipated The Wonderful 101 will also hit store shelves and the Wii U eShop […]
NHL 14 | Review
The newest game in the series, aptly titled NHL 14, continues on with everything that I thought was great in that game and builds upon it to make an even greater game. If you’ve been waiting to pick up an NHL title from EA Sports this is the one that is a must have.