Month: January 2016
Petite Novel Series – Harvest December | Review
For a number of reasons this review has been challenging and for those same reasons this review will actually have to be a two-part review. The first part of the review is based on the software itself while the second part based on the story. It’s an odd way to do the review, but hear […]
Konami bringing New Yu-Gi-Oh! Game to 3DS this summer
Konami announced today that it will release new Yu-Gi-Oh! titles across a number of formats in 2016. In readiness of the series’ 20th year, Konami will bring the Yu-Gi-Oh! series to mobile devices with a new mobile game called Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links. The title will be followed up by a new game for the Nintendo […]
Pathfinder Rusty Dragon Inn Miniature Set Now Available
Any experienced tabletop RPG player will tell you that having the proper miniatures can help the immersion of a good gaming session immensely. Sure, the orc you just slew might be represented by a left over red RISK piece but wouldn’t it look better if it was an accurate painted plastic model instead? WizKids has […]
Independent Games Festival 2016 Finalists Announced
The Independent Games Festival have announced their line-up of finalists across seven different categories for the IGF Awards which are to be announced during the 2016 Games Developer Conference in San Francisco California. It must have been a painstaking process for the 400 evaluators to select this small list of finalists from among the more […]
Oculus Rift Pre-Orders Open, Servers Crash Despite $600 USD Price Point
As expected Facebook owned Oculus opened up pre-orders for their much anticipated virtual reality headset this morning. No one knew what the price point of the fledgling technology was going to be before the pre-order page went live. Potential Oculus Rift owners were greeted with a $599 USD (849.99 CDN) price point and of course […]
Worlds Collide with Sonic and MegaMan TPB
SONIC/MEGA MAN: WORLDS COLLIDE THE COMPLETE EPIC (TR) It’s the crossover of a lifetime! The team-up you’ve been dreaming of! Two of videogame history’s most iconic heroes come together for the greatest action story ever told! SONIC THE HEDGEHOG and MEGA MAN unite in WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE! It all begins with a meeting of the […]
Kenny’s Fallout 4 Log – Almost Two Months
It’s about five or six days short of two months owning the game and I’ve still been playing it, off and on, to pass the time when I’m bored with other games. There’s always downtime with Final Fantasy XIV, too, as my server has some pretty well defined times when it’s better off you just log […]
Final Fantasy, Mario Kart see Virtual Console Release in Japan
Three notable games were released on the Virtual Console in Japan today, and all for the Wii U. Mario Kart 64 (N64), Super Mario 64 DS (NDS), and Final Fantasy I · II Advance (GBA) were all released. In North America Mario Kart 64 is available for the Wii Virtual Console for 1000 Wii points […]
Donkey Kong and Slam Bowser Skylanders Get Individual Release
Today, Activision announced that two all-new standalone Nintendo SuperCharged Combo Packs for Skylanders Superchargers for the Nintendo Wii, Wii U, and Nintendo 3DS. Last year, Activision joined up with Nintendo to release exclusive Skylanders for their latest game Superchargers. The team up brought Donkey Kong and Bowser to Skylanders Superchargers as guest stars. These special […]
SEGA Hints at New Hatsune Miku 3DS Theme [UPDATED]
Sega tweeted on Monday that they are releasing a new 3DS Home theme for their latest game Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX on Tuesday. Tuesday seems like an odd day for the release of a theme since Nintendo eShop updates happen on Thursday in North America. Check your theme shop later today.
“Star Wars Open World RPG” Kickstarter Showcases Game Development Delusions
A new game has been announced on Kickstarter. It’s an expansive, open world RPG in the Star Wars universe with graphics rivaling Star Wars: Battlefront and “with the feel of The Witcher 3“. The game is set to launch December 2017 if its funding goal of $200,000 is met within the next 26 days. Development […]
Valkyria Chronicles Remastered First Trailer Released
You might have missed it over the holidays but SEGA’s official YouTube channel released a new trailer for Valkyria Chronicles Remastered for the PlayStation 4. In addition to a higher resolution (1080P versus the PS3 original’s 720P) the PS4 version includes an additional difficulty level called “Hard EX Mode” and three additional chapters that expand […]
A Boy And His Blob Heading To Xbox One and PlayStation 4
WayForward Technologies’ 2009 reimagining of A Boy and His Blob is coming to the Xbox Live Marketplace and presumably the PlayStation Network in just over two weeks time. Spotted by eagle eyed readers on the Xbox Live Marketplace this current gen port of the Wii original looks to boast impressive 2D art assets that no […]
Kickstarter has become a wasteland for games
Kickstarter is often a place where you can find interesting and odd things. But it’s also a place where you can go to get a lot of money and not do a lot. It’s both great and evil at the same time. This project is a wonderful example of what can be a disaster on Kickstarter. […]
Steel Series Announces The Rival 700 – A Mouse With A Headshot Counter
Hardware manufacturer Steel Series has announced the Rival 700 Smart Gaming Mouse, a pretty neat piece of kit that is being marketed to the hard-core Counter Strike: Global Offensive crowd. What makes this mouse worthy of your headshots over say a rival mouse? Aside from a number of pretty neat inclusions, which I’ll get to […]