Category: News
The Best Games We Played 2017: Snipperclips
To say Nintendo had a strong year in 2017 would be an understatement. The launch of their new handheld-meets-home-console-hybrid not only brought newfound success for a company whos previous foray into the living room underperformed, but it brought arguably one of the strongest launch year lineups for a game console — ever. But when I […]
The Best Games We Played 2017: Nier Automata
As 2017 comes to a close, it is a time to reflect on the year, both the good and the bad. While there were many downs and it can be easy to focus on the negatives in a year, especially one as rough as this, we need to remind ourselves of the positive things that […]
The Best Games We Played 2017: Night In The Woods
2017 is coming to a close and that means it is time for our contributors, editors and staff to look back on the best games that they played over the past twelve months. Whether that game was on the brand new Nintendo Switch, an aging Dreamcast or the original N.E.S, it matters not. If a […]
The Best Games We Played 2017: A Hat In Time
Contributor Victoria Rose shares her thoughts on the best game she played this year – A Hat In Time. Over the next week, into early 2017, our editors will be sharing their picks for the best game they played this year. They’ll also be sharing some of their choices for runner-up. “The Best Games We Played […]
The Elder Scrolls Online Will Get New Expansion and 3 DLC Add-Ons In 2018
Great news for the thousands of residents of the online-only version of Tamriel – your world is about to get a lot bigger with the announcement of 5 new pieces of add-on content coming next year. Over on the official Elder Scrolls Online website, game director Matt Firor posted his yearly letter to the community. […]
Team Ninja Says Goodbye To The Dead or Alive Franchise
The Dead or Alive franchise has been a staple fighting game franchise since the days of the PlayStation 1 but after two-plus decades, Team Ninja is finally saying goodbye to the series that put them on the map Fans learned that DOA would be put on ice thanks to an announcement made via special video […]
Yooka Laylee Now Available For Nintendo Switch
*insert cute cartoonish animal noises for the remainder of this post* Playtonic’s throwback to the Rareware platformers of the N64 era, Yooka-Laylee, is now available on Nintendo Switch. Cartoony and cute animals pairing up to take down a big baddie in a colorful world was once a winning formula for the Nintendo and Rare. Two decades later, the unlikely pairing of a […]
New Titanfall 2 Update Brings Holiday Themed Decals, New Playlist and New Weapon Skins
After nearly a year and a half of release, I figured that the days of Titanfall 2 updates were over but apparently not. Next week the next update for Respawn Entertainment’s criminally under-played mech shooter, dubbed Operation Endeavor brings a whole pile of smaller content drops just in time for the holidays. Six weapons will be receiving new Elite Warpaint skins which will […]
How Death Stranding Subverts a Common Gameplay Mechanic
There once was an explosion within a trailer that ignited a thousand online debates. There once was an explosion within a trailer that confused the hell out of us. The next explosion is brief details about how Death Stranding will play and how the game subverts a very common gameplay mechanic – death itself. In a recent […]
Bayonetta 1 and 2 Coming To Nintendo Switch On Feb 16th
Platinum Game’s original hack and slash heroine Bayonetta is coming to a handheld system for the first time with a re-release of 2009’s Bayonetta and 2014’s Bayonetta 2 on Nintendo Switch. Due out on Feb 18th, 2018 these two witchy action titles will come packaged together, just as they did when Bayonetta 2 was released on the Wii U. The sequel will come loaded […]
Death Stranding’s New Trailer Is All Sorts of What The $@#!
Hideo Kojima continues his reputation for mystery and sheer WTF-ery with a brand-new trailer for Death Stranding debuted during The Game Awards. Unlike the debut E3 2016 glimpse at the game or the 2016 Game Awards trailer, this latest trailer gives us quite a few clues about possible gameplay mechanics and a few small strands of the storyline. We now know that Norman Reedus’ character is named Sam and that […]
Dying Light Is Getting a Stand-Alone PVP Expansion In 2018, Technical Test Sign-Ups Open
Battle Royale games have been front and center this year when it comes to the discussion of online multiplayer titles. Perhaps then it is no surprise that Techland, the developers behind the Dying Light franchise, will be bringing their own unique spin on the genre with the reveal of the stand-alone Dying Light: Bad Blood expansion. Bad Blood‘s official website […]
Devil May Cry HD Collection Coming To PS4, Xbox & PC In March 2018
Capcom, not content with reviving the Mega Man franchise to much fan hype and positive coverage, has announced that the Devil May Cry HD Collection will be making its way to PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on March 13th. This collection features up-rez’d ports of the 2001 PS2 original Devil May Cry, 2002’s Devil May Cry 2 and 2005’s Devil May Cry 3: […]
Pokemon From Generation III and Real Time Weather Coming To Pokemon GO
Pokemon from the Hoen region are about to find their way into our world with the rollout of pocket monsters from Generation III in Pokemon GO. Over the next few weeks, Niantic will make 50 different monsters from Ruby and Sapphire catchable in the augmented reality game. Also coming to Pokemon GO for the first time is real-world weather that will affect gameplay. No longer will it be […]
Nier: Automata Director Yoko Taro Collaborates With Tiny Metal Developers For Promo
Get ready for the promotional crossover you didn’t know you needed in your life – Director of Nier: Automata Yoko Taro alongside the Director / Producer of the upcoming Tiny Metal Hiroki Yura, promoting the upcoming December 21st release of Tiny Metal on PS4, Nintendo Switch and PC. It is clear from the get-go that Yoko Taro didn’t play more than 5 minutes of the tutorial, as […]