Castle Storm – Free to Siege | Review

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Jason Nason

CastleStorm – Free to Siege is a free-to-play game which doesn’t shove micro-transactions in your face but doesn’t shy away from them either. The game is simple and fun to play. You start off the game playing the Kingdom Quest campaign, where after years of peace the calm is threatened when the vikings start mysteriously attacking again. Luckily you play the hero who will work to defend the castle with a trusty bastilla, guide the troops into hand to hand combat against the vikings, as well as take to the battlefield yourself to get into the thick of things. The

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Final Fantasy 8’s Ending Is Generally Seen As This, Right?

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Les Major

Bare with me here since it’s been a lifetime since I played Final Fantasy 8 but a friend of mine got me reading into some theories about the games story and ending recently. My confusion comes from the fact that no one seems to usually talk about how I perceived the ending of the game. I think out of everything I’ve seen one YouTube video that actually dealt with my perception. Spoilers are ahead of course! So join in and tell me what you think.

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Top Web Comics Offering Free Ad Space For Contest Entries

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Les Major

It really can’t get much better than this! Top Web Comics is offering free ad space to any web comic that submits an entry into their Unofficial Watch Dogs Art Contest. That isn’t the prize, that’s literally what EVERY entry per web comic gets! It’s no joke, no strings attached. Break out some Crayola’s and get your six year old cousin to draw a pic of one of your web comic characters as Aiden Pearce using his smart phone to hack something in a down town area and you’ve got yourself free advertisement for your web comic! Know anyone who

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Final Fantasy III Coming to Steam

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Jason Nason

Square Enix announced today that FINAL FANTASY III is coming soon to Steam. The Steam version of FINAL FANTASY III has been optimized for PC gaming and has new and improved 3D visuals and story sequences, and will include Steam Trading Cards and Achievements, along with new visual designs for the Job Mastery Cards. FINAL FANTASY III was first released on the Nintendo Entertainment System in Japan in 1990 and was the first title in the series to become a million-seller. The game was remade and released in 2006 for the Nintendo DS, and later also released on iOS, Android

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May 8th Nintendo Download

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Jason Nason

Mega Man II (Capcom) – Rated: E – $2.99 It’s Mega May! Every Thursday in May, a different Mega Man game (actually, two this week!) will launch in the Virtual Console section of the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS. In Mega Man II, jump and blast your way through a barrage of maniacal robotic monsters while collecting a variety of weapons and items to help fight more Robot Masters. Who is this stranger from the future called Quint? Can Mega Man reach Dr. Wily before time’s up? Dr. Wily is up to no good and this time he has stolen

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CastleStorm: Free to Siege Releasing on Mobile Devices

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Jason Nason

Zen Studios has announced that CastleStorm will be released on for mobile devices. The mobile adaption will be free to play when it’s released on May 8th. It will be released on iOS, Android and Amazon devices. Featuring console quality graphics and controls tailored for the touch screen, CastleStorm – Free to Siege includes four full campaigns with 150 battles and four nations with distinct troop classes, weapons, spells, bonus rooms, and eight playable hero characters as well as brand new spells for the mobile version. “Over 6,000 players joined the CastleStorm – Free to Siege beta on Android, providing

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Anime Spotlight: Queen’s Blade

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Jason Nason

So I’ve decided to start doing brief Anime spotlights here, though not so much full reviews. These will be little bits about the show, what they’re about and my thoughts on them. I’ve started to pick a random anime this week which is available to view for free on Crackle. You can follow the link at the bottom of the review if you’d like to take a look at the anime as well. The random selection this week is an anime called Queen’s Blade. The season available on Crackle is season 2. My first impression of Queen’s Blade right away

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May 1st Nintendo Download

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Jason Nason

Kirby: Triple Deluxe (Nintendo) – Rated: E – $34.99 Devour trees, obstacles, and huge chunks of stages with Kirby’s Hypernova ability and inhale enemies to copy epic new moves like Archer. It’s a grand new Kirby™ adventure PLUS a new multiplayer battle mode, Kirby Fighters!* When a mysterious being kidnaps King Dedede atop a giant Dreamstalk, only Kirby can save the day! Jump from the foreground to the background in dynamic 3D side-scrolling environments while using new and returning copy abilities to defeat enemies. Duke it out in Kirby Fighters, a fierce 4-player* battle mode where you fight using a

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Mario Kart 8 One Month Away

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Jason Nason

One month from today, Mario Kart 8 will be released for the Nintendo Wii U, and in preparation for that release Nintendo presented a brand new Nintendo Direct video that announced some additional news, including a Mario Kart 8 Wii U bundle, a free downloadable game offer for Wii U owners who buy Mario Kart 8, details about online features, new characters and new items. “Everyone loves Mario Kart,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “It’s a franchise that brings people together for fun at a family gathering, a frenzied race against friends

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Nintendo Unveils their E3 Plans

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Jason Nason

Nintendo will be tweeking the way they present their news and game at this year’s E3 event. Last year the company broke away from the traditional press presentation in an auditorium in favour of a Nintendo Direct video presentation. This year Nintendo will deliver their news including a new format for unveiling news: the Nintendo Digital Event; a Super Smash Bros. tournament; a full slate of live, in-depth game demos from the Nintendo booth. “We demonstrated last year that we are never afraid to reinvent a proven tactic or to break completely new ground if we believe it will provide

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Top Web Comics Launches Unofficial Watch Dogs Art Contest

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Les Major

Want to snag a copy of Ubisoft’s new hit game for free? Well Top Web Comics has just launched a unofficial contest to let web comic creators do just that! All they need to enter is draw up one of their own characters as Watch Dogs’ Aiden Pearce along with some other specifics. Later on into May, fans will vote for their favorite entry and two lucky winners will each get a copy of the game! How cool is that? Let all your web comic friends know! Who knows, they could be one of the big winners! Read on for

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Sea Battle | Review

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Jason Nason

Teyon’s newest game is for the good old Nintendo DSi and the DSiWare service, something that has all but been abandoned by most developers. And with some of the games being released in the eShop looking like they could have easily been DSiWare titles, including lacking 3D support, that is a shame. But Teyon’s Sea Battle, while solid in the gameplay, game mechanics and look, has a few quirks which drag it under. If you’ve ever played the board game Battleship you’ll know exactly what to expect from this title. The game isn’t marketed that way though as the developers

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Second Dimension: The Warriors Code Interview

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Broken Joysticks

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 at a central tournament featuring the top fighting talent from across the world. With major prizepools, fighting games are now reaching a platform that can be compared to traditional eSports. Each week, I’ll be posting interviews I’ve had the pleasure of conducting with members of the fighting game

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Nintendo 24th Nintendo Download

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Jason Nason

NES Remix 2 (Nintendo) – Rated: E – $14.99 Take on rapid-fire challenges from classic NES™ games remixed with mind-bending twists. Play as Link™ while running from Boos, nab coins as Kirby™ in Super Mario Bros., and much more! We’re talking epic gameplay set pieces from the likes of Kid Icarus™, Metroid™, Super Mario Bros.™ 2, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link™—the list goes on! Tackle the best parts of beloved retro games like Punch-Out!!™ Featuring Mr. Dream and Super Mario Bros. 3 while sharing videos of your greatest feats in the NES Remix Miiverse™ community.* NES Remix 2 also

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Teyon Releasing Sea Battle on DSiWare

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Jason Nason

Teyon and WaiS Co. Ltd announced the upcoming release of Sea Battle, a rendition of the battleship pencil and paper game on Nintendo DSi this Thursday. Sea Battle will be released in the Americas and Europe on Nintendo DSiWare for 200 Points and in the Nintendo 3DS eShop for $1.99. The game will feature battles in classic mode, missions mode or the new modern mode which includes additional features such as mines and diagonal ship placement. The game will support DS Wireless Play feature available for battles against friends, have a range of map sizes with increasing difficulty levels for

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