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Wii Shop Channel’s closure shows why we still need physical games
After twelve years in business, the Wii Shop Channel closed its digital doors for good today. Last year, Nintendo stopped allowing users to purchase Wii Points for digital products. Yesterday was the last day to redeem any remaining Wii Points toward purchases. While users can still re-download WiiWare and Virtual Console titles, as well as … Read more
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Review
Few game developers pull off good satire. Sure, there are plenty of examples of tongue-in-cheek humor in video games but not very many dedicate their product to ridiculing an entire cultural era, either intentionally or unintentionally. This is exactly what Ubisoft has done with their ’80s action movie knock-off in the form of Far Cry … Read more
Dead Island: Riptide Review
Zombie-themed games have become so frequent that they are almost passé. Deep Silver’s Dead Island: Riptide is just the latest in a string of flesh-eating undead titles in the past few years. Thankfully, its open-world multi-player take is still fairly fresh. Riptide is a sequel to 2011’s Dead Island, an action-RPG survival-horror game that took … Read more
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge Review
Revered video game series Ninja Gaiden suffered media blowback when the third iteration of the modern franchise launched on PS3 and Xbox 360. While I never played the original version, I figured that some of the criticism was probably overstated.
Nier: Automata Review
Nier: Automata is technically a sequel, although only in the loosest sense of the word. The lack of connection to its predecessor was actually not even one of its most unusual qualities. And, for the record, I mean all of the following things with love – but, damn, Nier: Automata really went out of its … Read more
Doom (2016) Review
Doom (2016) is the first full-fledged Doom game since Doom 3 came out on PC and Xbox way back in 2004. That’s a twelve-year gap with only an expansion pack, a visually-upgraded re-release of Doom 3, and a mobile game. And as it turns out, Doom (2016) – hereafter referred to as “Doom” – is … Read more
Hitman: The Complete First Season Review
How does one go about committing the perfect crime, especially without getting caught or even raising suspicion? This question is all I can consider as I walk calmly toward the scene of my first assassination mission in Hitman – a massive fashion show, hosted at an exquisite Parisian mansion filled with socialites and the “one … Read more
Overkill’s The Walking Dead looks visually stunning (and brutally violent)
To be honest, I had not heard of Overkill’s The Walking Dead until watching a just-released cinematic trailer. Now 505 Games has my attention. The trailer introduces you to the game’s fourth playable character, Heather, “a hardened scout who rounds out your squad as the fourth playable hero. A kindergarten teacher in her old life, … Read more
Mojo Retro Review
It’s usually not a good sign when you can’t find a game listed at popular game retailers when it first launches. Such was the case with Mojo on PS2 and Xbox, which launched way back in 2003. At the time, I was only able to find it on Amazon for the bargain bin price of … Read more
Yoku’s Island Express Review
There are not a whole lot of games that can credibly claim to be novel ideas. Of course, novelty alone does not guarantee that the concept is a good one. That is why I was pleasantly surprised when I first booted up Team 17’s newest game, Yoku’s Island Express. Team 17 is most closely associated … Read more
Watch 50 Minutes of Vampyr Gameplay
In just a little over a week, you’ll be able to get your hands on Vampyr and stalk your victims on the streets of London. But until then, you’ll just have to make do with 50 minutes of Vampyr gameplay directly from the developers, which they streamed on Twitch: Vampyr is set to launch for … Read more
This Week’s Game Deals: Kingdom Hearts III, Prey, Sea of Thieves, Switch
You like deals. We like deals. We all like deals! These are the top deals that we found for the week of May 20, 2018. HARDWARE Nintendo Switch with Neon Blue and Neon Red Joy-Con controllers – $289.99 (free shipping, no tax) Asus G11DF-DBR5-GTX1060 Gaming PC (Refurbished) with AMD Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz 8GB 1TB+256GB … Read more
UPDATE: Bethesda Confirms Rage 2 (Gameplay Trailer Added)
Surprising absolutely much no one, Bethesda today announced Rage 2. The game’s existence leaked last week thanks to a Walmart listing. Rage was released in 2010 on the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, receiving mediocre reviews from critics. Rage 2 will be developed by a different studio. Avalanche Studios, the developers of the open-world action-adventure … Read more
This Week’s Game Deals: Zelda, GTA V, MGS V, Shadow of the Colossus
You like deals. We like deals. We all like deals! These are the top deals that we found for the week of May 13, 2018. HARDWARE CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Master GMA2600A Desktop Gaming PC (AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz, NVIDIA GT 730 2GB, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB 7200RPM HDD, Win 10 Home) – $689 Nintendo 2DS … Read more
Microsoft Adds Game Gifting on Xbox One
It may sound odd, but up until now, you couldn’t gift a digital game on any of the major consoles – not on PS4, Xbox One, or Switch. It’s a feature that has been widely available to PC gamers for years through Steam, Amazon, and other digital storefronts. Even the more than decade-old Wii, which … Read more
EA Details Star Wars: Battlefront II’s Han Solo Season
Electronic Arts has released details for their Han Solo Season in Star Wars Battlefront II. The DLC is a nod to the upcoming movie Solo: A Star Wars Story, which is scheduled to hit theaters May 25. Star Wars Battlefront II, of course, received mediocre reviews. Many outlets criticized EA’s use of microtransactions and loot boxes to make … Read more
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Coming Early to PC, Switch, and Xbox One
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is coming to Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC a little earlier than expected. Originally slated to launch on July 10, Crash is now landing on the new platforms on June 29 instead. Last year, Activision released Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy on PS4, remastering the original three PlayStation games — … Read more
