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Launches Are Broken, Let’s Fix Them.

by Patrick Mifflin | Articles Console Features Handheld Nintendo 3DS Nintendo DS Nintendo Wii Nintendo Wii U Platforms PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation Portable PlayStation Vita Xbox 360 Xbox One | 0 Comments | 17 Dec 2013

Now that we are finally cooling down from the latest two system launches — hopefully the last two for several years — I figured it was time for a good debriefing. Let’s recap the (d)evolution of system launches over the years, and…

“Crimson Dragon” Review

by Patrick Mifflin | Reviews Xbox One | 0 Comments | 28 Nov 2013

The Panzer Dragoon franchise made something of an understated debut in the early days of the Sega Saturn, but was as groundbreaking a rail shooter as its counterpart at Nintendo that started it all, Starfox. Like Starfox, Panzer Dragoon‘s appearances…

“Resogun” Review

by Patrick Mifflin | PlayStation 4 Reviews | 0 Comments | 26 Nov 2013

The PlayStation 4 launch had problems. Dropping Infamous: Second Son and DriveClub from the launch lineup into 2014 was a critical blow, cutting the PS4’s selection of launch day retail exclusives in half, and leaving it up to Killzone: Shadow…

“Killer Instinct” Review

by Patrick Mifflin | Reviews Xbox One | 0 Comments | 25 Nov 2013

Killer Instinct came about in 1994 as a collaboration between Nintendo and then-second-party developer Rare, in an era where every studio and its dog was making an effort to cash in on the success of Capcom’s genre-defining fighting megahit Street…

“Forza Motorsport 5” Review

by Patrick Mifflin | Reviews Xbox One | 0 Comments | 24 Nov 2013

The King of Fighters XII is generally regarded as an unmitigated disaster, perhaps the most gruesome example we’ve ever been given of what happens when a pubisher’s corporate branch pays a visit to its development branch with a complaint and…

“Aquapazza: Aquaplus Dream Match” Review

by Patrick Mifflin | PlayStation 3 Reviews | 0 Comments | 23 Nov 2013

The term “anime fighter” is certainly not a new one within the scope of the fighting genre, but it can be a little misleading at times. In truth, it simply applies to games that take on a more anime-style visual…

“Knack” Review

by Patrick Mifflin | PlayStation 4 Reviews | 0 Comments | 21 Nov 2013

Mark Cerny is an industry legend. Having worked in games since childhood, he has been responsible for bringing us such titles as Marble Madness, Sonic The Hedgehog 2, and Spyro The Dragon among many, many others. Therefore, it was cause…

“Killzone: Shadow Fall” Review

by Patrick Mifflin | PlayStation 4 Reviews | 0 Comments | 20 Nov 2013

Sony’s Killzone franchise has always been looked at as something of a red-headed stepchild in the FPS genre, largely for its basic willingness to go wherever the winds of genre trends take it. They’ve never necessarily been poorly crafted games,…

“Need For Speed Rivals” Review

by Patrick Mifflin | PlayStation 4 Reviews Xbox One | 0 Comments | 19 Nov 2013

The Need For Speed series has been around since the mid 90’s. Despite its age, it has largely gone without a defining identity for the majority of that time. That’s what happens when you build a series almost entirely around…

“Dragon’s Crown” Review Postmortem

by Patrick Mifflin | Features PlayStation 3 PlayStation Vita | 0 Comments | 26 Aug 2013

There are two main reasons I’m writing this column. First of all, circumstances being what they were with my personal schedule, I was not able to sit down and write the immaculate review I felt Dragon’s Crown deserved. Pulling that…

“Dragon’s Crown” Review

by Patrick Mifflin | Console Handheld PlayStation 3 PlayStation Vita Reviews | 0 Comments | 12 Aug 2013

Although the beat-em-up genre has been pretty decently represented this generation thanks to some re-releases and remakes in digital form–Double Dragon Neon and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time Re-Shelled come immediately to mind–it's accurate to say that the…

Xbox One80: Where Do We Go From Here?

by Patrick Mifflin | Features Xbox One | 0 Comments | 20 Jun 2013

So the big news has spread quickly: Microsoft has been dragged around back and bludgeoned into submission in the court of public opinion, and the Xbox One will now be both DRM- and, just for good measure, region-free, making it…

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Launches Are Broken, Let’s Fix Them.

“Crimson Dragon” Review

“Resogun” Review

“Killer Instinct” Review

“Forza Motorsport 5” Review

“Aquapazza: Aquaplus Dream Match” Review

“Knack” Review

“Killzone: Shadow Fall” Review

“Need For Speed Rivals” Review

“Dragon’s Crown” Review Postmortem

“Dragon’s Crown” Review

Xbox One80: Where Do We Go From Here?

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