Category: Console

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The Amiibo Hunters’ Struggle

author image by Danreb Victorio | Articles Features Nintendo 3DS Nintendo Wii U | 0 Comments | 03 Apr 2015

After Pokémon in the late ’90s and the Wii in the mid-’00s, Nintendo has another fad and cash cow on their hands — amiibo. For those of you unfamiliar with the craze,  “amiibo” is Nintendo’s answer to Activision’s Skylanders and…

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SmashPad Talkies – Bloodborne

author image by Chris Selogy | PlayStation 4 Previews Videos | 0 Comments | 30 Mar 2015

Sony’s newest PS4 exclusive is a new title by From Software, makers of the Dark Souls and Demon’s Souls games, that seeks to change the focus from a defensive-oriented game into one that is about about offense.

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“Axiom Verge” Review

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | PlayStation 4 Reviews | 0 Comments | 30 Mar 2015

Side scrolling action/exploration games, or Metroidvania-style games, are very popular with a certain subset of gamers. Maybe it’s the non-linearity of the gameplay, or the wildly differing styles these games can have, but people really seem to love them. By…

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Checking Out PlayStation 4’s Firmware 2.50

author image by Chris Selogy | PlayStation 4 Videos | 0 Comments | 29 Mar 2015

We showed off many of the new features in the new 2.50 firmware update for the PlayStation 4, which includes the long overdue Suspend/Resume feature, more trophy improvements, and a slew of new accessibility features.

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“Life is Strange, Episode 2: Out of Time” Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | PC PlayStation 4 Reviews Steam Xbox One | 0 Comments | 28 Mar 2015

The first episode of Life is Strange gave its audience a brief look at the students in the halls of Blackwell Academy, a private art school tucked in the small town of Arcadia Bay, Oregon. As with all elite schools in seemingly…

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“Jamestown+” Review

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | PlayStation 4 Reviews | 0 Comments | 26 Mar 2015

When you look at console gaming these days, you see two very different styles of game occupying the same digital shelf space. There are the multimillion dollar productions that need to do multimillion numbers in sales to break even, and…

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“Ori and the Blind Forest” Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | PC Reviews Steam Xbox One | 0 Comments | 25 Mar 2015

Ori and the Blind Forest is a visual masterpiece, but don’t let its lush visuals fool you.  It’s quite an action-packed Metroidvania-style adventure that can be unforgiving if you go too easy on it.

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“Mario Party 10” Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | Nintendo Wii U Reviews | 0 Comments | 24 Mar 2015

It’s been three years since the release of Mario Party 9, and while that game came with fresh gameplay concepts, it didn’t exactly translate to the same fun that previous games in the series had. Unfortunately, the latest entry in the…

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“Kirby and the Rainbow Curse” Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | Nintendo Wii U Reviews | 0 Comments | 21 Mar 2015

The Kirby series is one that Nintendo doesn’t seem afraid to play around with.  Aside from his usual adventures, Kirby has had his own racing game, a pinball game, and even a TV show.  While that last example was probably…

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SmashPad Talkies – Battlefield Hardline’s Campaign

author image by Chris Selogy | PC PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Previews Videos Xbox 360 Xbox One | 0 Comments | 17 Mar 2015

Today, we take a look at the single-player campaign for Battlefield Hardline to see what Visceral Games, the Dead Space developer, has to offer as its take on the Battlefield formula.

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Checking In with Adventures of Pip – 3/13/15

author image by Chris Selogy | PC PlayStation 4 Previews Videos Xbox 360 Xbox One | 0 Comments | 14 Mar 2015

Today, I took a look at the demo for Adventures of Pip, which is an upcoming action-platformer from Tic Toc Games that will be out in May for the PC/Mac on Steam, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 4. It…

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“Rodea The Sky Soldier” Hands-On

author image by Danreb Victorio | Nintendo 3DS Nintendo Wii U Previews | 0 Comments | 05 Mar 2015

One of the pleasant surprises to show up at NIS America’s press event in San Francisco a couple weeks ago was their announcement that they’d be localizing Rodea the Sky Soldier, and that it would be coming out on both…

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